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So you’ve decided to quit smoking and maybe you have tried in the past and not been successful. There are various ways to stop, you may choose to go ‘cold turkey’, use nicotine gum, use medicines or the support of NHS services or a combination of methods.
The difficulty for most people is long term. This is because, even after the physical addiction has gone there is still the psychological addiction to deal with, where certain situations trigger the urge for a cigarette: coffee break, end of a meal, the end of a working day, while you are driving. You may use smoking as a ‘reward’, a way of taking a break or something to do with your hands. As well as these habits, you probably associate certain psychological benefits to smoking: as a way to overcome nerves, anxiety or shyness. Breaking this emotional attachment to cigarettes can be the hardest thing to master. Understanding why you smoke can make a difference to your success at quitting.
Hypnotherapy deals with these psychological and emotional attachments. By talking
directly to your subconscious we can discover these connections and break them.
Concentrating on the positive effects of quitting such as better health, longer life,
more money etc. improves your chances of success and in hypnosis you are able to
visualise your success as a non-smoker into the future.
It is this concentration
on the subconscious processes involved in smoking that gives hypnotherapy its high
success rate.
Couple this with a supporting free CD of Stop Smoking Self Hypnosis
to strengthen your resolve over the coming weeks and months and my guarantee that
if you start smoking within the first year I will give you a free session to focus
on the problems that will have arisen
Hypnotherapy and Smoking
I tried to stop smoking cigarettes by telling myself I just didn't want to smoke,
but I didn't believe myself
Barbara Kelly
- Under 35yrs of age; smoking 15 a day or less; good level of fitness, exercise regularly, have no persistent cough and have low total consumption since starting then look at the lower numbers in the table.
- Over 50yrs of age; smoking 30 a day or more; poor fitness level, do not exercise regularly, have a persistent cough and have a high total consumption then look at the higher numbers in the table. Your body will need more time to recover.
Figures are based on research from more than one source and do not represent guaranteed clinical or physical improvements to any one particular individual. It is widely accepted that non-smokers, even those who have smoked at some time in their lives, live longer and with a higher quality of life than those who continue to smoke.
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Physical changes after quitting smoking
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20 mins
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Blood pressure and pulse normalizes again Body temperature normalizes again |
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8 hrs |
Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal Oxygen level in blood increases to normal |
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24 hrs |
Chance of heart attack decreased The lungs begin to eliminate the mucus and the smoke residues The body has eliminated all nicotine |
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48 hrs |
Nerve endings start to re-grow Smell and taste improves and food has a better taste |
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2 wks - 3 mths |
Cough and fatigue diminish as energy levels increase and circulation improves Lung function increased by up to one-third Exercise, including walking, becomes easier |
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1 -9 mths |
Cilia re-growth in lungs and airways, increasing lung’s self-maintenance Coughing, sinus problems, tiredness, shortness of breath all decrease Skin appearance improves |
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1 - 1½ yrs |
Recovery rate from heart/bypass surgery almost doubled. Excess risk of heart disease is halved. |
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2 ½ - 5 yrs |
The risk of lung cancer, throat cancer and mouth cancer has halved. |
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5 - 10 yrs |
Risk of stroke similar to non-smoker
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10 yrs |
Lung cancer death rate the same as for non smokers Pre-cancerous cells have been replaced Risk of cancer of mouth, throat, bladder, kidneys, pancreas decreases |
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10 yrs onwards |
Risk of heart disease is that of a non-smoker
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If you think that it is too late to stop smoking. Think again!
After only a few minutes
of stopping smoking, your body begins to heal.
See the table below:
Comparative Statistics
NHS Smoking Cessation services have a success rate after 4
weeks of about 50% and it is calculated that the success rate after 12 months is
about 11%.
Hypnotherapy has produced a success rate of about 85% after 4 weeks and
30% after a 12 month period.
Figures compiled from various sources including NHS and Ash
Constituents of Tobacco
Nicotine is the most widely known chemical in tobacco smoke, but may people are amazed to discover that there are over 4,500 other chemicals produced when tobacco burns. Most of these have incomprehensible names and are really only known to scientists and chemical analysts. Listed below are some of the more well known ones:
CADMIUM
AMMONIA
METHANOL
ISOPRENE
ACETONE
NICOTINE
BUTADIONE
FORMALDEHYDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
HYDROGEN CYANIDE
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN SULPHIDE METHYL NITRATE
HYDROCYANIC ACID
NITROGEN OXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE
PROPANE
BENZENE
ACREOLIN
CREOSOL
METHANE
DDT
PYRIDINE
TAR
Smoking Cessation