The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that some 37.8 million Americans smoke cigarettes on a regular basis. That means in every group of 100 adults, there are approximately 15 smokers.
In addition to being stinky, smoking is also a serious health hazard. The same report by the CDC found that cigarettes lead to approximately 480,000 deaths each year or 1,300 smoking-related deaths each day. Even scarier? Smokers, on average, live 10 years less than their non-smoking counterparts.
Even with all of the information available regarding the health consequences of smoking cigarettes, actually giving up the habit is much easier said than done. To put things into perspective, nicotine is the most addictive substance in the United States. That means more people are addicted to cigarettes than they are their morning cup of coffee.
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who desire to stop smoking but don’t know where to begin, hypnosis is worth considering. Unlike traditional treatments such as patches and chewing gums, hypnosis directly addresses an individuals’ cognitive processes, allowing them to transform their line of thinking, and effectively shut off or prevent cravings altogether. We find that roughly half of our smoking clients feel as if they never had a cigarette in their life after just one session and estimate only about 15 percent of our smokers do find hypnosis to be helpful.
As to the process, we like to say hypnosis reroutes the line of subconscious thought that leads a smoker to return to cigarettes even when they no longer want to. Through our practices, we can address the powerful emotional associations that make it so hard to quit. Hypnosis won’t “fix” your addiction overnight, but it can provide you with additional tools that can make committing to a healthy, smoke-free lifestyle that much easier. Call today to schedule a consultation; you’ll be glad you did! {{account:phone}}