OUR KIRKCALDY HYPNOTHERAPY AFTERCARE

Here is a small taster from the book. If you are going to come to our Kirkcaldy hypnosis service, it’s a good idea to read the free sample pages first.

Why is it I hated smoking at first and now I like it?

Because tobacco smoke is poisonous. You are supposed to hate it. It is still poisoning you, but by becoming addicted you switched off your ability to taste the poisons. You don’t like it, you just satisfy the need for it, which is interpreted incorrectly as liking.

How do I know when I’ve succeeded in stopping? My doctor says it’s after a year of not smoking

I’m afraid your doctor is wrong. This one-year business is pseudo-scientific mumbo-jumbo. I can prove it. If I rang you after 364 days and asked you how you were doing and you said fine, not smoking, and then the next day you smoked, are you really going to tell me that means you failed? You succeeded for 364 days, which is all you need to know. Anyone who talks about failure doesn’t understand the psychology of smoking and should not be permitted to pretend to offer help to smokers.

And by the way, if you succeed, for a month or even a week, you have succeeded, and if you then smoke, yes you’ve smoked, but what you have not done is failed, because failed is a meaningless word. If you can stop, and not smoke for one week, you can stop again. So stop worrying about it. And stop expecting your GP to know the answer to everything.