"One session with Andrew back in 2004 in Jersey 18 years ago - not touched a cigarette since then... I was smoking 40 plus a day - definitely recommend him." M.W. Jersey C.I.
Quitting the evil weed is easier than you think!
We have been conditioned to believe that stopping smoking requires Herculean strength of will. But that is a false belief!
Contrary to popular belief, it's not the nicotine that's addictive... it's the habit that's the real addiction. This is because smoking is always associated with another related activity – socialising with friends, taking a break at work, or just relaxing at home with a cup of tea. Changing the way you think about smoking will help you kick the habit for good... and save a lot of money in the process!
We’ve all made that resolution to stop smoking – and then started again a few days later.
First Question: If you’re on a long haul flight or at the cinema, you don’t miss having a cigarette – so why should any other time be different?
Second Question: Do you wake up in the night every half hour gasping for a cigarette?
We all know that smoking damages your health (and the health of your children) but surprisingly, it’s not the nicotine that’s addictive, it’s the habit that’s the real addiction! This is because the mind associates smoking a cigarette with another pleasurable activity. The truth is that the ‘hit’ only lasts for a few seconds – but even so, you still feel you have to smoke the whole thing – after all... you’ve paid for it!
Smokers always say they enjoy it, but when pressed, they find it impossible to explain why! Think about it for a moment... there isn’t really any long–term physical pleasure in smoking at all. Remember your first cigarette? It probably made you feel awful, so why did you continue?
If you didn’t smoke, would you let someone poison you and make you pay for the privilege?
Smoking is like a prison where the door has always been left unlocked, so why not take control of your life and just walk out? There’s no one stopping you!
Maybe it’s time to ask the question ‘Who is in control – me or the cigarette?’ Would you normally consider suicide?
Physical withdrawal symptoms from nicotine last only a few hours and so the physical withdrawal is negligible. Again, it’s the habit that you have to beat!
One of the things that make it more difficult than it should be to stop, is that people tend to exaggerate the difficulty of giving up. But turning your back on cigarettes is not a sacrifice!
Giving up the one thing you don’t want in life is actually much easier than you think – it’s all about changing your perspective. And guess what – going without cigarettes gets easier, not harder, because habits can be broken just as easily as they were formed in the first place.
People who light up every time they’re stressed are fooling themselves – the problem causing the stress will still be there after the cigarette is finished. If you can deal with any situation without smoking, then you can deal with anything life throws at you.
Not one cigarette company executive smokes. Nor do members of their family. They are fully aware of the damage smoking does to your health. The cigarette companies and their advertising agencies even admit that their product will kill you eventually!
If cigarettes were invented tomorrow, they would be banned immediately, because tobacco is a uniquely dangerous product – it’s the only dangerous product that’s sold legally.
The craving for a cigarette only lasts for a few seconds. Every time you overcome the craving you have not only scored a victory, you are also training your mind to think straight.
Think of the money you will save: If you smoke an average of 20 a day, just pause for a moment and work out what it costs you every week, every month, every year!
Stop smoking altogether and you will very soon notice your body getting fitter and healthier.
Try not to think about how long it’s been since your last cigarette because this creates a mental block – one you can do without. Instead, think of stopping smoking as a huge relief! Your faithful friend is actually a traitor, stabbing you in the back every time you smoke, and one that you’re better off without.
Dependency on cigarettes is psychological rather than physiological.
The idea that there will be terrible withdrawal symptoms is a myth – there won’t be! You are irritated by life’s troubles, not by going without a cigarette. In other words, if you expect to feel this way, the odds are that you probably will. This is just a trick your own mind plays on you, and it’s known as ‘perception.’
One of the most successful ways to give up is to make yourself aware of your smoking. We are constantly bombarded with information from all sorts of sources that tell us how hard it is to give up – this is an illusion!
Smoking is often something that fills a gap in your day – something to do with your hands before the next meeting or the next job... so you can become your own policeman!
