Hypnosis Relaxation Method to Stop Smoking

Bring to your mind an occasion on in which you felt absolutely relaxed and calm. Think perhaps of a time during a holiday lying on a beach, or just in bed on a weekend morning, or while camping, or an evening out with friends.

Think of how you felt during this event away from daily problems and in a relaxed environment. If you can't recall any particular event, it's okay to invent or imagine one, or to combine a real relaxed event with an imagined one e.g. imagine yourself in place of your favorite movie star in a relaxed scene.

The next thing to do is to transfer yourself to that scene mentally i.e. go there mentally. To do this, just imagine how you would get to that scene from where you are now. Get a pen and write down all the steps you would take to get there from where you are now.

Your steps might appear something like this.
1. I am sitting comfortably on my favorite chair.
2. Now I am shutting out my worries.
3. My nerves have calmed down and I am feeling more relaxed.
4. My breathing is becoming more rhythmic and relaxed.
5. I am breathing more deeply. (Concentrate on your breathing for a minute or two.)
6. I am feeling that I have gone to the beach. (Try to picture in your mind the details of that environment.)
7. I am enjoying the natural surroundings; the pleasant smells around me, enjoying the view that surrounds me on every side, and the sounds coming to me from every angle.
8. The atmosphere is so soothing and relaxing.
9. I feel totally relaxed.
10. I am totally relaxed.

Once you write down these steps, revise them, and learn them thoroughly because once you start the relaxation process you can't stop to read your notes.

During the whole relaxation process, you will be speaking to yourself. You can speak silently or make yourself a recording while talking through the process and play this back to help you relax. While you are recording you should speak in a slow, smooth and soothing tone of voice. Give yourself enough time while recording each of the steps to imagine the feelings you would experience if you were really at the scene.

Once you are ready to start the relaxation process, get yourself comfortably seated. Close your eyes and start talking yourself (silently, if you want) through each of the steps in turn. Or play the recording and let your mind follow each of the steps as you listen. Allow yourself enough time to catch the emotions and feelings triggered by each step.

Once you reach the last step, go back down the steps in reverse and return to normal Try to practice these steps so that you can relax quickly whenever you want to.

The next step is to focus on solving the problems. To do this go through the relaxation steps, but instead of going back down, go onto the problem solving steps that follow.