In a typical stop smoking with hypnosis – one of the questions I ask is:
“what benefit do you get from smoking?”
EVERYONE answers “none”. But there must be some benefit otherwise you wouldn’t smoke. While in a deeper trance, I ask the question again – responses will vary from “it helps me with stress”, “I feel more confident with a cigarette in my hand”, “it stops me getting fat”. With these answers, the client is recognising the benefit cigarettes and smoking has been giving them. With all hypnosis, the wonderful side effect is relaxation, it will be the only time your mind and body will relax totally. Suggestions on deep breathing and visualisation techniques on stress reducing or stress proving the client’s life will be added or confidence building techniques. With regards to the weight – again we do not substitute one oral habit with another, we look at why the client may think they will gain weight if they stop smoking.
In a stop smoking with hypnosis session, the more exploration into the client’s fears of stopping smoking is done, the better the result.
Then we move into the future pacing stage, seeing yourself free from cigarettes, you are a non-smoker and you look and feel great. You are so proud that you have regained control of your habits and have taken responsibility to remaining and staying a non-smoker. (Hypnotherapists prefer the term “smokefree” – the positive of non-smoker).
With an image of how you want and desire to be free from cigarettes, a image begins to form inside your mind, just a like a photograph developing, darker at first and then images become more clear until it is so bright and full of colour that you can feel that excitement of having lovely skin, smelling nice, feeling so proud of yourself. Get that image forming now you are full of energy, breathing is easier, you look great and feel fantastic.
Don’t you deserve this image of yourself? To stop smoking now call me on 086 1038892. Upper Baggot Street and Portlaoise.
