HYPNOSIS AND SMOKING
Hypnosis helps you get rid of the smoking habit.  It also helps eliminate the desire and craving for cigarettes, pipes and cigars.  The same techniques have been successful in stopping substance abuse.  In addition it aids in strengthening your self confidence, self esteem and self control.
 
AFTER YOUR HYPNOSIS SESSION
With hypnosis, many people wonder if they will experience withdrawal symptoms or gain weight when they quit.   Others worry if they will be more nervous or anxious.  Most people find that the effects they experienced were all good effects. It is very rare that they experience withdrawal symptoms and seldom do they gain weight.  Instead of being nervous or uptight, they usually discover they are more calm and relaxed as they go about their daily activities. 
     
WILL I QUIT FOR GOOD?
Hypnosis does not make it impossible for you to smoke. It helps you get rid of the desire and craving for cigarettes. If you decide at some time in the future that you want to smoke, you would be able to do so. However, it is very rare that a person would decide to start smoking again after successfully getting rid of the smoking habit. You will begin to feel so much better with clear lungs and vibrant health that it is doubtful you would ever decide to smoke again.

HOW DOES HYPNOSIS WORK?
Many misconceptions exist about hypnosis, and much of this comes from what we see in movies and on television. You must remember that the directors of those movies and the television programs are trying to entertain people, rather than inform them about the subject of hypnosis, and this results in people developing misunderstandings and misconceptions about hypnosis.

You are never out of control. You are in control at all times, and are totally aware of what is happening around you.  A smoker may consciously want to quit smoking. They don't like the terrible smell. They don't like the way it affects their health. They don't like burning holes in their clothes and furnishings, and they certainly don't like watching their money go up in smoke. Yet they continue smoking in spite of their many reasons for wanting to quit. These people are unable to quit because they are being controlled by thoughts, imprints and impressions, which exist in their subconscious minds. The conscious level of the mind can be used to reason and think, but it cannot overrule the control of the subconscious mind that has been programmed by thoughts, imprints, and impressions, that the conscious level of the mind is not even aware of. 

Hypnosis gives your subconscious mind the suggestions and instructions it needs to change and clear out all of those thoughts, imprints and impressions which are currently causing you to smoke. This is one of the main reasons why hypnosis can be so powerful in helping people overcome the smoking habit permanently. Once a person has been guided into a hypnotic state, the subconscious level of the mind becomes much more susceptible to suggestions. The person is completely aware of what the therapist is saying, and the suggestions given by the therapist are received by the subconscious mind, and have a powerful and profound effect in releasing those thoughts, imprints and impressions that have been causing the problem. Unless the subconscious mind is changed, the smoking habit continues to dominate the person. Normal willpower can only dent the surface temporarily. Hypnosis can permanently change the subconscious mind, so you will never want to smoke again.


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Good Reasons to Stop Smoking NOW:
(Courtesy of the American Cancer Society)
It's never too late to quit smoking! Studies show that if a person quits after 20 to 25 years of smoking, his or her chances of developing cancer are actually quite low. The body begins to correct damage caused by smoking in remarkable ways even within minutes of the last cigarette.

Within 20 minutes of your last cigarette:
Blood pressure drops to normal.
The pulse drops to its normal rate.
Body temperature of your hands and feet increases to normal
 
Within 8 Hours:
The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
Oxygen level in your blood increases to normal.

Within 24 Hours:
Chances of heart attack decreases.

Within 48 Hours:
Nerve endings start regrowing.
Your ability to smell and to taste things is enhanced.

Within 72 Hours:
Bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier

Within 2 Weeks to 3 Months:
Circulation improves.
Walking becomes easier.
Lung function increases up to 30 percent.

Within 1 to 9 Months:
Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease.
Cilia regrowth in the lungs, increasing your ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs and reduce infection.
Your body's overall energy level increases.

Within 5 Years:
The lung cancer death rate for the average smoker (one pack per day) decreases from 72 per 100,000 to 37 per 100,000

Within 10 Years:
The lung cancer death rate for the average smoker drops to 12 deaths per 100,000 (almost the rate of non-smokers).
Pre-cancerous cells are replaced by healthy cells.
Risks for other cancers - almost the rate of non-smokers.
Risks for cancers such as those of the mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decrease.

(There are at least 43 chemicals in tobacco smoke that cause cancer.)

Hypnosis-Private Office Sessions
Initial Session $150.00
Subsequent Sessions $90.00
Phone Sessions are available $150
Includes Personalized Reinforcement CD sent to you
(May not be appropriate for all clients. Please call for information.)
Two Session Stop Smoking Program $230
Four Session Programs $390
Six Session Programs $550

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"I am a consulting hypnotist, and as such I utilize non-therapeutic hypnotism to help my clients inculcate positive thinking and the capacity for self-hypnosis wherein I coach, teach, guide, instruct, or train motivated individuals to achieve their goals. Hypnotism for medical or psychological problems requires a referral from a licensed practitioner of those healing arts.  -Tina DeLuca