Addiction Treatment
Hypnotherapy can be used effectively as part of a
treatment or cessation program for many kinds of addictions,
ranging from smoking to alcohol to drugs, and also overeating,
gambling, sexual urges, and so forth. Specifically,
hypnosis can be used to reinforce behavioural changes
sought by those seeking to break their addictions.
Before hypnotherapy will be considered as a treatment
option, the individual must want to give-up their habit.
During hypnosis the therapist can help the individual
gain control over their life in many ways. They can
help them set out goals and targets, can suggest ways
in which behaviour can be modified by proposing ways
in which existing practices are carried out and ways
in which targets can be met.
Any triggers for relapse can be identified and avoidance
techniques explored.
Positivity and the ability to succeed can be reinforced
as can motivational techniques, body-image and self-control.
The psychological and emotional issues surrounding the
addiction can be addressed, such as in nicotine and
cannabis abuse. Many therapists will provide exercises
to practice at home with the aim of inducing self-hypnosis
and increase self-control. By having positive thoughts,
definite goals and a support network, success is more
likely than by trying without an aid of some sort.
Through the years we have helped dozens of people from
all walks of life stop using cocaine. Some had been
occasional recreational users, some had got themselves
in a really bad way and had lost their job, spouse and
children as a result of their excesses. However, it
often surprises people how quickly they can put an end
to their cocaine addiction, sometimes in one session,
more often in two or three. Please note that although
we do tend to have a high level of success the work
is not 100% guaranteed as there are occasions when what
we do does not stop the habit.
How will you get me to stop using cocaine? Well, the
first thing is that you have to want to stop. Presumably,
you are reading this because you want to end addiction
to cocaine, and you have reached the point where you
have said to yourself 'enough is enough'. You may have
said that to yourself before, though, on many occasions,
and have found yourself drawn back into the habit by
friends, or at a party, or simply from a desire to re-experience
that rush.
Those we have seen who had taken massive amounts of
cocaine over sustained periods, though, had stopped
experiencing any kind of high whatsoever.
By utilising hypnotherapy we aim to rapidly recondition
the automated patterns of thinking, feeling and behaviour
that have resulted in the addiction to using cocaine.
Unlike many other forms of therapy which seek to discover
the causes and meanings of the behaviour, our approach
is to tackle and recondition the sequences of thinking
directly because, however the behaviour began, it has
become a habit. A big habit maybe, but still just a
habit.
Hypnotherapy can be a valuable component of a drug or
alcohol rehab program, as it effectively supports the
learning of new attitudes and behaviours.
Take your first step on the road to recovery and book
you addiction treatment appointment.