Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, how can they help you?
You may well have stopped smoking at some time in the past, possibly even for a
considerable length of time, then something happened and you restarted. You may
bitterly regret that lapse, and wonder what on earth went wrong?
Or this may be the first time you have seriously considered
giving up smoking.
Either way, this is the best time for you to stop smoking. The
very fact that you are reading this means you are serious, that you have
decided you want to stop, and maybe your only decision is how and when. We will
look at how your thoughts have been contributing to making giving up smoking
difficult previously, and how to change to thoughts that make it easy to stop
smoking, and to enjoy being a non-smoker.
I speak with personal experience, I started smoking in my teens,
and after several years of on and off, finally stopped easily for good over 30
years ago. It doesn't matter how many years you have smoked for, or how many
you smoke. The only thing that ultimately matters is that you are serious about
wanting to stop. If you are not yet sure if you want to stop, then please wait until
you are sure.
If you are doubtful about your ability to stop, but really want to, then hypnotherapy will give you the confidence you
need, and also removes cravings making it physically easier to stop. If you are
giving up because somebody has told you that you should, or you think you ought to, but deep down you don't really
want to, then hypnotherapy is unlikely to be any more successful than any other
system you may try.
I can make it easier for you to stop, giving you relief from the
cravings, and confidence in your own abilities. Hypnotherapy is more beneficial
in the long term than nicotine replacement, leaving you drug free and confident
of your own abilities. It will also leave you feeling relaxed around your smoking friends, who
you may well wish to continue socialising with. Stopping smoking allows
you to enjoy your social life even more!
Stopping smoking will begin to improve your health straight
away. Your body has a wonderfully efficient immune system. Given the
opportunity, as soon as no more chemicals are being taken in, your immune
system will begin expelling all the detritus in your lungs. This may or may not
mean you begin coughing for the first time. If you do, this is GOOD. It means
your body is healing itself. Coughing may last for some time, but rest assured,
once the coughing eases, you will have cleaner healthier lungs. In
approximately ten years your lungs will be as pink and healthy looking as a
non- smoker's.
Your heart too, will revel in having a better supply of oxygen,
uncontaminated with carbon monoxide from the cigarettes, within hours of
stopping. Your chances of having a heart attack or stroke will begin reducing
immediately, and after several years you will have a risk factor approaching non-smokers.
I would be delighted to help you achieve your goal of becoming
a non smoker when you have made up your mind that you want to stop but
are worried about failing. I will see you over two sessions, the first to stop,
and the second to deal with any issues that may have arisen as a result of
stopping. Many people are worried about substituting food for cigarettes for
instance, therefore the second session is to support your resilience and long
term success.
