Reply #7: Hypnosis really helped me

[OnionPatch]

I used to smoke two+ packs a day and I've not smoked for eleven years now. I used a self-hypnosis tape. But I'm not sure where to get that kind of tape again. I just posted hoping someone might know. I want one for my husband.

The hypnosis worked better than I thought possible. Basically all it is is a lot of relaxation then affirmations like: "I no long have a desire to smoke", "Stopping is easy." "I love the way my lungs breathe clearly" "I can feel the toxins washing away, out of my body" etc. etc. I was able to stop by using those tapes and the gum. I was skeptical at first but I truly believe something gets set in your brain after listening to it over and over.

Oh, the other thing I did, and the tape told me to do this, was to pick a day, one month in advance as the quitting day and cut back little by little until that day. During this I listened to the tape and one of the affirmations was, "I WILL stop smoking on such and such day."

Good luck. I think really wanting it is the first step to getting there. I bet you'll eventually be able to do it.