Jerry T. Rains, DCH, RBT

Certified Hypnotherapist

Registered Behavioral Therapist

 

 

Board Certified by

American Board of

Hypnotherapy

 
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Mission Statement

To provide and encourage an ethical and knowledgeable, understanding, and application of hypnosis in health care.

To promote the further recognition and acceptance of hypnosis as an important tool in clinical health care and my clients complete satisfaction.

Stop Smoking

Should I Go to a Hypnotherapist to Quit Smoking?

Today, there are many, many options for smokers who want to quit. The nicotine patch and nicotine gum are widely available, as are so many other helpful quit smoking aids. However, these are only assist with the physical aspects of smoking. The largest portion of the smoking problem is mental. There are specific triggers that make you want a cigarette. Such as finishing a meal, getting in your car, etc.  Hypnotism used to stop smoking is an excellent way to end your smoking habit because the success rates are possibly double that of the patch and gum. You can also use hypnosis together with other stop smoking programs like the patch to achieve even better results.

There are a couple of ways that you can use hypnosis to stop smoking:

  1. Self-hypnosis
  2. Hypnotherapy by a certified hypnotherapist

Self-hypnosis involves using techniques to relax yourself, and guide yourself through the images that can make quitting smoking work. This technique can take practice and time to master.

A hypnotherapist is typically certified (or should be) and has specific training and expertise to help you relax and guide you using specific images and words that work to help a person quit smoking. Some hypnotherapists will offer a one-session program, while some may suggest multiple sessions to make sure you succeed.

Bottom Line: Can Hypnosis Help Me Quit Smoking?

Multiple studies have shown that using hypnosis to quit smoking works in a high percentage of cases-as high as 66%. While hypnosis may not be for everybody, it can aid in reducing stress, which is one of the reasons many smokers report that they smoke in the first place.

Hypnosis for smoking provides two main benefits:

  1. Reduced stress and/or learning techniques for controlling stress
  2. Effecting change in attitudes, beliefs and associations towards smoking, thus enabling elimination of the smoking habit.

Give hypnosis a try!

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