If you have recently stop smoking and suffer from severe nicotine withdrawal symptoms, you know that the discomfort and stress can be nearly unbearable at times. I smoked for most of my adult life, and probably tried (and failed) to kick the habit over 30 separate times. Each time I would only last a few days to a week before I went back to cigarettes with my tail tucked between my legs. Read on for some of the ways I was finally able to beat severe nicotine withdrawal symptoms and quit for good last summer.

What Were My Most Severe Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms?

severe nicotine withdrawal symptoms will often mimic a severe cold or the flu. When I would go for more than a few hours without a smoke or try to stop entirely I would start to feel some or all of the following:

Irritability
Insomnia
Fatigue
Inability to Concentrate
Headache
Cough
Tightness in the chest

That was not fun, and the nagging would begin in the back of my mind and grow louder and louder, “all you need is one cigarette and all of this will go away…”

Sound Familiar?

I finally got fed up with my slowly declining health and energy levels. Over the years I had stopped doing things I love, like hiking and skiing, and instead would make excuses because I felt too tired all the time. Last year, I decided that enough was enough. I made the final decision that I was going to beat tobacco no matter what. I think having a clear and focused commitment was absolutely crucial to being able to get over my addiction, but I was also able to find some help in the form of a fantastic product to quit smoking and some healthy changes to my lifestyle.

During the first few weeks, I did experience the same old severe nicotine withdrawal symptoms – but they were easier to manage this time. I was making healthier choices with my diet, eating more fruits and vegetables. I was also getting a little bit of exercise every day to help my lungs start to heal. Most importantly, I was using the totally natural smoking cessation method, which focuses on reducing cigarette cravings, strengthening the immune system and boosting the metabolism to give me more energy.

At this point I have been smoke free for over six months and it feels so great! If you need help quitting I can't emphasize enough how much it helps to use a natural supplement to get rid of your severe nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

Read these boosting immune system tips, because they are very important for your health.

We all hear statistics about ways to stop smoking and what I found interesting was that Hypnosis to Stop Smoking is not only the most effective way to stop smoking but it's natural and removes the struggle when ending the smoking habit. And when I asked someone I know who is a hypnotist about nicotine and withdrawls she said, "No one ever comes to see me because they got addicted to the nicotine patch. It's  the habit of smoking that is the problem."

Makes sense to me. Like we hear all the time about anything we do… 'It's all in your mind."

We all have difficult times, challenges and issues and one way to help with that is to use self hypnotherapy hypnosis. I am so glad I found this a long time ago and it was so effective in my life for positive changes I entered the profession of hypnotism.

What do you think it means when you read hypnosis self smoking? It means someone is really bad at grammar, English isn't their strong point, or they really type fast and left out some words. Or it may mean they know how search engines work and how we are getting lazier because of it. Not on purpose, but it does happen. Really think about it, hypnosis self smoking?

Hypnotherapy and self hypnosis has been used for hundreds of years. Self Hypnotherapy Help programs can be a valuable tool to quit smoking or lose weight. Please visit our site for details.

Every once in a while someone just gives away something when you least expect it. We just located a new hypnosis library written by Tom Nicoli, a nationally recognized hypnotist.

You may remember Tom from his appearance on the Dateline NBC Diet Challenge, where he also help his subjects wife quit smoking. You can review this library here: http://www.tomnicoli.com/hypnosis/ . It's still under development, but stop back ofter to be sure to stay up to date.

Thanks Tom!

When you think of 12 step programs, you automatically think of Alcoholics Anonymous, which is where it originated. Alcoholics Anonymous is an organization that is famous for helping people with addiction problems. The 12 step program is the foundation for the organization’s program. The basis of the 12 step programs can be used in a variety of different situations, but is widely used in programs that treat addictions. Many individuals have incorporated the 12 step program into their lives for all kinds of addictions in addition to alcoholism and drug problems and even stop smoking programs. Anyone who wants to take control of his life and behavior may benefit from a 12 step program.

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I wonder how many people honestly believe or are ignorant enough to think that smoking has no real danger. Let's first look at a big factor to keep living, your heart. Your heart is the size of your fist and the strongest muscle in your body. The life source, if it stops, you die. Real simple. Therefore it would be safe to assume it's a good thing to do what's best for our heart. Why you ask? Because as marvelous as this system is, it is very vulnerable to damage from the things we do to it, like smoking, eating an unhealthy diet or putting it under stress. When your heart's functions become compromised, this is known as cardiovascular disease, a broad term that covers any disorder to the system that has the heart at its center.

The Major Cardiovascular Risk Factors

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There are so many areas to look at when it comes to smokers and smoking cessation. A stop smoking program can't fit the needs of all types of people. For example, almost 85 percent of people who are in alcohol recovery smoke compared with 25 percent of the general public. Imagine having gone through the success of quitting problem drinking AND having to quit smoking. The American Family Physician reports that smokers in alcohol recovery may be more addicted to nicotine than smokers who don't have a history of alcohol abuse. But, it is also reported in their findings that smokers who are in recovery from alcohol abuse can stop smoking without starting to drink again. Because smoking and drinking usually go together, smoking can lead to a stronger craving for alcohol. So hypnosis for smoking cessation during treatment for alcoholism, or right after treatment, can actually increase your chances of staying sober.

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We know that the tobacco industry is huge. The amount of money they make is beyond imagination but think of how many people have stopped smoking over the last 10 or 20 years. That's an incredible amount of money the tobacco industry has lost, or have they? I don't know the answer but I like to think about things like, is the tobacco industry behind smoking cessation programs? Let's face it, the people who use stop smoking programs, pills, nicotine patches and the rest of the products and devices available spend a lot of money and yet many still keep smoking. Now if the tobacco industry was behind the manufacturing, distribution and sales of these products, they keep making money while you try to quit smoking. They got you when you smoked, when you tried to stop and again if you start smoking again.

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Ever wonder why some people stop smoking because they think they could get sick or ill while other people are ill and still smoke… or how someone could rationalize their dilemma in order to keep smoking while other people respond to the smallest warning sign? It's one thing when we decide to harm ourselves as that is our choice. A dumb one for sure, but still, it's our choice. What bothers me is when I see pregnant women smoking. This is so unacceptable yet there's nothing you can do. I wonder how someone would react if they saw someone forcing a little child to puff away, choking and getting sick. It would be so visibly appalling we just may take action in some way. So what's the difference with the pregnant woman smoking? Couldn't there be even more harm? I wonder which is worse.

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There are probably more ways to stop smoking than most of us realize. You can stop smoking with a nicotine patch, nicotine gum, hypnosis, prescription medication from a doctor or just tough it out and go cold turkey. Those people that are able to just decide to stop smoking and quit and do it without any problem actually piss me off, if I'm being honest. If you ever smoked and tried to quit, you'd have an issue with this too… maybe I'm just jealous.

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