This is a book and CD that use self-hypnosis for people who want to stop smoking.

It looks at why people smoke and the rewards they get from smoking and offers a hypnosis method to assist people give up. Written in a conversational style by a doctor specialising in medical hypnosis, the book and accompanying CD replicate the sessions that Dr McCarthy has used successfully with smokers for many years to turn them into non-smokers. The first track of the CD teaches people an easy-to-learn self-hypnosis replacement for smoking, and the second track is a powerful hypnotic commitment and pledge to stop smoking forever.

Author Biography

Dr Patrick McCarthy MBChB is the only medical doctor using medical hypnosis full-time in New Zealand. A Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of GPs, he was president of the New Zealand Society of Hypnosis twice and has conducted workshops with clinical audiences throughout New Zealand, Australia, USA and the UK. A skilled public speaker and storyteller, Dr McCarthy has also worked with various organisations to teach staff how to be more optimistic.