Thursday, December 4, 2008

Quit Smoking now with Hypnotherapy

By Patrick Glancy, BCH

Quit smoking programs using hypnosis are very involved when done correctly. Working to change behaviors that involve many parts of your life. If you were a hypnotist, you might have to put it all together. If you're not a hypnotist, well, you get to enjoy the fruits of another's labor. Nice, huh?

You know what your smoking habit is like. You know what makes your craving to smoke the strongest. You know what daily problem areas make you struggle for control the most.

A well formed hypnosis program can address your unique cravings directly. It can de-fuse the emotional triggers so they no longer happen. If you've fought with smoking long enough, it might be difficult to even imagine what it would feel like to NOT have a craving.

That's good, and it can be even better. Why not use the same learning principles behind the smoking habit creation and use hypnosis to begin cravings or desires for water, exercise and fresh air? Then prepare some distractions to occupy your time and mind. The time you used to use smoking. At 5 to 10 minutes per cigarette, that time adds up. Some people would be satisfied with this much help. But, more is possible.

Stress that builds up might make your cravings stronger. Hypnosis helps with stress directly and indirectly.

It would be nice to get a shot of confidence too, wouldn't it? Some general, over-all, inner confidence using hypnosis? And, especially additional confidence that you CAN quit smoking this time, and feel good doing it. (One of the ways we learn behaviors is repetition. I'm pretty sure this isn't your first quit smoking attempt. Did previous failed attempts create expectations for this attempt? Better fix that too.)

Might as well use some hypnosis to strengthen healthy eating habits too. So you can rest easy that you're not going to balloon while you stop smoking. Simply knowing you've covered this angle too should make you feel relaxed.

With all of that help in your corner, this time, to quit smoking will be a walk in the park. Which doesn't sound so bad, does it?

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