I Quit Nicotine With AI Hypnosis—Here’s How
Prompting ChatGPT To Rewire My Own Brain.
Nicotine had me in a chokehold. Every time I tried to quit, it dragged me back—until I built a GPT to break the cycle for good. Here is how 👇
I spent years trying to quit nicotine. Each attempt felt like smashing into a wall that wouldn’t break.
Patches, gum, cold turkey and nothing worked.
The first time, I told myself willpower was enough.
Three days later, I caved.
The second time, I tried to “cut back slowly.” A week later, I was right back where I started, hitting my vape like nothing changed.
The third time, I bought nicotine gum, thinking it would kill the cravings. It didn’t. Every failure made the addiction feel stronger .
Like I wasn’t just hooked on nicotine—I was hooked on the cycle of quitting and failing. Every relapse chipped away at me and my willpower, whispering,
“You’ll never make it…”
“You’re not strong enough to quit…”
“This addiction owns you—you’ll always come back.”
I knew therapy could help. I also knew as a broke 22 year old, I couldn’t afford it. That frustration—knowing there was a way out but being locked out of it—was its own kind of suffering.
But I refused to accept that I was powerless.
As with most of my problems, I resorted to using AI to help me.
I’ve always believed AI could do more than generate text or answer questions. It could solve real problems, even the ones that feel impossible to escape.
I needed something that could reach deeper, something that could help me take control.
But the standard ChatGPT responses were shallow, surface-level advice—nothing that could actually shift my mindset or break the cycle.
So I started researching, digging into what really works to change behavior at the core.
That’s when I found hypnosis—not the staged performances or the entertainment tricks, but the structured, research-backed method used in therapy.
The process is built on conversation, guiding the mind toward new ways of thinking and responding.
Hypnosis works by engaging the subconscious, the part of the brain where cravings and habits take root. By shifting the dialogue, it creates real change—not by forcing discipline, but by making nicotine feel irrelevant.
So I asked myself:
Could AI do this? Could I build something that would help rewire my brain the way hypnosis could? Can this be turned into a prompt?
That’s when everything changed.
I wasn’t powerless. I just needed the right tool.
I Built an AI to Rewire My Nicotine Addiction
I’ve always believed AI could do more than answer questions—it could solve real problems.
I learned that hypnosis isn’t magic—it’s science.
It’s about changing how your brain reacts to cravings through conversation. Addiction isn’t just chemical—it’s mental.
Nicotine hooks you because your brain has learned to crave it.
Hypnosis unlearns that craving.
I became my own experiment. Every time the craving hit, I didn’t reach for my vape—I reached for hypnosis. I talked myself through it, rewiring the urge in real time.
At first, it felt unnatural, like I was trying to trick my own brain. But then, something shifted. The cravings lost their teeth.
The addiction started letting go. For the first time in years,
I was done battling nicotine—I was breaking free from it.
And then, one day, I realized... I was done. No withdrawals, no bargaining, no “just one more.” The days stacked into weeks, the weeks into months of freedom. And for the first time, I was staying away from nicotine—I didn’t want it anymore. That’s not me anymore.
That’s when the thought hit me—
If this can help me, What stops it helping someone else, for free?
So I built Tracy ❤️
Meet Tracy:
The ChatGPT Assistant That Helps You Quit Nicotine
Tracy is a conversational hypnosis AI—a tool designed to talk you through cravings in real time and help you quit for good.
It works because it’s built on the exact same hypnosis method that helped me escape nicotine. This isn’t a generic “quit smoking” guide.
Tracy actually interacts with you, helping you fight cravings as they happen.
🔥 Personalized Quit Coaching – Tracy adapts to your struggle, offering real-time support.
🔥 Conversational Hypnosis – Talks you through urges and rewires how your brain responds.
🔥 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Techniques – Helps you identify triggers and break the habit cycle.
🔥 Motivational Interviewing – Keeps you committed when doubt creeps in.
