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January 2009 Issue

Varsity The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Life Style Kick the Habit

Meanwhile, hypnotherapy is another method to help people stop smoking. Dr Rene Lien, director of Hong Kong Institute of Clinical Hypnosis, explained that hypnotherapy helps smokers to quit smoking at subconscious level. The therapist will discuss with clients about their motivation to quit smoking and explain the process of hypnotherapy before they enter the hypnotic state “And unlike what you normally see in movies, we no longer use fob watches to make people concentrate while leading them into a hypnotic state,” said Dr Lien. “We now find that a comfortable and silent environment may already help clients enter a hypnotic state.”

According to Dr Lien, positive expressions are the main “tools” to hypnotise his clients. The clients can get a message through simple and direct expressions and become both physically and psychologically relaxed. “If we are asking a person not to smoke, a smoking scene may appear in his mind at once. This (kind of words) should be avoided as it might give him the urge to smoke,” he added.

When the client is in a hypnotic state, the therapist will infuse the benefits of quitting into their mind to diminish the desire to smoke.

“But for those who do not accept hypnotherapy or who do not have a
strong desire to cease smoking, they still cannot quit smoking at the end of treatment, especially those who are forced by family or work to stop smoking,” he added.

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