The Two Best Ways to Quit Smoking Forever
Many people quit smoking every year but what the media don't tell you is that most start again.
So what is the secret to quitting and not starting again? Find out in this article.
The mass media never tell you that most quitting methods like the patch are only about 7% reliable in the long term.
Yes, only seven per cent! But some smokers are able to quit for the rest of their lives so how do they do it? In my opinion (I'm an ex-smoker), there are only 2 ways to do it.
What Is The Essential Quality Of A Successful Way To Quit? First of all, the reason that the patches and pills, lasers and acupuncture don't work is because they focus only on the physical.
They are all just set and forget - take a pill and let the pill do the work or lie back and let the laser do it's work.
Addiction, as well as the body, is also a function of the mind.
You simply cannot cure addiction without working on the mind as well.
The best ways to quit smoking address this fundamental issue of addiction.
Hypnosis Hypnosis can be a highly effective cure for smoking for many people.
In fact, one of my mother's friends took hypnosis and she never touched a cigarette again, to my mother's amazement as she continued to smoke away herself! Hypnosis is not mumbo jumbo or "messing with the mind" but a highly respected way of curing people of addictions, phobias and many other afflictions that involve the mind.
During hypnosis, the hypnotist will put you into a trance where you are extremely open to suggestion.
Then he will suggest to you that your cravings will disappear.
When you awaken, quitting smoking will become extremely easy.
The only downside about hypnosis is that sometimes the effects are not as permanent as you would like and the mind can eventually reject the suggestions after months or years.
You can always follow up later though for repeat sessions.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT is similar to hypnosis in that it addresses the mind of the smoker rather than just trying to cure the symptoms of addiction using drugs.
In CBT, you learn how to reverse the effects of the addiction on the mind - the ways in which addiction has actually affected your thinking and your ability to reason effectively when it comes to cigarettes and cravings.
The major advantage that CBT has over hypnosis, however, is that it is all done at the conscious level.
Hypnosis, on the other hand, works at the subconscious level.
Therefore, because you are awake the whole time and re-educating yourself, the effects are much more profound and lasting.
CBT methods tend to be more permanent and more successful.
So what is the secret to quitting and not starting again? Find out in this article.
The mass media never tell you that most quitting methods like the patch are only about 7% reliable in the long term.
Yes, only seven per cent! But some smokers are able to quit for the rest of their lives so how do they do it? In my opinion (I'm an ex-smoker), there are only 2 ways to do it.
What Is The Essential Quality Of A Successful Way To Quit? First of all, the reason that the patches and pills, lasers and acupuncture don't work is because they focus only on the physical.
They are all just set and forget - take a pill and let the pill do the work or lie back and let the laser do it's work.
Addiction, as well as the body, is also a function of the mind.
You simply cannot cure addiction without working on the mind as well.
The best ways to quit smoking address this fundamental issue of addiction.
Hypnosis Hypnosis can be a highly effective cure for smoking for many people.
In fact, one of my mother's friends took hypnosis and she never touched a cigarette again, to my mother's amazement as she continued to smoke away herself! Hypnosis is not mumbo jumbo or "messing with the mind" but a highly respected way of curing people of addictions, phobias and many other afflictions that involve the mind.
During hypnosis, the hypnotist will put you into a trance where you are extremely open to suggestion.
Then he will suggest to you that your cravings will disappear.
When you awaken, quitting smoking will become extremely easy.
The only downside about hypnosis is that sometimes the effects are not as permanent as you would like and the mind can eventually reject the suggestions after months or years.
You can always follow up later though for repeat sessions.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT is similar to hypnosis in that it addresses the mind of the smoker rather than just trying to cure the symptoms of addiction using drugs.
In CBT, you learn how to reverse the effects of the addiction on the mind - the ways in which addiction has actually affected your thinking and your ability to reason effectively when it comes to cigarettes and cravings.
The major advantage that CBT has over hypnosis, however, is that it is all done at the conscious level.
Hypnosis, on the other hand, works at the subconscious level.
Therefore, because you are awake the whole time and re-educating yourself, the effects are much more profound and lasting.
CBT methods tend to be more permanent and more successful.