Welcome to Help To Quit Smoking
To Stop Smoking Article
This is a selection made from among articles on To Stop Smoking. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
from:
Stop Smoking with Hypnotherapy
By Michael Russell
Not everyone can claim that the cigarette that he or she is holding is the last cigarette. It takes much more will power, help, or medication to get away from the temptations of nicotine. To stop smoking, we get involved in plans that take us through so many steps so that your dependence is primarily chemically tied. Pills and drugs help one sustain the cravings. But the inevitable question is ‘what happens when you stop taking the medication?’
A lot of these plans don’t account for the psychological effects when one tries to stop smoking. With individuals returning to smoking, there’s reason to think that there’s more to the conventional plans. Instead of physical treatments to combating the smoking habit, some are considering alternative methods. Hypnotherapy is such a process where one can deal with problems by appealing directly to the inner consciousness. The patient can examine one’s habits that are from the core level. With changes in the inner consciousness, one can change.
The process of hypnotherapy involves consultation with a hypnotherapist. The therapist will typically ask you to fill out a questionnaire so that he or she can get a better feel for your needs. The intake form will ask for your habits, tendencies and information about your background.
Once the therapist has the information, you’ll be asked to come for a hypnotherapy session where you schedule your meeting. This session involves the actual hypnosis. In attempting to get the patient in a hypnotic state, the therapist will tell the person to relax as much as possible. The deep state of relaxation is important since this is the state where the therapist can reach the subconscious mind. In some cases, the patient is asked to focus on some thought that will trigger a change in the state.
Why is the subconscious state desirable? It is under this condition that the individual is highly receptive to new suggestions and ideas. The therapist uses imagery and positive suggestions during this moment to help the client imagine a life without cigarettes or nicotine. What’s also interesting is that the therapist will not say “don’t smoke” during the session. By saying not to smoke may trigger someone to smoke, simply because we tend to do what we’re told not to. Hence, negative influences are almost never used under a hypnosis session. Instead, the therapist makes the client think about a positive life without smoke.
A typical stop smoking program may go for weeks, or even months. The program may not be cheap, but the benefits could be more effective than other conventional plans. For someone serious about hypnotherapy for smoking, it may not be advantageous to take the one-time sessions with a group. These programs are not as effective since they don’t focus on your specific needs.
Some hypnotherapists may provide a cd of the hypnosis session so that the quitter can revert to the session at his or her convenience. In fact, some recommend that one listens to the sessions every night under relaxed conditions.
Hypnotherapy should be a consideration if conventional means such as medication do not work. The cravings for nicotine may be psychological and the best way to combat it may be through hypnosis.
Michael Russell
Your Independent Stop Smoking guide.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Michael_Russell
http://EzineArticles.com/?Stop-Smoking-with-Hypnotherapy&id=518374
Related Articles for To Stop Smoking
To Stop Smoking Specific Links
To Stop Smoking News
Smoking Could Harm Sperm, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies provide evidence that smoking can harm sperm - both in smoking men who may become fathers, and in sons born to women who smoked during pregnancy.
Read more...Smoking Damages Men's Sperm And Also The Numbers Of Germ And Somatic Cells In Developing Embryos
Two new studies have shed more light on how smoking may damage fertility, and give further weight to advice that mothers and fathers-to-be should stop smoking before attempting to conceive. The research is published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction today (Wednesday 8 September).In the first study [1], researchers found that a mother's smoking during ...
Read more...Fines of $7 in "tough" new China anti-smoking rules
China's "toughest" ever smoking ban which aims to stop people lighting up during November's Asian Games will carry fines of $7, state media said on Wednesday, a limited deterrent to smokers in one of China's richest cities.
Read more...Decline in Adult Smoking Stalls, Alarming Experts
Title: Decline in Adult Smoking Stalls, Alarming Experts Category: Health News Created: 9/7/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 9/8/2010
Read more...Progress in Effort to Stop Smoking Flatlines in U.S. as 21% of Adults Puff
A decades-long decline in smoking rates leveled off in 2005 and has changed little ever since, according to a government study that calls for more funding for anti-smoking programs.
Read more...Smoking damages men's sperm and also the numbers of germ and somatic cells in developing embryos
( European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology ) Two new studies published in Human Reproduction journal have shed more light on how smoking may damage fertility, and give further weight to advice that mothers and fathers-to-be should stop smoking before attempting to conceive. The first shows that a mother's smoking reduces the numbers of germ and somatic cells in the testes of ...
Read more...Expectant Mothers Offered Help Quitting Smoking
Quitting smoking can require a Herculean effort for moms-to-be. To help, TennCare has announced a financial commitment to help expectant mothers shake the habit once and for all.
Read more...Group seeks local anti-smoking law
Even with a statewide smoking ban in effect, a regional anti-smoking group would like more local governments, including Sauk County, to consider passing their own smoke-free ordinances.
Read more...Study: Smoking Hard Habit to Kick
It's the most preventable cause of death out there, but that is not enough to make people quit smoking for good. Quitting smoking could be harder than first thought. New numbers released show the number of smokers in the U.S. is not going down and that's also more bad news for kids.
Read more...Decline in Adult Smoking Stalls, Alarming Experts
TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Although the hazards of smoking are well known, 20 percent of Americans still light up, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
Read more...