Comments on: Smokers Use Cigarettes to Cope with Stress http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/11/23/smokers-use-cigarettes-to-cope-with-distress/ The Quit Smoking Blog Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:38:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Access Hypnotherapy http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/11/23/smokers-use-cigarettes-to-cope-with-distress/comment-page-1/#comment-10294 Access Hypnotherapy Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:58:45 +0000 http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=933#comment-10294 The interesting thing about smoking is that when you started smoking first, I bet you didn't say "I think I'll have one of these because it might reduce my stress or relax me". Of course you didn't. You may have started because of peer pressure or to appear more adult or whatever your own reason was at the time. Compare that with why you think you smoke now. Most people who come to see me tell me they smoke because it relaxes them, or it's just a habit, or they enjoy it. Rubbish. The reason I say "Rubbish" is that these excuses are just that. Excuses. Excuses that you have come to believe at a subconscious level. There are so many false associations that you have built up over the years that chain you to the habit of cigarette smoking. And it really, genuinely is so easy to quit using hypnotherapy. I know. I used to smoke 50 a day up until I went to see a hypnotherapist myself nine years ago. I haven't smoked since and I had no cravings at all. Not even one. The interesting thing about smoking is that when you started smoking first, I bet you didn’t say “I think I’ll have one of these because it might reduce my stress or relax me”. Of course you didn’t. You may have started because of peer pressure or to appear more adult or whatever your own reason was at the time.
Compare that with why you think you smoke now. Most people who come to see me tell me they smoke because it relaxes them, or it’s just a habit, or they enjoy it. Rubbish. The reason I say “Rubbish” is that these excuses are just that. Excuses. Excuses that you have come to believe at a subconscious level. There are so many false associations that you have built up over the years that chain you to the habit of cigarette smoking. And it really, genuinely is so easy to quit using hypnotherapy. I know. I used to smoke 50 a day up until I went to see a hypnotherapist myself nine years ago. I haven’t smoked since and I had no cravings at all. Not even one.

]]> By: kerrie http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/11/23/smokers-use-cigarettes-to-cope-with-distress/comment-page-1/#comment-670 kerrie Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:01:22 +0000 http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=933#comment-670 ive been along term smoker 20 plus years at 20ish per day. i have chainsmoked when feeling sad angry or confused. and many other emotions. (excitement and others). i hear alot of smokers say it calms me down but i believe it causes more anxiety in you and you only calm down because you replace the nicotine you are withdrawing from. so it dont realy calm you it gives your fix so to speak. im definatly a calmer person since quiting (yes after the first hard week) im six weeks quit now and im feeling calmer the cravings are less often but they can still be intense so yeh the triggers remain so emotions for me are my triggers more than anything else so i will try prepare for that in my life. im enjoying spending more often the money im saving on smokes. ive been along term smoker 20 plus years at 20ish per day. i have chainsmoked when feeling sad angry or confused. and many other emotions. (excitement and others). i hear alot of smokers say it calms me down but i believe it causes more anxiety in you and you only calm down because you replace the nicotine you are withdrawing from. so it dont realy calm you it gives your fix so to speak.

im definatly a calmer person since quiting (yes after the first hard week) im six weeks quit now and im feeling calmer the cravings are less often but they can still be intense so yeh the triggers remain so emotions for me are my triggers more than anything else so i will try prepare for that in my life.

im enjoying spending more often the money im saving on smokes.

]]> By: Kirk VandenBerghe http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/11/23/smokers-use-cigarettes-to-cope-with-distress/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Kirk VandenBerghe Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:14:08 +0000 http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=933#comment-669 And if the belief that smoking helps to deal with stress/distress is present, it can feedforward into creating a placebo effect that smoking *does* help. In fact, smoking adds stress since it radically degrades health. And if the belief that smoking helps to deal with stress/distress is present, it can feedforward into creating a placebo effect that smoking *does* help. In fact, smoking adds stress since it radically degrades health.

]]>