A Guide to Quit Smoking | Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy

Help To Stop Smoking

It does not matter if you have been smoking for a few months or if you are a lifetime smoker, your choice to quit smoking can be a tough decision. However, with the right plan in place that is tailored to your needs, you can stop smoking. Cigarette smoking is not only psychologically a bad habit but it is also known as a physical addiction as well.  The actual smoking act itself is a daily ritual for most people who smoke. The nicotine that is found in cigarettes gives you a short term yet addictive high.  In order to quit smoking, you need to not only address the habit itself but also the addiction too. You need to change your behavior in addition to dealing with the withdrawal symptoms from nicotine.

How Do I Stop Smoking?

To help to quit smoking, you will need to create a personal game plan. Start by listing all of the reason why you are quitting smoking. Also important is to list the places that you usually store your cigarettes. These include places such as your purse, car or jacket. Some of the reasons you may want to list for why quit smoking include feeling healthier, having whiter teeth and having fresher breath. Other reasons may include lowering your risk for getting cancer, stroke and heart
disease.

Once you tell yourself, “I quit smoking,” you will to deal with the cigarette cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Occasionally you may feel dizzy and experience headaches but these feelings will quickly pass. The cravings may come after eating because that is when most people will smoke.  One way to satisfy this craving is to eat a piece of fruit or a stick of gum.

There is also smoking associated with alcohol. Many people will smoke more when they are drinking alcoholic beverages. When you are in the phase of determining how can you quit smoking, you will need to think about the techniques you will use to control your nicotine cravings.

What Is Social Smoking?

Social smoking is when you have friends, family and people you work with smoking right along with you. It will certainly make things harder for you to stop but also will make it difficult for you not to relapse. You will need to tell all of your smoking people in your social circle that you are planning on quitting smoking.

You will need to seek out quit smoking help. This help includes using various methods such as acupuncture, hypnosis or cognitive behavioral techniques. You can also seek support from a local or online support group. Other methods used to help you stop smoking include non-medication therapy, non nicotine medication, nicotine replacement therapy, behavioral therapy and motivational therapy.

It is important to understand that you may indeed relapse and that is completely normal. Do not think you are a failure if it happens. Instead, pick yourself back up and start again the process of quitting smoking.

Consider Using Hypnotherapy To Stop Smoking

If you are looking to find hypnotherapy in Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Gateshead or County Durham contact clinical hypnotherapist Ian Smith. Hypnotist Ian Smith is an Internationally respected therapist who is an expert in stop smoking hypnosis.

Ian Smith (Distinction) D.Hyp  T.F.T  M.U.F.H  M.A.A.H  U.K.C.H.O  N.R.H  C.I.S.H
Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy in North Shields
Telephone: 0774 3353367.