Give up smoking - Alan Carr - a different approach well worth it

[gyzmo]

Hello all,

 

Alan Carr has a book that gets you to pack in "the easy way"

Essentially it is brainwashing. but if you read it carefully and follow it, you should succeed. I did (but was pretty stupid in not following a bit of advice and started smoking again) and found stopping pretty easy.

 

It does require a blind belief in everything said. if you start questioning what is written, it probably wont work.

 

BTW - I don't work for this guy nor am I on commission (honest!) and I am not one for recommending a product, but this really is worth a go.

 

Good luck all!

[demon_x_slash]

My OH used Allen Carr, had his 'Final Cigarette' whilst reading the last part, and has not had one since - going strong for four months now with no problems.

[gyzmo]

Oooh I'm jealous!

 

i will try again, my problem is that I formulated arguments against what was in the book - self defeatist!

 

I will give it a month or two (by which time I will have forgotten everything in it I hope) and try to get myself brainwashed again!

[caro]

9 years on October 1st since I gave up after reading this book.

[mark247]

'The easy way' worked for me too, i wouldnt call it brainwashing though, it just points things out which should be obvious but are ignored or not understood, i would reccomend this to all smokers, read the last chapter and had my last cig 15 months ago....no problems or desire to smoke since....the biggest problem that a couple of friends had after reading was that they found it so easy that they tested themselves and had a cig to test themselves and inevitably started again.

[Mr lex]

Gizzmo,

 

Get hold of 'The only way to stop smoking' by Allen Carr. It's for people like us that get sucked back in !!!!

 

Good luck and don't stop stopping

 

Lex

[flyingdoc]

Hmm - if this is a good stop smoking book do you think his LOSE WEIGHT book would be equally good - thankfully never smoked but I am rather too fat and could do with losing about 1/2 my body mass lol

[Mr lex]

Hi Doc,

 

It is the mind set that the 'Stop Smoking' books give you that helps. There is no reason to think the Lose Wight and Stop Drinking books will be any different, so give it a go and let us know how you get on. BTW, the books are cheap enough on ebay.

 

Good luck,

 

Lex

[Blarney]

Am I right in thinking that only one of you has actually succeeded here (as in, not gone back to smoking since). This is just the same as every other method that 'works'...it doesn't work!

 

Buy yourself an e-cigarette and stop...it's that simple!

 

Seags

[Mr lex]

Am I right in thinking that only one of you has actually succeeded here (as in, not gone back to smoking since). This is just the same as every other method that 'works'...it doesn't work!

 

Buy yourself an e-cigarette and stop...it's that simple!

 

Seags

 

Errrrm,

 

That will be three of us who have stopped !!

 

Caro, Mark, and me

 

Lex

[caro]

Yep. Not one ciggie for 10 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 20 hours and 43 minutes - not that I'm counting.

[Blarney]

Aha, lol...that's excellent. We'll all get there eventually

 

Seags

[ErikaPNP]

Allan Carr didn't work for me, I don't think anything will

[TvTan]

Did for me 60 a day for 35 years, stopped overnight, no problems since. It works.

[angelamc777]

I went to an Alan Carr session in December, lasted 2 weeks off them, did another session last week, lasted 1 day. Today I havent smoked at all, just trying my best with will power

[striker26uk]

I went to an Alan Carr session in December, lasted 2 weeks off them, did another session last week, lasted 1 day. Today I havent smoked at all, just trying my best with will power

 

Obviously you haven't understood Allen Carr yet then, because its not about will power. There is nothing to give up.

 

I have the interactive cd rom for Allen Carr and that is so much better than the book. I found that the book didn't really do anything for me but the cd rom worked a treat.

[angelamc777]

Im back smoking again, after the 2nd session I lasted 3 days. I knew it wasnt working as I was told I couldnt do it on will power alone. I was also told I would not have cravings, but I did and they were bad!

 

I have the book and am considering reading it soon, I really want to stop but its the irritableness and cravings that I fail on.

[atwozee]

You might want to ask yourself if you are being tricked into believing that the cravings are too hard to overcome. Lots of smokers (me included when I was one) use this little crutch to justify continuing to smoke.

