So far, a handful have undergone hypnosis to help them quit smoking or chewing tobacco. To date these clients are 100% successful.
And of the four managers who’ve participated, three of them are smoke-free - one for five weeks. Those who’ve participated in anger management, stress-reduction, and weight-loss hypnosis report progress in those areas.
Of those who don't participate, many are skeptical about whether hypnosis works because their only exposure is what they’ve seen on stage or on television.
To them I explain that hypnosis is really self hypnosis. I ask them to think of me as the passenger in the car with the map - while they’re the ones doing the driving. I’m only a guide, giving them directions.
When I use this analogy they find the idea easier to grasp.
It’s a blessing to help clients stop smoking – a habit that kills 440,000 Americans each year. More than die from all other diseases combined, including plane and automobile accidents, suicides and homicides.
