| Quit in one Session WITHOUT ANY SIDE EFFECTS OR NEGATIVE FEELINGS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR GUM, PATCHES, ZYBAN etc CHANGE YOUR BELIEF SYSTEM TO a none smoker  "In 2002 at the age of 59 I was smoking on average 100 cigarettes a day says Peter Merchant. "This was before I visited Kathleen Freeman to take part in her smoking cessation course. Hopeful but not optimistic as I had smoked since the age of 14 and had tried many times to cut down and stop smoking, I arranged to see Kathleen at practice. I was with her for approximately an hour and was fully aware of what was happening the whole of the time.
When I came out of the clinic I remembered there were still two packets of cigarettes in my car, but they are still there as I have not had one since.
In hindsight I wish had visited Kathleen many years ago because apart from the obvious health benefits, I will also save around £7,500 in one year alone by not buying cigarettes.
I would recommend that anyone reading this who seriously wants to stop smoking should give Kathleen a call and take your first positive step."
Peter Merchant.
Hypnosis is the 'most effective way of giving up smoking' according to the largest ever scientific comparison of ways of breaking the habit, as was stated in the 'The New Scientist'.
Will-power, it turns out, counts for very little.
Smokers are coming under increasing pressure to quit. Already, in California and the UK a law has been passed to ban smoking in all public places which took effect in California from the first of January 1998. What happens in the States usually happens in Britain some time later: The law was passed in the UK on July 1st 2007.
In May 1997 the Institute of Actuaries published the results of a study it commissioned which showed the mortality rate for smokers. On average, a smoker dies six years earlier than a non -smoker.
A ll hypnosis is self hypnosis. Nobody has power over you, it is our own minds that enable the process.
Why Quit?
There are numerous reasons to quit and for every one of those reasons a smoker will find a reason to smoke!
Ask yourself have I done any of the following?
- Rummaged through the ashtrays, coat pockets, handbags and even the rubbish etc to find a butt with just a few salvageable puffs
- Spent the last few pounds on cigarettes rather than food when you are hungry
- Swore every one will be the last
- Told yourself this year I will give up smoking
- I can quit when ever I want to
- I won’t get cancer, it won’t happen to me
So why is it so hard to quit? What Smokers are told and would like to believe!
The smoker is in a constant battle to maintain a narrow range of nicotine level in the blood stream. Every time the smoker’s nicotine level falls below the minimum limit, they experiences drug withdrawal and become tense, irritable, anxious and, in some cases, even shows physical symptoms. The only thing that will alleviate these acute symptoms will be a cigarette. The nicotine loss is then replenished and, hence, the smoker feels better. The media, driven by 'expert opinion' from the Medical Professions, tell us that people smoke because they are addicted to it, and that it is very difficult to give it up because of this.- - - yet most of what is generally accepted to be 'known facts' about it and more specifically STOPPING SMOKING is actually nonsense! That's right - most of what you think you know about smoking cessation is just not true.
THE TRUTH IS If nicotine is so adictive why are they unable to explain why 99% of smokers sleep soundly at night without the need to keep waking up for a cigarette? .... or why since the ban on smoking on commercial airliners 94% of polled smokers stated that they could fly long-haul for eight or ten hours without thinking or worrying AT ALL about smoking? ( In fact, most smokers ONLY think about smoking once the pilot has announced their imminent arrival at their destination.. knowing they will be able to smoke again soon, the smoker starts to think about smoking again...) So why should the habit of smoking be harder to break than any other habit or from any other substances?
Most people form a habit because it makes the person feel comfortable, once the anxiety level rises or the person feels discomfort then there is a need for a fix i.e. finger nails go back into the mouth or the cigarette, alcohal, food etc (to make the levels of anxiety/discmfort drop)...to feel comfortable, thus a cycle is formed...the habit.
The chemicals in cigarets may also cause other triggers in our physiology, tobacco is a liver stimulant. Remember the nausea and/or headaches that many of you suffered when you first began smoking? This is because tobacco stimulates the liver to become hyperactive, producing much more digestive substance ‘bile’, than it needs, (bile serves to excrete pigment, the result of the breakdown of old red blood corpuscles and to aid the digestion of fat. Bile salts aid digestion of fat by emulsifying the fat). If you persist in smoking, the liver compensates by becoming sluggish, therefore its many important functions become less efficient. Now your liver is dependent upon tobacco for its “fix” in order to work normally. Under extreme times of biochemical imbalance - perhaps during or immediately after times of stressful activity or situations - the need for a “fix” The HABIT is then re-enforced thus a cycle is formed THE HABIT Persists. Once you have quit the habit with hypnosis it is very rare to have withdrawal smymtoms. Once a non-smoker it is important to tackle the effect which has been caused by the habit on the whole being, therefore we look at the whole spectrum such as habit, behaviour and nutrition. In most cases al that is needed to quit is one session of hypnosis. However if you have been smoking more than 40 a day you may wish to follow the whole programme to help rid the body of toxins that habe built up due to smoking therefore in such cases after the hypnotic induction has taken place your , nutritional advice will then be given, it is then time to flush out any toxins in the body and help balance the flow of emotional and physical energy. By reducing toxins in the body, the craving of such things as coffee, nicotine, chocolate, etc. is diminished.
Depending on the individuals profile (smokng over 40 a day) it may be recommended that Manual Lymphatic Drainage or Reflexology would be beneficial as and adjunct to Hypnosis to help eliminate the build up of toxins due to smoking. What A Relief, I Think I Have Cancer!
