hypnosis and vaping

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ok looking for help and guidance pleeease. feeling rather terrified as out of the blue yesterday I decided I was going to bring forward my quit day (which was set for some point in 2015 as yet undecided...) to today. I am 42, smoked for 24 years and usually smoke between 10-20 a day. I have started to have a slight smokers cough recently and the fear and loathing I have of what I am doing and myself for doing it is growing. And the pressure from ds to quit is also growing. So decided today is the day. This morning I downloaded and listed to the Max Kirsten hypnotherapy app. I also attempted to fill my never used vape thingy yesterday but the liquid leaked everywhere so need to go to shop to sort. So far has been ok (ish). Cravings have been fleeting. But I know myself and I know that the first time I am stressed, think of a future with no more cigs etc I will crumble and give in. I tried hypnotherapy in the past and it worked for 2 months until I gave in. So am wondering if should see vaping as an option alongside the hypnotherapy app?As a safety net to go to if the desire to smoke becomes overwhelming? Or is that going totally overide the hypnotherapy message? Anyone any experience of doing both? Or just have words of encouragement? I hate this bloody drug and the hold it has on me!

Can't help about the hypnosis thing I'm afraid - the time I tried to give up smoking that way, the first thing I wanted to do afterwards was spark up a fag!

Regarding vaping and hypnosis clashing you'll have to talk to the hypnotist about that, but I would guess it would depend on a mixture of what your motivation is and how much of the addiction is habit & how much the nicotine.

Smoking is an awful lot more complex than just the addiction to nicotine. Many of the other substances in a cigarette, both those created by burning tobacco & some of the additives put in by the manufacturers, significantly increase the addiction of the nicotine. In addition there is the hand to mouth habit, which combined by the appetite suppressing effects of nicotine is why most people find the put on weight when they give up - they nibble on snacks instead.

You'll need to find out from the hypnotist which of these aspects of your addiction she is able to address - if it's purely the hand to mouth habit aspect then vaping may over-ride that as you suspect. But then again my view is that if you're going to grab for something anyway, better an e-cig than the real thing!

Oops pressed post too early!

Meant to add - good luck however it works out & whatever you decide to do, and feel free to have the odd wibble here if you are tempted by the stinkies

thanks for the reply. well it has been nearly a week and no cigs! have been doing the hypno app every day and some vaping and so far so good...