If you are thinking of giving up smoking, this article could be for you.
Smoking tobacco is both a physical addiction and a psychological habit. The nicotine from cigarettes provides a temporary and addictive high. Eliminating the regular fix of nicotine will cause your body to experience physical withdrawal symptoms and cravings. Because of nicotine’s “feel good” effect on the brain, you may also have become accustomed to smoking as a way of coping with stress, depression, anxiety, or even boredom.
At the same time, the act of smoking is ingrained as a daily ritual. It may be an automatic response for you to smoke a cigarette with your morning coffee, while taking a break from work or school, or during your commute home at the end of a long day. Perhaps friends, family members, and colleagues smoke, and it has become part of the way you relate with them.
Providing you follow the suggested six week program with me, it is likely you will have a 70% success compared to success rates of trying to quit on your own which is around 7% or using other aids such as Nicotine Replacement Products, 30%.
As each person is unique, it is difficult to know how many sessions may be required by a person wanting to quit however, I recommend a minimum of four sessions over a period of six weeks.
This will require a commitment upfront.
Session one – how hypnosis works, me getting to know the “unique you” and discussing why you smoke, you gaining an understanding of the physical addiction and the psychological habits. (Provided with a welcome pack, a relaxation session and a relaxation cd which must be listened to for twelve days).
Session two – Stop smoking session (two weeks later) provided you with a cd which must be listened to everyday for twelve days. This cd will keep you motivated.
Session three – progress report, facing any challenges you face and preventing a relapse (two weeks later).
Session four – progress report, any challenges you face, creating the new you, cleansing your body and finding healthy alternatives (two weeks later)
If this resonates with you then please contact me via my Get in Touch page https://www.dragonflytherapy.co.za/contact/ to discuss availability for an appointment and related costs or any further information you may require.