Hypnosis

Minnie · Post by **Minnie** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 10:53 pm

Has anyone ever been hypnotized? Do you think Hypnosis works? I am thinking of trying it, going to a seminar for quitting smoking. I am kind of scared. What if after I turn out brain washed and all weird and stuff, I mean more than I am now.

You guys think I should try it?

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:10 pm

Don't do it! I heard 90% of the people that go to hypnosis end up under the control of robots!

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:32 pm

Just make sure they don't talk you into putting 666 on your forhead and you'll be ok.

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:53 pm

Personally, I would never allow myself to be hypnotised.

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The Gheyness · Post by **The Gheyness** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:30 am

I'd never try it...I think that stuff is all fake.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:22 pm

Yeah it probably is.. I don't believe in it. It may mess with your mind a bit, but it can't write stuff in stone.

It's sort of like palm readers. Just a different way to make money. I bet if you ask them what you ate for supper they won't be able to say.

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ycontrol · Post by **ycontrol** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:43 pm

I wouldn't do it either. My head is messed up enough on it's own half of the time, I don't need someone else doing it.
If you want to quit smoking just quit. It is that easy. If it isn't that easy than you don't really want to quit. It really is a matter of how bad you want to. I smoked for like 8 years and quit cold turkey. It doesn't matter if you smoke for 1 year or 40 years. My grandmother smoked for 50 years and quit cold turkey. It has to be cold turkey one day whether you work down from 30 a day to 1 a day because sooner or later it'll be 0 a day.
If you want to quit, quit. You don't need them, they need you.
Just my opinion.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:40 pm

I agree with Ycontrol, I doubt Hypnosis could do anything for your cravings, since the cravings are mostly chemical-related (at least that's what I've been led to believe). That's why they make those damned nicotine patches

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:42 pm

I think the trick is to replace it with something else.

For example I drink a pop every night, it's such a routine sometimes I do it if I'm not even thirsty for anything. So it's just something to "do" while I'm programming or getting owned by mages in UO. So if I wanted to quit, I'd have to replace it with something else, like juice.

So for smoking, replace it with something that is similar but not bad, and that won't make you want to smoke. I'd say pop, but I know some people gota have their smoke with their pop, so that would not be a good idea.

I don't know how quitting smoking is like, but I assume just stoping cold is not easy, but try it anyway. Look at it as a challenge that you'll get a good prize after. (save up all the money, build a super awesome PC)

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ycontrol · Post by **ycontrol** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:44 pm

Or a super awesome squirrel swatter.

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000 · Post by **000** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:47 pm

ycontrol wrote: I wouldn't do it either. My head is messed up enough on it's own half of the time, I don't need someone else doing it.
If you want to quit smoking just quit. It is that easy. If it isn't that easy than you don't really want to quit. It really is a matter of how bad you want to. I smoked for like 8 years and quit cold turkey. It doesn't matter if you smoke for 1 year or 40 years. My grandmother smoked for 50 years and quit cold turkey. It has to be cold turkey one day whether you work down from 30 a day to 1 a day because sooner or later it'll be 0 a day.
If you want to quit, quit. You don't need them, they need you.
Just my opinion.

You're making me hungry.........

As far as smoking, I smoked for 11yrs and quite. Not cold turkey though. I cut down to the point to where I smoked only when I drank. I did that for about a year and then stopped completely when I started scuba diving. Breathing seemed to become more important then, I don't know why. It's a physical and mental addiction.

Yes, I have been hypnotized before, but not for an addiction. My dad was hypnotized in an attempt to quit smoking. He stopped for a while but started again. Hypnosis might help but it won't do it for you. You have to really want to quit. Hypnosis is suggestion, it's not mind control. Good luck. You should really quit. There are still times I miss it though.

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Minnie · Post by **Minnie** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 6:56 pm

Thank you for your replies guys

Wow the thought of robots controlling my mind

That is a good idea to replace it with something else, but I just don't know what?

I have decided not to do the hypnosis. Thanks!!

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 6:58 pm

Replace the cigs with these:
http://www.oldtimecandy.com/bubble-gum-cigars.htm

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Minnie · Post by **Minnie** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:29 pm

sintekk wrote: Replace the cigs with these:
http://www.oldtimecandy.com/bubble-gum-cigars.htm

Yes that's it. Or I could replace with these, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW

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