Allen Carr’s Book

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So I made it 16 days and then smoked. Dang it! I changed my quit day but I really didn’t want to since I only smoked a few cigarettes.

I read Allen Carr’s Easyway to Quit Smoking....He said no moping! But all I did was mope! I started out good, but little by little, as the days went by, I missed my little friend. So I smoked. And just as he said, I felt awful! So here I am again.

This time I’m going to post here. I would love to be a non smoker for more than 2 weeks. That seems to be about how long I can make it.

I’m not moping today and Yippee I’m a non smoker! All I can do is one day at a time

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Youngatheart.7.4.12 Mar 23, 2018 10:25 AM
It's good that you reset your quit date. That's holding yourself accountable. Perhaps it will make you think twice before giving in again?
You call a cigarette your "little friend." NOPE! Those dried leaves wrapped in paper, treated with thousands of chemicals and created to make you an addict are NOT anybody's friend. They do nothing FOR you and so much TO you. They steal your breath, your health, your money, your self-respect? I don't think you would be friends with such a person.
You need to make NEW friends Exercise will give you the same hit of dopamine that you get from a smoke. So will singing out loud, or dancing, or eating a bit of chocolate.
I hope you will finish reading Allen Carr. It will help you understand your addiction!
Let us know if you have any questions!
Nancy
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anaussiemom Mar 23, 2018 11:34 AM
I'm not sure if sleeping or depression is a factor for you.

Read read read. Knowledge is true power.

Not sleeping? in Expert Advice He responds also about a comment midway, also very good knowledge about depression in it.

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- PRAIRIEROSELADY @ anaussiemom on Mar 23, 2018 2:08 PM
  Did you put a Quit plan together????????? A toolbox of ways to fight off the cravings??????????
  Did you get rid of all the tobacco and accessories?????? LIsten to the Elders here...Read all you can read and really prepare yourself. Before you answer Nic-o-demon again and smoke...come here and post and tell people you're in trouble. Everytime,I was worried about giving in to a trigger and craving,people supported me and I stayed on track.
  Fresher1 ... Welcome to BecomeAnEx.org... Supporting Each Other, Helps Us Also Support. our own Journey to Freedom.
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minihorses Mar 23, 2018 4:08 PM
Allen Carr's book is NOT the Bible of quitting smoking. Most people here will tell you different but I read that book three different times before each of the last three quits, except this one. His book is based on HIS perception and his experience during HIS quit. Withdrawal symptoms are "minor"? and are a result of "what we are led to believe"? I think some of his suggestions are good but that book is not the be all and end all of how to quit. As we all know everyone's quit journey is as varied as the individual doing it and there really is not any magic pill or silver bullet to "...Quit Smoking The Easy Way"! I usually turn books in to the used bookstore in town which is where the majority of our books come from but this book I literally threw it in the trash. You're better off reading everything you can on the Ex site with actual doctors and experienced quitters that have used whatever it took to get them where they are today.

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- anaussiemom @ minihorses on Mar 23, 2018 4:15 PM
  It is no way a Bible...
  It's a collection of thoughts, techniques, ideas, opinions, fun, fast, helpful Read!! It's a great valuable Read!
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- redluvr @ minihorses on Nov 11, 2019 10:56 PM
  Thank you. I read Carr's "The Little Book of Quitting" recently and had to stop halfway through (finished the following day) because it felt wrong on so many levels. I can appreciate the fact that many people claim that Allen Carr's writing helped them, but as you point out, everyone's experience is different.
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Kimshine Mar 23, 2018 5:00 PM
Great for you for getting back on board!
I read Allen Carr's book also. It definitely did not do the quitting for me but I did find it very helpful. Before I read his book years ago, I thought I had a really "bad habit" of smoking, you know, like picking your nose in public. I didn't know that I would withdrawal. I just thought I would stop. I didn't actually realize that I was an addict just like and alcoholic or even a heroin addict. I somehow didn't believe that my addiction was as as horrible as those using something illegal.

I have been told that nicotine addiction isn't as "bad" as someone that uses illegal drugs. Really? Addiction is addiction no matter to what. To me, it's like saying-- stealing a pack of gum doesn't make you as bad a thief as one that steals a car. Ludicrous!!

Stay close, we will support you!
Kim
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JACKIE1-25-15 Mar 23, 2018 5:21 PM
Unfortunately there is no book, NRT, Medication, Therapy, Hypnosis. etc. that I know of is a cure all These are designed only as helps. " to take the edge off". You have to do the majority of quitting yourself. If you are looking for a cure all you will not find it. There is no magic pill. It takes commitment to yourself that no matter what is going on in your life you will not use it as an excuse to smoke. With a NOPE not one puff ever you will make it through if you are willing to go through the discomfort. Sometimes feeling like you are going through hell and back. It is withdrawal from a drug. Not easy but doable. I have never heard that quitting smoking is easy.just that is is doable. Having a support makes a difference.
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- minihorses @ JACKIE1-25-15 on Mar 24, 2018 5:01 AM
  I have had physicians tell me that the withdrawal and actual stopping smoking is nearly the same as getting off heroin. For me, they were exactly right because I have the same physical symptoms of heroin withdrawal and had the same mentality about needing the drug to live.
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  - karenjones @ minihorses on Mar 24, 2018 10:40 PM
    it is a tough one for sure. I get angry at people who say 'it's just a habit."
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johnnyRingo5 Mar 23, 2018 6:29 PM
Allen Carr's book really changed my overall mindset about smoking and helped me greatly. A number of people at my old quit site who had successfully quit smoking didn't like that book though.

