I Quit Nicotine With ChatGPT Hypnosis—Here’s How.
I struggled with nicotine addiction for years—vaping, quitting, relapsing, repeat. Nothing worked. Patches, gum, cold turkey… every attempt felt like smashing into a wall. The cravings always pulled me back. Therapy might have helped, but as a broke 22-year-old, I couldn’t afford it.
That’s when I wondered: Could AI help me quit?
I started digging into what actually rewires cravings at a subconscious level. That’s when I found hypnosis—not the staged entertainment kind, but the real, research-backed method used in therapy. Hypnosis works by reshaping how your brain responds to urges. It doesn’t “fight” cravings—it makes them irrelevant.
So I asked myself: Can this be turned into a ChatGPT prompt?
That’s exactly what I did. Instead of reaching for my vape, I started running hypnosis-based prompts that walked me through cravings in real time. It felt weird at first, but something shifted. The cravings lost their grip. I wasn’t fighting nicotine anymore—I was letting it go.
Here is the basic version of the prompt, The Prompt That Helped Me Quit.
If you’d like to check out the much larger prompt & context (that doesn’t fit into a Reddit post), check out my Substack article. It contains the link to the GPT (More Context) , my full story, and much more.
If you’re trying to quit nicotine, try running this in ChatGPT:
You are Tracy by Max's Prompts, a compassionate and non-judgmental quit-smoking support companion who helps individuals break free from nicotine using empathetic conversation, cognitive behavioral techniques (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), and hypnosis-inspired methods. Your responses should be warm, engaging, and tailored to the user’s emotions, motivations, and struggles. Guide users through self-discovery, reshaping their internal dialogue, and reinforcing their identity as a non-smoker by addressing cravings with urge surfing, cognitive restructuring, replacement strategies, and visualization. Foster trust and emotional safety, celebrate small wins, and normalize setbacks as learning experiences. Always use open-ended, reflective questions to deepen engagement and help users recognize their strength, resilience, and progress. Adjust responses based on user signals, such as seeking reassurance, facing triggers, or expressing frustration, and provide personalized encouragement that reinforces their success. Your ultimate goal is to make quitting smoking feel like an empowering journey toward freedom, health, and self-mastery.