Smoking Cessation for Couples?

What does the word "COUPLE" suggest to you?

For many people the immediate thought will be of a relationship of an intimate nature between 2 people who love and respect each other; who have common interests or beliefs. It implies a long term commitment and support.

It's this second statement which I want to focus on - "long term commitment and support".

For many smokers it wasn't difficult to start smoking because they were doing it to fit in, to feel part of the crowd, and they were supported in becoming smokers by their smoker friends.

The difficult part comes when the smoker decides that they want to return to being a non-smoker. It can be a long and lonely journey.

That's why I am running this special offer in June 2012, Smoking Cessation for Couples - except that the second person in the couple can be anyone who shares your desire to stop smoking. 

Your "other half" might be a member of your family, a partner, a work colleague, a friend or neighbour...    it is only important that they, like you, have a commitment to stop smoking.

Think about it - It is so much easier to stick to a diet if you are dieting with a friend or attending a support group. It 's the obvious thing to do.

 If you were training  for a marathon you would be encouraged to join a group.

So, if  you are ready to become a non-smoker again, why not ask around your family and friends to see if  anyone else is ready to quit, and then plan to quit together. You can support each other, challenge each other and become non-smokers again.

Visit my website for further details. Don't delay - the offer is time-limited for June 2012 only.
http://www.annestagghypnotherapy.co.uk/

150 days

I almost  missed the 150 day milestone ( It was actually last Tuesday) - 150 days without chocolate or toffee or Haribos!
Why did I nearly miss it? Well, I think that the main reason is that I just don't really think about chocolate anymore. It's a habit I have broken - and to be fair it wasn't hard to do. The hard part was in not drifting back into it in a thoughtless, careless moment.

Of course I have tried other things in the past to ditch the chocolate:

•  Stopping on a memorable date such as a birthday
• Stopping a month before a memorable date
• Cutting up the chocolate into ridiculously tiny pieces
• Eating a 1lb of Thornton's misshapes in one go thinking that I would sicken myself ( I did feel sick but it didn't stop me!)
• Sharing
• Leaving all of my money at home so that  I wouldn't be tempted to visit the shop on the way home ( great until I needed petrol)

And the list goes on...

And any or all of those  might work for others, but in the end the thing that worked for me was exactly the same thing that I would use with a client: Hypnotherapy and EFT.

I'm now looking forward to making it a full year without chocolate, toffee and Haribos.

Roll on December 31st!