Quitting Smoking
Because it works! Have you tried to stop smoking?
The average ex-smoker tries to stop seven times before he succeeds. If he
succeeds.
Hypnotherapy is the smartest way to stop smoking. It has incredible success
rate - far more than with any other method. It is also simple, convenient and
pleasant. You will enjoy your relaxing sessions. And as result, you will became
a real non-smoker. You will never want to smoke again.
No withdrawal symptoms.
No unwanted weight gain.
No patches, pills and gums.
No cravings and no relapse.
The standard quit smoking program consists of initial 30 minutes
FREE
consultation, followed by three one-hour sessions. The first session is to
prepare for quitting smoking. The client quits on the second session, and the
last one is to make the changes permanent and to learn how to deal with special
situations (like a night out).
The sessions are usually 3 to 7 days apart.
This is a special program for clients who have to quit in one single session.
The program consists of one two-hour session.
This program is made for clients who live outside Sydney and travel takes a
long time. The clients need to be already very motivated.
I would recommend it for the clients who already stopped smoking and
need some reinforcement, because they feel cravings or withdrawal symptoms.
Sometimes smoking has some benefits. For example,
it may be a way to deal with stress or anxiety, or even depression. Smoking is deadly for your health, but so is stress.
If you are depressed or
anxious, quitting smoking can be extremely difficult and even dangerous. In this
situation it is beneficial to use hypnotherapy first to reduce stress and to
deal with other problems before quitting smoking.
In the situation when the client is under high level of stress, or there
are some other problems, like anxiety or depression, I recommend 5 to 6
sessions, after the initial 30 minutes free consultation. I usually use
the first 2 session to deal with the stress and anxiety, then one session to
prepare for quitting smoking, client quits on the fourth session and the last
one or two sessions are to reinforce the changes and to make them permanent.
- It can help you to decide to stop smoking. It may be that you feel
guilty about smoking and you know you would like to quit, but somehow you
cannot make a decision.
- Hypnotherapy will boost your motivation. Motivation is the most
important part of any achievement.
- It will help you to find your own way of quitting, the option which your
subconscious mind will accept and support.
- It will diminish the withdrawal symptoms. For this the hypnosis is the
most powerful tool.
- It will free you from cravings (the urge or desire to smoke).
- Hypnotherapy will deal with the habits which lead to smoking. Often the
quitting smoker successfully manages to handle the carvings and withdrawal
symptoms, and then some old learned habit (like a night out with friends)
will make him smoke again.
- You will become a true non-smoker, and as a true non-smoker you will not
think about smoking.
- Hypnotherapy will help to avoid the unwanted weight gain and any other
unwanted effects of quitting smoking (like gaining another addiction)
- Hypnotherapy will help you to remain a non-smoker.
It is important that you understand your own smoking.
- First make a list of reasons why you want to stop smoking. Write the
reasons that are important to you, from the most important to the least
important. You may lookup
www.quit.org.au for the clues, but make sure that you have your own
reasons
- Recognize the patterns of your smoking. Find out at what time you are most
likely to smoke, what situation and what feelings make you smoke. When do you
smoke most? Are there any situations when you automatically reach out for the
cigarette? You may keep a smoking record for about a week, just recording each
time you had a cigarette and why.
- Think why do you smoke. Is it a social pressure, stress, pleasure, habit, addiction?
Anything else?