The following is an exert from Joel Spitzer free booklet NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF
“Last night I was getting a burning sensation in my lungs. I actually thought I had lung cancer. I wasn’t scared, surprised, or even upset. I was actually happy. I can’t remember ever looking so forward to being diagnosed of having a terminal illness.” This unusual statement was made to me by a clinic participant on her fourth day without smoking. While it sounds like the ravings of a severely depressed or mentally ill individual, in fact she was nothing of the sort. To the contrary, she was smiling and laughing when she said it. What was the humour she saw in the statement? As soon as she said it to herself the night before, she realized the pain she was experiencing was the same complaints she heard three other people describe earlier that day at her clinic. It was a normal part of the healing process from quitting smoking. She also recognized the fact that she was not looking forward to a debilitating illness and an early demise. She was looking forward to taking a cigarette. When the pain started she rationalized that as long as she had lung cancer already, she might as well smoke. Then she realized she was looking forward to cancer. At that point she recognized just how morbid her thought processes had become. Not because she was quitting smoking, but because she was an addict was she capable of thinking in such depraved terms. Upon recognizing the absurdity of the situation, she laughed off the urge and went to bed. It is important to remember just how irrational your thoughts were, when you too were a smoker | | The altered state of mind that is induced by hypnosis is a very pleasurable and relaxing experience. It is true to say that smoking cessation is achieved with only one session of hypnosis in most cases and that most people do not experience withdrawal symptoms. "I Quit 12 Years Ago In One Session" “I had been smoking since I was about 15 and had attempted to give up so many times; but had never succeeded in stopping for more than two days. Just after Christmas 1997 I decided that; having got away with smoking for as long as I had, the time had come to really give up, but I knew that I needed help to succeed. Kathleen Freeman had been recommended to me by friends who, with her help, had managed to quit the habit.
I went with a friend, (we both smoked about 200 cigarettes a week) attend Kathleen’s ‘1st stop smoking’ clinic and from that moment to now, neither of us has smoked again.
For a short period I missed having a cigarette usually when having a drink or after a meal, but the marvellous thing was that I had no craving - the urge to smoke had gone.
It's great to be a non-smoker”.
Rex Stanwix Thousands of smokers found it easy to quit the habit after just one session with the powerful use of hypnosis, however to empower the success our unique programme was developed to incorporate a powerful combination of cognitive therapy, hypnosis, NLP and visualisation programme which looks at the whole being not just the psychological aspect but the physical, emotional and habitual links. NoLimits are renowned for their success with smoking cessation and have been helping both individuals and groups to give up the dreaded weed since 1994. In that time they have been interviewed on the radio and worked all over the UK and abroad with one hour smoking cessation sessions for groups and individuals. What's in The Package To Book a FREE initial consultation complete the form below or telephone Kathleen on 01932 348848
At our Byfleet, Kew, Guildford and Harley Street practices Hypnosis and Hypnoanalysis are used very successfully to help any problems arising from psychological or emotional issues, such as Bulimia, Anorexia and Body Dysmorphia, Nowadays, there is an increasing demand for Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Hypnoanalysis to help people change the way they see themselves and the way in which they feel. If you need help to change and enjoy a more fulfilled and happier future Contact us at Byfleet, Kew, Guildford and Harley Street. For your FREE initial hypnotherapy consultation or to book and appointment CLICK HERE Hypnosis Most Effective Smoking Cessation Method in Comparison Study of Hospitalised Patients: Presented at CHEST
CHICAGO, IL -- October 24, 2007 -- Half of hospitalised smokers show sustained success of smoking cessation with hypnosis compared with other approaches tested in a comparison study.
Hypnosis was twice as effective as the next best smoking cessation approach, including pharmacologic treatments, in a study that compared four smoking cessation programs in hospitalised patients who were motivated to quit.
The results of the study were presented here on October 22 at CHEST 2007, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians.
A team led by Faysal Hasan, MD, Pulmonary Medicine Specialist, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, Massachusetts, United States, enrolled 67 smokers who were hospitalised at their institution in a four-arm study, to compare hypnosis, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), hypnotherapy plus NRT, or abrupt cessation without other treatment (cold turkey).
All patients expressed a desire to stop smoking, which Dr. Hasan said is key to the success of any cessation program. Patients were allowed to choose their own treatment, in part to allow for bias introduced by any previous cessation attempts. Patients who had failed to stop smoking with a previous method were likely to choose a different approach in this study.
Men were more likely to choose a "quick fix," going cold turkey or choosing a NRT patch, he said, while women were more likely to choose hypnotherapy. All patients received counselling.
Patients receiving hypnosis underwent an initial session while in the hospital and a second session a week after discharge. Patients receiving NRT began therapy during hospitalisation and continued with NRT during the month after discharge.
After 6 months, 50% of patients who underwent hypnosis remained smoking-free as were those who received hypnotherapy plus NRT. One quarter of patients who went cold turkey remained successful, while 15.78% of those who received NRT alone continued to not smoke.
Adding NRT did not help the success of hypnotherapy, Dr. Hasan reported.
Patients who had been hospitalised with a cardiac diagnosis were more likely to be successful at quitting than those with a pulmonary diagnosis, with success rates of 45.5% and 15.63%, respectively.
"Patients chose their own treatment approach. This is important," Dr. Hasan told meeting attendees. Equally important is the patient's motivation to quit, he added.
"This concept of motivation is a mystery," he said. It may be fear-based, but patients also need "hope and frequent feedback."
[Presentation title: Hypnotherapy as an Aid to Smoking Cessation of Hospitalized patients: Preliminary Results. Abstract 6066]
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