How to stop smoking with hypnosis

Smoking is a habit shared by over 1.3 billion people. It has many negative effects such as damaging your immune system, which can lead to lung issues, along with a variety of chronic and carcinogenic diseases. That’s why it’s a good idea to consider hypnosis to stop smoking. It can help immensely, especially if you find it hard to just stop smoking on your own due to just how addictive it is.

Smoking can be a pretty nasty habit to kick. In fact, some would argue that quitting smoking is more difficult than quitting some other hard drugs. There are medications and other tools to help quit smoking, but sometimes these things are not quite as effective as people would like.

Smoking is a terrible habit that can ultimately cost you your life, not to mention how expensive it is over a lifetime. The majority of smokers are from low to middle-income families. This helps keep people in a downward spiral of poverty as it diverts income from being used on other necessary household basics.

Quitting as soon as you can will help you by preventing serious illness and death from smoking as your body will begin to recover over time. This means you should find whatever works for you when it comes to quitting smoking. One method of quitting that people swear by is hypnosis.

Can you use hypnosis to stop smoking?

There are many studies showing the effectiveness of hypnosis when it comes to smoking cessation. Thankfully, you can get started right away, as hypnosis will work for a variety of people, regardless of age, health and other considerations.

Hypnotherapy for smoking will help improve your health by fully removing smoking from your life. A lot of people find it difficult to quit smoking through regular means. It takes them a lot of time to figure out how to deal with smoking issues since smoking itself is very addictive. That’s why it's really important to work with a verified professional. 

What does hypnosis to stop smoking entail?

A lot of the time, these sessions will focus on discussing your current smoking habits. The hypnotherapist will use mental imagery and verbal cues. These will help you relax and enter a meditative state. Once you’re in this state of awareness, you will start receiving suggestions related to the bad effects of smoking.

With hypnosis, we communicate with the unconscious mind to establish the negative effects of smoking. These can include suggestions that smoking is dangerous and can lead to serious health issues.

Why is hypnosis to stop smoking effective? Because it allows these thoughts to surface. We’ll know deep in our subconscious that smoking is problematic and very dangerous for our health as well as being a very expensive habit. 

A professional hypnotherapist will lead you into a state of relaxation. You will be guided through the entire process from beginning to end by this expert. Plus, everything is adjusted based on your own situation. That’s a great approach, and it can help provide a more consistent result.

The main ideas that hypnosis focuses on

If you want to use hypnosis for smoking cessation, you need to make your subconscious mind understand the bad effects of smoking. As you do that, you will influence your actions. You only have one life and you need to strive to keep your body as healthy as possible.

Studies have shown that people who cannot quit smoking through more traditional methods like medications, nicotine patches and nicotine gum find hypnosis works better for them. The most important thing to consider if thinking of using hypnosis is to determine that you truly want to quit, that is half the battle as you are then congruent with the treatment.

Hypnosis is a state that is defined as being altered and trance-like. You become more focused during this altered state and more relaxed. This state makes it easier to listen to suggestions as it bypasses your conscious mind, addressing your unconscious mind which controls your thoughts and desires.

When it comes to smoking cessation hypnosis, the smoker will typically be asked to imagine some of the unpleasant outcomes that go hand in hand with smoking. The hypnotherapist will emphasise the negative aspects of smoking such as bad breath, smelly clothes, constant cough and obviously their health in general. If they have children, the hypnotherapist may get the smoker to think of the consequences their smoking has on their children’s health too. Not only will they be passively inhaling nicotine, but they may be more likely to start smoking themselves when older.

This will create an association within the smoker's mind about their habit that will take away the pleasure they get from smoking. To complement this, the hypnotherapist will then ask the smoker to visualise a life smoke-free. This will be where they feel healthier and have more energy to play with their children or participate in sports. They will have fewer sick days from work, will certainly have more money and afford so much more and generally enjoy a better quality of life all-round. The therapist will guide the smoker’s thoughts to what is most important to them. It is no use emphasising how exorbitant cigarettes are if cost is not a concern to the smoker - they must really want to change for reasons important specifically to them.

Many people have successfully quit smoking using hypnotherapy and certainly see it as money well spent as the cost is quickly recovered in savings from quitting smoking for good. The reason other methods often fail is because they solely rely on willpower to stop. While this may work for some people, it can be difficult for others as the craving itself has not been addressed. The accompanying hand movements the smoker associates with smoking may mean they now replace that movement with food, for example, and put on weight. Instead of having a cigarette with their coffee, they may now have a biscuit, thus, replacing one habit with another. Hypnosis works on the cravings and habits associated with the process of smoking, thereby removing any possibility of self-sabotage and weakness.  

How many hypnosis sessions are required?

That usually depends on the individual. However, you should see results from just one or two sessions. Most people just require two hypnosis sessions to quit smoking. It’s one of the most effective smoking cessation methods and one that’s incredibly powerful. We always listen to your requirements and focus on ensuring you won’t restart smoking again.

Is it a good idea to use hypnosis to stop smoking?

The short answer is yes, hypnosis can be a great way for you to eliminate smoking from your life. It’s effective, and a seamless process.

Choose a professional who is fully licensed and trained, as well as having all the right credentials. Ask for testimonials and success rate. Make today the right time to quit. Too many people put it off by saying they have a social event coming up and they will want to smoke, or they are too ‘anxious’ just now and they need it to calm their nerves. This is a myth perpetuated by a smoker’s past – nicotine raises blood pressure, and it is the craving for the next ‘fix’ that causes feelings of anxiety.

The first thing a good therapist will ask you when you first contact them is your reasons for wanting to stop. If you say something along the lines that, "somebody is making you" or "the doctor has told you," then they may refuse. You see, you need to want to quit. That is why the sessions will be tailored to your personal reasons for quitting which will make it a success.

“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I have done it thousands of times.” - Mark Twain.