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Smoking cessation therapy takes only one session of 2 hours.
This therapy works because we use the power of your subconscious mind to change your thinking processes, making it very easy to stop. Normally people will use their will power to try and stop. This creates irritability, mood swings, bad temper, cravings and possible weight gain. Hypnotherapy was proven to be the best method of stopping smoking by a meta analysis conducted at Iowa University by Viswesvaran & Schmiidt (1992) involving 72,000 subjects which was featured in the New Scientist magazine (October 1992). This study looked at many different ways to stop smoking and Hypnotherapy was shown to be the most effective method.
David Pollock, director of ASH, said he was surprised by the success of hypnosis,
which anecdotal evidence had suggested was not very effective. One organisation not
surprised by the results is the British Society of Medical & Dental Hypnosis. Christopher
Pattinson, the society's academic chairman, said that current hypnosis techniques
are a far cry from their popular image of music-
How does it work?
Using a combination of positive suggestion and visualisation I can make it easy for you to give up smoking without craving cigarettes. In fact you will be surprised to find that you feel confident and relaxed not only after the session, but continuing throughout the following weeks. Your friends and family will be amazed at how you have given up so easily!
What about putting weight on if I give up?
Any possible alternative habits are taken care of in the carefully worded session
and you will find that you feel great, without resorting to other habits such as
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What about people tempting me afterwards?
Because you will be able to quit without tension or irritability there should be no temptation to continue smoking if somebody offers you a cigarette. The desire to smoke to reduce stress simply won't be there.
The benefits of quitting smoking
Some smokers, especially those who have smoked for years, believe that the damage to their health is irreversible. However you should be aware that it is never too late to stop smoking. In fact the benefits of quitting start immediately:
Time after quitting
Benefits
8 hours
Blood oxygen levels return to normal. Chances of a heart attack start to fall.
24 hours
Carbon monoxide is cleared from your body.
48 hours
Sense of taste and smell begins to improve.
72 hours
Breathing becomes easier. Energy levels increase.
5 days
Nicotine addiction for your body is over
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Circulation starts to improve, walking becomes easier.
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Coughing, shortness of breath and wheezing problems will improve.
1 Year
Risk of a heart attack falls to about half that of a smoker.
10 years
Risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker.
15 years
Risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked.
Key facts:
Smoking kills more than 13 people an hour
Smoking causes 84% of deaths from lung cancer
Smoking is the largest preventable cause of death and related disease in the United Kingdom
Smoking cuts life expectancy