Smokers breaks minus the smoke! Smoking break for stress relief? Nicotine in isolation actually causes a rush of adrenaline which is a stimulant. If you vape or smoke you’re filling your lungs with damaging toxins too.

The reason you feel calm is your breath! THINK ABOUT IT you go outside…fresh air and break from the stressful task, you potentially have a social interaction which is also a stress relief but you’re taking long, slow controlled breaths in, holding your breath and releasing it which is a great way to activate your calming central nervous system called parasympathetic or rest and digest