Does the title make you feel a little anxious? Most people give up
smoking several times before they are finally successful. The residual memory
of failing makes us worried to try again. We assume that the outcome will be
the same, that we will fail. We also have that deep down anxiety: we know that smoking causes cancer, heart
disease, bronchitis and many other problems such as infertility and impotence.
All this frightening information is bombarded at smokers all the time, so relax
for a moment and read on.
The New Scientist looked at studies covering 72,000 smokers and
ex-smokers in America, it concluded that
‘Hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking’. The New
Scientist also said ‘Sadly, willpower counts for very little’.
People carry on smoking to feed their addiction to nicotine, but just because
something is addictive doesn’t mean that it is impossible to stop. What it
means is that one part of our mind starts to give us ‘prompts’ to get us to
have another fix of our drug, Imagine
that scared, anxious part of your mind, the bit in all of us that is resistant
to change. We all have it, so what message does that bit of your mind give you
to get you to light up?
‘My life is too stressful to quit, this is my calming down technique’
‘I don’t really want to give up, I’m not really addicted, I only smoke
when I have a drink’
‘I’ve been smoking since I was 13, it’s too late for me, anyway my great
aunt lived to be 102 and she smoked all her life’
Maybe your message is different, but you can still ‘hear’ that
intellectual voice in your mind, the one that knows, with certainty, that
smoking is deadly. The inner voice that tells you lots of people do give up,
people do become non-smokers. The
intellectual bit that knows you want to give up. That you would feel happier as
a non-smoker.
Think about those two points of view, your inner pro-smoking lobby and
the non-smoking lobby. Which one is stronger? It’s whichever one you choose. It
sounds too simple, I know. With hypnotherapy we help you calm the part of the
mind that looks after danger, stress and fear. Using trance we help you to find
a positive, forward- looking way at viewing your habit. We help you change your
point of view from seeing smoking as a big problem in your life to seeing
becoming a non-smoker as your solution. Whenever we find a solution to a
problem, and act on it, we feel calmer and back in control.
Dorothea and Jade are always happy to answer any questions you may have.
Please feel free to email or phone.
There is no obligation to book an appointment.
When you’re happy that you have the information that you need, and
you’re ready to breathe in some clean fresh air, a smoking cessation session
lasts around one and a half hours and costs £100.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Dorothea Read and Jade Painter
