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I've listed some strategies that have helped others quit. If you have
cravings or need other additional help, contact me for a reasonably priced smoking cessation session through hypnosis, guided
imagery, and/or neurolinguistic programming in Sedona, AZ,, or by phone.
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- Write down a list of your personal reasons to quit smoking and review it often.
- Get rid of all cigarettes, ashtrays, and other
smoking-related articles and don't buy any more.
- Take
it one day at a time.
- Tell all of your friends, relatives, and coworkers
that you are going to quit smoking on a particular day and ask each of them to help you stick to your promise.
- Learn some stress management techniques, like yoga,
tai chi, running, or self-hypnosis to help you reach your goal.
- Work
with a hypnotist to help you become more aware of your smoking, increase your sense of control, and help lessen your cravings.
(Contact me at 301-645-8522. Phone sessions are available.)
- Learn
effective breathing techniques.
- Chew cinnamon
gum or chew on a cinnamon stick to eliminate cravings.
- Keep
your determination - - event if you have a setback or two.
- Plan
an exciting vacation with all the money that you are saving by not buying cigarettes.
- Stay active while you are awake and try to do things that keep your hands busy.
- Participate in activities with non-smokers.
- Have as much fun as you can!
- Make sure that you get sufficient vitamins.
- Learn how to use affirmations effectively and use
them at least three times a day.
- Ask friends
and family not to smoke in your presence.
- Vary your
routine. Do something new. Dance like no one is watching. Get a massage. Take a bubble bath.
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A Simple Breathing Technique To Try ..... When you feel a craving on the way, take
a deep breath, inhaling into the deepest part of your lungs, without straining, of course. See how long you can comfortably
hold this breath, and then exhale very, very slowly through your mouth. If you can safely close your eyes, you may add
visualization to the exercise. With your inhalations, visualize clean refreshing air bringing energy into your body.
With your exhalations, visualize all the tension in your body washing away and draining out of your fingers, toes, and every
pore of your body. Repeat this 3-5 times or until the craving melts away.
301-659-0070 ~~~~ 928-203-1765
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