Best Way To Quit Smoking

fizzytrinket

allen carr himself kept relapsing i believe. he died quite recently i seem to remember.

elle45

I smoked 30 a day for 31 yrs and gave up with the Allen Carr book!!! He is my hero!! :T

elle45

fizzytrinket wrote: »

allen carr himself kept relapsing i believe. he died quite recently i seem to remember.

Allen Carr tried for years to give up smoking and tried EVERY method there was and failed!! He then found his own method and gave up in 1983. He died in 2007 (i think) due to lung cancer related to his smoking from years ago!!

kalojac

Myself and OH tried patches lots of times, and both read Allen Carr's Easyway (off Ebay for 99p) and this worked. We are both 30 and smoked since we were 15 and have not smoked since 4th September, and the freedom I feel from reading the book is unbelievable, previously when using patches, I felt as though it was a hardship or I was being deprived cigarettes, but since reading the book I realised my life was controlled by them.

Good luck, and remember that my way or someone else's way may not be the right way for you to stop, but if you are determined, I am positive you will get there eventually!

JBD

I gave up using patches, after several serious attempts. To me the most important step was to accept that I can never have 'just one' fag again. Even one drag would eventually start up my addiction again. I do think that you have to have the willpower and mental attitude in order to succeed but patches/medication etc can also be very helpful.

jessicamb

The Allen Carr book worked for me, as Toothsmith said you have to want to give up and then its easy. The thing about the book for me was that it made me want to give up and helped me see how it could be done.

I didnt like the idea of NRT as in my view the nicotine leaves the body quite quickly, the harder part is sorting out what you are using smoking as a crutch for - eg a break from work, a few minutes breathing space.

Good luck OP.