Can Hypnosis Really Help You Quit Smoking? [Part 5 of 5]
This is the final installment, and we thank you for sticking with us. It was very important to us that we bring this to you slowly, for those of you fighting the addiction and hoping for another way. Cold turkey? Call us and let us help you. It doesn't have to be so painful.
There is also a range of options available, from one-on-one meetings to phone sessions to CDs and tapes. McGrail and Grossman agree that while potentially useful, recordings are not usually as effective as personal sessions. And there's no shortage of opinions on the best ways to quit smoking; the gamut runs from hypnotherapy to Zyban and Nicotine Anonymous.
But if there's everything all health professionals agree on, it's this: put down the smokes, any way you can, no matter how silly you feel about being hypnotized or obsessively chewing Juicy Fruit or starting talk therapy with a counselor. Don't feel foolish if you start describing yourself as "smober," as some NicA members do. It may be corny, but getting sober while continuing to smoke is tantamount to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic: a nice way to relieve stress in the moment but an activity that's still going to take you down.
Nina Emkin holds degrees from UCLA and Sarah Lawrence College and has written for DipDive and Citysearch. She currently lives in Los Angeles and also wrote for The Fix about relapse and coming out as an alcoholic.
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