Can You Stop Smoking?

This is a post I previously wrote for National Stop Smoking Day in 2022 but I think it has some helpful information - hence my re-post.

THE RIGHT TIME TO STOP

Nobody wants to be preached at and everyone has free will. It has to be the right time for you to stop smoking, the time when you feel ready and sick enough of it to want to stop. Only you can decide when that is. No amount of pressure is ever going to work.

Most people who come to see me to stop smoking have certain reservations about it, despite having a big desire to do so. These usually revolve around whether they’ll be able to stop, how they will cope without cigarettes and what they will do when they are out socialising and drinking with friends.

YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

Realise these things.

There was a time when you were perfectly able to navigate life without cigarettes, times when actually you had a lot of learning to do with regard to coping with the world.

You have shed a number of things in your life, habits and activities that just became redundant to the life you were living and the person you were becoming.

Millions of people, heavy smokers, light smokers, have stopped smoking for good which means you can too.

Lots of people deal with stress without cigarettes. You know some.

Lots of people go out with their friends enjoying themselves without smoking. You know some. They enjoy themselves as much as you do.

Most people who eventually stop for good, have tried to stop at least once before. It’s just the way it is.

You have numerous inner resources that can help you stop, stay stopped and give you that feeling of no longer being enslaved by cigarettes.

One of the reasons that hypnotherapy is considered to be the best approach to stopping smoking is its ability to convey new messages to the unconscious mind, draw out your resources in a meaningful way to empower you and allay any fears you have about stopping.

PREPARATION

I personally prepare people before they come to see me with a couple of activities to start the ball rolling. The stop smoking session is 2 hours long and I combine several approaches to help you stop. You can also take a free follow up session within 3 months of that if there are any wobbles.

If you want to stop but worry about your ability to stop, so have hundreds of people before you. That didn’t stop them from trying and succeeding.

You can find out more about my approach here.