Can Hypnotherapy Really Help You Stop Smoking?

You’ve tried it all before. The patch, the gum, cold turkey, and something always brings you right back to square one. Maybe it’s your morning cup of coffee, a night at the pub, or a stressful day at work, but you light up again because your ‘willpower’ wasn’t storng enough. nnEven if all of the over-the-counter techniques failed, you can still stop smoking with hypnotherapy. Unlike using your own willpower or the same chemicals found in cigarettes, hypnosis is a completely natural technique that focuses on eliminating the emotional and physical need to smoke.nn Unlike cold turkey, you don’t have to be ‘strong’ and resist smoking. Hypnotherapy uses the power of suggestion to change the way your subconscious views smoking. You lose the desire to smoke, so you have nothing to fight against. You can have that morning cup of coffee without thinking twice about the cigarette that might be between your fingers.nnSo what about that stressful day? Hypnotherapy gives you the tools to face these stressful moments without needing to hide behind a cigarette. As your body becomes nicotine free you will also experience physical changes that lead to an overall feeling of improved health. You are more capable and prepared to face each new day as your authentic self, rather than nicotine addict. nnAccording to New Scientist magazine hypnosis can be up to 10 times more effective than willpower after only one session! In the most comprehensive study ever conducted, by Frank Schmidt and research student Chockalingam Viswesvaran, over 70,000 smokers around the world documented their attempts to quit smoking. At the end of the study only one in five were successful, but hypnosis ranked the most efficient method to quit smoking . nnnHypnotherapy is a common technique used in Hollywood, by an assortment of celebrities, trying to kick the habit. Comedian Ellen Degeneres, in a TV segment on her popular talk show, publicly tried to stop smoking using hypnotherapy, after testing other methods. The segment brought Ellen to tears as she faced her own struggles with previous attempts to stop smoking. With only one short session Ellen remains smoke free.nnOn average, it only takes one to three sessions to stop smoking using hypnotherapy. Now it’s even easier than ever to stop smoking with hypnotherapy, as hypnotherapist Terry Doherty can visit you at your own home. It’s time to stop talking about quitting, stop beating yourself up because you had that ‘one more cigarette’ Friday night at that party and take advantage of this great opportunity.nn© Terry Doherty – http://www.mind-works.co.uk 2007