I’m A Former Smoker Thanks To Hypnosis
Posted on April 2, 2007
Filed Under Hypnosis for Smoking |
As a former smoker, I know how tough it is to “kick the habit”! I told myself numerous times that “this time, I’m quitting for good”, only to be drawn back into the clutches of cigarettes & smoking. So how did I quit? I’ve always been a big believer in the mind/body connection, so using hypnosis was the natural path I took.
Is hypnosis the “cure all” for everything? I wouldn’t go so far as to say that. I do think that self hypnosis is an excellent weapon to have in your arsenal when it comes to giving up smoking as well as dealing with a lot of other problems & pitfalls we commonly face in life.
So what is it that makes hypnosis work when other common “stop smoking” methods fail? There is a long standing debate as to whether smoking is a nicotine addiction or a habit. There are valid arguments for each side, but I always thought of it as more of a habit. For instance, I didn’t like to smoke at work. One reason was because I knew that the smell from smoking was disturbing to others, even when it was just on my clothes. The other reason is because I was somewhat of a “closet smoker”. It wasn’t something that I was proud of and I was a bit ashamed that I did it. So I typically smoked from the time I got up in the morning, until I went to work. Then I would leave at lunch and go smoke, (taking special care in trying not to allow the smoke smell to get on my clothes!) Then when I got in my vehicle at 5:00pm, I smoked like a freight train until I went to bed that night. There were times when I smoked and times when I didn’t smoke. I could almost turn it off and turn it on again when needed.
When I started analyzing this, I wondered why I could go for many hours and never think about smoking, then when triggered by certain events, (like getting in my car after work), I’d think that I would die if I wasn’t smoking one cigarette after another??? In my mind, smoking was simply a bad habit that I could change if I knew how.
Well….habits are where you can truly feel the power of hypnosis. Hypnosis works by altering habits at a subconscious level. Someone can tell you to quit smoking at a conscious level and you would probably just laugh at them. When you’re experiencing hypnosis, you can visualize and experience being a non-smoker, and that is extremely powerful! You’re shown that you can be calm, relaxed and stress free without cigarettes.
With hypnosis, you don’t quit smoking because the hypnosis program has some special power over you. You quit smoking because you “want” to quit. Hypnosis is simply a tool that helps you achieve your goal. There are no gums to chew, no prescription pills to take. It’s just you….you and your self hypnosis program. You quit smoking because your body and mind are taught to realize that smoking isn’t natural. Healthy breathing & a stress free life without cigarettes “is” natural and it’s within your reach.
If you’ve heard that hypnosis could help you quit smoking, but were never comfortable giving it a try, I would encourage you to check into it. Hypnosis is totally safe and you can practice self hypnosis in the comfort of your own home. There is no need to go to a hypnotist to quit smoking.
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