Stop cocaine with hypnosis

Cocaine is a powerful, addictive drug that has affected millions of people both directly and indirectly with its effects. While cocaine is not quite as popular today compared to its heyday some 30 or 40 years ago, it is still one of the most addictive substances being used by people across the UK and around the world.

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Cocaine is a stimulant (providing a false sense of energy and euphoria) that triggers the release of dopamine into the body. The release of dopamine in this manner often triggers addiction because the body, in turn, will crave the release of more than the inhalation of cocaine causes.

Breaking the cocaine addiction can be quite difficult for many people because it combines a physical and mental response.


How hypnosis can help you quit cocaine

Hypnosis has been used successfully to help people quit addictions that include cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, smoking, and other types of drugs or stimulants. Unlike other treatments, hypnosis gets to the heart of the addiction by changing the mental habits that lead to the use of cocaine. By putting in new suggestions and creating new habits, hypnosis can alter the person’s perception of the effect of cocaine which in turn helps them to break the addiction.

Altering perception lies at the heart of how hypnosis helps many thousands of people deal with a cocaine addiction. It provides the proper perspective, addresses the cravings experienced by the body and the mind, and can be taught so that future events that bring back the urge to do cocaine again can be successfully stopped.

As part of a full treatment routine, hypnosis can be the lynchpin of how you can rid cocaine from your life. By changing the way you perceive the drug, helping you to stay in control, and mitigating many of the cravings that occur, hypnosis offers a simple, yet powerful way to regain control of your life.


Advantages of hypnosis

There are several benefits to using hypnosis as part of your effort to quit cocaine. The first and arguably most beneficial is that hypnosis treatment can alter the perception of how cocaine affects your body. By placing suggestions that help you avoid using cocaine, you can start to break the habit. Other advantages include the following:

  • works well with other, proven treatments
  • no drugs
  • self-hypnosis for reinforcement

Unfortunately, it takes more than one session to successfully quit cocaine. It is a journey that can take many sessions. This is because the cravings may be tamped down, but they do take time to go away. Hypnosis can help you during this difficult time because it addresses the cravings that your mind and body have for the substance.

To quit cocaine requires a concentrated effort where hypnosis plays an important role. While hypnosis alone cannot guarantee that you will stop using cocaine, it provides you with a far greater chance to kick the habit when combined with other treatments and avoiding areas where you can obtain cocaine easily, such as from the dealer, parties, and the like.


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The views expressed in this article are those of the author. All articles published on Hypnotherapy Directory are reviewed by our editorial team.

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Written by Biodun Ogunyemi, Certified Master Hypnotherapist ANLP,BNLP,SNLP,C.H,Dip.Hyp
Glasgow G2 & London W1H

Biodun Ogunyemi is the founder of Optimind, one of the leading hypnotherapy practices within the UK. He has practised on Harley Street and is an experienced hypnotherapist, trained to the highest level in advanced hypnotherapy and NLP and is the author of over 180 hypnosis products.

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