Stop Smoking with Hypnosis

There is no doubt that the habit of smoking tobacco products can and does kill many thousands of people every year. Graphic advertisements on the Television have become the norm as the Government steps up it's "Quit line" campaign in an effort to convince smokers to "stop smoking" before it kills them. Yet many people find it difficult to stop smoking even with the aid of methods like patches and pills. Apart from the fact that hypnosis is a safe and natural approach to smoking cessation, there are no negative side effects or other potential health risks associated with hypnotherapy.   

The conscious mind of a smoker generally knows that smoking is a very dangerous and  expensive habit, and it has become a quite an antisocial habit in comparison to what it was 20 to 30 years ago, yet their subconscious mind just won't let it go. It's as if there are two parts within which are in constant conflict. Many smokers have attempted to use "willpower" and "cold turkey" methods to break the habit but in most instances without lasting success. Quite often a person's own 'Self talk' can sabotage their efforts to change e.g. A smoker says to himself/herself "I will give up smoking". The  word 'will' is always in the future. The words 'give up' denotes a sense of 'loss'. The smoker will often derive a sense of comfort from having a cigarette or smoking can operate as a kind of release valve when a person is experiencing a build up of stress. It can also provide an excuse to have a break or serve to keep the hands and mouth busy when under perceived social pressures.   

Much emphasis is given to the "nicotine addiction" and although nicotine is a powerful substance, it is the psychological habit and emotional attachments and associations that produce the biggest challenge to those who try to quit smoking.   

Here at Sunshine Clinical Hypnosis, I will work with you on an individual basis to transition you from being a smoker, to becoming and remaining a Non Smoker permanently. For lasting and meaningful behavioural change to occur, it must happen at the sub conscious mind level. Hypnotherapy is a powerful intervention that can facilitate lasting change. It has been well documented that out of all treatments for smoking cessation, hypnotherapy scores one of the highest success rates.

Success rates for different smoking cessation methods... 

60% - Single session Hypnosis

24% - Acupuncture

10% - Nicotine Replacement Therapy

6% - Willpower alone

 
Proving that hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking, according to the largest ever scientific comparison of ways of breaking the habit. Willpower, it turns out, counts for very little.

Source: New Scientist,  October 1992, Vol 136.