Stop
Smoking – This Works for Three out of Four Smokers: Part 2
Quitting
Smoking
- Your
resistance is diminished after a couple of drinks – so ask
your drinking friends not to offer you cigarettes, and try
staying away from alcohol for a week or two.
- Cigarettes
help us to relax – cigarettes are a stimulant, and it may
feel like they help you to relax, because they satisfy the
craving. Learn to relax properly and do some self-hypnosis
on yourself by listening to a stop smoking CD. Sit down
somewhere comfortable, and tense, then relax your muscles,
and breathe deeply.
- You
love the first cigarette of the day, with your tea or coffee
– at these times gargle with mouthwash and clean your teeth.
Have a glass of fruit juice when you wake up, and notice
the fresh feeling in your mouth.
Stopping
Smoking - Comparison of the Different Technique
1.
There are specialist smokers’ clinics, and support groups,
which can improve your chances of stopping smoking. These clinics
and groups generally run over a period of about six weeks, and
take you through the different stages of smoking cessation.
2.
Hypnotherapy helps a large number of smokers to quit -
it is one of the most effective ways to stop smoking. In 2005,
a study of 72,000 smokers from Europe and the US, reported in
the Journal of Applied Psychology, showed that hypnosis came
top as the most effective therapy in helping people to stop.
Hypnotherapy
takes away the urge to smoke - instead of making you feel you
are giving something up.
Hypnotherapists
generally have a success rate of 75% with smokers who seek treatment
- often in a single session of 90 minutes.
Hypnotherapy
is now very common, and is readily accepted. If you approach
this treatment with a genuine desire to stop, the programme
will work for you.
We
all know consciously that we should stop smoking, and by using
visualisation, post hypnotic suggestions, hypnotherapy and a
CD of the session - it helps take away the need to smoke, and
most people only need to visit us once.
3.
Nicotine replacement therapy, such as patches, gum, nasal
sprays or inhalators, used properly, can double your chance
of stopping smoking. The idea is that replacing nicotine in
the body, will allow the smoker to be weaned off cigarettes.
4.
Zyban – 2 months course. This works on the brain to help
break the addiction. It is in tablet form, and is not suitable
for people who suffer from, or have ever suffered from fits.
You should always go to your doctor and ask about this treatment.
5.
Acupuncture is also a technique widely used to help people
stop smoking - it can be very effective.
6.
Nutritional supplements help support the system and can
make quitting cigarettes easier. Take 1,000 mg of vitamin C
and 100mcg of chromium picolinate each day.
If you feel you are dependant on nicotine and want to stop smoking,
you can use a variety of approaches and strategies, however we urge
you to consider hypnotherapy – as it’s a very safe, relaxing, and powerful
approach.
For
more information and help on stopping smoking and related issues:
Call
Lyta Humphris on Plymouth 01752 788321 or
e-mail lhumphris@aol.com
for
an appointment now.
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Smoking with a self-help download
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