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Has anyone had any luck with hypnosis helping them quit?
I saw an add for an on-line hypnosis seminar and thought it might help since so much of smoking is at the subconscious level of our brain.
I don't think hypnosis ALONE is enough. There is no silver bullet that will instantly kill the NicoDemon. But I am all for using whatever works.
Curious about who has tried this
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This made my eyes hurt!
THe cost wasn't bad. $50.
I may do it. One more tool.
PT
This was in a private office. He was out of town for months and I kept waiting for him to get back. Can't remember - several hundred? He actually used a hypnotic spiral.
I have never tried hypnosis PastTense so I can't speak to it personally. However, I have come across a few people who've found success this way (and others who didn't.) Going into it with the right frame of mind for success may be beneficial. Is this one easier on your eyes??
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If you know there is no silver bullet, I am left wondering why you are looking for it. Quitting is really quite simple.....you make a decision not to smoke again no matter what and stick to it. Not easy in the beginning, but it gets easier and easier to do. You can employ all the tools available, but if you don't honor that decision, you won't be successful....period.
I wonder who else here has tried hypnosis? Interested to see their experiences!
I did the hypnosis thing - it was a group setting. I bought the CD for reinforcement.
(kinda liked the CD, it was relaxing)
Did no good for me, maybe I was expecting too much.
To me, it was a waste of money and a long drive to boot.
"I don't think hypnosis ALONE is enough." I agree.
When I went through training with the ALA (American Lung Association) to be certified as a facilitator for its "Freedom From Smoking" course (a volunteer gig for me) there was a classmate that was in private practice as a psychologist. The reason she was taking the class was because she found that doing hypnosis on her clients was not enough for them to quit smoking or to stay quit so she was looking for "additional tools" she could use to help them.
And I agree, "there is no silver bullet". The most important success denominator is always the individual themselves.
no, not really
you may try Yoga.. there are good techniques, might help to discipline the mind.
all the best
I already do yoga. I found it helps me in 99 ways; but not smoking.
What have you done in yoga you thought was helpful? Share with the class.
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When I was much younger I tried Hypnosis to quit smoking... All I can remember was soothing words and calmness I felt when my therapist talked about, “Now take a deep breath and truly feel how wonderful that clean fresh air...” or something like this...
The fact that I did not quit, was I really did not want to! Plain and simple. Attitude and commitment are the keys to success. If you have those two qualities, then I think Hypnosis would probably make it easier to quit.
Many, many moons ago I tried hypnosis a few times. Two times I was in a group. I actually quit for about 12 hours I had a psychologist do it another time. None of it worked The only thing that worked for me after multiple years and multiple quits was 2 forms of NRT and this site. I came here everyday for over a year. You can do this. Find your way.
I smobered up on my own (no Ex) and cold turkey. At the time I did not see cold turkey as a method but as a reality. Poop or get off the pot--is what was going through my mind. Once I quit, the ride got really wild and I needed help but I thought I was alone--that no one could understand. I imagined that quitters who had succeeded in letting go were a bunch of haughty people who could not understand my struggle and I feared they'd make fun of me. Haven't you arrived yet, Mary?
I had the benefit of years of AA, the benefit of being raised by parents and grandparents who taught me how to handle the ups and downs of life. These good forces played a part in helping me to quit at all. But nearly three years in and I was lonely for a substantial change in my thinking. Not long after that I joined Ex. Although Ex cannot keep me smober, it is here that I get a chance to be reminded of what it takes to live smoberly--and the job is never done. I get to hear others talk about what it takes to pull smobriety from the jaws of addiction. This is my sustenance. I believe I could have stayed smober without Ex, but I want more than my aloneness in this business of quitting. Some can quit and walk on, I am not like that. My addiction was my way of life, unlearning it has taken all I've got (and I'm usually lazy and like to take short cuts!!!).
I tried free hypnosis on youtube sometime during those first three years...amongst other things. In that I did not smoke and tried to change my thinking--well that helped me some. Do what you need to do, so long as you don't smoke and you struggle forward you are practicing the art of smobriety.
What a good point, Mary. We use all the tools we have - experience, this site, youtube - whatever it takes.
I also did acupuncture once. The doctor put a clip on your ear lobe. I quit for a month or two and then started a new job and the rest is history.
I tried it a few years back. The person was recommended by someone who was successful. Forget the cost, but not cheap. I think it's the same old story--you need to do the work. There's no magic pill or
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