Smokers use various methods to help them quit smoking.
While some take medicines others find nicotine substitutes
quite helpful. Surprisingly, some manage to drop their habit
quite effortlessly.

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 can do

Hypnosis is a method of relaxation that creates a sort of
altered state in the mind. It helps to quiet the extraneous
thoughts and set the mind up for being more open to
suggestion.

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.

Hypnosis induces a sense of tranquility in the patient. The
healthier subconscious thoughts should help to keep the
patient away from the lure of lighting up once again.

For some, it takes more than one session to create long
lasting changes, but 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.

The best way to go about it is to incorporate hypnosis as
part of your overall quit-smoking program. Combining it with
other methods, you can achieve you goal and quit forever. It
will also help to do things you find relaxing in the day.
Especially when you want to analyze your feelings about
smoking. And want to come up with alternative ways to
reinforce a smoke-free life.

The best advice is to use hypnosis in conjunction with other
therapies in order the get the best results and stop smoking
for good. Finding other ways to relax during the day will
help you examine your feelings about smoking and create new
patterns of behavior that support a nicotine free life.

Be your own hypnotist.

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.

It's'sreally that simple. All you need to do is repeat this
process on a regular basis, which will help you come up with
new responses to old situations that led you to smoke in the
first place.


Paul Segnate runs the website Hypnosis Cafe
which is research center for hypnosis topics and
related news and views. For any questions or
comments about this article please visit
http://www.hypnosiscafe.com

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