I often hear smokers say they will stop smoking when the time is
right.....If you are still reading this article, then perhaps
your right time to stop is now!
When I get a call about smoking cessation therapy, I'm
usually asked, "how much will it cost to stop smoking"? I
respond, "A lot less than it will cost to keep smoking, and I
don't just mean the money".
Do you really want to stop???
If you truly want to stop smoking, then maybe your first port of
call should be your doctor's practice. They will have trained
nurses to help you with counselling, patches, gum and advice.
This approach might work for you, but for the people who turn to
their Hypnotherapist for help, this approach obviously hasn't
helped (and I see lots of them). If this is you, read
on.........
First of all, please remember that any well
trained and qualified Hypnotherapist, really wants you to
stop-smoking, they know what smoking does to people, and to
their loved ones when they become ill and perhaps die. One in
every two individuals who smoke will die of a smoking related
disease, perhaps as young as 65 years, the average age of death
for a smoker. In fact, a person dies in the UK of smoking
related diseases ever five minutes....just think about
that....More deaths than accidents, AIDS, drug abuse & alcohol
all rolled up together....and if that isn't enough, there are
those countless numbers who need to have amputations, and those
who struggle on with breathing difficulties and wheezing and
coughing for a long time before the habit finally finishes them
off.
Did you know that it was in the 60's that tobacco
and cancer where first linked together....no not the
1960's....the 1760's....yep, you heard correctly, the 1760's. In
1761 a London Doctor called John Hill found that tobacco in the
form of snuff caused pollypusses (small tumours) in the
respiratory tract of many who used it.
Now just take a
look at what you breath in when you take a nice long drag on
your cigarette....
Information on Constituents of Tobacco
Smoke
Nicotine is the most widely known chemical in
tobacco smoke, but many people are amazed to discover that there
are well over 4000 other chemicals produces when tobacco burns.
Most of these have incomprehensible names and really only known
to scientists and chemical analysts. Lister below, though, are
some of the more well known ones.
CADMIUM
CARBON
MONOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE
AMMONIA
PROPANE
METHANE
METHANOL
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
BENZENE
ISOPRENE
HYDROGEN
SULPHIDE
ACREOLIN
ACETONE
HYDROCYANIC ACID
HYDROGEN
CYANIDE
CREOSOL
METHYL NITRATE
NITROGEN OXIDE
DDT
PYRIDINE
TAR
FORMALDEHYDE
BUTADIONE
NICOTINE
In addition to these chemicals – given of purely as a result of
the tobacco leaf burning – there are various additional
unwholesome substances that may be present as a result of the
plantation environment and the conditions in which the harvested
leaf is stored and shipped.
Ok, That's the bad news...but
if you do stop....here are the benefits....
After 20
minutes, your blood pressure drops to normal and temerature of
hands and feet return to normal.
After 8 hours Carbon
monoxide levels in the blood drop to normal and oxygen levels in
the blood return to normal.
24 Hours Chance of heart
attacks begin to decrease.
48 Hours Nerve endings start
to re-grow and smell and taste improve.
2 weeks -
Circulation improves, Exercise including walking becomes easier.
Lung function can increase by up to one third.
And
there's a lot more good news for you if you really want to stop.
If you have the desire, why not contact your local
hypnotherapist but make sure they are qualified, insured and
experienced in smoking cessation therapy. I suggest you look for
membership of at least one of the main UK Institutes and
Associations which include:
British Institute of
Hypnotherapy
Genaral Hypnotherapy Register (Registering arm
of the Hypnotherapy Standards Council)
National Council for
Hypnotherapy
Association for Professional Hypnosis and
Psychotherapy
Hypnotherapy Association
Ensure that
your therapist has a good knowledge of the health risks to
smoking as well as the relevant skills and experience to offer
you a first class stop-smoking session. If you know anyone who
gave up with Hypnotherapy, ask them for the details of their
therapist.
Good luck with kicking your habit...If you would like to
speak to me about stopping, please call me on 020 8658 4290, or
email alancrisp @ yourtruth.co.uk. I will always be pleased to
hear from you and I'd love to help you stop-smoking.
Alan
Crisp DHP
Clinical Hypnotherapist in Beckenham
About the Author:
Alan Crisp DHP, is a Clinical HYpnotherapist, Stress Management
and Treauma Resolutions Consultant as well as being a
Motivational TRainer working with individuals and organisations
to help them change and remove barriers to learning and growth.
http://www.hypnoseek.com
