Need Smoking Cessation Be Difficult?

“Doctor I’ve tried 15 times to stop smoking but have failed every time. I haven’t got the will power.” This not uncommon story encourages the view smoking cessation is difficult. The story, however, also demonstrates this person has not given up on giving up. Despite failing the 14th time they still tried a 15th time. They still want to stop. The story also tells us the techniques this person has used have not worked for them. They need a different approach.

Forcing oneself to stop smoking is like using a hammer to fix a screw in to a piece of wood. Much effort is expended for little result. Any job is completed easily when the right tool is used.

The best way to stop smoking is without trying. The conscious mind gets in the road and is not the right tool. The conscious mind needs to hand over the task to the unconscious mind wherein lie both the problem and the solution. A person more readily and effectively attends to that which is relevant and important when relaxed and not under pressure.

A potential exists for a smoker to switch back to their original and natural state of non-smoking. In such a state there is simply no interest in smoking. This switching can be facilitated with hypnosis.

How Many Sessions Are Required?

One session may be all that is required. Need for further sessions reflects not failure but ongoing learning. There may be as many, if not more, benefits along the way to smoking cessation as there are in the smoking cessation itself. It is important to accept whatever course smoking cessation takes.