Withdrawal symptoms: problem is not solved

 

Cravings and withdrawal symptoms exist because the problem is still there. The use of drugs, medication and nicotine replacement products such as patches, nicorettes, inhalers or lozenges is often ineffective because you're not really dealing with the actual issue: the addiction and its related habits. So it's like putting a bandage on a broken leg.

 

To quit smoking this way is both stressful and hard to achieve. Relying on willpower is not efficient, forces you to compensate the habit (often by eating, thus putting on weight) and there's a strong tendency to relapse. Fortunately, there are other ways.

 

You need to reprogram your subconscious so that it can be free of the addiction and all of the habits associated with smoking that are often deeply rooted.

 

Hypnotherapy is a good technique for this, but even easier is EFT, which is what I used. I had one single session with an excellent therapist over Skype and just followed his simple instructions afterwards. Amazingly, I experienced no stress. I kicked off the habit so easily that even during the first week, cigarettes were hardly on my mind. I didn't snack or drink to compensate, nor chew gum, toothpicks or anything else. I didn't feel nervous and was not unpleasant to those around me. In fact, the person I lived with was a heavy smoker and she continued to smoke as usual, right next to me, even in the car. It did not affect me and I never smoked or even wished to smoke again! 

 

Today, I am a non-smoker and what's more: no longer addicted to smoking.

Really! How interesting! What is eft and what are the simple instructions?

EFT is Emotional Freedom Techniques and was developed by a Stanford engineer named Gary Craig . It's a simple technique that uses aspects of both psychoanalysis and acupuncture. It consists of gently tapping key energy points of the body with your fingers while repeating an appropriate phrase to focus the mind on the issue. It is extremely efficient and when done properly, frees the mind and body of the addiction and its associated habits. I can recommend the therapist I used if you're interested.

I'm interested. I've been having trouble quitting a second time and was thinking of NRT, because I'm not doing well trying it cold turkey.

I don't think it's allowed to post web addresses here, so I've sent it to you in a private message.