anyone had hypnosis to quit smoking?

[no name 1]

I'm curious. I had a friend in London who it worked for. Everyone else I know did the patch.

What did you use?

[Lou Lou 1]

I too had a friend who used hypnosis for smoking. One session and he's never touched another one since. I can get the name of the therapist if you like. I've used hypnosis for a phobia, had 3 sessions and feel cured.

After several attempts of patches and gum I finally gave up cold turkey. I had to be ready mentally to do it, and then it felt really easy (after 15 years of smoking). Haven't had a ciggie since June 2000.

[no name 1]

I too had a friend who used hypnosis for smoking. One session and he's never touched another one since. I can get the name of the therapist if you like. I've used hypnosis for a phobia, had 3 sessions and feel cured.

After several attempts of patches and gum I finally gave up cold turkey. I had to be ready mentally to do it, and then it felt really easy (after 15 years of smoking). Haven't had a ciggie since June 2000.

Good for you! I'm booked in Thursday & scared as can be I'll fail or gain weight (but ready to be done with it).

[domini loka 0]

I want to get hypnotized to STOP checking the damn USCIS web page!!

[Lou Lou 1]

Good for you! I'm booked in Thursday & scared as can be I'll fail or gain weight (but ready to be done with it).

You know, I think the turning point for giving up is when you feel really ready. I could look back and see my failed attempts would be because I really wasn't ready despite trying to convince myself and the world I was. Once that was clear in my head, after the few days of detox which was hard, it got better and better. Drink lots of water and herbal tea to flush out those nasty chemicals.

Good luck -- you can do it

[Canuck Carrie 1]

What about staples? I think they go in the ear or something. A place in town is called Magic Staple and it's for weight loss, smoking, etc...

[Kajikit 65]

I too had a friend who used hypnosis for smoking. One session and he's never touched another one since. I can get the name of the therapist if you like. I've used hypnosis for a phobia, had 3 sessions and feel cured.

After several attempts of patches and gum I finally gave up cold turkey. I had to be ready mentally to do it, and then it felt really easy (after 15 years of smoking). Haven't had a ciggie since June 2000.

Was it scary? I'm really seriously thinking about trying hypnotherapy to help cure my night-time anxiety and panic attacks... I've dealt with all my major causes of daytime anxiety, but there's not much I can do about being afraid of choking to death in my sleep

[Garfield fan 0]

What about staples? I think they go in the ear or something. A place in town is called Magic Staple and it's for weight loss, smoking, etc...

I believe these so-called staples things use the same method as accupuncture. They pinch the nerves that they believe play important roles in smoking, etc and hope that will cure their craving problems.

I work in a smoking-cessation helpline so I have heard a lot about different methods of quitting from people that call us, ranging from the hypnotism, laser, staples, etc etc...

[cheeky^Wolf 0]

I've heard some great success stories for hypnosis, but I've heard alot more for laser therapy.

A good family friend runs companies in Ohio, Florida and soon to be Tennessee. 1 treatment, 45 mins, cured!

If anyone's interested PM me and I'll give you the website.

Helen

[LuzyC 0]

I too had a friend who used hypnosis for smoking. One session and he's never touched another one since. I can get the name of the therapist if you like. I've used hypnosis for a phobia, had 3 sessions and feel cured.

After several attempts of patches and gum I finally gave up cold turkey. I had to be ready mentally to do it, and then it felt really easy (after 15 years of smoking). Haven't had a ciggie since June 2000.

Gary use different kinds of Patches,He tried so hard to quit smoking but I think out of boredom,frustrations,loneliness and all that disaapointment He failed..Detirmanation and discipline to quit smoking is the key but Gary dont have it right now..He promise me that when all this Visa paper work done he will quit,I wanna help him to quit smoking and I hope and pray He will..

I will mention this to Gary,he might give it a try ,Thanks!

Edited September 12, 2006 by LuzyC

[no name 1]

The woman I'm going to is an RN as well. And she uses EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques - which is based on acupressure to help cravings. I hope it works! I need to be smoke free when he moves over in November!

[Mirorgate 0]

Willpower. Just decide what is more important to you... smoking? Or being with SO. Hypnosis.. why let someone else screw with your brain??

[GaryC 7]

I have been hypnotised before. Nothing (tick) wrong (guh) with (blat) me!!!

Edited September 13, 2006 by Iniibig ko si Luz forever

[Karen_L 1]

My mother did a quit-smoking hypnosis session one time a few years ago. The hypnotist was a loon and my mother still smokes ...

My husband quit smoking after his 21st birthday just by deciding he had enough. He quit cold-turkey, but I hear from others I know that the best way is to use some kind of patch or gum -- I hear the gum works because instead of putting a cigarette to their lips, a person can pop in a piece of gum and it kind of mimicks that familiar hand-to-mouth action.

[Ban Hammer 14,166]

this just in, david koresh just quit smoking.