Stop Smoking Now With Hypnotherapy

It can be a helpful tool for kicking the habit.

There are about 45 million smokers in America, and I would guess that most of them wish that they had never started. Stopping can be tough, and it often takes several attempts to kick the habit for good.Counseling and medication are commonly used to help break the nicotine habit. Another tool is hypnotherapy. Smoking becomes an ingrained behavior over time, so if hypnosis can subconsciously diminish a person’s desire for a cigarette while strengthening his resolve to stay smoke-free, then he may have a better chance at overcoming those cravings.

The goal is to reinforce the benefits of a smoke-free life, help overcome previous connections to other behaviors (e.g., smoking while drinking coffee or after eating) and establish healthful connections (like going for a walk instead of lighting up).

A 2007 study followed 67 patients who smoked and had heart or lung problems. Half of those who underwent hypnotherapy for smoking cessation and half of those who were treated with a combination of hypnotherapy and nicotine replacement therapy were still smoke-free more than six months later, a better rate than those who were treated with nicotine replacement therapy or who quit “cold turkey.” Hypnosis may be a helpful tool for you, too.

Tedd Mitchell, M.D., is the co-author of “Move Yourself: The Cooper Clinic Medical Director’s Guide to All the Healing Benefits of Exercise (Even a Little!).”

http://www.usaweekend.com/08_issues/081228/081228healthsmart-smoking-hypnosis.html

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Dr. Dave Hill, DCH
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