Smoking cessation: Has anyone tried hypnosis for this?

Wow! Congratulations on quitting. It's never too late to quit; you are an excellent example of that. It is the best thing you could have done for yourself. Take good care.

I smoked a pack a day (or a pack and a half) even when I was sick. I couldn't stop for anything. Then I went to a group session of hypnosis and bought a tape to listen to the same thing for the next two weeks, just much shorter. I quit with no side effects, no weight gain (though I did go through lots of bags of carrots) and no problem. Sometimes I had to leave big parties if people were drinking and smoking. Actually, I couldn't go to bars because I always had to smoke when I drank. Eventually, I could have wine with dinner, etc., and not smoke. But that hypnosis helped me quit smoking--and cut back a lot on my drinking. When I needed to quit drinking, however, I had to go to AA. Hynosis has its limits. But for smoking? Aces! Good luck!

Congratulations……no hypnosis or AA………..water, water, water…….I drank more water than I thought possible…..this was over 40 years ago for smoking and 30 for drinking….couple water with determination and a simply wonderful wife I was given the opportunity to live my life.

Namaste

I live in the Greater Daytona Beach area and wanted to get any recommendations for a really good Hypnotherapist for my smoking. I am 71 and the COPD is finally getting to me and I am dry coughing all the time. Can anyone in the group give me a contact phone number and address where I can find a professional hypnotist to help me with smoking? Anywhere in n.e. or even central Florida would be good.

Welcome, @rkshelton. Have you had any luck in finding a hypnotist that specializes in quitting smoking?

You may also like to join the COPD group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/

Please I am looking into hypnotism but there are a lot of fakes and scams, please if people can post where or by who they did the hypnotism that would be so helpful!

Hello @mishellc, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It’s wonderful that you’ve decided to take steps toward quitting smoking. Whether this is your first attempt or your hundredth, there’s no better time than now. I don’t need to list the reasons — we all know how important it is — but taking action is what truly matters.

@alamogal635, you’ve mentioned attending a hypnotism group in the past —What insight or takeaways do you have about that experience, especially in terms of using it to quit smoking?

@mishellc, Have you tried to quit before? I’m curious what led you to consider hypnotism as an option.