Hypnosis for Quitting Smoking is available at Tranceformational Health services,a multi modality clinic offering Naturopathy, Hypnotherapy, Bodysculpting, Anti-Ageing and Ultrasonic Fatloss.
* Some consultations may be able to be claimed from Private Health Funds.
Hypnosis for Quitting Smoking works. It is easy, effective and affordable.
Have you been smoking for a while and thinking about quitting? Maybe you really want to stop, but you're worried you can't. You worry that you will fail if you tried, or you have tried before, maybe even stopped for a while, then lit a cigarette again.
Hypnosis for Quitting Smoking: Reasons for Not Quitting Smoking
The reasons for continuing to smoke vary. Often smokers start because their parents smoked. Or maybe their mentor who they look up to does (or did), and they want to be like them, model them. Usually kids at school smoke because their peers do, and they want to be popular.Years ago, their was advertising everywhere promoting the "benefits" of smoking. You could be a man. be cool, be popular etc. They had movie stars or popular personalities pictured in the ads. Of course you want to be like these "heroes" especially when you haven't yet found your own identity as a teenager, or fledgling.
I remember in movie theatres, patrons would sit there puffing away creating a cloud of haze you had to try and see the movie through. Also when you had to try and eat your meal in a restaurant with the hideous smell of smoke wafting over from a nearby table. Thank goodness, there are now more anti-smoking regulations so those who choose not to smoke don't have to inhale passive smoke.
Case study: On that topic, one of my clients came to me with a very puffy face. The doctors couldn't find what her problem was so her daughter brought her to me. I detected some lung problems (cancer??) and urged her to have some testing done. She laughed at me and said that she had never smoked. Months later I met the daughter who told me her Mum was dying and I was right about the lungs. It was cancer. Apparently her husband had smoked for years around her.
Sometimes people are afraid to quit smoking because they fear the "side effects" of quitting more often referred to as the "withdrawals". Think of the side-effects of treatments for diseases like lung cancer.
Case Study: One client previously tried nicotine gum, patches, and to quit cold turkey, and said he was like a "bear with a sore head" with the side-effects (withdrawals) and was too afraid to try again. We talked about it and he agreed to hypnosis and went from a 60-100 cigarettes a day habit to NONE overnight. Zero. Zilch.Nada. With no withdrawals and has never even wanted one since. That was in 1998. Needless to say he has sent me many of his friends who needed assistance and been a great ambassador for my business.Some people consider cigarettes to be a "friend". Ever had a friend knife you in the back as the saying goes?
Smokers often worry about not being able to enjoy their coffee, or glass of wine without a cigarette. Truth be known, they will probably enjoy many more if they live longer because they stopped smoking. Not to mention you will taste it better. Likewise the food you eat will have more appeal..
The fear of being different from their friends who they have always shared a smoke with is a concern to some clients. The fact is it is becoming increasingly socially unacceptable to smoke and it is always better to be a leader than a follower. Often the social group follows the lead and quit as well, seeing you've proven that it is do-able.
Aside from that, wouldn't a real friend encourage you to quit and support you because they care about you? Unfortunately, many of these old friends are the first to offer you a smoke while you are quitting mainly because you are appearing stronger than they are. You, unintentionally, are making them appear weak. Ever heard "go on,one won't hurt"? Don't fall for that one. One does hurt.
The only difference between a smoker and a non-smoker is one cigarette
There are other reasons people have for continuing to smoke too. I will never forget one man who came because his doctor told him to as he needed a double lung transplant and they weren't prepared to give the healthy lungs of the donor to a smoker who continued to smoke, which I totally agreed with. This man was angry as he believed that he had the right to smoke, so obviously had no intention of quitting. His arrogance cost him his life. He wasn't letting the doctors tell him what to do. He actually chose to smoke and refused the lungs.
Some people feel a sense of control when they smoke. Really? Who really has the control, you or the cigarette? That feeling comes over you that you have to go out and smoke a cigarette. You have to have one after dinner, or with coffee, or for a break from work, to share while socializing, to calm you down when stressed, after sex, and the list goes on. Call that control? I call it being in prison, chained to a cigarette.
Isn't it time you broke free?
Notice how a baby reacts when you take his dummy away or he loses it? Inconsolable or withdrawn without his pacifier. It's similar to going without a cigarette for a lot of folk.
