How many people start the year trying to quit one of their biggest vices: tobacco. Smoking can kill, it can provoke us undesirable illnesses and irreparable damages.
There are different therapies, not all hypnosis sessions are the same since each therapist or professional imparts them according to their studies and knowledge. However, you hwe talk in general what a therapy would be like so that you have the initial idea.
Hypnosis therapy to quit smoking
When starting therapy, we have to be aware of what type of smoker you are. Not all people who smoke do so in the same way and in the same amount.
It seeks to eliminate the habit of tobacco in the lives of patients, to detect in which situations they are essential and why they smoke under those conditions.
Hypnosis
Hypnosis will help us for the following sections:
- Delete the anxiety towards tobacco
- Get older willpower.
- Cut Back el desire to smoke
- Reinforces the Self esteem and it convinces us that we are quite capable of quitting tobacco.
- Increase our expectation of success.
- Disappears guilty feeling produced by tobacco.
How Hypnosis Works
In hypnosis you are awake, although many think otherwise. Consciousness is not lost at any time. It is with this therapy that a very deep state of concentration and relaxation is reached, but we do not get to sleep.
Everything that happens in the session it is remembered very clearly and effortlessly.
We must emphasize that hypnosis does not happen like in the movies, that preconceived idea is wrong. This therapy is not magic, the hypnotized person never loses control during the session.
Hypnosis makes feeling good, eliminates anxiety and it makes us feel confident about ourselves, making it easier for us to maintain our goals.
Who is eligible for this therapy?
Anyone who wants to can undergo hypnosis, it does not matter if you are pregnant for example. Or if you have a disease that requires strict medication.
Only the people who suffer from episodes of ePylepsies must follow certain special precautions during the session. In addition, the hypnosis procedure is harmless to health and has no side effects.
Approximate percentage of success in sessions
It is usually established around 80 or 85%. They are not bad data if what we are looking for is to stop smoking and we achieve it with this method. In addition, this procedure avoids the use of nicotine patches or gum, since hypnosis is sufficient.
Characteristics of quitting smoking
The WHO labels smoking as an epidemic, kills about 5,4 million people, and it is predicted that for the 2030 will increase to 8 million.
Most smokers have tried to quit smoking on occasion, many have tried different procedures such as gum, patches or directly willpower, however, the chances of success will always depend on each person and case.
It is estimated that in Spain there are 11 million people who use tobacco daily. And of these, around 3 million intend to quit.
Why is it difficult to quit?
The biggest problem lies in the subconscious since in people the smoker self image and that image is difficult to change or remove.
We must not forget that tobacco is a drug, so we are faced with an addiction problem. Hypnosis, not only makes you stop smoking, but also helps to strengthen self-esteem, combat anxiety, increase our motivation and teach us to face our weaknesses.
These are some of the aspects that must be taken into account if we decide to undergo hypnosis therapy to stop smoking, really, we do not lose anything by trying, although it may be that if you are a very rational person or if you do not believe in these types of sessions first, you may not act in the desired way.