Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
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Rules for General Chat
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Someone I know wants to quit smoking after a lung cancer diagnosis. Was told hypnosis would make smoking repugnant to them. Sounds like a powerful "tool" to achieve their goal. Just have two unrelated questions:
Why isn't this used in our prison systems to make crime, pedophilia, etc. repugnant to them?
And is this powerful "tool" being used to activate these mass shooters who all seem to have a common denominator of having a relationship with a "therapist" trained in hypnosis?
Many people that want to quit smoking because of health reasons but still crave smoking turn to smoking herbs. I don't know if this is ok with lung cancer or lung problems. Not all herbs are suitable for smoking. Some herbs are used by smoking to relieve some medical conditions. I'm not an expert and can't give further advice. I've seen it discussed years ago when I was in Facebook groups.
There were or still are pills to take that make cigarettes taste so incredibly shitty that it helps you quit. I quit but not with pills or nicorette or anything, I quit because someone I love was scared about me smoking. I quit for them. And I was a wreck for months with no crutch and suffered like fricken bloody hell and felt such fury because I was on my own with this. But by God I did it.
Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate it very much!
That's awesome. Good for you. Must feel great.
There is hypnotherapy which can help some people but alas it’s in the hands of the shrink industry which is probably more corrupt than the mainstream medical establishment.
Had a friend quit using hypnosis, it worked but he started again a year later and it didn't work the second time. I tried it and found out I can't be hypnotized. It works really well for some and doesn't for others.
had a friend try hypnosis multiple times... he finally resigned himself ti nicorette.