I quit “cold turkey” nearly a year ago. My quit date was February 9th, 2010. I smoked 3/4 of a pack for 18 years and attempted to quit several times. I finally made up my mind that I wanted it bad enough. I purchased a book called The Easy Way. I read it, studied it, took notes and nearly memorized it. I quit cold turkey. Well, now I am nearing my one year date of being a “non-smoker”. I love it! I am born again! I am free! Yes, it was difficult for the first three weeks, but I used the physchology given to me in the book. I understood the physical withdrawls. I have not cheated at all, not even once! After a few months, it got easier and having a cigarette was a fleeting thought, usually triggered by stress. Well, I resisted and erased it from my thoughts and focused on how wonderful it was to not smoke. I focused on how disgusting those who smoked looked and smelled. Now, after nearly a year, I rarely think of it other than to realize that I did it…I really did it…I kicked that nasty habit! I will never have another puff…never! I did it…you can too! It is actually easy now! You can do it!
Carr holds your hand through the quitting process. In fact, he doesn’t even tell you to quit initially. Instead, he steadily breaks down the big myths about smoking: that it’s enjoyable, that you need something to replace the habit, that you’re going to gain a tonne of weight, that you’re going to crave all the [full article...]
My cousin loaned me this book 3 weeks ago while I was visiting her. I only had 2 days to read it, but made sure I made the time to get through it. I smoked my last cigarette when the book told me, and that was it. I’ve smoked on and off for almost 20 [full article...]
I don’t think I can add a lot to all of these other great comments, but this book helped me quit smoking after 15 years (and a decade of trying to stop) at the age of 30. Yes, it’s repetitive. Yes, it’s a little corny. Get over it. It works. I will add that Carr’s [full article...]
Another cured smoker. I smoked for 10 years, pack a day, quit with the patch, crazy withdrawal symptoms, but persevered – and didn’t smoke for one year. I started up again six months ago thinking I could just have “one”, began smoking even more than I ever had, up to 2 packs a day. I [full article...]