Combining Ericksonian hypnotherapy and NLP with techniques taken from cognitive therapy, yoga, and stress management, Botsford explains how to deal with every possible situation in smoking cessation. This work shows professionals how to influence the client and teach self-hypnosis and other techniques which will help maintain the client as a non-smoker.
"Quit Smoking Boot Camp is a revolutionary and concise version of the world-famous Easyway method, delivered in short, punchy segments to help you quit with the minimum of fuss, with minimal effort, in a reassuringly regimented and speedy way.:--Page 4 of cover
A scientifically informed intervention to help smokers quit for life, based in cognitive-behavioral therapy Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation: A Scientifically Informed Intervention presents a comprehensive program developed by noted experts to help smokers achieve their goal of life-long abstinence from smoking. This brief, cost-effective intervention, called The Winning Edge, incorporates state-of-the-science advances and best clinical practices in the treatment of tobacco addiction and offers participants a unique blend of strategies based on cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness, and hypnotic approaches to achieve smoking cessation. This valuable treatment guide, developed and refined over the past 30 years, provides all of the information necessary for health care providers to implement the program on a group or individual basis. This important resource: Provides a detailed, step-by-step guide to conducting the program, with scripts for providers and handouts for participants Explains the scientific basis for the many strategies of cognitive, behavioral, and affective change in The Winning Edge program Contains information for treatment providers on frequently asked questions, adapting and tailoring the program to the needs of participants, and overcoming challenges, ambivalence, and resistance to stop smoking Written for a wide audience of mental health professionals, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation: A Scientifically Informed Intervention offers a comprehensive, science-based approach to help participants achieve their goal of a smoke-free life.
An accredited hypnotherapist offers a book-and-CD set to help smokers quit with no side effects, no cravings, and no gimmicks. She claims readers will feel no desire for a cigarette, no withdrawal symptoms, no irritability, and no desire for a snack between meals.
PART I: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND ESSENTIAL TOOLS. Introduction: Brief Cognitive Hypnosis A Powerful Tool for Brief Psychotherapy. 1. Establishing the Therapeutic Relationship. 2. The Waking State Reframing Model. 3. Change Language: General, Waking State, Trance State, and Post-Trance State Reframing. 4. Trance Induction: Design, Choice, and Administration. 5. Self-Hypnosis for Continued Problem Resolution. 6. Common Factors in Dysfunctional Behavior and the Creation of Double Binds. 7. Dysfunctional and Therapeutic Rituals. PART 2: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. 8. Irritating Habits as Dysfunctional Outdated Coping Skills. 9. More Complex Habits As Ways of Dealing with Anxiety and Stress. 10. Panic Disorders and Other Complex Anxiety-Based Behaviors. 11. Medical Problems Including Pain, Preparing For Medical Procedures, Self-Healing, and Coping With Treatment Side-Effects. PART 3: SMOKING CESSATION AND KEYS TO CHANGE. 12. A Single Session Smoking Cessation Program. 13. Review: Keys to Change.
If you are a smoker looking to quit, you've probably tried many times unsuccessfully. In Smoking by Cessation by Self-Hypnosis, author Dr. Steve Grattan provides not only a resource for anyone interested in understanding the reasons for smoking, but also practical, proven techniques on how to use self-hypnosis to quit smoking effectively. More than a simple how-to-stop-smoking guide, Smoking Cessation by Self-Hypnosis helps you gain a deeper understanding of yourself in order to achieve a broader grasp of both the internal and external causes of smoking. This broader understanding creates a foundation for smoking cessation that is more promising than a simplistic approach. In addition to providing an overview on hypnosis and how the mind works, Grattan discusses his personal experience with the method and also shares case studies. Informative and challenging, Smoking Cessation by Self-Hypnosis offers real hope to smokers seriously committed to doing what it takes to quit successfully and become nonsmokers.
★ 55% OFF for Bookstores! ★ COLORED VERSION!Are you addicted to nicotine and desperately want to quit?Have you tried to stop smoking before but keep going back to it?Are you ready to try something amazing that will cure you of your cravings forever? Nicotine is among the most addictive substances known and can be incredibly harmful to our bodies when taken over extended periods of time, leading to a wide range of diseases and medical conditions. Kicking the habit is the Holy Grail for millions of people and many try and fail every year, such is the power of their addiction. But there is a way to overcome it through targeted hypnosis, that is natural and has permanent effects. Inside the pages of Quit Smoking Hypnosis you will find all you need to target your desire to quit, reduce stress and be smoke-free in just 30 days, with information on: - How hypnosis works to help you quit - Taking the first steps by changing the way you think - Tips for reducing anxiety, which often causes us to smoke - How insomnia can be cured when you stop smoking - Positive affirmations to help you quit - How to get a better nights' sleep - Instilling a state of calm without resorting to nicotine - How quitting smoking will benefit you and your health And more... There is no doubt that smoking is incredibly bad for our physical health but it can also affect our mental wellbeing too. Luckily, this is not something that is always irreversible and many people who have successfully stopped have talked about how quitting has given them a different outlook on life, enhanced empathy, increased optimism. If you want to experience that for yourself, reprogram your mind with positive affirmations, regain your physical health and avoid chronic diseases or even premature death, get a copy of Quit Smoking Hypnosis and see how it could help you!
The health and economic costs of tobacco use in military and veteran populations are high. In 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) requested that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) make recommendations on how to reduce tobacco initiation and encourage cessation in both military and veteran populations. In its 2009 report, Combating Tobacco in Military and Veteran Populations, the authoring committee concludes that to prevent tobacco initiation and encourage cessation, both DoD and VA should implement comprehensive tobacco-control programs.
