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How to stop smoking by Absnasm

"Stopping smoking using the Allan Carr method was easy, immediate, stressless, joyful and life changing."

How I did it: I read a book called Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking, which changed the way I felt about smoking. It  removed the social brainwashing that encourages smoking and makes smokers feel that it's difficult to stop. Once I'd read it I felt like a huge burden had been lifted from me, like I'd been cured of a horrible, fatal, antisocial disease. I stopped immediately, enjoyed a minimal withdrawal process - yes, enjoyed, because it meant that I was freeing myself of an addiction - and have never wanted to smoke since.

Lessons & tips: Note: this is not "What would you do differently?", which is how it's appearing in some feeds.  When I wrote it, the heading was "What lessons and tips can you provide?" So nur.

  • Be ready to stop. If you actually want to keep smoking, or you're stopping because someone else wants you to, your chances of success are reduced.
  • Read the book over the course of a couple of weeks maximum. Momentum is key.
  • Digest what you read. Think it through and internalise it. The book is not a magic bullet. It requires a change in your thinking.
  • Put what you learn from the book into practice. Some things might seem unimportant - for instance, referring to it as "stopping smoking" rather than "giving up" - but it's all about the messages that you're sending your subconscious. 
  • Do not use any kind of nicotine replacement therapy. If you continue to feed your body with nicotine, you remain addicted. Much of the discomfort traditionally associated with stopping smoking is created by the myth that it's difficult to stop and that smoking is pleasurable and stress-relieving. Once you rid yourself of these presumptions, the process of withdrawal - which only lasts a couple of days - is a pleasure, because it's the proof that you are breaking free.
  • Know that as soon as you put out your last cigarette, it's over. No more "trying to give up", no more "how long till I don't want to smoke" - you've done it, you're free! It's all in the mindset. Congratulations, you are now a non smoker!

Resources:

  1. Amazon.com
  2. Amazon.co.uk
  3. Allen Carr's Easy Way
  4. Other 43Ters who used the Allan Carr method and are promoting it to other 43Ters who want to stop smoking


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Sep 10, 2008, 03:12AM PDT | 17 comments | 40 cheers



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