If you've read my page on stopping smoking using hypnotherapy, you'll know that what people commonly refer to a 'withdrawal symptoms', are actually produced by explainable psychological phenomena that hypnotherapy can very effectively help with.

However, when people smoke, it does do some really bad things to their body, and once they stop smoking, the body will start to recover almost immediately. This might produce some side effects.

Here, I am presenting a list of the most common side effects...

Concentration

Some smokers report that they have difficulty concentrating after they stop smoking. This is due to a psychological phenomena known as cognitive dissonance, and is actually nothing to do with nicotine..

Constipation

For a short while after stopping smoking, you may find that your bowel movements lessen, as the nicotine is no longer stimulating the intestines. Good old-fashioned fibre should help, as will drinking plenty of water, and getting some exercise.

Coughing and clearing of the throat

Inevitably, despite the bodies best efforts, most of the toxins, including the tar present in the cigarette smoke still reach the lungs while you are smoking, and begin to build up. Over time, the tar in the lungs block the alveoli, and the function of the lung is damaged.

But, after you've given up the habit, the lungs seem to seize their new opportunity to clear themselves of as much of this dirt and material, as they can, and in the first few days after you stop smoking, your ‘smokers cough’ may even increase. This will soon pass.

Cravings after stopping smoking

Many of the cravings that new ex-smokers experience, are due to the change of habit that stopping smoking inevitably entails, and not just to the addictive nature of the nicotine present in the cigarette.

For many people, smoking will have been a habit for years, maybe even for a large majority of their life. If someone was to stop doing ANYTHING that they have been doing as many as 20 to 40 times a day, every day, for most of their lives, they would find it difficult, no matter what it was, and there’s certainly no reason to think that smoking is any different.

The phenomena is called ‘cognitive dissonance’, and it basically means that your brain thinks that it should be doing something that it isn’t… purely through habit. This will peak after about two to three days, and will tail off from there.

Stick with it in the knowledge that this is a passing phase. After a couple of weeks, this will probably only reoccur on rare occasions.

Be aware though, that if you give in to your craving, you will have to start the whole process over again from the start!

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:

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