MOST SMOKERS WANT TO QUIT – SO WHY DONT THEY?

I don’t need to tell you how bad smoking is for you, your health and your finances – you already know that. As a gentle reminder, smoking:

• Reduces fertility, libido and energy levels
• Increases risk of heart disease and cancer
• Increases the aging process and decreases sex appeal
• Is expensive (costs c. £1896 a year for a 20 a day habit)
• Puts others at risk (your children, family etc) from secondary inhalation
• Causes social isolation
Even thought you know the risks associated with smoking you still continue to smoke. Why?

What Makes Smoking So Difficult To Quit?

Most smokers want to stop smoking but find it difficult or even scary to quit. Reasons why smokers find it difficult to quit include:-
• Their addiction to nicotine
• Their smoking habit has become second nature to them – it is an automatic response
• The benefits they gain from smoking – relaxation, increased confidence or concentration etc
• Their fear of failure – they have tried and failed so many times before
• Their fear of withdrawal, cravings and sense of loss once they quit

Whilst all the above points seem convincing reasons to continue to smoke they are easy enough to overcome. In order for you to successfully become a permanent non-smoker you have to let go of the myths you hold about stopping smoking being difficult and start to see that it can be easier than you ever thought possible!

Letting Go Of The Smoking Myths

If you find yourself using one of the excuses below as a reason to continue your smoking habit – then think again as most are simply not true, however you have built up a convincing theory that they are!

1. I dread the withdrawal symptoms and cravings – nicotine is addictive but only stays in our system up to 3 days and this is the period we find easiest to resist cravings and stop. Also nicotine withdrawal is so minimal that the physical symptoms are barely, if, noticeable at all!
2. Smoking helps me concentrate – actually smoking decreases concentration as it leaves you feeling agitated thus reducing focus.
3. It makes me feel confident/sexy – most people detest smoking and know that smokers use cigarettes as a ‘crutch’ so you appear weak willed and definitely not confident! And the smoky breath – need I say more on the sexy front?
4. It helps me relax – nicotine is a stimulant and has the reverse effect! In fact you may well have feelings of well being for 2 minutes during your cigarette which is then followed by 2 days of increases agitation! The promise of relaxation never materialises.
5. It’s my choice – as nicotine is addictive you are more likely to be smoking out of addiction than choice!
6. It keeps me slim – it does not help weight loss and it can actually cause cellulite.
7. I have failed so many times before – the methods you used failed – not you.

According to the biggest research into smoking cessation, hypnosis is better than any other method of smoking cessation available today. New Scientist Vol. 136. It has a 1000% higher success rate than will power alone!

So What is Hypnosis And Is It Safe?
Hypnosis is a state of mental and physical relaxation and heightened awareness and is a state that you enter naturally many times a day from watching TV, to driving to work, to washing the dishes. As it is a natural state, not only is it safe but it is also highly beneficial too.
During hypnosis you will hear everything that is being said and will be aware of your surroundings – you will not do or say anything that you do not want to. You remain completely in control at all times.

How Does Hypnotherapy Help You Quit Smoking?

Your smoking habit is at the subconscious level of your mind so we need to break it at the subconscious level through hypnosis. As hypnosis allows us to communicate directly with the subconscious mind we are able to permanently break all the associations you have built up between you and smoking, such as having a cigarette with a cuppa, or when stressed – allowing you to rid yourself of your smoking habit and become a non-smoker once more.

What Makes Hypnosis So Successful in Smoking Cessation?

As mentioned above your smoking habit lies at the subconscious level so hypnosis allows you to break it there rather than relying on will power (conscious mind) alone which has only a 6% success rate.

With hypnosis, you will feel no sense of sacrifice or pain instead you will feel elated and full of pride as you have achieved something all smokers want to achieve – success – you have become a happy, natural and permanent non-smoker!
So something that you thought would be a struggle to do, with the help of hypnosis, turns out to be so ridiculously easy! And permanent too!

Still Not Convinced? (You Should Be!)
Take a look at the success rate of other smoking cessation therapies below and you can draw your own conclusions.

Single Session Hypnosis 60% **
Acupunture 24%
Nicotine Replacement Therapy 10%
Will Power 6%
** Note: results can be higher depending on hypnotherapy techniques used.This is certainly the case at MCR Hypnotherapy – where results are 20% higher than the average.

Stop Smoking Hypnosis can provide so much more benefits that quitting smoking alone! So if you want to feel healthier and happier – then give me a call today!

• A better health and longer life
• Increased libido and fertility
• Fresher, younger looking skin
• More energy and vitality
• A sense of achievement and pride
• Feeling more positive, calm and confident
• An increased sense of well-being
• More freedom of choice