Smoking Cessation through hypnotic trance in West London. Hillingdon, Uxbridge, and Ealing.

 The World Health Organisation predicted, in Febuary 08, that one billion people would have been killed by smoking by the end of the century. According to the Telegraph, in May 08, about a quarter of the population smokes, and numbers are falling at a much slower rate than the Department of Health would like. You may have tried to stop before, but found it just too difficult. Research at the University of Michigan, in 2008, suggested that smokers may be hooked from the first puff of their first cigarette.  But no matter how many times you have tried in the past, hypnotherapy can help you stop for good.

 Medical expert plans were announced, in Febuary 08, to introduce a £10 smoking licence fee, in order to encourage people to stop. At EFFECTIVE HYPNOSIS we take the point of view professed in the NEW SCIENTIST, in 1993, that Hypnotherapy is the most effective way to stop.

Why do people smoke? Is it just a bad habit, or is it an addiction?

Smoking may give much pleasure to those that have the habit, provide a sense of security, or various secondary gains - for example -acceptance in a social group. Here are a few reasons/ excuses we have heard - I am addicted, It helps me combat anxiety, It helps me deal with stress, I am fatigued, It acts as a reward/ comfort, I am bored, unloved, insignificant, I am depressed.

Are These Good Reasons?

Consider what the General Medical Council says happens to your body - Smoking causes cancer of the lungs, mouth, throat, larynx, stomach and bladder. It slowly destroys the lung functions - one in eight smokers dies of lung cancer. Clogged arteries restrict bloodflow and normal bodily functions, resulting in heart disease. Smoking affects unborn babies, preconception, problems in pregnancy, and can cause osteoporosis. Smoking ruins the skin, and leads to the appearance of premature aging.  Smoking can cause psoriasis, and this can lead on to arthritis.

 Smoking is a major cause of heart attack. In fact, the ban on smoking in public places, of July 07, was reported to have significantly reduced heart attacks, in June 08.

 Although many people think that smoking will keep their weight down, it actually increases the amount of harmful fats, called triglycerides, in the body.

 It is a major cause of bronchitus, emphysema, coronary artery disease, heart disease,  stroke,  and can lead to limb amputation through impaired respiration and circulation.

 Constituents of tobacco smoke -

 Each cigarette contains over 4,800 chemical poisons. These contain Nicotine, Hydrogen Sulphide, Methanol, Acetone, Ammonia, DDT, Benzene, Hydrogen Cyanide, Carbon Monoxide, Pyridine, and Formaldehyde. Each of these poisons is taken into the body with every drag of every cigarette. Assuming ten drags per cigarette, you are taking in 48, 000 poisons per cigarette. If yo smoke 20 a day - that is 960, 000 poisons, every day. According to reports - see News - neither  the strength of the nicotine or the length of the cigarette makes much difference to the effect it has on a smoker's body.

 Nicotine is a highly toxic nerve poison. It constricts arteries, preventing proper blood flow. It raises blood pressure, and stimulates the entire nervous system. It is a powerful stimulent and does not relax you.

 The results of the study into the link between cancer and tobacco was partially supressed by the Mcmillan government in 1956, as they were worried about loss of tax income. However, smokers will always justify their habit until they have had a change of heart, and hypnotherapy helps towards this mindshift.

 Researchers at the University of Baskent, in Turkey, reported that there is no safety in smoking low tar brands,  according to the Heart journal, in May 07, as the risk of coronary impairment is just the same.

BUPA tells us that smoking shortens life by ten years.

 ASH tells us that fifty million working days a year in the UK are lost due to a smoking related illness.

 The BMA states, in 2008, that smoking related illnesses kill more than 90,000 people each year. But research shows that the benefits of stopping can be seen almost immediately.

 About a half of all violent incidents on air trips are to do with illicit smoking, due to addiction. This has led to many prosecutions, and criminal records for those involved.

