How to quit smoking for good

Most people who smoke have tried to quit more than once. If you're reading this, you’ve probably thought about it too – maybe even tried, and found it harder than expected. The good news? Hypnotherapy can help.

What hypnosis is and how it helps

Hypnotherapy can help you to quit smoking by reprogramming your mind. Hypnosis is a state of intense focus and brain training that enables you to be in control of your own thoughts and processes in a powerful way. When you enter the state of hypnosis, you will find yourself open to suggestions, new ideas and different ways of thinking. When you experience hypnosis, you will learn that it is not a different state of mind, but rather a focused, heightened state of extreme concentration.

However, quitting smoking using hypnotherapy doesn’t stop there. If you work with a hypnotherapist who has experience in addiction, they will take you down a powerful path to reclaim your power. Hypnosis is a tool you can use to take control of the inner demons that force you to do something you don’t want to do. It is something you can “take home with you” and use yourself in challenging times. When working with people to help them quit smoking, we take it one step further – we explore the reasons they smoke and find a plan to maintain these benefits without the cigarette.

The benefits of quitting smoking

There are so many positive reasons to quit smoking now, and you’ll reap huge benefits when you do.

• If you quit smoking today, by tomorrow, the carbon monoxide levels in your blood will be back to normal.
• As a smoker, you have a 70% higher chance of experiencing a heart attack. If you quit smoking today, your risk of a heart attack will fall before tomorrow.
• If you quit smoking today, there will be no nicotine left in your body by the end of the week.
• If you quit smoking today, your blood vessels will begin to repair themselves before the end of the month.
• When you quit smoking today, any coughing or shortness of breath will decrease over the next six months.
• If you quit smoking today, by the end of the year, your lungs will start to repair themselves.
• If you quit smoking today, by this time next year, your excess risk of heart disease will be half.
• If you quit smoking today, your risk of developing throat, mouth, bladder and oesophagus cancers reduces by half, as does cervical cancer for women. And your risk of stroke is like that of a non-smoker.
• If you quit smoking today, you halve your risk of dying from cancer compared to a smoker.
• Incredibly, if you quit smoking today, your risk of heart disease will be the same as if you had never smoked within five years.

You are three times more likely to quit smoking with the right support; doing it alone is harder and unnecessary. You can book your hypnotherapy sessions now, either online or face-to-face.

What happens in a quit-smoking hypnotherapy session?

The number of sessions needed depends on the individual, but many people find it successful after around two sessions. To begin, your hypnotherapist will allocate time to explore your habit. You'll work out the reasons you need to reach for a cigarette at the times you do and the reasons you smoke. Your hypnotherapist will work with you to formulate a plan designed to help you change habitual patterns.

A specific plan for the week in between sessions means, by the time you arrive for your second session, your desire to reach for a cigarette is different. You'll be guided into a state of hypnosis, and together we will challenge your brain and the way you think. We will use the power of your mind to stop the habit for good, so you finish the session as a non-smoker.

You have nothing to lose and lots to win by quitting smoking today!