Examining Stop Smoking Hypnosis
There are many over the counter products to help someone to stop smoking. For example, there are gums, lozenges, and stick-on patches that deliver small amounts of nicotine into the blood stream in order to help someone get through periods of intense craving. There are many online and in-person support groups for people hoping to quit smoking as well, and then there are a wide array of alternative treatments that include journaling, acupuncture, and hypnosis.
Among all of the alternatives it is hypnosis alone that works on a very unique level. This is because hypnotists seek to help smokers view smoking as the one thing that they would not want to do. They help them to retrain their thought processes around smoking and view it as an undesirable activity rather than one they are fighting to avoid.
Let’s look at this way; a smoker resists the urge to have a cigarette. The non-smoker has absolutely no desire to pick up a cigarette in the first place. If someone who was trying to quit smoking could think like the non-smoker then the battle is over, and this is the goal of most smoking hypnosis.
How is it done? It will vary with practitioners, but most treatments will ask the participant to focus on their smoking problem and the desired results. The mind and body are guided into a deep state of relaxation and even visualization where the subconscious is seeded with the thoughts and images that illustrate the waking person’s goals. This is a very simplified explanation of the process, but it does give a clear explanation of what the hypnotist and the smoker will work to accomplish.
Most people don’t believe that they can be hypnotized, but the fact of the matter is that even in a completely waking state, the subconscious mind can be given specific messages that will help with any stop smoking efforts.
Now, the important thing to remember is that smoking has emotional and physical effects on the body, and hypnotism is not going to automatically provide someone with the tools they need to overcome the strongest urges created by nicotine withdrawal. Even when someone decides to stop smoking without the help of patches or gum they can experience a few days or even weeks of nicotine withdrawal. This is the main reason to plan any smoking cessation program because it will require a bit of groundwork and support that cannot be accomplished at the last minute. Integrating hypnosis into such plans is a great way to find success and to stop smoking for good.
