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You’ve decided that you’re going to try quitting smoking. You know it will be tough but you’ve made that all important decision — you want to stop smoking and you want some help to do it.

You can try herbal remedies, unfor­tu­nately, these can give some people a queasy stomach. Then there are the popular nicotine replacement treatments, readily available as patches, gum or sprays.

If these don’t work then some people look for other altern­atives like acu­puncture or hypnosis to help them quit smoking. There has been lots already written about this last technique and you’re probably won­dering is hypnosis effective for quitting smoking… does it actually work?

As with everything in life for some hypnosis will work for others it won’t — everybody is an indi­vidual with par­ticular needs and habits. As a general rule of thumb though, just because something works for you doesn’t neces­sarily work for everybody else.

Ser­iously, how can some comedy carnival sideshow help you when quitting smoking?

Well, hyp­no­therapy is now highly regarded and a widely recognised psy­cho­therapy tool. It is a tried and trusted sci­entific method in it’s own right and there are many who have tried hyp­notism and swear that hypnosis is an effective technique for quitting smoking.

In simple terms, under hypnosis you are func­tioning on a con­scious level, but your sub­con­scious mind will lapse into a serene, tranquil state and your body com­pletely relaxes.

It is this level of managed relaxation that a hyp­notist will try to help you achieve so they can con­dition your sub­con­scious mind with directed sug­gestion, which in this case is quitting smoking.

But, of course there will be some people who have tried hypnosis and who still continue smoking.

You may think hypnosis is a silly idea. But consider, if you really are serious about quitting smoking and everything else you have tried so far has failed — what have you got to lose by giving it a try?

Here are a couple of handy tips that you might find useful if you do decide to try hyp­notism to quit smoking ?

Check that your chosen hyp­notist is cer­tified in their chosen field. For instance, the National Board for Cer­tified Hyp­no­ther­apists has a high level of criteria and requirements for applicants to meet before cer­ti­fication is authorised.

Find out about the hyp­no­therapy being offered. Ask if they recommend a single session or a course con­taining a series of sessions. Also ask what they hope to achieve in the sessions.

Being realistic, quitting smoking suc­cessfully will need you to make big changes to your behavior patterns and your general lifestyle… that will usually take a series of hypnosis sessions to help you achieve this.

As a general rule hypnosis is not a quick fix solution to quitting smoking. It’s def­initely no cure-​​all and you’ll need to work on dealing with and over­coming your cravings but, with that said, it could help you in your efforts to lead a smoke-​​free life.

Is hypnosis effective for quitting smoking? All things con­sidered, only you can answer that…

This article was ori­ginally pub­lished on www.HypnotherapyClinic.info by Con­sultant Clinical Hyp­no­therapist & Pys­cho­therapist Noel Bradford

Ori­ginally posted 2009-​​03-​​24 18:32:18.

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