Withdrawal symptoms i quit smoking saturday from hypnosis and im getting really angry and agitateted? -
im in two minds to start smoking again im really bad to live wit any sugesstions on what to do please help
Obviously the hypnosis is not effective I-d demand my money back. But seriously, it takes about 10 days for the physical addiction of nicotine to subside, as your body is trying to purge itself. After that it-s all psychological addiction that you must figure out ie... the reasons you are drawn to smoking in the first place, and why you may feel the desire for another.
If you feel it-s to much for you, try the patch or nicotine gum.
This will take a bit of self regulating, the idea is of course to wean yourself off the dependence.
Furthermore, you need to keep yourself as busy as humanly possible, as this will help to keep your mind off your cravings. Go jogging, your lungs will hate you for it but, it WILL keep you mindful of what your shooting for.
suck on lollipops, keep a toothpick in your mouth, excercise, remember that each cigarette exposes you to more radiation than is healthy within a year, just think of other things. best thing is to keep busy and don-t think about it.
Yah, congratulations. I am only on day One and I already feel tetchy!! It doesn-t help that my husband is still smoking, I want to scratch his eyes out! Don-t start again, because if you do, you will only have to go through this again next time you give up. Logical hey! Best wishes, thinking of you.xxx
Sorry your feeling like that but you have stopped smoking and thats the main thing,
If you carry on feeling as you do why don-t
you buy a packet of patches,they might help,
Ive been stopped three years and I still want
one,hope this helps you bye.
Give it a couple of weeks,i felt like crap for 2 weeks,then i started to feel much better,i was on about 20 a day.Feel 100% better than i ever did smoking,got more energy and more alert-dont give up keep going!!!! good luck
Hello,
your therapaist/hypnotherapist may have been best to take another approach rather than cold turkey.
If he /she left you with tapes or excercises to do, make sure you follow exactly what you were advised to do.
If you have a follow up appointment it is absolutley vital that you keep it.
Best of luck to you.
First of all WELL DONE on giving up. You have taken a major step towards better health and we need to keep you on the right path.
Anger and agitation are signs of withdrawral and this is the most dangerous period so to speak and I can help you.
Take yourself off to a quiet room and sit in a comfy chair. Relax your thoughts and play some soft music in the background. Take deep breaths in through your nose and really -SIGH- them out through your mouth. Really enjoy letting the breath go and let go the anger with each breath.
Calm your thoughts and relax. If you drop off to sleep, that-s OK, you will wake feeling restored rested and calm. Good Luck.
I was the same. I gave up using hypnosis and for the next 3 days i was a nightmare. It was worse than going cold turkey. but my hypnotist gave me a relaxation tape to listen to. I listened to that at lunchtime and before bed and the anger quickly passed.
That was 2 years ago and I-ve never been tempted to smoke since.
Well done for giving up. You will feel beter for it.
Hya love,
I finally quit yesterday but I am using the patches, which to my surprise are working well (although I know it-s early days yet)
As for you -
Don-t do it. Quickly do something to take your mind off it - make a cuppa, go to the loo, peel a tangerine. The moment will soon pass.
I agree it takes alot of will power to do this but please do try!
Good luck honey - keep us updated how you are doing!
Its ok to get annoyed when you have to give up something you have had or been doing for a long time. The mind feels its being ignored, can-t do its usual thing, and so looks for a ciggy, but your not giving in!
You smell great, you look good, and by golly its going to get better. Give yourself a pressy, something nice.
stay ciggy free====I am trying.
Stick it out it gets better after about two weeks and you really start to feel the difference try keeping busy to take your mind off it
good luck
What you are feeling is normal. When i gave up, i had withdrawal
symptons for two years. I used to awake in the night, i had dreamt iwas smoking and used to feel ashamed of myself for
giving in. The joy of knowing it was just a dream! Persevere. it
will be worth it in the long run! Look at it this way, ￡3-50 per pack,
times weekly outlay, times annual outlay. What could you do with
that? Better still. think of the money in tax you are volunteering
to give to that pension steeler brown?
Good luck, don-t weeken!
Hi there,
When you quit smoking through hypnosis there are often some minor side effects including emotions and quite often (and yucky) black tar like nasal discharge.
As a hypnotherapist myself I can give you some good advice based on personal experiences.
It sounds to me like one of the main reasons you smoked (or main benefits you got from it) was that it relaxed you and kept you calm. It may even be that now you are a non smoker you no longer know what to do with your hands, whereas before you had a cigerette in them.
I would recommend starting a relaxation process or using a hypnosis audio cd in the evenings (or during the day) to help you relax and feel calmed. Usually I give my clients a hypnosis cd to listen to for two weeks after the session to ensure they remain calm and focussed.
Two I can recommend are
http://musicforchange.com/cms/index.php?…
- a subliminal program
and
http://musicforchange.com/cms/index.php?…
Both of which I know get good results.
One thing you can do to get immediate results is to start breathing deeply from you stomach, i.e. when you breath in your stomach expands, and when you breath out your stomach contracts. This will help you to stay relaxed and calm.
If it helps, get the modern equivalent of a rubik-s cube or a pen or something to keep your hands occupied with whilst you enjoy your new life as a non smoker!
Keep up the great work, you-re doing fantastically with it!
All the best
Jason
go and get some patches dont give in to cravings.