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"Researchers tracked the symptoms of depression in people who were trying to quit [smoking] and found that they were never happier than when they were being successful, for however long that was."
Study Suggests That Quitting Smoking Improves Mood
Seeded on Fri Dec 3, 2010 1:16 PM EST
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The study results make sense to me.
However, it also seems feasible that the persons who were able to quit smoking had more willpower, more self confidence, and less severe depression to start with -- I wonder if the study took that into consideration.
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#1 - Fri Dec 3, 2010 1:18 PM ESTThat's interesting! Thanks for the additional quit-smoking ammo, James! It makes a LOT of sense to me, personally, since I already know how different I feel after going "teetotal" recently.
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#2 - Fri Dec 3, 2010 1:41 PM ESTShannoscubie, thanks for the personal story reinforcing the study results!
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