STOP
SMOKING
NOW
For most people, the absolute worst way to attempt to deal with a smoking habit is through the use of willpower.
Like moods and emotions, willpower fluctuates. One day it is strong. The next day may be a down day, and willpower fades. It is usually neither consistent nor effective. Among stop -smoking procedures there are countless methods, programs, substitute products, pills, chewing gums, self -help tapes and books, etc Many are designed to help build up the personal power to resist or overcome the addiction. Hypnosis is not about creating just the strength to resist. It is designed to eliminate the desire. Instead of giving up something that a person enjoys (a sacrifice), the individual’s goal is to be rid of something that isn’t wanted a much more agreeable position psychologically.
Stop Smoking the Easier Way
There are two principle reasons for smoking: Identification, and as a Deterrent.
Identification is the situation in which the smoker indulges in the habit because others whom he admires do so – parents, peers, entertainment or sports figures, etc. Identification smoking is the most common and the easiest to eliminate. Deterrent smoking occurs when smoking is used to replace some deficit in life, lack of companionship, love, acceptance, self-esteem, security, independence, etc.—or to replace some pre-existing habit such as overeating, reaction to anxiety or boredom, etc. Deterrent smokers often derive sensual gratification from smoking – they enjoy touching or feeling the cigarettes, tapping the pack, seeing the flame of a lighter or the curling of rising smoke, or the smell of the burning tobacco. Often the lighting of the cigarette (or cigar or pipe) in itself becomes a ritual.
Clinical Hypnosis allows the approach to be designed for the individual. Identification smoking can be effectively overcome using procedures that alter the former smoker’s habits. Deterrent smoking may benefit more from an approach designed at boosting the former smoker’s self-esteem and adding the resources to replace the control the emotions on the person.
Smoking is both physical and mental.
Success in a stop-smoking effort must change not only the mental attitude, but the physical reaction. Through hypnosis it is possible to change the taste of a cigarette from pleasurable to un-pleasurable. When this is accomplished problems often related to the cessation of smoking tend to be avoided. Castor oil (or other bad tasting medicine) may serve as an example. When a person gives up the ingestion of castor oil there are no withdrawal symptoms, and there is no need to compensate for the lack of the medicine through overeating, sucking hard candies, etc.
In some cases a gradual reduction in the number of cigarettes smoked proves Successful. Of many procedures available the hypnotist will select that which is most appropriate for the individual client. In some cases, effective cessation of smoking can be achieved in a single session. In other cases three, four or five sessions may be required. Individual sessions have the advantage of being adjustable to deal with the causes of the habit, the gratifications provided, the characteristics of the clients and similar matters not fitting group work.
It is important to determine just what personal need is satisfied by smoking. Some smokers seek to fill a need to nurture themselves—lessen loneliness or get a “pickup” at the start of or during the day. Others feel smoking will relieve stress or provide moments of relaxation. Still more feel cigarette smoking makes social contacts more comfortable. The problem is that a habit adopted to meet a special need often proves destructive, eliminating the need by destroying the smoker.
The risks entailed in smoking have been stressed and analyzed for years. The aversion techniques of psychotherapy, when utilized in hypnotic applications, can produce dramatic results. Data on why, when and where smoking is indulged can reveal information helpful in planning stop-smoking therapy.
Your success is our goal.
At Achievement Inspired, our Clinical Hypnotist is trained and experienced in working with many types of problems. With a hypnosis program you will not only discover how to use your own mind to stop smoking, but you will gain a valuable knowledge for use in all areas of life: “What the mind can conceive, you can achieve!” This concept is common in fields of meditation, positive thinking, spiritual faith and others.
Hypnosis can help develop and focus the powers of visualization which is normally lost in most adults. In stop-smoking programs the ability to visualize one’s self as a non-smoker, free from past effects of the habit, filled with new health, energy and vitality, is a major asset. Visualization enables you to picture in your mind cigarettes as unappealing, bad tasting, foul smelling and otherwise revolting. Likewise it is possible to picture and otherwise sense clean breath, healthy appearance, and sensitive tastes.
Through visualization a you can perceive yourself as looking healthier, more active in better physical condition, with easier breathing, stronger lungs and similar advantages. Through hypnosis senses of sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste all can be enhanced and used to modify reactions as necessary to achieve goals. Learn how hypnosis can help you today. Why not take the easier path and give up the battle of will power, patches, gum, and even medications.