Joaquin Phoenix Admits He s Addicted to Smoking and Reveals the Shocking Way He s Trying to Quit

Joaquin Phoenix, the Oscarwinning actor and star of the upcoming film Disappointment revealed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that he is trying to quit smoking with the help of hypnosis. Phoenix, who has been a smoker for most of his life, said that he decided to give hypnosis a try after his wife, actress Rooney Mara, suggested it. Shes very supportive and shes always looking for ways to help me improve myself, he said. She found this hypnotherapist online and booked me an appointment. I was skeptical at first, but I thought, why not Phoenix said that he had his first session last week and that it was an interesting experience. He said that the hypnotherapist put him in a relaxed state and gave him suggestions to associate smoking with negative feelings and images. He told me to imagine that every time I smoke, Im inhaling poison and that its hurting my lungs and my heart, he said. He also told me to picture myself as an old man with a wrinkled face and yellow teeth, coughin