Perth Hypnosis Centre

I read Kirsty Lichtenstein’s article in the West Australian on Thursday April 9 on the cost of quitting smoking with interest, and I believe it highlights an important issue — but also misses a critical distinction.

In 2018, the Australian Government moved all codeine products as “by prescription only” behind the counter due to their physical addictiveness. If ni****ne were comparably addictive in a purely chemical sense, ci******es would logically require a prescription as well. They do not — and that raises an important question about how we understand smoking.

After working with smokers as a Hypnotherapist for more than 22 years, it becomes clear that smoking is far less about ni****ne dependence and far more about deeply ingrained habit. A pack-a-day smoker reinforces the behaviour hundreds of puffs daily. Over time, the subconscious links smoking (and va**ng for that matter) to relief, routine, and familiarity — not because it is genuinely beneficial, but because it is repeatedly paired with everyday experiences.

This is where many pharmaceutical cessation approaches fall short. When the focus is placed solely on replacing ni****ne, the underlying behavioural pattern often remains untouched.

I agree that cost can be a barrier to quitting. However, reframing smoking as a learned behavioural pattern — rather than a purely chemical dependency — opens the door to faster, more accessible solutions that do not rely on ongoing pharmaceutical expense.

If we are serious about reducing smoking rates, we must broaden the conversation beyond ni****ne alone and address the habitual and psychological drivers that keep people stuck.

At last count, there were over 10,000 songs with the words “hypnotise or mesmerise” in them. Biggie was riding my wave.

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙨 – 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚.

For some, that means feeling healthier, fitter, and full of energy to play with their grandkids.

For you, it might mean more confidence, better sleep, or freedom from something that's been holding you back for years.

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Why Va**ng is more insidious than smoking

For decades, the to***co industry sold ci******es.
Then awareness grew.
Warnings appeared.
People started quitting.

So the industry didn’t disappear — it rebranded.

It repositioned itself as a health alternative.
Different packaging.
Different language.
Same ni****ne delivery system.

I often explain it to my clients like this.

"Imagine you go into Perth City and hop on a train heading north.

There are stations along the way.
You stop.
You get back on.
You stop again.

Each of those stations is like a cigarette.

Fairly predictable.
Spread out.
Contained.

Now compare that to va**ng.

With va**ng, you don’t hop off at stations.
You’re smoking on the train.

All day.
In the car.
At the desk.
On the couch.
In bed.

There’s no beginning, middle, or end anymore.

Just constant exposure.

And that’s where the real danger lies.”

People often say,
“Well smoking kills you over years.”

And yes — smoking causes long-term damage.

But va**ng has been shown to cause severe lung injury very quickly in some people.

Not years.
Sometimes days or weeks.

Why?

Because you’re no longer just dealing with to***co smoke.

You’re inhaling:

heated oils

chemical flavourings never designed for lungs

heavy metals from heating coils

and highly concentrated ni****ne

Your lungs are not built to filter oil, metal particles, or chemical vapours.

They’re built for air.

And here’s the part people really miss.

Va**ng didn’t remove addiction.

It intensified it.

No warning labels.
Cheaper.
Socially acceptable.
Discreet.

Same habit.
Different packaging.

That’s it.

Your brain doesn’t care what it looks like.
It only cares about ni****ne.

“And this is the most important thing I tell people.

If you’re va**ng, you’re not weak.
You’re not broken.
You haven’t failed.

You’ve just been sold the same habit in a different box.

And habits are learned.
Which means habits can be unlearned.

That’s what we help people do here.”

Not fight themselves.
Not rely on willpower.
But understand why the habit formed —
and allow the subconscious to let it go.

Because once the illusion is gone…
the habit usually follows.

Va**ng isn’t safer smoking.

It’s just smoking.......that forgot to warn you.

At Perth Hypnosis Centre, we make some pretty big claims.

If you’ve read through our many testimonials, you might wonder – 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚… 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚-𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜?

The answer is: 𝙮𝙚𝙨.
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From the British Medical Association in 1892, to the American Medical Association, NIH, and the British Psychological Society – leading medical bodies around the world have endorsed hypnosis as a legitimate, evidence-based therapeutic tool.

Whether for anxiety, pain, sleep, phobias, habits, or trauma – hypnotherapy has stood the test of clinical scrutiny, and continues to empower people to take back control of their lives.

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