Any other anxiety sufferers find snuff helps here?
Admittedly I’m new to snuff but I’m finding it makes me a lot more chill. Much more so than cigars (which I also find relaxing but not to the same extent).
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@Snugar You know, I’m curious about that myself. Pipes and cigars have always relaxed me (well, as long as I stuck with light cigars, I puff too much and dark cigars get me nic sick 
). I hope snuff is the same way!
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I’m to understand that nicotine itself can relieve anxiety, albeit for short periods of time (anyone suffering anxiety issues will appreciate that any break is better than none).
However, depending on your consumption, withdrawal might exacerbate anxieties.
Either way, I use snuff to satisfy cravings, qualm anxieties and for nootropic benefits - infinitely better than smoking, especially in the work place (not that I am anti-smoking).
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@Clem Is this how you feel after taking a pinch?
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Close, I think I look older…
I have experimented with various nootropics over the years and nicotine is perhaps my favourite - mostly due to its longevity (or lack of, by comparison to many alternatives).
Perhaps it is the way I am wired, but I feel using snuff unlocks more abstract thinking (perhaps that’s the anxiety clearing the way…?)
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Interesting to read other people find tobacco helpful.
I definitely find it quietens my anxiety, which is a great thing for an anxiety sufferer!
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While piping tobacco relaxes and opens my mind, pinching snuff keeps me focused and happy. As far as focusing thoughts, it contributes to decreasing anxiety. And I’ll say this, a light pinch before bedtime contributes significantly to a deeper, and more restful sleep with vivid dreams.
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Nicotine binds to receptors in the brain, which increases the release of neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. Nicotine also stimulates brain reward mechanisms, which can produce a brief, euphoric feeling.
Well, at least that is what the all knowing Google says. Sound plausible enough.
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I never experienced any notable symptoms of anxiety until after stopping smoking and switching to ecigs, so my experience is that nicotine in isolation did nothing for me. Snuff - at least certain snuffs - I find to be very relaxing and they provide whatever was lacking in the time since I stopped smoking. No euphoria and no stimulation, but a simple feeling of being calmer and relaxed. Maybe it’s all in the mind, but I’d be happy with that.
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Drugs. Nicotine just happens to be one. I like my drugs to have an affect. Sounds like you may have found a good one.
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Being an ex smoker myself, I would think that any other form of nicotine would be relaxing simply due to the fact that people seem to accept anything over smoking. I remember the way people looked at me on the streets and how others stood back when in conversation. I understand some things after quitting like I didn’t realize how bad that stale cigarette smell on me and my clothes was.
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Hydrogen Cyanide. That’s the stale smell that allows us to time that persons last cigarette. It also provides a provocative argument for 3rd hand smoking. But cigarettes and the ilk are the only smoked tobacco product to produce this substance. Production is in ppm of the tar. Still dangerous enough for our noses to detect isotope decay.