Stopping Smoking?? Hypnosis?? good?

Anyone know of a good hypnotist?

Anyone know of a good hypnotist?

After trying Smoke Enders, cold turkey, etc. I used the generic type of Wellbutrin, which isn't a new drug, but may be new for quiting smoking.  It does reduce the urge to smoke.  After taking it for awhile I used the patch and have been off the cigs for two years. 

Warning Will Robinson:   Wellbutrin is a powerful drug and can screw up your head if you use it incorrectly or for too long a period.

Yes, follow the prescription you get for Wellbutrin. Remember to take it every day at the same time of day. If you don't do this, you get withdrawal symptoms, which are very unpleasant. Discuss your prescription with your doctor and make sure you understand how to take it and how not to take it.

I did it and it didn't work i wanted a cigarette as soon as i went outside.  It was kinda like having story time you close your eyes and they talk with a calm soft voice i think i may have dozed for a minute lol.  Cold turkey some jolly ranchers or lollipops no coffee and drinking thats the way to go with some exercise. I quit for a year but unfortunately started again so i need a do over

A cousin of mine also had success with hypnosis to stop smoking - he'd smoked for 40-some years. He was living in CA at the time, though, so I don't have local contact info for you. (This was about 15 years ago and he is still a non-smoker.)

I went to the Mad Russian and nothing.  but had 2 friends who went to London for hypnosis, and both have been off cigs for 15 years.  Both heavy smokers.

I know a good hypnotist.  She helped me quit about 12 years ago and I haven't had a cigarette since. I've also referred a couple of clients to her for other behavioral compulsions or bad habits and she helped them as well. 

I must say that I am a good subject for hypnosis - I've been hypnotized before and I go deep (during the hypnosis I don't think I am the least bit hypnotized but evidence shows otherwise).  At the time her treatment protocol was 2 sessions but I never needed the second one.  Walked out of there and haven't smoked since.  There were some initial cravings but not unmanageable.  What is interesting is prior to the treatment you have to do some preparation exercises that I think help get you in the right mindset and answer a questionnaire that seems to help her customize the hypnotic suggestions to your reasons for quitting.   Prior to this I had quit many times - cold turkey Wellbutrin (or Zyban as it's called for smoking cessation), gum but this is the time that I am certain I will never smoke again.  Whether it is the hypnosis or the determination to not have to do it again I don't know.   I will add the timing was very good for it to work on me - I was very motivated to quit - but had been unable to do so on my own.

Her name is Debra. Here is her website

http://www.illuminateawareness.com/

Tell her Alison Grant referred you and let me know how it goes.

Edited to add:  She's a gifted psychic too.  In a different consultation she told me things that I was determined to make not come true but she apparently knew more than I did

I quit after one session. Left the office wanting to light up, but didn't and haven't since (25 years). Obviously, had I just lit up like I wanted to it wouldn't have worked.

What I'm saying is hypnosis wont make you quit, but it could help, if you're willing.