Smoking Hypnotherapy
06/02/2009
So January brought its usual rush of smokers to The Therapy Lounge. Client after client looking to use hypnotherapy to help them stop smoking.
As we went about helping them to become and remain happy, confident and relaxed non-smokers, something occurred to me -- almost every single client we treated had used at least one nicotine replacement therapy, had read the Alan Carr book and, had experienced at least one session of hypnotherapy in the past.
Obviously, by definition of the fact they were at The Therapy Lounge meant that none of these strategies had worked for them. Yet, almost every single client left us with an inane grin on their face knowing that their smoking days were over.
So how come?
Well the simple answer is this: firstly no one smokes because of a nicotine addiction -- they never have and they never will -- nicotine replacement therapies are just a really good way for the pharmaceutical industry to make money; secondly whilst the Alan Carr book is excellent, it only helps a smoker intellectualise their smoking habit -- it does not deal with the underlying beliefs or habits that reside in the unconscious mind; and lastly, there are a lot of poor hypnotherapists out there that think that a bit of smoke and mirrors are going to win the day.
Helping someone to stop smoking and to remain a non-smoker is a complex proposition that involves a plethora of different therapies combined into one holistic approach.
At the Therapy Lounge we use a mix of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming and good old fashioned common sense. Over a two hour period we help smokers get stopped and stay stopped.
If you want to stop smoking, simply give us a call!