That is an easy and understandable question to ask though a much more complex one to answer. Aside from recognizing that smoking is, in part, a response to the physiologically addictive nature of nicotine, lighting-up has likely become psychologically addictive to you as well, i.e. an important and predictable element in your effort to cope with the emotionally challenging aspects of your life. It would not surprise me if among your first inclinations when faced with anxiety, depression, anger, loneliness, etc. is to reach for a cigarette. That creates a bind for you insofar as you re interested at the same time in altering or eliminating your smoking behavior. While considerable thought has been, and continues to be, given to this question, clinicians and researchers generally agree that hypnosis is a complex process and, not surprisingly, there is no one explanation that fully accounts for all facets of it.
Hypnotic trances can be very helpful in both instances.
The value of doing so is that your unconscious is a vast data bank of possible responses to any and all situations. As important, it is not ruled by the rational guidelines that govern your manifest behavior on a daily basis. The unconscious is extremely flexible, extremely creative. Moreover, when in a trance state, in addition to becoming increasingly aware of your own unconscious ideas, it is likely that you will also find yourself somewhat more open to the supportive, health enhancing ideas I will be pleased to suggest. I Have Never Been Hypnotized.