"Paul Wigzell here, just wanted to send a quick e-mail to say I am still not smoking and it hasn't bothered me one bit since I came to see you on 2nd June this year.

I'll keep you updated on progress but I can't see things changing. I feel much better than I did before, look better and actually don't like the smell of smoke anymore.

Once again, a big thanks to you for changing my life for the better."

Kind regards
Paul

Julie asked Paul to expand his testimonial for the website and this is what he wrote.

"I have been smoking for almost 20 years and tried everything to stop. I had typical reasons for starting, peer pressure with teenage friends. Up to my early 20's I never really thought about quitting, it didn't seem to affect me and I was enjoying life too much to think about not smoking.

Once I settled down and married though in my mid 20's it became a constant talking point between me, and my wife who didn't smoke. For many years I tried everything over and over. Each year was another attempt to quit. I even joined a quit smoking group through my local health centre.

So the years passed by and before I knew it I was coming up to the 20 years of smoking mark, this worried me. I had to do something more to stop and that's where Julie came in. I did a quick search one day on the Internet for hypnotherapy and I found her website.

I didn't waste any time and booked myself in straight away for a session. I arrived at the office in Leeds with a cigarette in my hand still doubting it would work but remained open minded on the days events.

I threw away the packet I had just before going in and that was the last time I held a cigarette. The 2nd June 2006 is the day my life changed for the better. Since then I haven't wanted to smoke again and I have felt increasingly fitter as the weeks have passed. I now enjoy a more active life once again without getting out of breath all the time. And my social life is much better and enjoyable not having to find smoking areas to sit in.

My one bit of advice to anyone reading this and thinking about doing it is: Don't think about it, JUST DO IT. I was the biggest sceptic of them all and now I am a convert to this way of treatment. It really does work."

Thanks Julie

Paul