Healing from Smoking with Hypnosis - By: J.J. Windrose

For many centuries the Hypnosis was looked upon as an undefined phenomenon which, unfortunately, was miss understood.
Not understanding how it works people feared it and have thought of it as some kind of dark magic. Even today, in some parts, the Hypnosis is still a mystery.
Why is that?
The answer is simple.
We only use a very small percentage of our brain.
There is so much more work to be done and the Hypnosis is only one of the ways that helps us figure out how our brain works.
Maybe in years to come we will not have any more doubts in the techniques like Hypnosis because everyday that passes we learn more and more.
Some day we may even have the full brain capacity on our disposal and we have just the benefits of this once “strange” technique.

So...

Welcome to the wonderful world of Hypnosis.
As I have already mentioned throughout the history Hypnosis has been considered as a sort of sorcery or magic but also the medicine slowly began to approach it.
In late part of 18th century it was also treated as an occult force, non of the less the interest of the medical community continued.
Hypnosis was used, without being fully understood the nature of it, until the middle of the 19th century when the English physician James Braid studied this phenomenon and gave it terms after the Greek god of sleep – Hypnos.
So the term Hypnosis was born.

Today Hypnosis is accepted worldwide as a therapeutic method by medical, psychiatric and other associations. It is often used in dental procedures, management of pain and in attempts to quit smoking.
Once you have decided that Hypnosis is the way for you, you can choose from a variety of techniques. The technique you choose depends on what you want to accomplish and also which method you found the most suitable for you.

The Hypnotist will explain the whole process of Hypnosis and typically induces you into Hypnosis by talking.
Once you have fallen into the deep trance state, Hypnotherapist will suggest the way in which you can accomplish your goal, like eliminate the need to smoke or will for the cigarettes. When you are done you alone, or the hypnotist, will help you get out of the trance state.

What does Hypnosis?

Hypnosis makes you more open to suggestions.
You became more receptive and more open in resolving the current matter you want to deal with.
One other way you may decide to take is Self-Hypnosis.
This is a very simple but powerful method.
Maybe you haven't noticed yet, but you have been using it all your life in a form of fantasizing or daydreaming.
Self-Hypnosis can bring you a lot of happiness or sadness depending how you make the use of it.

There is a great formula that introduced Bryan M. Knight, MSW, PhD, (holder of a degree in psychology from Sir George Williams University, a master's in social work from McGill University, and a doctorate in counseling from Columbia Pacific University for his dissertation, Professional Love: The Hypnotic Power of Psychotherapy), that says:

“Relaxation + imagination + self-talk = self-hypnosis”

“Pump your mind full of negative images and dismal thoughts and you practically guarantee that such negative self-hypnosis will bring you despair and failure.
Fill your mind with optimistic images, talk to yourself with positive, uplifting messages and your subconscious will reward you with success.

Remember the 3 Rs: relaxation, repetition, results!

Relaxation of the body and the conscious (critical, evaluating, rational) part of the mind enables you to focus on deliberate change of the messages stored in your subconscious.

Repetition of positive messages eventually supplants the old negative messages.

The two together yield the results you seek.”

So, what can you do with Self-Hypnosis?

What ever you want!

You can change an habit, win a marathon, control pain, calm panic, overcome a phobia, improve concentration, prepare for a job interview and so much more.
You alter your state of consciousness, state of suggestibility or, depends on how you call it, the form of conditioning and on a daily basis you can improve the quality of your life.

Remember, use the positive, specific and in present tense content of your suggestion.
As dr.Knight says:
“Your suggestions have to be positive in both purpose and content.
This means you do not use the word "not." (Because the subconscious ignores the word "not" and thus receives a command to do exactly the opposite of what you wish. Test that right now:
close your eyes and say to yourself "I will not think of a green elephant").
Also avoid saying you'll "try."
You wouldn't want a surgeon to tell you she'd “try” to take out your painful gall bladder, would you?
To "try" means you are unsure, only half-hearted, about your action.”

So, to sum things up.
Hypnosis is a very powerful tool that should not be miss used.
You can improve the quality of your life and, finally, get rid of some old baggage.
You can free yourself from all sort of fears, nasty habits and various problems.

So far, as I said for acupuncture, Hypnosis could be a real good way to get out of the “cigarettes hell” but you must to entrust the right specialist.
Fortunately there is a full revising of licenses and habitations by the American Board of Hypnotherapy, and specialist like Matt Godson, a Clinical Hypnotherapist accredited, that is specialized in quit smoking programs, could be the right example of what I am talking about.

You can do what ever you want!

That's the beauty of Hypnosis!

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