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Hypnosis and Quitting Smoking: The Fact and Myth
by Paul Segnate
http://www.hypnosiscafe.com
Depending on what works best for them, smokers can try
several ways to quit smoking. Some can quit altogether,
without any help. Others prefer a more gradual withdrawal
using nicotine aids. Some smokers find medication suits them
best.
But there is another way you can try to kick the habit!
hypnosis. But what are the facts, in the face of myths
surrounding it? Can it do the trick?
What hypnosis is
Hypnosis is a method by which the mind is brought to the
state of total relaxation so that it becomes open to
suggestion. It cuts out extraneous thoughts and creates a
sort of altered state in the mind.
Achieving this state of a calm using breathing and
visualization techniques, the hypnotist puts new ideas
across to the patient to discourage smoking. They could be
ideas about the benefits of quitting. Or about the health
hazards of not quitting. But the outcome is that the old
patterns of thinking are disrupted with newer, better
suggestions.
After the hypnosis session is done, the person feels
relaxed and now has a set of ideas placed into their
subconscious that should help them resist the temptation of
smoking.
For some, it takes more than one session to create long
lasting changes, buy hypnosis is proven to work in many
cases of smokers that want to quit.
What hypnosis isn't
Hypnosis for smoking is not a cure. It is simply a way to
redirect the habit into something healthier and more
positive. While it can help change the thoughts, the
behaviors need to be monitored by the patient. You will
need to work in order to head off cravings and create a new
lifestyle.
A lot of times, hypnosis will only work for a brief amount
of time and then another session is needed to re-strengthen
the desired behaviors.
The best results can be achieved if hypnosis is used along
with other therapies to stop smoking for good. If you can
find other ways to relax during the day you will look at
other alternatives to smoking and lead a nicotine free life.
And you can do hypnosis on yourself as well.
Put on some soothing music, close your eyes and let your
body ease into a total state of relaxation. Visualize how
you would like your life to be. Think of health, vitality
and a nicotine free existence. Reinforce these thoughts,
saying them over. Now open your eyes slowly.
If you can do this on a regular basis, you will help to
create new synapses in your brain and create new responses
to situations that would have led you to smoke.
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