How Hypnotherapy Can Increase Your Motivation to Stop Smoking*
If you are reading this, it’s likely that you are looking for help to stop smoking, or you want to know how best to support someone close to you who is anxious to quit. When a smoker attempts to give up, the first two weeks are said to be the most critical and it may be difficult to get through it alone. Nicotine is without doubt a highly addictive substance, causing unpleasant and for some, overwhelming effects of withdrawal. However, these physical symptoms are generally short-lived and it is the psychological dependency which needs to be addressed.
So how can hypnotherapy help you to quit smoking?* At the Conway Practice, Jonathan Conway will first determine whether you are truly committed to giving up. Feeling under pressure from family or friends may not be enough to motivate you to achieve your goal. This must be something that you want for your own reasons, not simply to please others. While you are in a relaxed state of hypnosis, you will explore your motives for quitting. This may be to feel fitter and many health issues can be greatly improved once a smoker gives up the habit. Perhaps you are aware that you are spending money on cigarettes that you can ill-afford.
Coaching through hypnotherapy, Jonathan will help you to recall the reason why and when your habit first began.* Stress often plays a major part, as an initial catalyst to becoming reliant on nicotine to calm anxiety, or using a cigarette as a ‘prop’ when nervous. This means that in order to deal with the dependency, stress management and establishing a strong coping mechanism is essential.
Guided imagery will enable you to visualise how much better you will feel as a non-smoker or what enjoyment your extra spending money could provide.* You will understand why you reach for a cigarette at certain times of the day and how you can successfully break the habit.* Hypnotherapy can have profoundly positive results, changing misconceptions held in the subconscious which may have limited your motivation and self-belief.*
For more information call Jonathan Conway on 01273 540425
