My specialty is Smoking Cessation. I have
achieved a 98% client success rate over the past 10 years.
Every smoker I've ever met has tried to quit
at some time or other.
Using the "cold turkey" method you
experience a daily effort to remain smoke free. Fighting a rage inside
that seems to dominate your very being from the moment you awaken
until you go to bed.
Cold Turkey is not YOUR answer!
Lies Smokers Use to Stay Stuck
"I have tried to quit smoking, after having
smoked for a period of time, and I know that it will be hard."
"I know I will gain weight."
"I know I will be out of control."
"What will I do with my hands?"
"I love to smoke."
"How can I still have a sociable drink
without a cigarette"?
"I love the taste of the cigarette.";
"If someone gets in my face, smoking will
take back what they said."
"If I get fired smoking will make it easier
to bear the firing."
"If I lose something (money, jewelry, etc.)
smoking will help me find it."
"If I get into an accident, smoking will
take the dents out of the car."
"If someone close to me moves or dies,
smoking will bring them back."
Signs that you don't want to quit!!
- If you have others in the home, especially children, you still
smoke in the house.
- You haven't cut back on smoking. Your vehicle still has old
butts in the ashtray when you come for your session to stop.
Since we are all different, the degree of
difficulty can vary with each person. Some report that they
experienced an easy transformation to non-smoking status.
Others have reported they felt anxious, nervous and uptight as though
it were almost impossible. (They heard from well meaning friends or
family that "they" had all or some of these symptoms) It
is not impossible.
With the use of hypnosis, the process of becoming
a non-smoker becomes much easier. The only requirement is that you
must truly have the desire to quit.
"Can you make me quit smoking?"
Many smokers ask this question by people who have the desire to quit
but don't want to make the effort. Frequently, they are the ones that
say they really enjoy smoking and are not ready to quit.
I tell them I can't make anyone do anything. I
don't have any control over anyone. However, I can influence change in
someone who really wants to change.
Don't think a magic bolt of lightening
will come down, strike you and instantly transform you into a
non-smoker.
If I had such magical powers I would be on
the beach somewhere.
If I really could make someone quit, no one
would be smoking.
Many people are under a misconception that
while in hypnosis, someone can control you. Nothing could be farther
from the truth. You have far more control over your mind and body,
when you are in hypnosis. This is why many people quit smoking, easily
manage the stress in their life, build self esteem and self
confidence, lose weight, sleep soundly, attract healthy relationships,
stop fears and phobias, reduce chronic pain and much more. The
possibilities for achievement are endless.
How does it work? I believe that for a
successful hypnosis session trust is most important. If you don't
trust your hypnotist, it won't work. Trust your intuition. It's
usually correct. Rapport is equally important. If you don't have a
sense that the hypnotist understands you or what you want, again
hypnosis won't work.
You must also have a desire to be successful
- want it and believe the hypnosis will work and it will.
"The Greater the need or
desire, the better the results!"
Desire to change is necessary for long
lasting results. If you tell the hypnotist you are quitting because a
friend, relative or significant other asked you to use hypnosis, in
order to make changes for their benefit, it won't work. You didn't
start smoking because of that person. You need to be the one that
wants to quit smoking, for your own personal well being. Therefore, if
you have the desire to quit smoking, hypnosis can make the difference
for you.
All right, you have the desire. What comes
next?
How can you really tell when you're ready to become a non-smoker?
- Signs that you mean it!! If you have others in the home,
especially children, do you still smoke in the house?
There are several ways in which you can quit smoking, with the use of
hypnosis. You can attend a group session, in which general suggestions
are given. (I used to conduct large group smoking seminars. Usually
there is a 30-40% success rate with the group.
With a private session (100% success rates) that
gets to the heart of the matter of your specific reasons for smoking
and the benefits you receive as a non-smoker.
Some people can achieve success attending a
group hypnosis session. Others won't. I recommend a private session
for those of you that were not successful with a group. Possibly the
reasons that keep you smoking were not addressed in the group session.
Everyone is different and unique. In a private session, the
suggestions are tailored to suit you and only you.
In my practice, I ask lots of questions about
the client's smoking habit. Understanding of that person's habit is
necessary, to determine how to formulate the suggestions that will be
used with the hypnosis.
Perhaps you have been told by your doctor
that your health is failing, if you don't quit smoking. Perhaps your
own mind is sending you messages that it's time to quit.
Aren't you tired of being the slave to
your habit?
Perhaps you want to be the role model for young
people in the house.
Perhaps you notice you pant and gasp after short walks from the
parking lot to the mall. Really out of breath.
Then hypnosis is the answer - to help you become a non-smoker.
