Some people smoke and are happy. Oh, we all have our own bad habits. Then some people don't want to smoke but can't stop smoking. They walked around, smelling bad smells, empty wallets, awkward lungs and a halo of failure.

All of this is unnecessary.

If you smoke and want to quit, you may have tried patches or chewing gum. Or maybe you keep it simple and quit the cold turkey. Both strategies have similar success rates, which is a polite way to say they don't work. Nicotine supplements assume that the problem is a chemical problem. No.

As for relying on willpower…

So, what makes cold turkey so hard? If you don't want to smoke, stop. If you have a desire, please ignore them. It's not that easy – otherwise you will quit a few years ago. But why is this not easy?

What makes it so difficult to stop doing something?

Smoking is an unconscious problem. This is why hypnosis can help you quit smoking. Knowing that you should quit is a conscious solution. In other words, they don't match. What happens when the conscious and unconscious minds disagree?

This is the same as any dieter who promises to skip the dessert, but the cave when I see the cake. Or swear to get along with your mother-in-law, but also accept the challenge. Or an entrepreneur who can't turn off the TV and start working.

You can't beat your unconscious.

But you can use it to reason.

If your subconscious mind wants you to smoke, then you can't do anything about it. This is good news: it is not what your unconscious wants. It knows that like you, smoking kills your wallet, body and attraction. It will give you the urge to smoke anyway, because it needs something else.

Your subconscious mind thinks that smoking adds value. The value of this hypothesis varies from person to person, but you can find the answer through a little introspection. Think back when you started smoking and you might find the answer.

For example, maybe you smoke when you are a teenager because you think it makes you cool. Oh, maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. As an adult, it won't make you feel cool. People think that you are full of self-control. Your unconscious is dealing with old information. It wants you to be popular. A lofty goal, very implemented.

Or maybe your unconscious thinks that cigarettes can help you relax. Again, it is processing the wrong information.

You never smoke for smoking. There is always a reason behind this, what do you think it brings to you. Bringing it to your consciousness will make it easier to quit.

Unconsciously quit smoking was originally published on Spring