Has the right time to quit smoking been delayed? Here is some good news to help make the decision to finally quit. Stopping now allows the healing process for past damage to begin within 20 minutes*. Concerns about quitting being too stressful with a busy lifestyle are understandable. It is important to consider that life will always be busy, so when the readiness to quit smoking is truly there, the process to stop smoking for good can be easy. The healthiest approach to quitting smoking is available to help support living the healthiest possible life.
At District Hypnosis, recognition is given to the fact that the mind has already been hypnotized – into becoming a smoker. The smoking habit is a subconscious behavior deeply rooted in the erroneous belief that smoking brings pleasure. Nicotine is a stimulant, yet the belief persists that it is relaxing. The truth is that cigarettes do not help relieve any stress other than that caused by a nicotine craving. When smokers ask how to quit smoking, they are often discouraged by what they hear. Convinced that quitting has to be a drawn-out, miserable ordeal fraught with suffering, agitation, overwhelming cravings, and emotional turmoil, many fail to realize that smoking cessation really doesn’t have to be this way.
The Best Smoking Cessation Programs
Hypnosis facilitates the process to quit smoking, change these perceptions, and prove it through personal success! Just as the power of the mind programmed the subconscious into becoming a smoker, it has the power to reboot that mindset back to that of a non-smoker. Smoking cessation through hypnosis has worked for countless others, and it can work here too.
Remember that first cigarette? Did it really taste good? Seriously. Was there actual relaxation as it filled the lungs, or was it actually just a struggle not to choke? How about now? Is smoking ever driven by a real “need” for a cigarette? Is there a belief that an “addict” identity is permanent?
This is what makes this program different. It does not just wean someone from nicotine to the questionable status of the average ex-smoker—always still thinking like a smoker and susceptible to a relapse. The approach at District Hypnosis is to “de-hypnotize” the mind so that anyone can become a comfortable non-smoker: the natural self, free from nicotine dependence! Through hypnosis for smoking, the desire for a smoke can vanish! It is possible to lie back in a comfortable recliner, relax the mind, take back control, and emerge as a liberated, clear-headed non-smoker!
The Best Way to Quit Smoking
The District Hypnosis Stop Smoking programs are custom-designed and include the following:
- Private one-on-one hypnosis sessions
- Handouts with tips and information to help you stay on track.
- Hypnosis CDs to take home and use between sessions for reinforcement.
- The “Stay With You” Commitment*
Whether this is a first attempt at quitting or one of many (the average smoker tries to quit 7 to 9 times in a lifetime), becoming a non-smoker is achievable by following these Smoking Cessation Programs. Hypnosis programs for smoking are private and individualized according to specific personal needs. Unlike group hypnosis, which only gives generic suggestions to stop smoking, this approach addresses individual smoking issues, habits, and unconscious behaviors to clear away the triggers that lead to reaching for a cigarette. This remains the most effective path to quit smoking for many people.
By substituting positive responses, the reflex to smoke disappears. Through changing beliefs about cigarettes, they become unattractive, and using suggestions to prevent “trying that first cigarette” helps maintain a non-smoker status for life. For less than half of what is spent on cigarettes, anyone can become a non-smoker! Additionally, with the money saved once smoking stops, waving goodbye to cigarettes while breathing fresh air on the smoke-free vacation of a lifetime becomes a reality!
Stop Smoking with Hypnosis Programs
For more information on the success rates for hypnosis to stop smoking, read “Why Choose Hypnosis to Stop Smoking.”
In order to determine if hypnosis for smoking would help with your specific situation, you must attend a Free Screening before you can be accepted into one of our Stop Smoking Programs.
Call for your Smoking Cessation Hypnosis appointment at
+1 (202) 853-8400
* TIME-LINE FOR YOUR BODY’S RECOVERY FROM SMOKING: The following information refers to the average risk reversal timetable for smokers who quit smoking completely and without pharmaceutical intervention. Smokers who use hypnosis to quit smoking can enjoy a smoke-free recovery without the use of medication or nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) quitting products that may delay withdrawal, inhibit restoration of health, or produce drug induced physical or psychological symptoms.
20 minutes:
Your blood pressure and pulse rate drop.
1. (Muhmud A, Feely J. Effect of smoking on arterial stiffness and pulse pressure amplification. Hypertension.2003;41 (1): 183-187.)
12 hours:
Blood oxygen level increases and carbon monoxide levels have returned to normal.
3. (US Surgeon General’s Report, 1988, p. 202)
2 weeks to 3 months:
Circulation improves, reducing risk of heart attack, and lung functions continue to increase.
6. (US Surgeon General’s Report, 1990, pp. 193,194,196, 285, 323)
3 weeks:
Receptors for acetylcholine (a chemical neurotransmitter in the brain that became unregulated due to nicotine presence) have returned to normal binding levels.
(Temporal change in Human Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor after Smoking Cessation, 51 SPECT Study)
1 to 9 months:
Cilia has regrown and increased ability to handle mucus and clean the lungs. Risk of infections, shortness of breath, fatigue, and congestion is decreased.
(US Surgeon General’s Report, 1990, 00.285-287, 304)
1 year:
Risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack, and stroke drops by 50% of that of a smoker. (US Surgeon General’s Report, 2010, p. 359)
5 years:
Risk of cancer in mouth, throat, esophagus, and bladder is 50% lower. Cervical cancer is reduced to that of a non-smoker. Risk of stroke is reduced to that of a non-smoker in 2 – 5 years.
(US Surgeon General’s Report, 2010 and World Health Organization, Tobacco Control: Reversal of Risk After Quitting Smoking. IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention, Vol. 11 2007)
10 years:
Your risk of dying from lung cancer is almost half that of a smoker. Risk of larynx and pancreatic cancer is decreased.
(US Surgeon General’s Report, 2010 and US Surgeon General’s Report, 1990, pp. vi, 155, 165)
15 years:
Risk of coronary heart disease is the same as a non-smoker.
(World Health Organization, Tobacco Control: Reversal of Risk After Quitting Smoking. IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention, Vol. 11. 2007, p.11)
*These statements are not intended to help diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease or medical condition. If you are experiencing any health issues, please consult with your physician first. Your results may vary. Client Satisfaction is Our #1 Priority at District Hypnosis.