Stop Smoking

There are so many good reasons to give up smoking. Health Reasons. Literally hundreds of different diseases which are either directly caused by smoking, or where smoking is a significant risk factor have been identified. Cancer, emphysema and heart disease are only the tip of the iceberg. The real questions you need to ask are: How much do you enjoy life?  Do you want your life to end prematurely? Also ask yourself  what quality of life would you like for your remaining time? Wheezing in a oxygen tent slowly drowning in your own fluids isn't much fun. Appearance. Smoking thins your skin and thus makes you look far older than your true years. It can also cause other unpleasant symptoms like bad breath, weight gain, stained teeth, foul body odour and yellow fingers. As appearance is important to every area where others make an opinion about you, whether romantically, socially or in the work place, can you afford to make yourself more unattractive in this way? Financial Reasons. The average smoker in the UK buying cigarettes at UK prices spends approximately £2000 a year on their habit. Can you think of something you would rather spend that money on? If you are one of those people who then says "yes but I get them duty free.... etc."  think  how sad it is to spend any money at all on such a destructive habit. Family and Friends. Unfortunately if you smoke, that smoke effects those around you too. Do you want to inflict the health and appearance symptoms listed above on your friends and family? How about on your children? Recent research has shown that even in the homes of parents who smoke outside the house levels of nicotine inside are many times higher than in the homes of non smokers. Did you know that cats and dogs are now commonly being diagnosed with lung cancer as a result of passive smoking? So ask yourself the question. "If I  continue to smoke what is it going to cost me in terms of health, finances, work,  relationships, appearance and enjoyment of life over the next month, year, five years, ten years" (if you live that long!) If you don't like the answer then its time to give up! NLP and Hypnosis provide effective techniques to address the smoking problem. The Stop Smoking Course consists of two sessions. Session 1 Consists of taking an in depth case history and looking at the mental and behavioral linkages to your habit. It also involves teaching you self hypnosis and giving you homework to do before.... Session 2 This is where the therapy takes place. Based on your case history, tailor made NLP and Hypnosis interventions will be used to tip the scales towards successfully becoming a non smoker..... Top up Sessions Some people feel they benefit from top up sessions several months after the initial consultations. This can be to reenforce certain points or to address new issues which have become apparent. The Final Solution Occasionally with particularly stubborn cases  (this is rare!) who have relapsed despite the above, Hypno-aversion therapy can be used. This is only available if you have been through the normal stop smoking protocol and it may not be suitable for everybody. It is not the nicest process to go through but can be extremely effective as a last measure! BOOK NOW! All Text, Photos and Graphics ©2004 Adrian Hope-Lewis