One of the most common vices that people use in reaction to stress is smoking. It is also the most disastrous way of dealing with tension and pressure. The very idea of rolling up tobacco leaves, sticking it in your face, and setting fire to it does seem to defy intelligent explanation. Besides, think about what it does to your body and how many deaths are caused each year due to this terrible habit.
As the world changes it seems that many of our stress issues are placed on ourselves, and by ourselves. Consider how different the modern life of telecommuting is from the world of the ancient hunger-gatherer. It would seem more reasonable to ask if there is any similarity at all. And yet, this physical body that we have was actually designed to get us through a day of searching through desert lands or a trekking through a forest, not sitting at a desk for most of the time. Your body was designed and wired to jump into high gear without asking your permission. This design has served us very well for thousands of years. However, society has changed so much and so fast that our bodies are not matching the current lifestyle that we place ourselves under. That fact is at the very heart of stress prevention.