Hypnosis For Smoking
Hypnotherapy is perfectly suited to help you break bad habits and cope with stress. Even though hypnotherapy is used for a variety of applications, it is especially good at stimulating your mind and helping you overcome the temptation of relapse.
The World Health Organization (WHO) considers the tobacco epidemic as one of the most significant public health threats the world has ever faced. Tobacco consumption is responsible for up to 7 million deaths each year. Sadly, up to half of the people who use tobacco die because of it.
Hypnosis for Smokers
During hypnosis for smoking cessation, a patient is often asked to imagine unpleasant outcomes from smoking. For example, the hypnotherapist might suggest that cigarette smoke smells like truck exhaust, or that smoking will leave the patient's mouth feeling extremely parched.
Hypnotherapy is perfectly suited to help you break bad habits and cope with stress. Even though hypnotherapy is used for a variety of applications, it is especially good at stimulating your mind and helping you overcome the temptation of relapse.
What Is Hypnosis?
Hypnosis is defined as an altered state of awareness in which you appear to be asleep or in a trance. Clinical hypnosis may be used to treat certain physical or psychological problems. For instance, it is frequently used to help patients control pain. It is also used in a wide range of other conditions such as weight issues, speech disorders, and addiction problems.
Even though you appear to be in a trance during hypnosis, you are not unconscious. You are still aware of your surroundings, and -- despite what many stage performers may claim during an entertaining show -- you cannot be made to do anything against your will.
The History Of Hypnosis As A Treatment For Smoking
Psychiatrists started using hypnotherapy for psychological treatment in the 1950s as an aid to traditional therapy. The American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) recognized hypnotherapy as a medical procedure back in 1958.
Dr. Herbert Spiegel first used hypnotherapy to help people quit smoking and documented it in 1970. His treatment strategy is widely known as the “Spiegel method” and it’s still used to this day
Spiegel's method is one popular smoking cessation hypnosis technique that focuses on three main ideas:
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Smoking poisons the body
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You need your body to live
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You should respect your body and protect it (to the extent you'd like to live)
The hypnotherapist teaches the smoker self-hypnosis, and then asks him or her to repeat these affirmations anytime the desire to smoke occurs.
