Best thing I can tell you is no matter the circumstance , smoking will not make it better ...You can get through the stress without smoking ......tell yourself smoking is not an option . smoking will not reduce the stress of the circumstance or the situation .Many of the things we stress about are brought on by ourselves ...we worry .
Get through the stressful time without smoking---you will be amazed how much strength you will draw from that ,each time you get through something stressful, without smoking . Your confidence will grow...you will learn new ways of dealing with the stress , and really find that it wasn't as stressful as we thought . You can do this

You're right. Thank you.

said that very well

The advise was great.

It really helped me to read a book called "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Carr (Available in PDF format if free download - just Google it.) He talks about changing our beliefs about cigarettes. One of the beliefs I had was that cigarettes relieved my stress. This was a lie I told myself for 41 years. Life is made of things that are stressful. Your life will never be free of stress. The only stress that cigarettes actually relieve is the addiction and craving they create. In fact cigarettes are stressing your lungs and body even more every time you smoke one. It was not easy, but I am nicotine free 68 days now and it is easier now. I feel so much better.