STOP SMOKING AT THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE HYPNOTHERAPY CLINIC IN CHELTENHAM WITH MELANIE LEWIS, PROFESSIONAL, QUALIFIED HYPNOTHERAPIST

Why do we smoke?  It' s a simple question, but how many of us ask that question of ourselves?  The most common answer is 'because I' m addicted to it' .  But that' s not exactly true.  Smoking itself, is not addictive, it' s a habit.  It' s something we have got used to doing in order for us to feel a bit better, if only for a few minutes, or at least until the cigarette has finished. 

So why do we really smoke?  The simple answer is, because smoking gives us something.  It does something for us in order to get through the day.  Smoking isn' t about the nicotine, it' s about the feeling we get when we smoke it.  Smoking is the best habit to have, seriously, because whatever it gives us, we can have that 20, 30 or even 40 times per day, every time you light up a cigarette.  You couldn' t do that with drink or drugs or even chocolate. 

We all know we should give up smoking.  We are constantly being told by family, friends and the media to give up because of our health, because it' s expensive, because it' s becoming socially unacceptable, but these reasons just aren' t enough.  Smoking is the one thing that makes you feel a bit better or makes everything seem 'right' .  So it' s not surprising that it can be a bit of an uphill struggle when you try and quit.    

So you try the gum, the patches, the cutting down, but the so called 'withdrawal' is just too much.  You' ve had a crap day or had a row with somebody and there' s nothing to make you feel any better.  So what do you do?  You think about smoking again, then you can' t get it out of your head, then all you can do, is light one up and immediately feel a bit better.  

Giving up smoking

Another problem when we try to give up smoking is that it' s a possibility that we could 'substitute' the cigars or cigarettes for something else like chocolate, sweets, drink, or biting your nails, so that in itself just adds to the reasons to carry on.  So many people say 'I would stop smoking but I know I' ll put on weight if I do' .  That' s because they are substituting the smoking for food.  We all need 'something' to get us through. We also want instant results. Some distant hope that we will be healthier just isn't going to motivate us enough to quit.

In order for us to give up smoking, we need something in return.  Something that isn' t going to make us feel hard done by, something that will be worth more than smoking.  So what would you want in order for it to be worth giving up? Less stress, more confidence, more positive? What if you had a sense of pride and pleasure, knowing that you can cope with anything the day throws at you ' without the need for cigarettes or cigars?

Hypnotherapy allows you to give up smoking quickly and easily without the need to substitute the cigarettes or cigars for anything else. 

You will leave the session feeling confident, calm, with a real sense of pride knowing that you are now a non-smoker. 

It' s quick, it' s easy and it' s very, very effective, the technique Melanie uses has over a 95% success rate, provided you are committed to quitting smoking and willing to put in the effort needed to become a non-smoker. 

Quit smoking now with hypnotherapy

Cost: £150 for the single session at the Gloucestershire Hypnotherapy Clinic located in the centre of Cheltenham.

Tel: 0789 404 6963

Email: melanie@melanielewis.net