| Of all the methods people use to quit smoking, | | | | nicotine craving, you have a choice to make. You |
| hypnosis is the most effective. There are studies | | | | can light up a cigarette or cigar, or you can |
| that show that when people use quit smoking | | | | practice your hypnosis technique. |
| hypnosis programs they are successful more than | | | | So will you have to take hypnosis "lessons" |
| 60% of the time. When you compare that with | | | | forever? Well, think about the golf lesson analogy. |
| the success rates of quit smoking drugs (20% to | | | | If you want to improve your golf game, do you |
| 30%), it makes a lot of sense to use hypnosis | | | | have to take golf lessons forever? Of course not! |
| programs. | | | | You take a lesson to improve your swing, then |
| But what exactly happens during hypnosis when | | | | you go out and practice what you've learned. And |
| it's used to quit smoking? Basically, you put | | | | the more you practice, the better you get, and |
| yourself into a light trance state. You're not | | | | the easier it is to play well. |
| asleep, but you're not intently focused on your | | | | But even if your game improves a lot after that |
| everyday thoughts. You're in a state of deep | | | | one lesson (and lots of practice), there might |
| relaxation, but you're still able to hear and respond | | | | come a time when you would want to take |
| to the world around you. | | | | another lesson. What if you had an accident and |
| A lot of people think they can't be hypnotized. | | | | hurt your knee, or you just couldn't play golf for |
| They know they're usually tense and have trouble | | | | several months? You might need a refresher |
| relaxing. But most people can learn relaxation | | | | lesson just to get back into shape. |
| techniques. And that's really all you need to be | | | | It's the same thing when you use hypnosis to quit |
| able to do for a successful quit smoking hypnosis | | | | smoking. You learn it. You practice it. You improve |
| program. | | | | your technique. And the beauty of it is, even |
| There are a lot of hypnosis programs that claim | | | | though your goal is to quit smoking forever, if |
| that you will quit smoking after one session. This | | | | that doesn't happen after your first hypnosis try, |
| is actually quite possible. Many people report that | | | | you can still try again until you reach your goal. |
| they have quit smoking for several hours or the | | | | When your goal is to quit smoking for good, you |
| rest of the day after only one session. | | | | haven't failed unless you stop trying. Chances are |
| But that doesn't mean you never have to use the | | | | you've already tried to quit smoking at least once. |
| self hypnosis program began. In reality, when you | | | | So you already know that it's not an easy thing |
| use a hypnosis program to stop smoking, you're | | | | to do. |
| learning an ongoing technique. You'll be able to use | | | | The reality is that most people try to quit |
| it for the rest of your life, whenever the urge to | | | | smoking several times before they finally quit for |
| smoke comes up. | | | | good. So instead of beating yourself up for |
| Think of it this way: if you take a golf lesson, | | | | relapsing, think of it as getting one step closer to |
| your swing could be greatly improved after only | | | | your final goal. As long as you keep trying to quit, |
| one lesson. But you'd still have to practice that | | | | there is no doubt that you will be successful. And |
| new technique every time you play golf. | | | | using hypnosis will definitely help you achieve your |
| It's the same when you learn a hypnosis | | | | goal. |
| technique to stop smoking. Every time you get a | | | | |