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Hypnosis helps people stop smoking in a different way than prescription drugs or nicotine replacement therapy. Even though people who stop smoking through hypnosis could use one of those aids to help with their physical addiction, study groups have been successful without them.

In a recent study at Scott & White Memorial Hospital & Clinic in Texas, 40% of the participants were able to quit smoking within the first week of receiving a hypnotic suggestion & six months later they had not returned to smoking. Over the years, many separate studies have shown that people can stop smoking through hypnosis.

Like other forms of behavioral therapy or professional counseling, hypnosis is completely safe. There’re no negative side effects. This is a big plus for people concerned about the side effects of nicotine replacement therapy & prescription drugs for smoking cessation.

Hypnosis helps people stop smoking by “reminding” them of their own motivations to quit. A hypnotic suggestion is like a reminder. The therapist (or a recording, if you’re using a self-hypnosis plan) repeats “stop smoking suggestions”, while you’re in a very relaxed state.

In some people, a trance-like state is experienced & specific suggestions are not consciously remembered. But, most people remember the feeling of being “under”, as well as the therapist’s voice & the things that he or she said.

As with other plans, in order to successfully stop smoking through hypnosis, a person must have a desire to quit & most people do. But, because there’re always temptations, sometimes the desire is forgotten. It may take a little time, but it’s easy to identify the times when you’re most likely to “forget”.

Sometimes it’s possible to avoid those things that cause the most temptation or are most likely to cause forgetfulness. For all those situations that can not actually be avoided, the hypnotic suggestion helps maintain the mental awareness of the desire & motivation. In other words, hypnosis helps people stop smoking by helping them to concentrate on their goal; to quit smoking.

People who stop smoking through hypnosis may still have some withdrawal symptoms, if they’re physically addicted, & nicotine is one of the most addictive substances known to man. But, if a person can stop smoking for as little as two weeks, then they have “beat” the physical addiction.

Patches, gums & other types of nicotine replacement therapies are often ineffective because they simply prolong the addiction to nicotine. In order for them to be effective, people must remember to cut back on the amount that they use every day. So, once again, it comes down to remembering the motivation & desire.

To learn more about how hypnosis helps people stop smoking or to learn about other option, please visit the Stop Smoking Blog, a resource for all those who want to quit, written by those who have.

Patsy Hamilton was a health care professional for over twenty years before becoming a health writer. Currently she is writing a series of articles about how to quit smoking. Read more at http://www.stop-smoking-blog.com

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