🔥 Emotional & Behavioral Response System – If you struggle, Tracy supports you. If you relapse, Tracy helps you reset.
Commands & Tools
To make quitting nicotine as structured and accessible as possible, the AI includes several built-in commands. These allow users to navigate different stages of the quitting process, access science-based techniques, and reinforce their progress.
/commands– Displays a full list of available functions./start– Initiates the structured 8-step quitting framework, guiding users from preparation to long-term success./learn– Provides education on quitting techniques backed by psychological and behavioral science./visualize– Helps users picture a nicotine-free future, reinforcing the benefits of quitting through guided mental exercises./commit– Assists in setting clear goals and action plans for quitting./relax– Offers breathing techniques and relaxation exercises to manage cravings and stress.
Each of these commands is designed to provide immediate, structured support whenever needed, making the quitting process more manageable and interactive.
A Middle Finger to Big Tobacco & Vaping
Big Tobacco thrives on addiction. They pour billions into engineering nicotine products to keep you dependent, to keep you coming back.
They want you to believe quitting is impossible or improbable, that you don’t have the strength to stop.
And when you do try to quit? They’re ready with overpriced, half-hearted solutions. Patches. Gum. Therapy that costs more than most can afford.
Aside from talk therapy, these nicotine replacement “therapies” aren’t truly designed to help you quit—they’re designed to keep you spending, to keep you trapped in the cycle.
It’s a system built on profit, not progress.
That’s why I created Tracy. It’s free to use—no overpriced programs, no hidden fees. The only cost is a ChatGPT subscription, because breaking free from addiction shouldn’t come with a price tag.
I do not want to make money from this. It’s my way to give people a way out.
Professional Seal Of Approval.
A kind message about Tracy from Kat Shinoda, NBC-HWC, BCH .
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How Tracy Uses Hypnosis to Help You Quit
Tracy follows an 8-step verbal hypnosis process—the same method that worked for me:
1️⃣ Understanding Your Addiction – Tracy helps you identify your triggers and habits.
2️⃣ Building Trust – It’s establishes a baseline understanding of you —it’s a supportive interactive chatbot.
3️⃣ Reinforcing Expectancy – You start believing that quitting is possible.
4️⃣ Small Commitments First – No overwhelming goals—just simple, easy wins.
5️⃣ Mindset Shifting – Tracy teaches your brain to stop craving nicotine.
6️⃣ Deepening the Change – The cravings lose their control over you.
7️⃣ Reprogramming Your Triggers – The urge to smoke gets replaced with something better.
8️⃣ Locking in the Habit – Even after you quit, Tracy keeps reinforcing your success.
If It Helps You, Pass It On.
I built Tracy because I know what it’s like to be trapped. The frustration. The failures. The voice in your head saying, you’ll never break free.
But you can.
I know because I did.
If Tracy helps you, pass it on. Share it with someone who needs a way out. The more people who use it, the more we take back control—one quit at a time.
Big Tobacco thrives on addiction. This is how we burn it down.
Are you ready to quit?
Tracy is waiting.
That clever of you! Congrats too- I'm in the same boat, about a month free from cigs, but still sucking on a vape like it was a .... errr... straw😉. Anyways, my sainted Momma was a hypnotherapist, and nowadays also swears by something called "tapping". I'll give your work a try when I'm ready to walk away from nicotine, my last external chemical vice . Thanks!
I started vaping when I was 15. Every environment I was in, I couldn’t escape the mental trap that was the urges and the availability. Quitting felt impossible each time I tried and failed. I quit the day I didn’t give addiction a voice in my decision-making. After coming out of the other side of addiction in my early twenties, I carry this barrier-breaking power with me which is propelling me through life and my professional career.
As a friend of Max, I appreciate the research and initiative that went into this project. I looked at the initial assessment feature which creates a framework to deconstruct addiction. I learned these techniques the hard way - on my own. If Tracy helps one person, it will save them a life time of wondering “What if?”.
Shared with my homies who need it. Thanks Max, keep up the good work brother 💪🏻