Have you ever been hypnotized?
6I’m getting hypnotized on Thursday to quit smoking and I’m wondering if anybody has any experience with it, smoking or other? I’ve quit smoking a few times before but it’s always been cold turkey and I hate the withdrawal and getting over the cravings of it for the first week. I heard hypnotherapy is supposed to take all of that away. Just wondering how it went for people?
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Never had it done myself, but have seen it used in my ER by one of our nurse practitioners a time or two. It seemed to be pretty effective for keeping the patient calm during a minor procedure. I have no doubt that it can be helpful, particularly if you BELIEVE it will be helpful.
Good luck on your quest to be tobacco free. That’s an important lifestyle change that will have long-term ramifications on your health.
/giphy kudos
When I was young, I worked for awhile at the fancy hotel dining room as a busboy.
They had a regular show Friday and Saturday night featuring a hypnotist. I watched him, week after week do his routine. It made me a believer because nobody could put that so many “shills” in the audience!
I’m excited for you! Nicotine is one big bad bitch to break.
I have not been hypnotized although some of the ladies have kept me mesmerized.
I hope it works for stopping your smoking but if not you can always join Quitters, Inc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quitters%2C_Inc.
My wife and her BFF went together to get hypnotized to kick cigs and it worked for both of them-20 years later, neither has had any desire to go back to it (and perhaps unrelated or maybe not: now our 3 kiddos all gag/choke/freak out when they smell cigarette smoke…)
Hope it works.
Have you looked into GLP-1 meds? They supposedly “unhook” some of the addictive drives.
@f00l Just a bit of caution on GLP-1s… I take Trulicity for type 2 diabetes and I had trouble with nausea for quite a while when ramping up my dose to the next level. I was able to get past it, but it took quite a while. For weight loss, the dosage is much higher and the incidence of nausea is much higher and more severe. I hope addictive behavior treatment doesn’t require the higher dosage too.
I’ve never been hypnotized, but if I saw Halle Berry in person, I think I would be.
@Star2236 I wish you all the best in your journey to quit smoking!