Short Answer
This is a very honest and common situation — many people fail with patches, and you're far from alone. Hypnotherapy is a promising option for quitting smoking, though not guaranteed, and it works best combined with evidence-based tools like nicotine replacement and medical support. It helps you change the psychological link to cigarettes, which patches alone don't address.
Long Answer
Hypnotherapy for Smoking Cessation: What the Evidence Says
Failing with nicotine patches is extremely common — the patch manages the physical craving for nicotine but often leaves the psychological side untouched: the gesture, the habit, the situations, the pleasure. Hypnotherapy works precisely on that psychological dimension. The published evidence (PubMed, Cochrane reviews) describes hypnotherapy as promising for smoking cessation: results vary, but it has helped people who failed with other methods, and it is rarely better on its own than when combined with validated tools.
What This Means for You
Be honest about expectations: some people stop after one hypnotherapy session (often when highly motivated and prepared), others need several, and some don't stop — that doesn't make you weak, it reflects your unique dependence and context. The most robust approach is to combine hypnotherapy (psychological work) with nicotine replacement or other validated cessation aids under medical supervision. No ethical practitioner should tell you hypnosis alone guarantees a quit.
How Ghislaine Can Help
Ghislaine uses hypnotherapy to reinforce motivation and to disconnect the cigarette reflex from stress, routine and social situations. Alongside, she'll encourage you to keep your doctor involved for the physical side. She works in English, adapts the number of sessions to your profile, and helps you build a relapse-proof plan before, during and after quitting.
In summary
- Hypnotherapy is promising but not guaranteed for quitting.
- Works the psychological link patches don't address.
- Combine it with validated tools and medical support.
Book a session with Ghislaine Morin: +33 6 24 90 04 98. Sessions available in English.
Source : PubMed / smoking-cessation evidence — hypnotherapy promising but not a substitute for validated treatments.