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How do I know hypnosis will work
for me? You already know intellectually that
smoking is dangerous to your health. You have all the
frightening facts and negative information, yet you
continue to smoke. What are the lies you have been
telling yourself?
Myth #1 - I will gain weight. Actually, many
people who have used hypnosis to become non-smokers end
up reducing their weight! In my experience, the people
afraid of gaining weight are those who gain the weight.
You see, here is the predicament that most smokers often
find themselves in who have tried to quit "cold turkey"
(i.e., without any help or preparation): the weight gain
becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. They hear repeatedly
from others who have tried the cold turkey method that
quitting smoking causes weight gain. So when they stop
smoking their fear of weight gain causes them to
continue skipping meals like a smoker or they substitute
junkfood for cigarettes. The hitch is this: skipping
meals or substituting fatty junk foods with too many
refined carbohydrates in products made from white sugar
or white flour causes weight gain! So, without adequate
preparation, if you expect to gain weight then you
probably will. But it is not a cosmic law; you do have a
choice. Drinking water, eating healthier food, and
exercising moderately are better subsitutes for smoking,
and the best ways to boost your metabolism, keeping your
weight in check.
Myth #2 - I can't stop because I'm addicted. This
is simply untrue. You can stop if you really want to
stop. The word "can't" is the problem here-I know, I was
a smoker for 5 years. The "addiction mindset" defeats
the will, not the substance itself. What is the
addictive substance in gambling or shopping? I have
helped 2 pack a day smokers of 40 years walk out of my
office feeling like they have never smoked before in
their lives. In fact, in 1997, secret tobacco industry
documents revealed that the amount of nicotine found in
most brands was not addictive enough, people were still
able to stop smoking. So research was conducted at a lab
in Oakland, CA on how to genetically alter the tobacco
plant to produce even more nicotine! That did not work,
so now additives are used in tobacco to make nicotine
become more rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream
instead. Let's face it, anything that give us a "rush"
can be habit forming.
For a facinating look at how women in America were first
manipulated to smoke, I recommend the first segment of
the four part BBC series "The Century of Self". (We
basically have Freud's own nephew, Edward Bernays to
thank, who introduced psychology into advertising and
induced the American public to buy things on the basis
of subconscious desire, not practical need.)
Myth #3 - The smoking habit is more difficult to
quit than heroin. Do not fool yourself. It is not
because nicotine is more addictive than heroin!
Cigarettes are cheap, legal, readily available,
glamorized in movies, not debilitating, and easy to use.
Heroin is illegal, expensive, not very glamorous, very
debilitating, and you have to stick a needle in your arm
to use it. It does not take a rocket scientist to
understand why some junkies find it is easier to stop
using heroin than cigarettes. The fact is, when the
price of heroin goes down, the rate of heroin addiction
goes up. So now that the price of cigarettes is rising,
more and more smokers are quitting!
Myth #4 - I can't make it through the withdrawal
symptoms. As the body comes back to normal, often new
non-smokers mistake both the natural fluctuations in
their blood sugar levels and unfamiliar cravings for
"withdrawal symptoms". Low blood sugar can cause
irritability, nervousness, nausea, headaches,
stomachaches, dizziness and cravings. They experience
these symptoms because for quite some time they have
substituted nicotine (an appetite suppressant and
stimulant) for the normal craving for food! Ask a
diabetic what it is like to have low blood sugar; for
them the symptoms are quite severe. (85 years ago adult
onset diabetics were locked up in mental institutions.)
So the people who stop smoking suddenly, like jumping
from a fast moving train, are unprepared for the blood
sugar issue. They jump back on the smoking train when
their blood sugar dives because they rationalize that
they are "addicted". The fact is, it only takes 3 days
(72 hours) for the body to remove the nicotine. Managing
your blood sugar with 3 sensible meals a day and healthy
snacks in between makes the process a whole lot smoother
than you ever thought possible.
The TRUTH is, you already know all you need to know
about the dangers of smoking. It is not information that
you are lacking, it is motivation! You have two choices:
bad news from the doctor (away from the negative) or
taking a proactive step that is in your best interest
(toward the positive). Obviously the negative has not
stopped you or you wouldn't be reading this. My program
focuses on the positve. Do you really want to spend the
rest of your life thinking about the tumors in your
lungs you are not going to get? And according to recent
article covered by the Associated Press, the FDA is
investigating reports suggesting "increasingly likely"
links with the new anitsmoking drug 'Chantix' and
"depression, agitation, and suicidal behavoir."
Apparently, medication is not yielding many positives,
either.
To graduate from smoking and become a non-smoker,
getting your subconscious mind inspired is the key! It
contains your emotions and habit center, your intellect
does not. Why do you think cigarette advertising is now
so restricted? Advertising works on the subconscious
mind, especially of young people! You need to get the
message to your subconscious mind in a way that it can
help you, not sabotage your efforts.
Hypnosis is the royal road to your powerful subconscious
mind! With the help of hypnosis you can successfully
become a non-smoker, focus on eating right, start
exercising again, improving your overall health, begin
managing your blood sugar like every other non-smoker
does, and thus actually end up releasing weight as many
of my clients do! My Stop Smoking Now! Programs meet the
criteria for educational strategies to be listed as a
community resource by the San Francisco Department of
Public Health's Tobacco-Free Project and the California
Smoker's 1-800-NO BUTTS Help Line for residents of San
Francisco.
For those geographically indisposed (out of town),
in my unique, on-line, 2 CD Stop Smoking NOW! Program
I'll record a Personalized Session CD based on your
specific needs with your own personal imagery and choice
of background sounds that are meaningful to you,
(Individuals respond better when they are treated as
individuals, right?) and include my Relaxation Audio CD
(with soft music background) for stress. Easy,
step-by-step directions on how the program works will
also be included.
To get
started today, click here and use my secure, instructional
order form. (You must be
at least 18 years of age or submit written parental
consent.)
For those living in the SF Bay Area,
click here to set up your FREE 1/2
hour consultation. My on-site program is
GUARANTEED: if your habit returns for any reason, you
are entitled to one free session per month for three
years after your last session. Let's go ahead and get
started TODAY!
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