Hypnotherapy For Cannabis Addiction London

In your therapy sessions with me, we’ll address the following common challenges that you’ll likely experience as you quit smoking weed:

If you’re ready to move on from cannabis addiction and embrace a life free from addictive behaviours with hypnotherapy, contact Dr Kamal today.

Cannabis is called the “gateway drug”, meaning it’s often the first drug that people try before moving on to other illegal drugs. But this doesn’t make cannabis the “safer” option, as the consequences of this substance addiction are equally dangerous.

Marijuana, or cannabis, is often consumed in three common forms:

In the UK, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 classifies cocaine as a Class A drug, which means it’s illegal to possess or sell this drug. Yet, after cannabis, cocaine is the second most commonly used drug. In 2019, nearly 1 million people across England and Wales used powder cocaine, while 180,000 used crack cocaine. With this increase in use, cocaine-related deaths have grown fivefold.

Cannabis contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a potent psychoactive ingredient that affects the areas in your brain that control pleasure, coordination, concentration, and the perception of time.

Because many of us view cannabis as a gateway recreational drug, it makes us wrongly assume that it can’t be addictive. But this is not true, as prolonged use of cannabis can progress into long-term dependency and addiction.

The subtle and less obvious effects of marijuana can make them difficult to detect, but there are certain tell-tale signs. While people can experience the effects of weed or marijuana differently, common physical signs include bloodshot eyes, a dry mouth, increased appetite, excessive sleepiness, impaired balance and poor coordination. 

Concerning psychological signs of cannabis dependency or overuse include trouble concentrating and focusing, delayed responsiveness, poor judgment, impaired perception of time, indecisiveness, dramatic mood swings, agitation, irritability, and paranoia.

Smoking weed increases the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain that controls feelings of pleasure and reward. With more dopamine in your system, you’re compelled to abuse marijuana to prolong its “feel-good” effects.

Your tolerance for cannabis increases as you continue consuming it, meaning you’ll need to take more to give you the same effect as before. Your brain continues to adapt to the new levels of dopamine with cannabis abuse, leaving you completely psychologically dependent. 

Once you’ve hit this stage, it can be extremely difficult and uncomfortable to quit and it often takes long periods to break the habit for good.

The combination of these factors makes cannabis addiction extremely challenging to treat, just like quitting smoking. But hypnotherapy as an alternative treatment for cannabis addiction shows promise. 

It goes beyond conventional therapies like abstinence and group therapies, with weed addiction hypnotherapy displaying real progress and lasting differences.

At London Hypnotherapy & NLP, we offer a personalised service individualised to you and gives you the tools you need to deal with anxiety.

Fee Per Session: The fee for one hypnotherapy session is £190 and the session lasts for one hour. To sum up, it is essential to be aware that the number of sessions may differ since the treatment depends on the intensity and length of the issue of anxiety. Some clients see an excellent level of improvement from one session only, others may require further sessions to ensure that the right coping mechanisms are enforced, and permanent changes are made.

Consultations can be done directly at our clinic based in Harley Street, London or virtually through video conferencing which makes it possible to suit your requirements.