Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy

The 10 Reasons for Smoking That Must Be Addressed in Hypnosis Sessions

What Stop Smoking Sessions Must Address• Hypnosis is much more than giving a person suggestions to stop their

habits.• A good hypnotherapist should address the reasons why someone

continues a bad habit.• Each person we see will have different reasons for smoking but here

are some of the more common reasons we work with.

Peer Pressure• Many people originally start to

smoke because their friends are smoking.• They feel left out and in order to be

part of the gang they take up smoking.• As they get older they still feel

smoking gives them access to a circle of friends or acquaintances.

Looking Cool• Along with peer pressure

many people associate smoking with being young and cool.• Films and TV were

particularly to blame years ago.• By continuing to smoke some

people are hanging on to their youth!

Rebel• Smoking is also connected

with the ideal of rebellion.• This kind of smoker does not

want anyone to tell them what to do.• This is why general

suggestions are not enough to help this kind of smoker quit.

Boredom• Many people think of

cigarettes as their friends. • The action of smoking

gives them something to do and without that action they feel lost.• Giving a client a healthy

habit can help this.

Addiction• Many people believe they are

addicted to cigarettes.• They feel as if they are

undergoing nicotine withdrawal.• In many cases it is not addiction

but habit and association. A hypnotherapist needs to help the client differentiate.

Stress• Smokers who are in stressful

jobs or situations use cigarettes to take time out.• The cigarette is like a pacifier

and appears to soothe them.• Finding alternative stress

reduction methods is important to kill the habit.

To Take Time Out• We often hear our smokers say

that the cigarettes give them time out.• If they have children escaping

into the garden for a fag gives them five minutes peace.• Helping a smoker to

understand that time out can be taken without the cigarette can help to shift their thinking.

Weight Loss• Many people use smoking as a

method of losing weight or eating less.• The reality is that the difference

between the average weight of a smoker or non smoker is only 7 pounds.• The harmful impact of smoking far

outweighs the small amount of additional weight.

Get Professional Help• A good hypnotherapist will be able to address problems like these or

many other issues such as anxiety or depression.• Call or email us today for details of our Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy

Nottingham.• 01636 650 521• martina@balancehypnotherapynottingham.co.uk• https://www.balancehypnotherapynottingham.co.uk

Habit and Association• Humans are creatures of habit

and cigarettes soon get placed into a daily routine.• Cigarette with a coffee, when on

the phone, lighting up in the car or when walking the dog?• Helping a client to break the

association can drastically reduce their need for a cigarette.

Secondary Gain• Sometimes a smoker will

continue the habit because they believe that smoking does something to help them.• A classic case of a secondary

gain would be smoking to get a break at work.• Attacking secondary gains can be

important for resolving a smoking habit.