Friday, March 13, 2009

Hypnotherapy To Stop Smoking

By Amy Hudson

Hypnosis is currently depicted a bit incorrectly in the television and the movies. Owing to the scenes depicting people performing humiliating actions while being hypnotized, the practice of hypnosis is seen as useless or done just to bully the gullible. Therefore, hypnosis is usually treated with cynicism and apprehensiveness.

Nonetheless, regardless of the amount of misconceptions, misinformation, as well as overall negative point of view, hypnosis is in reality an effective quit smoking technique. Indeed, if done rightly, this technique can help people kick the habit. Currently, there are quite a number of cases of individuals who have quit smoking after going through hypnosis, as a solitary method or in combination with other methods.

How Does Hypnosis Work?

A hypnotized individual reaches a completely relaxed state. The individual is allowed to concentrate on a particular memory related to smoking as well as access information that may have been hidden in the depths of your subconscious.

By communicating with subconscious memories, a person can better understand the motive for smoking and more effectively measure his resolve to stop smoking. Moreover, suggestive images will be utilized to compel the smoker to quit smoking cigarettes.

Self Hypnosis & Professional Hypnosis

The hypnosis method works with a certified hypnosis specialist (specifically, a hypnotist or hypnotherapist) or by self-hypnosis. But, hypnosis beginners are in no way recommended to try self-hypnosis, as the results would not be as certain.

A factor to consider is that the process of hypnosis is basically rooted in trust. The higher your trust for the individual executing the hypnosis session, the better the outcome. A trusted specialist can more effectively show you sub-conscious imagery that generate particular emotions and/or sensations. In the context of smokers, the mental images relate to the desire to kick the smoking habit.

Professional Stop Smoking Hypnosis

The price for one or two sessions vary between $250 to $350. These sessions may be cheaper or more expensive depending on your area.

The number of hypnotherapy sessions you need can be established through numerous aspects - including your openness to hypnosis, the extent of your smoking addiction, as well as your personal feelings about smoking in general.

If you don't have an actual desire to stop smoking - i.e. your motives are not deeply based on your subconscious - it's entirely possible that hypnosis won't be effective for you and you'd only be throwing away money. This will become quite clear in your initial session. Once an initial session has been completed, a certified hypnotherapist out to inform you if further sessions are of no use and you should not attempt to continue.

Bogus vs. Certified Therapists

Professional hypnotherapists can definitely help you. However, there are certain people who present themselves as professionals but are really fake and only wish to take your money. With these in mind, we recommend that you consult a certified professional, and not some questionable individual.

One way to ensure that your hypnotherapist is indeed a certified expert is to ask him or her how he/she will find out if you're subconsciously prepared to stop smoking during the 1st hypnotherapy session. If he does not know how to answer, this should realize that you better seek out a new therapist.

Also ensure that your hypnotherapist diligently records your first session. With audio recordings, you are able to review the audio files to ascertain if your sub-conscious answered yes when asked if you are ready to quit smoking.

Hypnosis as a Quit Smoking Technique

In spite of the hyped negative perception of the practice of hypnosis, it's impossible to ignore its benefits when used appropriately on those who want to quit smoking. If you're actually determined about kicking the habit, hypnotherapy is undeniably the best stop smoking technique for you. - 15437

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