HOW TO STOP SMOKING

At least two thirds of smokers want to stop smoking some day, but many are ambivalent about trying - usually for fear of failing. They rarely need to be urged to stop, and hate being nagged - what they want is straightforward, non-judgmental, real help to learn how to:

•  feel satisfaction and pride in becoming a non-smoker
•  use self hypnosis to change your smoking habits
•  reframe your mind to know yourself as a non-smoker
•  overcome withdrawal symptoms
•  remove the psychological need to smoke

Scary Thoughts About Smoking

•  17,000 under-5s are admitted to hospital each year in the UK with

               illnesses caused by their parents’ smoking

•  If you smoke 20 cigarettes a day you receive a dose of radiation

•  Cigarette ends account for 40% of the litter on Britain ’s streets.
•  UK smokers throw away around 200 million cigarette butts

   every day.
•  Most life-long smokers started before the age of 16.
•  Smoking cause 5,400 property fires every year in the UK .

When you’re ready to stop smoking preparation really pays off.

Here’s how to get ready:

Before the Day

1. Set a date for stopping.
2. Let your family and friends know so they can give you the best support.
3. Make a list of the reasons why you want to quit - keep them handy for inspiration.
4. Find out if there is a stop-smoking centre near you.
5. Visit www.nosmokingday.org.uk web site for more inspiration.
6. Think of more exciting uses for your hands and mouth.
7. Call Sarah at Streams Hypnotherapy on 07815 856816 for more information on how hypnosis can help you stop smoking.

On the Day

1. Throw away your lighters, ashtrays and any remaining packs of cigarettes.
2. Ask family and friends to help you keep occupied.
3. Make up a survival kit to help you - low-cal nibbles, a little game or puzzle to keep boredom at bay, some inspirational tips and a treat for the end of the day.
4. Try some relaxation techniques to help manage any panicky feelings
5. Think in positive terms e.g. “I am a non-smoker”. If, however you focus on negative thoughts such as “I don’t want to smoke” you’ll find yourself thinking about smoking. The harder you try not to do something e.g. I won’t think of a pink elephant, the mind automatically does the opposite.

In the Following Days

1. Congratulate yourself now, you’re a non-smoker .... WELL DONE reward yourself for stopping, save the money, plan some treats.
2. Take one day at a time.
3. Become an inspiration to others.
4. Take up new interests or hobbies, keep busy.
5. For real evidence that quitting is doing you good, get your carbon monoxide levels tested, it should be the same as a life-long non-smoker by now.
6. There’s always the No Smoking Day help line - 0800 169 0 169.  
7. Remind yourself that within 20 minutes of becoming a non-smoker your blood pressure and pulse return to normal; within 24 hours carbon monoxide is cleared from your system; in two days your sense of taste and smell get sharper and after two weeks your circulation improves and you’ll feel fantastic. 

Sarah Beckitt

DHP, Dip.Hum.Psych., NLP, Time Line Therapy TM , MIAH

Location: Egham Sports Centre, Vicarage Road, Egham and

Cloudshill,Virginia Water

Tel: 07815 856816

Email: Sarah@streamshypnotherapy.com