Be a Quitter

Stop smoking, drinking, or binge eating with these three alternative therapies.

1. Clinical Hypnotherapy

What: Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnotism as a form of healing. And if you’re scared that you might be tricked into doing the chicken dance, one of our editors has undergone this treatment with no *cluck* side *cluck* effects *cluck*.

How: It is all about getting you to feel relaxed, allowing you to properly open up and letting the hypnotherapist deal directly with your subconscious. The therapist gets you into a calm and peaceful frame of mind through a relaxing voice and breathing techniques. Once you’ve entered this trance-like state, they can then tackle your concerns, fears, addictions, or whatever other issues you may have.

2. Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

What: EFT is an emotional form of acupuncture. EFT considers addiction, depression or even something physical like a bad back to be disruptions in the flow of energy around your body. EFT, commonly known as “tapping,” is about unblocking that disruption and restoring the balance of energy in your body.

How: Like Chinese acupuncture, EFT tackles your issues by targeting the different meridians, or points in your body, that correspond with different illnesses or concerns. But, unlike the Chinese treatment, the points are not treated with needles, but through rhythmic tapping with the tips of your fingers. At the same time you will be vocalizing the fears and concerns related to your specific problem. By doing this, you can unblock the disruption and restore your body’s balance.

3. Laughter Therapy

What: Hahaha. No, we’re not joking. This therapy technique encourages you to laugh as loud, as long and as hard as possible. You may appear a little bit insane but that’s the whole point, it’s all about letting go and having a good chuckle.

How: Laughter improves your circulation, which in turn benefits many bodily functions such as digestion. It also relieves stress.