Self Hypnosis To Quit Smoking

By Mike Postman

You may be someone who wants to quit smoking and identify yourself as a new non-smoker instead of as an ex-smoker. Even after they have intentionally kicked the habit, an ex-smoker will continue to want a cigarette for a long, long time. This makes the ex-smoker vulnerable to starting again. The new non-smoker is different in that this is a person who has retrained or programmed the mind differently so that there is no craving for a cigarette. The ex-smoker is still struggling with the desire to smoke in an ongoing battle, whereas the non-smoker is forever liberated.

It doesn't matter if it's sex or smoking or something else - addiction has a life of its own. The reality of addiction is that it stays in the unconscious mind of the addict. Addiction is something that wants to get more powerful and stick around. It's true that consciously it's possible to overcome the addiction for a set amount of time, maybe even years, but this addiction is still living, hiding in the shadow, and waiting for the right time to come out again. If a person becomes overwhelmed by the struggles they usually go back to old habits and seek out what they know.

How exactly does hypnosis aid in the ending of addiction? It works because of the fact that addiction actually resides in the unconscious mind and that's where it has to be attacked. Or, to be more precise, the unconscious has to be trained in a different way to cope with stress in a healthier and more positive way. In the beginning, hypnosis will relax you and put you in a state that is almost like a trance.

The unconscious mind is easily accessed from this deep trance state. Significant changes can result from the right type of reprogramming of the unconscious mind. After a few sessions there could be observable change if the retraining is effective.

We've described the differences between those who quit smoking. You may want to consider being a real non-smoker instead of just an ex-smoker. Remember that your addiction is still there if you are only an ex-smoker and could come back out at any time. It's necessary to reprogram you unconscious mind if you are really seeking to be a non-smoker.

The advantage of self-hypnosis is that it's an inexpensive way to get a custom session that you can re-use as much as possible. Just the experience of relaxation has many health benefits. Hypnosis used in this way has been valuable to many successful athletes who want to improve their athletic performance. It would be wise to look into hypnosis for yourself. - 31857

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