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077 4736 7479Why Give up Smoking?
We are all aware of the many health risks associated with smoking and this is usually a very strong motivator to stop smoking for good. Cigarette smoke not only affects smokers, but also other people who are innocently exposed to it.
Saving money is also a strong motivator and in today’s economic climate smoking is a very expensive burden on the entire household. Smoking 20 cigarettes a day per person will cost around £44 per week, £177 per month or £2126 per year.
So when is the best time to stop?
The best time to stop smoking is always now. However most smokers will always have some excuse to put off stopping. Holidays or weddings coming up are always favourites.
When we stop smoking our brain recognises discomfort and naturally wants to avoid it. The mind knows how to make the discomfort go away. Yes you have guessed right, start smoking again. As humans we usually don't like the fact that we have failed at something and that's when we feel that we have to square it with ourselves by making excuses for the failure.
So what are the Health Benefits?
After stopping smoking the improvements to your health can be almost immediate:
20 minutes- Blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal
8 hours- Oxygen levels in your blood return to normal.
24 hours - Carbon monoxide has been eliminated from your body. Your lungs start to clear out mucus/smoking debris.
48 hours - There is no nicotine left in your body. Your ability to taste and smell is greatly improved.
72 hours - Breathing becomes easier. Your bronchial tubes begin to relax and your energy levels increase.
2-12 weeks- Circulation improves throughout the body, making walking and running a whole lot easier.
3-9 months- Coughs, wheezing and breathing problems get better as your lung function is increased by up to 10%.
5 years- The risk of a heart attack falls to about half that of a smoker.
10 years- Risk of lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker. The risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked at all.
AKL Hypnotherapy Solutions Belfast and Downpatrick can help you stop smoking for good.
You may wish to pick a particular day to make preparations for stopping smoking. Our Belfast and Downpatrick hypnotherapists can help you to become and remain a non smoker for good. We will help you to retrain both the conscious and unconscious mind to make all those old self-limiting beliefs about smoking a thing of the past. An important part of treatment is to consider using all the available resources to give you the best chance to quit smoking and when appropriate we strongly support nicotine replacement therapy. Self hypnosis techniques are also taught to reinforce treatment.
Hypnotherapy can help you to stop smoking for good, but you will need to be committed to stopping.
It is neither professional nor ethical for any hypnotherapist to give a guarantee to stop smoking. However at AKL Hypnotherapy Solutions we will use all our hypnotherapy skills and experience to the best of our ability to help you quit smoking for good.
