Quitting Smoking with Hypnosis and Counselling

Introduction. Tobacco Dependence and its treatment

Quitting smoking with hypnosis. A night time scene where a man is lighting a cigarette outside a dimly lit city street. It shows how a smoker is feeding his addiction. A night time scene where a man is lighting a cigarette outside a dimly lit city street. It shows how a smoker is feeding his addiction. — *Smoking is an addiction and not just a bad habit*

There are millions of smokers who wish to quit smoking for a myriad of reasons. I will discuss the main concerns smokers have and the methods of treating smoking with hypnosis, counselling, and education. Stopping smoking will reward you with better health and appearance.

Money might be noteworthy, but it is not the most critical reason to treat tobacco dependence. Effective October 01, 2017, a pack of cigarettes in Dubai, and the entire UAE, will cost a smoker 20 AED per pack. Even though this cost can be absorbed for most, it is worth a thought to realize that a pack-a-day smoker will be spending 7,300 AED per year.

*A little side note on the money: I have had many clients tell me that their smoking increased when they came to Dubai, because tobacco products here were much cheaper than in their homeland. In my home state of California for instance, a pack of cigarettes costs $10, which is about 37AED per pack.

The negative impact of smoking

Of course, we know that the biggest concern is not the money, but our health. When I ask people why they want to quit smoking, I hear the following reasons:

Health Worries
Pressure from Doctors
Faster Aging of Skin
Loss of Freedom
Bad Smell
Pressure from Spouse
Worried about being a bad role model for their children
Tarnished Image…..and more

Quitting smoking with hypnosis. A filter cigarette broken in half on white background. This shows that smokers can quit smoking — *You CAN quit smoking*

How to Quit Smoking in Dubai

As a counsellor and clinical hypnotherapist, I have helped many people quit smoking in Dubai and the United States, treating smoking with a combination of CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), education on dependency, and hypnotherapy.

We have to remember that smoking is an addiction and not just a bad habit, or a display of poor willpower. Treating smoking professionally will help you put this addiction into remission.

Quitting smoking with counselling

As a counsellor, I spend time with my clients discussing different aspects of addiction such as the underlying root cause, habit creation, mental patterns (CBT) to deal with the addition. Stopping smoking begins with uncovering the underlying root causes.