If you are not a smoker, it might be hard to understand what it feels like to have cravings. It is hard for a smoker to do simple things like go to the movies, take a road trip, or work a day with out a smoke break. These cravings can take over your life faster than you know. Often the cravings out weigh the health risks associated with smoking.

Most people know the risks and dangers of smoking. The cancer risk is labeled on every box, as is the child birth defect warning and there are commercials on TV everyday that try to discourage smoking. Non smokers don’t understand why someone would start smoking in the first place let alone why a smoker can not just quit. Unfortunately it is not that easy.

It is very common for a smoker to try quitting and fail multiple times before succeeding. Many feel if they failed once, they will surely fail again so there is no point in trying. This idea is very negative and can cause self esteem issues making it that much harder to quit. I am guessing this is not your first time trying to quit. Unfortunately, this process can create a learned behavior through repetition.

Often there are emotional connections or fond memories associated with smoking that people find it difficult to give up. Some people feel, if they quit smoking they have to quit having that happy memory or good feeling, this is not the case but it is a very realistic thought to the smoker.

Rituals play a large part in smoking. Some people smoke while talking on the phone or every time they are outside. This is also a behavior learned through repetition and also can make it more difficult for you to quit. This can easily be fixed by replacing the learned behavior with a new one making your goal easier to attain.

Weight gain can also be a concern for many people. Many times the same reasons people smoke are the same reasons ex-smokers put on weight. People who are quitting might be more nervous from nicotine withdrawals, and therefore eat more or snack. Others might reward themselves with food instead of a cigarette. This is also a repetitive behavior.

Many people try to quit smoking cold turkey, others turn to medications or the patch, hypnosis is usually a last resort. However hypnosis can help you in a number of ways. Instead of using smoking succession aides, hypnosis deals with the actual problem. It encourages your self esteem while makes your goal easier to reach and addresses the actual behaviors you have developed from smoking. It will also give you positive suggestions to continue assisting you on your path to smoking succession.

Everyone deals with addiction in different ways. It might feel overwhelming to accomplish a task such as quitting smoking. By acknowledging you want to quit, you have taken the first step. You need to decide the best way to deal with your addiction. It is like a band aid, the sooner you rip it off the sooner it will be over.

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