Lots of things influence the way we think – and lots of things influence why we smoke or why we think we can’t give up. It has become an accepted fact that giving up smoking will make you ‘crabby’ but its not founded on any other principal than we think it makes us crabby. It only really makes you crabby if you let it – the cravings can be dealt with by some deep breathing exercises.

Does it really make you crabby or are you falling into the trap that makes you believe you should be crabby. I’m sure the tobacco industry would like you to continue thinking it’s too hard to give up – statements like ‘we know it’s hard to give up’ don’t really help do they.

Instead of telling yourself how hard it is to quit try telling yourself that actually it’s pretty easy – so easy that millions of people do it every year – so it can’t be that hard really can it.

[angelamc777]

I am ready to try just about anything. I know I have been told its mostly in my head and I do partially believe this, but the fact is when I stop smoking, I feel unhappy, irritable and very cross. In the pit of my stomach I feel sick and on edge. After a few days this does lessen but the cravings feel strong and I convince myself I dont really want to stop. I know this isnt true and Im telling myself lies, but I also know im doing this because I just want to end the craving and irritable feeling. Its awful, when I do start again I feel normal again instantly but hate myself.

[Lula]

I did it with Champix because Champix turns off the craving in yopur head, I have also found that I drink far less coffee also, so when they say that it is all in your head, they are right, it is I would recommend Champix all the way, I was a 30 - 40 smoker for 25 years and I gave up on 10th September 2008 havnt had one or wanted one since !!

[jojo84]

I gave up 6 years ago the Allan Carr way. I have NEVER craved or wanted a cigarette since!! I felt so Free and still do! It is fantastic NEVER having to think about cigarettes EVER only when I remember how much they ruled my life and everything I did!! Changing the way you THINK about cigarettes is the key, not just physically giving up!! No willpower need! Just a choice to make!!! Its as simple as that! Honest! READ IT!

[Spamalot]

I gave up 6 years ago the Allan Carr way. I have NEVER craved or wanted a cigarette since!! I felt so Free and still do! It is fantastic NEVER having to think about cigarettes EVER only when I remember how much they ruled my life and everything I did!! Changing the way you THINK about cigarettes is the key, not just physically giving up!! No willpower need! Just a choice to make!!! Its as simple as that! Honest! READ IT!

 

 

I gave up a 60 a day habit 15 years ago now, thanks to Allan Carrs method. I actually borrowed a video from the library which I watched one evening and haven't touched a fag since.. It was just Allan Carr sitting in a chair talking away about how to change the way you think about cigarettes and cravings etc.

 

Can't thank him enough.... otherwise I'd be in worse debt than I am already and looking forward to yet another bout of Bronchitis for Christmas!!

 

Spam.

[Tosh]

I've attended an Alan Carr clinic and it's great if you go there with an open mind.

 

Unfortunately I'm also a (recovered) alcoholic, but was drinking at the time and when I got drunk I started smoking again.

 

But yes, Alan Carr is great.

[crazzycat]

I read this book and gave up smoking for 2 months after it, but then to me came an idea if i can do it then why i should give up right now. An advice read this book if you are sure you want to give up!It helps i'm sure!

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[DarrenTeesside]

I stopped smoking almost 6 months ago now, I was a fairly heavy for smoker for over 20 years but I will explain what worked for me

 

( 1 ) YOU MUST REALLY WANT TO STOP

 

( 2 ) YOU WILL KEEP FAILING IN YOUR ATTEMPTS, DON'T GIVE IN, KEEP TRYING

 

( 3 ) IT IS LIKE PLAYING A FRUIT MACHINE, YOU WILL IF YOU KEEP TRYING EVENTUALLY HIT THE JACKPOT

 

( 5 ) A CIGARETTE WILL NOT TAKE AWAY YOUR FEELING OF BORDOM, BUT YOU WILL TRY CONVINCING YOURSELF IT WILL

 

( 6 ) TRY USING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH OF I WILL HAVE TO GOO ALL THAT TIME ( HOURS/DAYS/WEEKS/MONTHS ) " AGAIN " IF I NOW HAVE A CIGARETTE.......

 

This is what did it for me. good luck