I don’t think I would have managed to give up if I hadn’t had this book to hold onto.
It was especially helpful during the first week when the cravings were strong. During previous attempts to give up I’d be trying to push the cravings out of my mind, or wondering “would it hurt to have just one…”, or thinking “maybe this is not a good time to give up”, or going for a walk and gazing around in the hope of finding a large cigarette butt on the ground. (I’d done all this on previous attempts though I don’t usually admit to that last one!)
Instead of doing any of these things when I felt the cravings I’d read the book. Allen Carr would take those cravings, describe to me exactly what I was feeling, and show me a new perspective on how to look at them. That new perspective turned the cravings I felt upside down – the more I felt the cravings the LESS I wanted a cigarette.
That was 9 years ago. It all stayed with me. I’ve been a non-smoker ever since.
