Many people who stop smoking by willpower alone, report that drinking alcohol is one of the greatest ‘triggers’ for smoking. Whenever they drink alcohol, they find that they want to smoke.

When to expect it

If you stop smoking by willpower alone, this can happen anytime when you are drinking alcohol, or are involved in a social situation where smoking and alcohol would have been linked in the past.

Why does it happen?

It’s our old friend, the ‘conditioned response’. Many people have learned, through sheer habit, that, in their own mind at least, smoking and drinking are inexplicably linked.

What you can do to help yourself

There are two main things that you could do to help yourself.

Firstly, try to identify the situations where this ‘trigger’ could happen for you. If you normally go to a certain pub, on a certain evening to meet your friends, maybe suggest to them that you meet somewhere else for a change, or you may find it easier to not meet up with friends who smoke at all, for a while.

If you do go out and drink, change the drink that you have. You may find that after years of smoking while drinking white wine for example, has conditioned you into wanting to smoke while drinking white wine… so change to red wine, beer, Irish cream… even soft drinks! - anything which helps you to break the cycle.
Secondly, you could consider a session of stop smoking hypnotherapy with me! - See below for an explanation of why this will help.

Why my clients find it easier

During your stop smoking hypnotherapy session, you will be asked about some of your major ‘triggers’, so that you can begin to build a picture in your mind of your old ‘trigger’ points… and when you have identified them, it makes it much easier to change your routine to avoid these situations.

The 'need' to smoke comes from the individual's subconscious mind, weighing up the benefits of smoking, against the benefits of not smoking.

The stop smoking hypnotherapy session sets about to change the subconscious balance, so that the person has no desire to smoke, because their subconscious mind finds that the benefits of not smoking, greatly outweigh the 'benefits' of smoking.

When this process happens, the mechanisms supporting these 'withdrawal symptoms' are no longer there.

Stop Smoking Testimonials

"You’ve completely cured my lack of willpower and confidence"

... a stop smoking client from Essex

"Hi Paul, hope you are well,

Just wanted to let you know it's been a week now since my therapy and I haven't smoked. In fact in a way it feels like I've never smoked.

I haven't had any cravings and I have no problem being around other smokers. The therapy has worked so well for me, I feel great and things in my life seem to be coming together nicely.

I have recommended you to 3 of my close friends.

I will continue to recommend you to people who could benefit from your treatment as I am over the moon with results I have seen in myself."

...a stop smoking client from Hitchin

"I was going to get back to you earlier but decided to wait until i had been through everything and still not smoked.

It's been 5 weeks and i still have not smoked, i haven't even had a craving!!

I dont know how you've done it and im sure a lot of it is to do with wanting to give up, i have been on holiday, been to family gatherings and all my family smoke, and even had emotional upset and i cannot believe that through all that i have not had the urge to have a cigarette.

I wanted to say thanks "

A stop smoking client from Bedfordshire

"She stopped smoking so easily after coming to see you, that I've come as well, because I want the same for me."

...a stop smoking client from Warwick

Book a Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy Session With Paul

Book your stop smoking hypnotherapy session with Paul, and he can help YOU to stop smoking.

During the session, Paul will listen to you, talk to you about how smoking has fitted in with your life in the past, answer all your questions, and explain how he can use hypnotherapy to help YOU.

Then, during the hypnotherapy part of the session itself, you can sit back, relax, and experience one of the most interesting, enjoyable and relaxing experiences there are...

Leaving the session as a non-smoker, you'll feel full of confidence and motivation, ready to enjoy better health, more money in your pocket, and a huge feeling of achievement... simply feeling that you've regained control of your life!

Book your stop smoking hypnotherapy session now:

Telephone: 01354 696155

E-Mail: paul@pauldouglass.co.uk

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Side effects to stopping smoking by willpower alone - Alcohol