| Smoking is a physical craving for nicotine - and to stop | | | | spurns the idea of smoking whenever the urge arises. |
| smoking means you need to deal with the problem as | | | | This session may be followed by a few more |
| a psychological issue. Any hypnosis sessions to quit | | | | sessions later on, depending on the progress achieved |
| smoking involve suggestions, positive affirmations, and | | | | by the smoker. The smoker is also given a CD that |
| hypnotherapy techniques to help you give up smoking | | | | carries stop smoking messages. The entire idea is to |
| as they put you into an altered state where you are | | | | reinforce the value of giving up smoking. |
| much more susceptible to suggestions. | | | | The hypnotherapist argues that withdrawal symptoms |
| The positive thoughts are burnt into the smoker's mind | | | | are caused mainly by conditioned responses. The |
| during the session that the smoker has with the | | | | smoker does not make an honest attempt to give up |
| hypnotherapist. A sense of disconnection from your | | | | smoking because he consciously believes that it is |
| present surroundings is a hypnotic trance, if you feel | | | | very difficult to give up smoking. That is why there is |
| that you are awake and alert. People are said to be in | | | | no guilt involved when a smoker fails in his attempt. His |
| a sense of increased attentiveness, and things can | | | | mind tells him that it was a difficult proposition, and pats |
| take root more easily - such as the suggestions to | | | | him for at least trying. |
| stop smoking. | | | | The hypnotherapist tries to break this mindset by |
| A smoker who visits a hypnotherapist is advised to | | | | generating new conditioned responses that are |
| look into the future - into a situation where there is no | | | | positive, and gives the smoker the confidence to give |
| cigarette is his hand. The smoker is encouraged to | | | | up smoking. A conditioned response may be as simple |
| think positively and is made to believe that he can give | | | | as pressing the finger with the thumb and holding them |
| up smoking. He is repeatedly told of the benefits that | | | | together for about half a minute. The smokers are also |
| result when the cigarette is stubbed out, until the | | | | told to take three deep breaths and drink a glass of |
| smoker's mind becomes conditioned to the idea of not | | | | water whenever there is an urge to smoke. Invariably, |
| smoking. | | | | they dilute the smoker's urge to light a new cigarette. |
| Once this happens, the smoker's subconscious mind | | | | |