Smoking

Many smokers are unaware of the extent to which the subconscious influences their habit. Nicotine is addictive to a much lesser extent than is widely realised - even the most prolific smokers no longer experience nicotine withdrawal symptoms just four days after quitting. Bearing this in mind, nicotine patches, chewing gum and other products can only have a limited impact on the smokers ability to give up. So why is it so difficult for smokers to quit? It is because smoking has become a subconscious activity, an ingrained habit. So repetitive has this habit become, the subconscious mind truly believes that smoking cigarettes is vital for survival.

Hypnotherapy is so successful at helping smokers quit as it is the only method that speaks directly to the subconscious mind. Under hypnosis the subconscious can be made to realise that smoking, rather than being necessary for survival, actually threatens the very survival of the smoker. The subconscious mind then becomes an ally and helps the smoker to feel revulsion at the thought of smoking even a single cigarette.

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