Struggling to Quit Smoking? Hypnotherapy Can Help You Stop
If you want to quit smoking, in-person hypnotherapy in Auckland can help you change the habit at its root. I’m Olga Rudin, a registered clinical hypnotherapist (HNZ), and I run the Easy Quit Smoking programme.
Quitting is hard for many smokers. How many times have you tried? Have you used nicotine patches, gum, lozenges or other stop-smoking products? If you’re still reading, you may need a different kind of support.
Why it’s so hard to quit smoking
Many smokers find it hard to quit because of several challenges:
- Nicotine dependence. Nicotine raises dopamine levels, which stimulates the brain’s reward centres.
- Strong cravings
- The belief that smoking helps you cope with stress and anxiety
- Withdrawal symptoms, including irritability, anxiety and difficulty concentrating
- Habit triggers, such as having a coffee or an alcoholic drink, or talking on the phone
Hypnotherapy focuses on the last two: the beliefs and the habits that keep you reaching for a cigarette.
Does vaping help you quit smoking?
Many people believe vaping is a safe way to quit smoking. The evidence is more mixed. Vaping probably exposes you to fewer toxic chemicals than smoking. A New Zealand trial of 1,124 smokers also found that nicotine vapes used with patches helped more people quit than patches alone. But the researchers cautioned that vapes aren’t approved medicines, that they don’t work for everyone, and that their long-term safety isn’t known. One recent study found that most people who used vapes to quit kept using both vapes and cigarettes.
Vapes are not risk-free. E-cigarette aerosol can contain:
- Nicotine, which is highly addictive and raises your heart rate and blood pressure
- Formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acrolein, which can form when the liquid is heated
- Metals such as nickel and lead
- Thousands of other chemicals, most of them unidentified
If you want to be completely nicotine-free, hypnotherapy can help you change the habit and the beliefs that keep you reaching for a cigarette or a vape.
Smoking and Vaping Facts
How many minutes does one cigarette take from your life?
A BMJ study estimated that each cigarette cuts about 11 minutes from a man’s life. The authors call it a crude estimate based on averages. Source: Shaw, Mitchell and Dorling, BMJ, 2000
Is vaping harmless?
No. Vaping probably exposes you to fewer toxic chemicals than smoking, but it isn’t safe. E-cigarette aerosol can contain formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, nickel and lead, which California lists as cancer or reproductive-harm chemicals. Nicotine raises your heart rate and blood pressure, and it is highly addictive.
How many New Zealanders die from smoking each year?
Between 4,500 and 5,000 New Zealanders die each year from tobacco-related causes.
Does vaping cause lung cancer?
We don’t know yet. A 2023 review found that vape aerosol contains known carcinogens and that lab and animal studies show damage to lung cells. It says the link to lung cancer in people isn’t well established, because long-term data is scarce.
The benefits of being smoke-free
What if you can stop smoking once and forever? How will your life change? What will be the benefits of quitting? You will:
- Lower your risk of cancer, heart disease and lung disease
- Sleep better
- Walk or run without running out of puff
- Have more energy
- Become calmer
- Save money
- Become proud of yourself
- Improve your health
Quitting is one of the best things you can do for your health and well-being.
How hypnotherapy can help you quit smoking
Hypnotherapy can support you in quitting, whether you’ve smoked for a few years or for decades. It’s never too late to quit.Research on hypnotherapy is still limited, but many clients find it helps them change the habits and beliefs behind smoking. If you want to give up smoking, hypnosis can be no matter how long you’ve been smoking. It is never too late to quit. Hypnosis is one of the tools to help smokers change their beliefs and break their smoking habits.
Easy Quit Smoking program that works
The programme includes a free initial consultation and four paid sessions. It begins with education about smoking, some tests and videos, which is why it is delivered in person in Auckland.
In hypnosis, you enter a deeply relaxed state and become more open to suggestion. In that state, we work on the beliefs, feelings and habits connected to your smoking so you can change them.
What to expect at the session
During a hypnosis session, the therapist will:
- Address the triggers for smoking
- Work on your beliefs about smoking
- Help you break the habit
- Reduce cravings
- Help ease withdrawal symptoms
My aim is to help you become smoke-free. I also offer three months of follow-up support after the programme.
Start your smoke-free journey today
Join my Easy Quit Smoking programme and get:
- Personalised support from a registered clinical hypnotherapist (HNZ)
- A free initial consultation, with no pressure to continue
- Practical tools and techniques
- Three months of follow-up support after the programme
Not ready for a programme yet? Free support is also available from Quitline on 0800 778 778
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