In my pre-hypnosis contact, I always advise clients to make sure they don't have cigarettes in their environment because they go home when they go home. The only obstacle is that there is another smoker in the house.

In this case, you need to negotiate some smoke-free space, and the smoker agrees not to give you a cigarette under any circumstances. A customer who is unable to obtain this agreement will book their own two nights at the motel to avoid any contact. I have to say that I really admire this level of commitment.

Keep some cigarettes just in case, it doesn't help you. First of all, it is usually the customer who hides the smoke behind the closet. But of course they hide them, so they are not hidden, and it only takes a minute or two to enter in any home.

Because I have worked with many smokers, I can tell that many customers reported in the first day or two after the conversation that if they have a convenient cigarette, they are likely to smoke. But because there were no cigarettes, they passed it and succeeded.

A recent client ignored the advice that I didn't keep any cigarettes and kept half a pack at the top and back of her pantry [don't want to waste!].

After the meeting, she performed very well at night. But the next morning, she thought of a smog and then easily saw a half-pack in her pantry.

I asked her what she wanted to smoke at the time. She said it was just a little bit. From past experience, I know that her thoughts on cigarettes will soon pass, especially if she will use a smoking cessation strategy that I gave her.

It was disappointing and it took two meetings and eventually helped her to quit.

Another client wants to have some convenience by phone debate before his meeting, just in case. What do you think he is really saying? He said that he did not think he could quit smoking, or that hypnosis was not suitable for him.

First of all, many of the appearances seem to have confidence and they doubt the customers they can quit. I told them that they don't need confidence, but they do need to promise.

However, if they really believe that hypnosis will not help them, then they may be right. After all, although all health warnings have convinced you to smoke thousands of cigarettes, there is a very powerful mind. Therefore, it is not easy to believe that hypnosis does not work.

So, by now, I'm sure you've realized that putting some cigarettes aside is one way to failure.

Quit smoking – keep some cigarettes just in case was originally published on Spring