Addiction

Alcohol, cigarette, food and many other self-destructive addictions have been concluded by many authorities to be slow forms of suicide, due to poor representations of self worth.

Another school of thought is one of comfort in times of need. From the moment of birth, if a baby cries the mother feeds the infant to comfort it. The smoker lights up to relax when stressed and between activities. And the drinker shoots one back to escape, and calm himself from the life he leads.

Whatever the addiction, it can be successfully combated with the ingriedients of desire, perseverance, and the use of self hypnosis.

Addictions can be overcome by implementing the 4A’s method of self hypnosis along with a few important points:
a) You must believe that you can achieve the desired goal.
b) Design a program that fits you, or have someone do this for you.
c) Learn to interpret failure as simply a clue that a portion of your program has to be adjusted, and be patient.
d) Value your health.
e) Develop interests in new activities. Explore the world and enjoy it.

When it comes to alcoholism, the purpose of any therapy is first to motivate the individual to stop drinking, and then to teach the individual how to adapt to difficult problems, rather than using regressive behavior patterns at the first sign of stress.

Since most alcoholics are generally passive and dependent, the hypnotic relationship initially helps the patient during therapy at a time when he/she is most resistant. Later this dependency is dissolved, and the needs for it and other reasons are worked through. Because of greater rapport with the hypnotherapist, the patient now is willing to trade his self-destructive tendencies for healthier goals.
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Excessive smoking is one of the most common symptoms the hypnotherapist is asked to treat. Almost every chain smoker has at one time or another attempted to break the habit. Kline contends that hypnosis, and particularly extended periods of hypnotherapy involving the reduction and control of deprivation behavior, offers a promise for relief of smoking habituation. Kroger and Libbott advocated a holistic approach involving hypnosis, self hypnosis, and treatment directed toward the patient who has the habit – understanding his emotional needs. Regardless of the approach employed, the hypnotherapist’s responsibility with smoking control is to present the facts about smoking, to relate these facts to current health problems, to give every smoker a firm admonition to stop smoking and to reinforce these by post hypnotic suggestions repeated during subsequent visits or by recorded hypnotic instructions. Long-term follow-up reinforcement by visits or phone calls is a powerful incentive to comply. When it comes to smoking cessation, motivation is of prime importance.
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Drug addiction involves many of the psychological factors that account for chronic alcoholism and obesity. In general, there are three types of situations. In the first, the addict attempts to meet stressful situations with more equanimity through the use of drugs. Secondly, individuals use drugs to give them a “lift”. In the third, the addict requires drugs as help to overcome depressive reactions due to characterologic disorders.
Therapy should be directed towards the restoration of self-confidence, elimination of despondency, the induction of well-being, and, in all instances, rehabilitation to prevent a relapse.

Autohypnosis is helpful for withstanding disagreeable sensations produced by withdrawal. Post hypnotic suggestions and deep relaxation help to counter-condition anxiety and allay nervousness and insomnia. Other post hypnotic suggestions of an aversive nature can often reduce the craving for the drug. Narcotic addicts show increased susceptibility to hypnotic suggestion. However, lack of motivation, together with a weak personality structure, account for poor results in most cases.
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