Smoking Cessation

I had my first attempt at helping with smoking cessation yesterday. I thought it went really well, he didn't leave as a non-smoker at the end of the session though - but that was never the plan. It was mostly information gathering (why he wants to stop, why he started, what he gets out of it, etc.). I should hopefully be doing the second session tomorrow, and that's where all that information will be put to good use - so that I'll be able to make sure it's tailored specifically to him. E.g. it would be pointless for me to focus on the health benefits of giving up smoking if he's not particularly concerned about them. So if all goes according to plan, he should leave the next session as a non-smoker. The actual hypnosis part of the first session yesterday was just focusing on becoming a non-smoker at the second session, and to get him familiar with the experience of being hypnotised.

It did feel a bit strange doing an interview with one of my friends, and I maybe should have made some notes as well instead of just relying on my MP3 player to record it all. A few trains went past so it's difficult to hear a couple of parts of it. Maybe I'll know better for next time, but I've never been much of a fan of pen & paper :)