Quit Smoking Hypnosis

One of the un-standard ways to quit smoking is through hypnosis. Most people say it has almost 100% success rate. Nevertheless it is absolute harmless, not including any medications or medical procedures.

If you want to try it, there are some things you should know about it:

Do not go to the first place advertising quit smoking hypnosis sessions. It is a must that you will attend hypnotherapist who has the required education, certificates and experience. It will be best if one of your relatives or friends can refer you to such a specialist.

You are likely to have one consultation session, one hypnosis session and a few follow up sessions. The whole procedure is likely to take up to 2 hours.

Do not expect that after this you will be re-born. During the first few days you will still have the usual cravings for cigarettes but they will due to the decreased level of nicotine in your body. Once you manage to overcome these first few days and you are done.

Don’t be scared that hypnosis will “wash” your brain or “program” you to do something you don’t want. What hypnosis does is to eliminate the physiological addiction to smoking. That is why with a quit smoking hypnosis session can achieve behavior change that may require years if conducted with the standard ways of behavior therapy.

Hypnosis is not that expensive especially of you compare its cost with the money you are spending for cigarettes, let alone the money you are likely to spend in case your health is damaged by smoking. Some health centers offering quit smoking hypnosis services also offer money back guarantee. If you seem to be unsuitable or do not respond properly to the hypnosis sessions you will not be charged.

Sometimes quit smoking hypnosis is combined with acupuncture. The effect achieved is greater as you have both body and mind stimulation helping the cessation process. While hypnosis is changing our physiological view, the acupuncture is stimulating the endorphin production to fight the physical withdrawer problems (such as headaches, dizziness, anxiety, nervousness, etc)

There are plenty of products providing hypnosis like services – CDs, tapes, etc. Some are even available for a download from the internet. However it is recommended to attend a specialist for a guaranteed quality of the service. Some specialists will provide you with the materials for a follow-up self hypnosis if they consider this is required in your case.