Using Hypnosis to Stop Smoking

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Smokers find it a challenge to quit smoking. Smoking is regarded as a highly dangerous habit which can lead to health issues such as bone fractures, lung disease, strokes, heart attacks and cancer

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Using Hypnosis to Stop Smoking

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Smokers find it a challenge to quit smoking. Smoking is regarded as a highly dangerous habit which can lead to health issues such as bone fractures, lung disease, strokes, heart attacks and cancer.

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Many smokers have tried counseling sessions, chewing gum, patches that contain nicotine, nicotine lozenges and even prescribed medication. However, very few smokers are ever able to quit smoking permanently and these methods will usually be of little assistance.

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Hypnosis

Hypnosis is explained as an “altered state of awareness”, where the individual will appear to be in a type of trance or asleep. The use of clinical hypnosis has been utilized for psychological and physical issues.

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The aspects of hypnosis are still debatable. However, certain individuals believe that a state of hypnosis assists in relaxation and heightened concentration. This allows for a more open-minded method in being more willing to specific disorders such as an order to quit smoking.

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Hypnosis used on SmokersCurrently, there are three ideas used in hypnosis by a famous doctor to stop smoking methods:  Smoking will poison the patient’s body  The body wants to live

Smokers should protect and respect their bodies

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The hypnotherapist will teach the smoker a few self-hypnosis techniques and then require that the smokers repeat the affirmations every time they feel like smoking. It has been said that the methods used in hypnosis may not be effective for everyone.

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The effectiveness in hypnosis to stop smoking has resulted in mixed results in a few studies. The ACS (American Cancer Association) and NCI (National Cancer Institute) reveal that the study of hypnosis used to assist smokers in quitting are not supported as the type of quitting method to work.

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