Have you been hypnotized to give up smoking or other habits?

Actually when I was in high school about 10 years ago a local doctor was offering treatment to quit smoking and it was hypnotize. He claimed it would work in one session so I figure I would check it out. Well I went in for it and found it kind of stupid but actually for acouple days after I didnt smoke. Although as soon as I had acouple of drinks I was smoking again. See I think its all in peoples heads. They go in and some doctor just repeats the same sentence to you over and over again until your in a sleep state which is when they say your acceptable to suggestion but to me it wasnt anything like that. Its just I have bad will power. So anyways I have tryed the patch it worked longer but I gave that up. If I was you or anybody else you is think about getting hypnotized, I wouldnt waste my time or money on that and just stick to the proven ways like gum and the patch.

When I was 22 years old I leared to smoke for over a year. I used to work until very late and smoking helped me calm my nerves and seems to help me concentrate and think deeper. But I noticed after a while that my skin was not as it used to be and that my lips seems to darken with time. I also noticed that I kept having shortness of breath, so I stopped. I was able to completely stop smoking in 4 months time.

I was never hypnotized to stop smoking but I did have an oral surgeon that hypnotized me before doing surgery and I have to tell you it was the best dental experience I ever had in my life. Unfortunately he passed away and I never gave hypnosis a try again. After the surgery I didn't even realize it had been done because it was totally pain free and I felt great when I woke up.