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YOU CAN STOP SMOKING
Smoking and Visualization
One
of the most powerful attributes of the human psyche is the visualization
ability. Many hypnotherapists, working many types of problems,
program clients to accept the belief that, "What the mind can
conceive, you can achieve!" This concept is common in fields
of meditation, positive thinking, and spiritual faiths.
Hypnotherapy
can help develop and focus the powers of visualization. And since
visualization is frequently undeveloped in clients, and since it can be
learned, hypnotherapy can be used as a teaching modality.
In
stop-smoking programs the ability to visualize one's self as a
non-smoker, free from past effects of the habit, filled with new health,
energy, and vitality, is a major asset. Visualization enables the
client to picture in the mind cigarettes as unappealing, bad tasting,
foul smelling, and otherwise revolting. Likewise it is possible to
picture and otherwise sense clean breath, healthy appearance, sensitive
tastes.
Through
visualization a smoker can perceive himself/herself as looking
healthier, more active, in better physical condition, with easier
breathing, stronger lungs, and similar advantages. Through
hypnotherapy senses of light, touch, smell, hearing, and taste can all
be enhanced and used to modify reactions as necessary to achieve goals.
Once
a smoker has achieved success in a stop-smoking program it is necessary
to reinforce the programming that led to the cessation practice.
Smoking habits are acquired over a long period of time. Even
though the smoker may have ceased smoking, the habit is likely to still
be active. But like most activities, if not used, it tends to fade
and disappear. The hypnotherapist will take measures to reinforce
the programming during the period (perhaps a couple months) required for
the habit to weaken, providing a personalized tape to maintain success
until the habit, itself, is gone.
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