Congratulations! If you're reading this, you're probably thinking about giving up smoking. Most of us have learnt about what effects smoking has on our lungs, blood supply, heart and the debilitating effect it has on most of your body. So why do we still smoke? It's an addiction, so some people find it very easy to quit, but lots of us don't. You've accomplished the first step in your stop smoking therapy!
There are many therapies available to help people stop smoking. One of the most popular as a painless quick fix' that we all want, let's face it is hypnosis. This therapy uses your sub-consciousness to guide you into imagining or believing what life will be like as a non-smoker. The therapist will use suggestion to make the idea of having a cigarette ever again ludicrous! However, it will not work unless you feel that you are going to quit for yourself and that you aren't being forced' into it by anyone-else. If you are not ready, your mind will automatically rebel against the lack of free will and you will be wasting a lot of time, effort and money.
Acupressure is one of the most popular stop smoking therapies as it is completely non-invasive, painless and drug-free. It is an ancient Chinese medicine where the practitioner will put pressure on certain points of the body in correspondence with the meridians or energy centers. Energy blockages are removed and this drug-free treatment that can be used to alleviate the symptoms of many illnesses and disorders, as well as to stop smoking. It has amazingly quick results which appear to last long-term.
Acupuncture is another Chinese stop smoking therapy. The acupuncturist will put sterile needles into your ears. Rather than helping you stop, it appears to help alleviate the effects of nicotine withdrawal by stimulating the functioning of your liver and easing your tobacco withdrawal symptoms anxiety, irritability, a lack of focus and increased appetite. The acupuncturist will help guide the body back to a balanced state'.
The normal western approach to stop smoking is to use replacement therapy. Basically, this approach means that you use different things such as nicotine gum, mints or inhalers to gradually cut down how much nicotine goes into your system. For instance, you can buy a course' of nicotine patches which are like plasters that go directly onto your skin and release tiny amounts of nicotine throughout the day. The most important thing about this is that you have to be honest about how many cigarettes you smoked a day to start off with, otherwise you will get too little or too much out of the patches, gum, etc. You will then either suffer the withdrawal anyway, or you will end up with the side-effects of too much nicotine like diarrhoea. Other methods include e cigarettes and Bioresonance Therapy (an electromagnetic therapy).
Good luck with your chosen form of stop smoking therapy! Remember you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
