The Surrey Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy for Smoking Cessation

Smoking cessation therapy takes only one session of 2 hours.

This therapy works because we use the power of your subconscious mind to change your thinking processes, making it very easy to stop. Normally people will use their will power to try and stop. This creates irritability, mood swings, bad temper, cravings and possible weight gain. Hypnotherapy was proven to be the best method of stopping smoking by a meta analysis conducted at Iowa University by Viswesvaran & Schmiidt (1992) involving 72,000 subjects which was featured in the New Scientist magazine (October 1992). This study looked at many different ways to stop smoking and Hypnotherapy was shown to be the most effective method.

David Pollock, director of ASH, said he was surprised by the success of hypnosis, which anecdotal evidence had suggested was not very effective. One organisation not surprised by the results is the British Society of Medical & Dental Hypnosis. Christopher Pattinson, the society's academic chairman, said that current hypnosis techniques are a far cry from their popular image of music-hall tricks involving swinging fob watches. The latest relaxation techniques achieve success rates of up to 60 per cent from a single session, he said.

How does it work?
Using a combination of positive suggestion and visualisation I can make it easy for you to give up smoking without craving cigarettes. In fact you will be surprised to find that you feel confident and relaxed not only after the session, but continuing throughout the following weeks. Your friends and family will be amazed at how you have given up so easily!

What about putting weight on if I give up?
Any possible alternative habits are taken care of in the carefully worded session and you will find that you feel great, without resorting to other habits such as nail-biting or overeating..

What about people tempting me afterwards?
Because you will be able to quit without tension or irritability there should be no temptation to continue smoking if somebody offers you a cigarette. The desire to smoke to reduce stress simply won't be there.

The benefits of quitting smoking
Some smokers, especially those who have smoked for years, believe that the damage to their health is irreversible. However you should be aware that it is never too late to stop smoking. In fact the benefits of quitting start immediately:

Time after quitting	Benefits
8 hours	Blood oxygen levels return to normal. Chances of a heart attack start to fall.
24 hours	Carbon monoxide is cleared from your body.
48 hours	Sense of taste and smell begins to improve.
72 hours	Breathing becomes easier. Energy levels increase.
5 days	Nicotine addiction for your body is over
2-12 weeks	Circulation starts to improve, walking becomes easier.
3-9 months	Coughing, shortness of breath and wheezing problems will improve.
1 Year	Risk of a heart attack falls to about half that of a smoker.
10 years	Risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker.
15 years	Risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked.

Key facts:

Group smoking cessation