Is that cigarette your dummy? Is that why so many people keep putting replacements in their mouth when they try to quit with other methods? Things like gum, lollies, food etc.
Some people have low self-esteem and hide behind their cigarette. It gives them courage to take on tasks they are not confident about. Smoking can be an ice-breaker to start up a conversation with someone if they are lacking confidence to do so otherwise.
Hypnosis for Quitting Smoking :Why Quit?
People have all sorts or reasons as to why they want to stop smoking. They want to protect their health, breathe better, have more energy, save more money (a lot more), they want to be able to appreciate fragrances and tastes again, or to be more socially acceptable to others (including their partners!).
We've all seen the advertising on TV and on the packets themselves which are supposed to deter you, but one of the common reasons I have smokers coming for help is their children ask them to. Sure their non-smoker partners have probably nagged for years, but when your child begs you to see someone to help you stop smoking, it touches you deeply.
Children are actually lectured in some schools now about the perils of smoking, and they want their parent to stay with them as long as they can and not die an early death due to their smoking habit. It's a survival thing.
The bottom line is that if you are reading this right now, you really want to stop smoking and finally be in control of your own life instead of a bit of crumpled up weed in a piece of paper having total say in what you do, whatever the reason.
Hypnosis for Quitting Smoking: A Few Facts to Consider
We all have limiting beliefs which hold us back and stop us making changes. Many of our excuses we use to not do something is due to these. Sometimes they need to be changed before we take action to move toward we are avoiding even if it is our goal.
Let me tell you that there are no withdrawals from cigarettes with hypnosis. I have been seeing clients for 15 years and not one has reported side effects. They may occasionally think of a cigarette for a few seconds as memories of old habits sometimes surface, but that is all. No headaches, horrendous mood swings, or anything else.
Think about it, you are doing your body a favour by getting rid of all those chemicals and breathing in fresh air; pure, clean, oxygen. It just so happens that is the first thing we can't live without, followed by water and food.
I saw a birthday card yesterday asking "what the secret to a long life was". The answer inside the card was to "keep breathing".Easier to do this as a non-smoker.
As for nicotine, it only takes about 48 hours to be flushed from the body, faster with a bit of help. Even as you sleep every night a lot of it is being eliminated. What you are really "addicted" to is the habit of putting something in your mouth when you are stressed, nervous, tense, bored, angry or whatever else. How many people replace it with lollies, food, gum , or even toothpicks when they try to quit. Something has to be in the mouth to feel better.
Hypnosis for Quitting Smoking: TheBenefits of Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is the best modality to help you quit as it replaces how you feel about quitting by empowering you and helping you feel in control. It can help you make better decisions and cope with anything that may be a "perceived" problem that has held you back from quitting. It takes you to a state of strength and helps you make a commitment to yourself and stand behind it. In fact you may even...
forget to remember that you smoked or remember to forget that you did!
At Tranceformational Health Services the program to quit smoking consists of 3 sessions, the first of which is a double, and includes NLP, Hypnotherapy and Counseling for a well-rounded approach that tackles all angles. If there are physical ailments related to smoking, we can assist you there too with Naturopathy.
There are 3 sessions in the program as I find that is the number that most people are comfortable with as it seems to ensure they have time to stop smoking. Many quit on the first session, and some after the second,and by the third we reinforce their decision. After all it takes repetition to form a habit, as in smoking, so a 3 session program is beneficial to form a new habit of not smoking.
It really is easy to become a non-smoker. After all that non-smoker has always been there wanting to get out. That is the real you.
The Good News
I have lost family members to smoking related illnesses and it wasn't pleasant, so I really do want to help my clients kick the habit for good. As a result I keep my prices down. I have this confirmed by clients who have compared prices while choosing a therapist. I know I can help you, but you have to really want to quit.
So if you are ready, take action, don't make excuses and put it off any longer as everyday counts. It's a New Year, so make it a New You.
Referral Fee Incentive: If you refer a friend who attends the quit smoking program you will receive a $40 voucher which you can put toward any of my services ( including bodysculpting, fat cavitation and Aromatouch massage) as a thank you.
Referral is the best advertising and I would rather give the money to a loyal client than the media.
Call me to make an appointment, or if need more information, on (03) 9723 1223 or send an email to
trancehealthonline@gmail.com.
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To Your Health,
Judy Palankay
