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| your feelings about having the addiction | |
| your doubts about succeeding | |
| your fears and anxieties about giving up and managing without nicotine | |
| your cravings, hooks and triggers - the things that make you smoke and prevent you from giving up | |
| feeling deprived | |
| losing an old friend | |
| losing your identity as a smoker | |
| how to stay stopped |
| map out the problem of your smoking | |
| identify what is preventing you from giving up | |
| introduce EFT techniques so you know how to use them and work on the major causes |
By the end of this you will be able to use the techniques to support yourself in giving up smoking.
We will:
| review your progress | |
| carry out further work if required | |
| ensure that all aspects of the problem have been tackled and cleared - thereby ensuring that you stay stopped |
Are relaxed and friendly, private and confidential.
Is simple, non-invasive and pain-free. Whilst you sit comfortably, we tap the meridian points as you focus on the problem to be cleared.
Sessions are £50 per hour.
After the initial 2 sessions, you will know if further sessions are required. You will also be able to use the techniques on yourself at home or work.
Advanced Practitioner of MET/EFT+/EmoTrance, Licenced by The Association of Meridian Therapies (AMT) and The Sidereus Foundation.
For a free initial 15 minute consultation by phone, please call (0114) 289 1342. During this time I will tell you if I think EFT can help you - this stage will only cost you the price of your phone call.
Stopping smoking represents the single most important step that smokers can take to enhance the length and quality of their lives.
| Approximately half of all smokers who continue to smoke end up dying from a smoking-related illness | |
| Smoking is a risk factor for cancer of the lungs, mouth, voice box, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidneys, pancreas, cervix, stomach and some forms of | |
| Smokers are twice as likely to die from heart attacks as non-smokers | |
| Smoking is a major risk factor in circulatory diseases and strokes | |
| Smoking causes premature aging of the skin, bad breath, yellow finger nails and hair | |
| Women over 35 who smoke and use the contraceptive pill are in a high risk group for heart attacks, strokes, and DVT (deep vein thrombosis) | |
| Women who smoke are at higher risk of miscarriage or having a low weight baby | |
| Babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy are born addicted to nicotine, have to undergo the side effects of withdrawal and are more likely to become addicted to nicotine in later life |
No matter what your age or how long you have smoked for, quitting will help you live longer and improve the quality of your life.
| People who stop smoking before the age of 50 reduce their risk of dying in the next 15 years by 50% compared with those who continue to smoke | |
| Ex-smokers enjoy a higher quality of life with fewer colds and flu viruses and reduced rates of Bronchitis and Pneumonia | |
| Ex-smokers enjoy greater disposable income | |
| Ex-smokers enjoy greater fitness and vitality | |
| Ex-smokers feel empowered and exhilarated at having kicked their habit, no longer being subjected to cravings and |
Giving up smoking offers benefits that you will notice and enjoy immediately
| Food will taste better | |
| Your sense of smell will improve | |
| Your clothes, hands and breath will not smell of smoke | |
| Day-to-day activities such as climbing stairs, housework, running for a bus will no longer leave you gasping for breath | |
| Greater disposable income to enjoy |
| 20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate and blood pressure drop | |
| 12 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood returns to normal | |
| 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation and lung function improves | |
| 1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and shortness of breath decreases, the cilia (tiny hair-like structures in the lungs which move mucous out of the lungs) regain their normal function thereby increasing the ability to expel mucous, clean the lungs and reducing the risk of lung infections | |
| 1 year after quitting: The excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's | |
| 5 years after quitting: The risk of having a stroke is reduced to that of a non-smoker 5-15 years after giving up smoking | |
| 10 years after quitting: the rate of death by lung cancer is approximately 50% less than that of a smoker. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix and pancreas also decrease | |
| 15 years after quitting: The risk of coronary disease is the same as that of a non-smoker |
As if the health risks were not a big enough reason to quit, smoking is expensive:
| Multiply what you spend on cigarettes/tobacco every day, by 365 | |
| Multiply that figure by the number of years you have been smoking | |
| Multiply the cost per year by 5 (to represent another 5 years of smoking) |
This does not take into account the increased costs for health and life insurance as well as healthcare costs and possible lost income, due to smoking-related illnesses.
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