Hypnosis can change the way you feel and think about smoking. Hypnosis is also a profoundly relaxing experience, and a great cure for stress!
We have been conditioned to believe that stopping smoking requires Herculean strength of will. But that is a false belief!
Contrary to popular belief, it's not the nicotine that's addictive... it's the habit that's the real addiction. This is because smoking is always associated with another related activity – socialising with friends, taking a break at work, or just relaxing at home with a cup of tea. Changing the way you think about smoking will help you kick the habit for good... and save a lot of money in the process!
We’ve all made that resolution to stop smoking – and then started again a few days later.
First Question: If you’re on a long haul flight or at the cinema, you don’t miss having a cigarette – so why should any other time be different?
Second Question: Do you wake up in the night every half hour gasping for a cigarette?
We all know that smoking damages your health (and the health of your children) but surprisingly, it’s not the nicotine that’s addictive, it’s the habit that’s the real addiction! This is because the mind associates smoking a cigarette with another pleasurable activity. The truth is that the ‘hit’ only lasts for a few seconds – but even so, you still feel you have to smoke the whole thing – after all... you’ve paid for it!
Smokers always say they enjoy it, but when pressed, they find it impossible to explain why! Think about it for a moment... there isn’t really any long–term physical pleasure in smoking at all. Remember your first cigarette? It probably made you feel awful, so why did you continue?
If you didn’t smoke, would you let someone poison you and make you pay for the privilege?
Smoking is like a prison where the door has always been left unlocked, so why not take control of your life and just walk out? There’s no one stopping you!
Maybe it’s time to ask the question ‘Who is in control – me or the cigarette?’ Would you normally consider suicide?
Physical withdrawal symptoms from nicotine last only a few hours and so the physical withdrawal is negligible. Again, it’s the habit that you have to beat!
One of the things that make it more difficult than it should be to stop, is that people tend to exaggerate the difficulty of giving up. But turning your back on cigarettes is not a sacrifice!
Giving up the one thing you don’t want in life is actually much easier than you think – it’s all about changing your perspective. And guess what – going without cigarettes gets easier, not harder, because habits can be broken just as easily as they were formed in the first place.
People who light up every time they’re stressed are fooling themselves – the problem causing the stress will still be there after the cigarette is finished. If you can deal with any situation without smoking, then you can deal with anything life throws at you.
Not one cigarette company executive smokes. Nor do members of their family. They are fully aware of the damage smoking does to your health. The cigarette companies and their advertising agencies even admit that their product will kill you eventually!
If cigarettes were invented tomorrow, they would be banned immediately, because tobacco is a uniquely dangerous product – it’s the only dangerous product that’s sold legally.
The craving for a cigarette only lasts for a few seconds. Every time you overcome the craving you have not only scored a victory, you are also training your mind to think straight.
Think of the money you will save: If you smoke an average of 20 a day, just pause for a moment and work out what it costs you every week, every month, every year!
Stop smoking altogether and you will very soon notice your body getting fitter and healthier.
Try not to think about how long it’s been since your last cigarette because this creates a mental block – one you can do without. Instead, think of stopping smoking as a huge relief! Your faithful friend is actually a traitor, stabbing you in the back every time you smoke, and one that you’re better off without.
Dependency on cigarettes is psychological rather than physiological.
The idea that there will be terrible withdrawal symptoms is a myth – there won’t be! You are irritated by life’s troubles, not by going without a cigarette. In other words, if you expect to feel this way, the odds are that you probably will. This is just a trick your own mind plays on you, and it’s known as ‘perception.’
One of the most successful ways to give up is to make yourself aware of your smoking. We are constantly bombarded with information from all sorts of sources that tell us how hard it is to give up – this is an illusion!
Smoking is often something that fills a gap in your day – something to do with your hands before the next meeting or the next job... so you can become your own policeman!
Hypnosis can change the way you feel and think about smoking. Hypnosis is also a profoundly relaxing experience, and a great cure for stress!