Suggestions are also given to bolster ego and self esteem which leaves the client with a renewed feeling of self control. Each person is dealt with on an individual basis and suggestions are tailored to individual needs. Cassette tapes are used to continue reinforcement until new habits are permanently established. The United States Health Department reports that smokers tend to die five to ten years before non-smokers. Still, tobacco addicts cling to the self-destructive habit.
Smoking can be just as injurious to the heart as to the lungs.
Actually, when a person lights up a cigarette, he does not relax. Sitting down is relaxing, not the smoking. Smoking increases tension. If you have ever watched a person puff away on a cigarette as if his life depended on it, you would see he is far from relaxed. One of the most difficult aspects of breaking the smoking habit is its tendency to accompany other activities that are relaxing.