 The Journal of Epidemiology and Community reports that the children of mothers who smoke are likely to suffer from bad moods and cry more often - in March 08.

 About addictions.

 Addiction occurs as a stage of adaption to a poison. If you take a poison in a large dose it will harm you. But if you take that poison in a small dose you can learn to adapt to it, just as long as you keep repeating the dose often enough for your body to build it's adaption. once you have achieved adaption you will be able to tolerate larger doses.

 Absenteeism leads to craving. Unsatisfied craving leads to withdrawal. Withdrawal demands a fix. A fix stops withdrawal. The brain interprets the end of withdrawal as pleasure. But the only pleasure is the end of withdrawal symptoms.

 Addicts believe their drug helps them. Tobacco dependance changes the way the brain works, because nicotine is a psychoactive drug -  a narcotic. It can give you a lift, but it is shot lived, the craving for more and more is always there.

 The Sunday Telgraph, on 22 April 07, reports that smokers get an extra 50% added to their life insurance premium. Quitting smoking  will save you money in all sorts of ways.

 Skyport, the airports journal, in August 08, reports that half a dozen people have been sacked, in the past month, due to smoking on Heathrow airport premises. Giving up could save your career.

How can hypnotherapy help?

 Through hypnosis training we contact the subconscious mind, which contains 90% of the brain's power. We help to break the chain of compulsion by removing the triggers that  reinforce the habit.We overcome the addiction through using time distortion techniques. We tackle anxiety and stress by raising self esteem. We focus people's energy on goals, changing faulty belief systems. Thought Field Therapy is used to create an aversion to cigarettes, and the hypnosis will convince people that they are, and will be, non  smokers. This makes it very easy to stop smoking.

 This is backed up by a CD recording, to give extra smoking cessation support, of the session and free follow ups, if necessary.

The results

Just imagine the health benefits from stopping smoking.  Freedom from addiction,  fresher clothes, fingers teeth,  tastier food,better health, social approval, extra money, self confidence. This is offered with a lifetime promise - if you ever start smoking again, we will continue to work with you until you stop. The Advertising Standards Authority don't like the offer of a guarantee, because they say it may confuse people, but this is in effect what we offer. But take up on free sessions is extremely minimal, because this system works so well.

 The average smoker will spend over £100,000 on the habit of smoking cigarettes, between the age of 16 and retirement.  In 2008, a 20 pack a day costs in the region of £5, weekly £35 monthly, between £140 and £155 , yearly, approximately £2000. Over a period of fifty years smoking, £100, 000. That is, assuming that you live for fifty years, once you have become a smoker . Just imagine what you would do with that money once you stop. According to statistics, you could become one of the 48 million who don't smoke, instead of one of 12 million social lepars.

 The  media reports, in Febuary 08, that the cost of living has risen by £1300 in the last year - just think of how much you could save by giving up.

  Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler gave up smoking with hypnosis. The Hollywood actor, Ben Affleck, said on Oprah's TV show, that he had given up smoking with hypnosis.

 A report in the Telegraph at the end of March 07 warned that smoking could be more dangerous and addictive than hard drugs, including heroin. Effective hypnosis has a proven record in smoking cessation.

 The Sunday Telegraph, on May 13th, 07, reported that the Department of Health was considering a ban on smoking in cars, in an attempt to cut the number of road crashes. Time to give up? The Mail reports, on December 30th, 07, that a ban on smoking in cars is a certainty.

 The Telegraph reported, on 24.11.07, that research suggested a link between Down's Syndrome and smoking; and on 26.11.07, that there was research suggesting a link between smoking and premature baldness in men.

 Matthew is a member of quit with ease see www.quitwithease.com

 After giving up smoking with Matthew, excellent advice on gentle exercise is available from Vicky at www.beez-kneez.co.uk

 Matthew Hall promotes a smoking cessation service from  Ealing, Uxbridge, and Hillingdon.