I had a conversation the other day with a client that had been told her entire life NICOTINE was addictive, However she was taken a back when I told her nicotine its self is not addictive.. Now how can I say that nicotine is not addictive when millions of Americans are addicted to smoking? This in fact IS true million of Americans are addicted to smoking, but how many are addicted to the nicotine patch or the nicotine gum? The fact is that we train our brains into habits which in turn becomes addictions. Your body wants to go outside however it is not the nicotine that it wants rather than the air that is breathed in while taking deep breaths as you inhale that cigarette. You have trained your brain that when you do specific things you will also be smoking. So is smoking addictive YES however it is not the nicotine in it. This said client then asked about with drawls from the smoking, this is a natural process with any chemical that is placed in your body that it is trying to naturally rid of. If you ate Mcdonalds cheese burgers for three months straight then decide to stop and eat healthy chances are you will have stomach aches and visiting the bathroom more often than not, why? Your body is ridding of the chemicals that you have put into it for months. How will hypnotherapy work for quitting smoking? When you are in a hypnosis state it is simply a natural trance while in this state the therapist will then give suggestions to your subconcious mind. Your subconcious mind does not know the difference between something that happened and a suggestion of that said thing happening, so after your session as far as you know subconciously you have already quit!!! How amazing is that? That is the power of your mind! If you want help with quitting smoking please dont hesitate to contact me.