Using Hypnosis to Cure Bad Habits

Using Hypnosis to Cure Bad Habits

Using Hypnosis to Cure Bad Habits

This thought is ever present for those of us who have fallen victim to gambling, alcohol, smoking or comfort food addiction. It is a rare individual that can successfully and permanently kick a bad habit by himself. That is why we all relate to the old joke; I quit smoking--between cigarettes. Most of us simply don't have the willpower to stay with the decision to stop.

The reason is that the process of addition is both physical and psychological. The effort to end the bad habit is compounded by the stress of trying to quit combined with the uncomfortable physical symptoms of withdrawal. For most, the battle is too much to handle with today's hectic lifestyle and it is easier to just go back to the familiar routine of the habitual behavior. Don't stress about it-it doesn't mean we are weak or that we simply haven't the power to overcome this, it just means that we need a little help to overcome the powerful hold the habit has us in.

How can hypnosis help?

There area plethora of quit smoking schemes out there. Most focus on appealing to the rational side of us. The effort is to engage the conscious mind and deliver the information necessary to insure a sound decision. Many include a socialization aspect wherein one commiserates with other "former" smokers, sharing the thoughts and facts about the harmful effects smoking has on our health. Following such a meeting, the individual leaves recharged with the many reasons quitting smoking is the right choice.

The problem is, you probably already had all that information and knew the conclusions before you attended. If you weren't already rationally convinced it was the right thing to do you wouldn't be trying to quit. It is the basal cravings of the subconscious mind that keep spelling defeat for us. So if the subconscious mind is causing our failures, perhaps that is where we should mount our attack. Hypnosis to the rescue! Hypnosis deals specifically with our subconscious mind.

The process of hypnotherapy has many manifestations. Some hypnotherapists will employ aversion therapy, permanently associating the idea of smoking with some distasteful response, nausea for example. Others may simply convince your subconscious mind that you are not a smoker; the result is you will behave as a nonsmoker because your subconscious mind is telling you to.

Can it help me quit smoking?

Smoking is particularly vulnerable to hypnosis because there are so many facets of the smoking habit that are subconscious. Everything from the physical routine of extracting a cigarette and lighting it to the way one holds it and discards the ashes become a comfortable pattern in the subconscious mind, and can be easily interrupted at that level. A good hypnotherapist should be able to end your smoking habit in a single session.

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