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Smoking Cessation
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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After only a few minutes of stopping smoking, your body begins to heal.
See the table below:
Hypnotherapy deals with these psycho-logical 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 is high success rate.
Couple this with a supporting free CD of Stop Smoking 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 1hour session to focus on the problems that will have arisen
Barbara Kelly
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ACETONE
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HYDROGEN CYANIDE
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN SULPHIDE
METHYL NITRATE
HYDROCYANIC ACID
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