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[H1841]Hypnosis To Stop Smoking

by Steve Medina, Ste

Hypnosis to stop smoking can be learned and self taught. Self hypnosis can work to help you stop smoking and you can even download the instructions from the Internet or purchase a book or e-book from a Web site or brick and mortar book store. You can also attend a face to face hypnotherapy session one on one or in a group where the therapist teaches you self hypnosis.
The various methods of hypnotizing yourself to stop smoking might be relaxation tapes or techniques that simply relax your mind, removing from it worries and cares.

Let's take a look at one method of learning self-hypnosis that can teach you to stop smoking, lose weight or any number of positive things like overcoming stage fright. Of course you should not practice self hypnosis when you are operating machinery or driving a vehicle.

Before you start your first stop smoking self hypnosis session choose one or two goals for the session and write them out in detail. Write a few varying suggestions for each goal you document, wording the goal you are trying to achieve a little different each time you do so. This duplication will help reinforce the suggestion you are trying to convey to your own mind and help your unconscious mind except the stop smoking and other goals.

The next thing you want to do is create a vision about the successful attainment of your stop smoking goal. Imagine that you achieve the goal. Think about what that would look like, feel like and be like. Use visions and images that you can relate to, ones that you are familiar with and that mean a lot to you.

When you start your stop smoking self hypnosis session you should do it in your normal tone of voice and at a relaxing pace. As you progress in your self hypnosis session slow down and make your voice softer. This helps you enter hypnosis and at the end of the session you can go back to your regular voice and pace.

Your stop smoking self hypnosis should be in a quiet, comfortable place where you won't be disturbed. Don't use candles - it wouldn't be safe - but do try soft relaxing music and soft lights.

Any relaxation technique such as deep breathing can help you prepare for hypnosis as an aide to stop smoking. You just start to focus on yourself internally and take note of anything at all that you feel or see. Don't analyze it, criticize it, worry about it, or judge it. Just be aware of your feelings and your thoughts and assume that you are going to drift away quite soon. Clear your mind and become calm.

Now you want to count yourself down by using what is referred to as deepeners - going deeper by walking down a staircase, floating down a stream, or riding an elevator down. Count down in your mind as you do that. Now you create your own inner world of peace, a place you'd love to be, a special place of realaxation and paradise. Use every one of your senses to make the experience vivid so you can return there time and again, each time better than the last. Towards the end of this self hypnotic trance give yourself some post hypnotic suggestions. One, of course, would be to stop smoking.

Although smoking can become a physical craving, it is a habit that can still be effectively ended simply by using mind power. In fact, quitting smoking is one of the most common purposes that hypnosis serves in the medical world. If you have tried everything to help you quit this very dangerous habit and yet you are still hooked, it might be good for you to try hypnosis this time.

Many people sadly underestimate the power of hypnosis. Nevertheless, numerous studies have shown that hypnosis can be effectively used to attain various goals and quitting smoking is just one of them.

Hypnosis exercises can be done by yourself or with the help of a professional. Although anyone can certainly practice self-hypnosis, this exercise will take quite some time for you to master. It will also require you to hone your mental skills.

A hypnotherapist will have to be paid by the hour. You can ask for referrals from your family, friends, or your personal physician. On the other hand, in order to use self-hypnosis to stop smoking, here is what you should do:

Step 1, Find a place at home or in the office where you can enjoy some peace and quiet as well as some alone time. The best time to do this is usually right before you take breakfast or before you sleep. Disconnect your phone and the ringer and switch off your mobile phone to ensure that you will not get disturbed. Lock the door as well and inform everyone in the vicinity that you will be temporarily incommunicado.

Step 2, Think of a position where you will be most comfortable without inevitably falling asleep. If you can do this lying down then that is great but most people prefer to sit on a couch with their backs straight. Remember that it must be a position you can feel comfortable holding as long as needed.

Step 3, While some hypnosis sessions will require you to focus on just one specific goal or a single sentence or affirmation alone, you will definitely need more than that to successfully hypnotize yourself into quitting smoking. Smoking is a very hard habit to break, and that is why it needs more than a powerful sentence or two to get it completely out of your system.

Form a paragraph or two that fully and vividly describes the state of being free from smoking. Provide rich details on how wonderful it is not to be addicted to smoking. Emphasize how easy it is for you to quit this habit, and how happy you are that you have achieved your goal.

Step 4, Lastly, select an action or object that can quickly and strongly remind you of the emotions you have felt when you were able to imagine yourself into a smoke-free state. If you have made your choice, continue with the exercise while repeatedly making the action or maintaining your hold on the object. The session ends there, but the results remain to be seen.

When you feel the urge to smoke, quickly make the action or take hold of the object you have chosen to help you quit smoking. If the urge to smoke subsides, you have attained your goal!

Even with the help of hypnosis, it may be possible that you will still have a hard time quitting smoking. Do not give up on hypnosis, however, because quitting takes time no matter what method you are using. Having the help and support of your family and friends however will improve your chances of quitting smoking. Good luck on getting rid of those cigarettes!

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