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If you are not a smoker, it might be hard to understand what it feels like to have cravings. It is hard for a smoker to do simple things like go to the movies, take a road trip, or work a day with out a smoke break. These cravings can take over your life faster than you know. Often the cravings out weigh the health risks associated with smoking. Smoking causes health issues, the warnings are all over the place. The cancer risk is labeled on every box, along with the child birth defect warning and on TV there are anti smoking commercials. Non smokers don't understand why someone would start smoking at all, let alone why a smoker can not just quit. As you very well know, it is easier said than done. I am guessing this is not your first attempt to quite smoking. It is very common for a smoker to try and fail multiple times before succeeding. Unfortunately, this process can create a learned behavior. The thought is "if I failed once, I will fail again, I will ever quite smoking". This idea can cause self confidence issues making it that much harder to quit. Often there are emotional connections or fond memories associated with smoking that people find it difficult to give up. Some people feel, if they quit smoking they have to quit having that happy memory or good feeling, this is not the case but it is a very realistic thought to the smoker. Sometimes there are other connections that stand in the way of you and your goal. The connection can simply be a ritual. Every time you eat, go outside, get in the car, or talk on the phone you may have a cigarette. These rituals are learned behaviors and are obstacles that make it difficult for the person to quit. A big concern for some is weight gain. Many times the same reasons people smoke is the same reason ex-smokers put on weight. People who are quitting might be more nervous, and therefore eat more or snack. Others might reward themselves with food instead of a cigarette. This is also a repetitive behavior. Smokers often try common remedies such as the nicotine patch, the gum, medications, cold turkey, and hypnosis. Hypnosis addresses the problem in a unique way. Instead of using smoking succession aides, hypnosis deals with the root problem. It allows you to both develop and nurture your ability to quit smoking. Hypnosis can help you with self confidence and weight management also while you are trying to quit. It will also give you positive suggestions to continue to assist you on your path to smoking succession. Everyone deals with addiction in different ways. It might feel overwhelming to accomplish a task such as quitting smoking. By acknowledging you want to quit, you have taken the first step. You need to decide the best way to deal with your addiction. It is like a band aid, the sooner you rip it off the sooner it will be over.
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Patrick Glancy, NGH Board Certified Hypnotist with a focus on behavior modification for Quit Smoking Hypnosis Quick Hypnosis - Self-Help Hypnosis on CD and MP3 Download
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