The key things I took from Carr's book was that nicotine did nothing positive for me and that life without nicotine is a great life to live. I think most successful quitters will tell you that, regardless of if they had read Carr's book or not.

There's a lot to gain from reading as much as you can from many resources about nicotine addiction, including quit sites like this place. Nobody's quit is the same. The key is making a commitment to never taking another puff.

I'm sorry you relapsed but get back to quitting again. Things do get much better the longer you are smoke free.
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karenjones Mar 23, 2018 7:57 PM
i did the same after 5 years! I thought, I can have one cigarette. Live and learn. And I smoked for 2 months and then quit for 17 days in Dec, 4 days in Jan, 3 days in Feb. Now it is March and I have quit for a week. and I am not saying 'so far'. I am just going one day att a time. Cigarettes make me depressed when I smoke them. I feel like a total loser. I would sit and glorify cigarettes and think that it would be so nice to have a smoke and when I did, it lnever lived up to the hype. so one day at a time. Glad that you got back on that horse. Thanks for sharing. Those words could have come from my mouth.
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Tammyzhere Mar 24, 2018 6:15 PM
I can relate. I had about a month - then found 3/4 of a newport 100 in the back bedroom. I smoked it.
I had to start counting my days all over again. I just made it to 100 days today and it's easy not to smoke now.
I don't want it. Don't miss it. Glad to be over that part of my life. Now, I ordered the Allen Carr easy way to lose
weight for 4 dollars. It should be here any day. I figure that the quit smoking one worked so good for me that this
one will too. If it's not one thing it's another - but it's progress. I was at the doc and he said my chest sounded clear.
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- karenjones @ Tammyzhere on Mar 24, 2018 10:39 PM
  Tammy, my doctor told me tha t it is better to be over weight than to smoke. but I did the same thing. I was looking for some keys and going through all my coat pockets and found 1/2 cigarette in my pocket and smoked it. I just cannot be around cigarettes or people who smoke. just cannot. let us know how the allan car easy to lose weight book is. I read an article on his death in the Guardian and one woman said she went to his public talks and found him really boring and that he bored her into quitting smoking.He died of lung cancer. it is a good article. somebody published it here on this site. have a look for it. , I think you would enjoy it, if you haven't read it. they interviewed him about his own death. It is very good.
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  - anaussiemom @ karenjones on Mar 24, 2018 10:54 PM
    The book is a fast fun read. It is a helpful tool. I cannot stress" enough how helpful the book is.
    
    I am more than happy to send it to anyone truly interested in reading it.
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Fresher1 Mar 24, 2018 9:40 PM
I’m so surprised at how many people responded to that post. This really is a supportive group.
I’m moping again. I know all the good reasons to not pick up, but I want to.
Im just lying in bed watching tv. Just writing this is depressing. I’m not going to smoke.
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- karenjones @ Fresher1 on Mar 25, 2018 11:56 AM
  You lay in bed all you want. You are healing from cigarette abuse and your body is tired , recovery takes alot of strength. Just remember to drink lots of water, or juice or fluids, wouldnt hurt to take a vitamin supplement . Stay away from junk food. Try these while you are laying in bed. They help me and might help you too. https://www.google.ca/search?q=yoga+nidra+youtube+liam+gillen&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=L… and this Hypnosis to quit smoking mindfully - YouTube the beauty of both of these is that you lay down to do them. So you are in the right place. Don't worry if you go to sleep during them. You are exhausted. You need sleep to heal.
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  - Fresher1 @ karenjones on Mar 25, 2018 12:09 PM
    Hi,
    so my boyfriend and I quit together and this morning he announced he was going to buy a pack and smoke all day today. So I am too. Now I get your response. As I lite up, I feel awful. This is such a whirlwind. I hate my life with cigs or not. Somethings gotta change. I’m like you..smoked 41 years now. So addicted. I don’t know if this post is going to everyone, or just you.
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    - Kimshine @ Fresher1 on Mar 25, 2018 12:20 PM
      We can all see the post Fresher. I've smoked 39 years. We are all "so addicted".
      You can get back on the the wagon if you so choose. I hope you do!
      Smoking won't make ANYTHING better. It will only choke you to death.
      Stay with us!
      Kim
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PRAIRIEROSELADY Mar 25, 2018 12:56 PM
Fresher1-was boyfriend supporting you?????????? Or was he trying to derail your Quit?
Have you started to think about your Quit, as a JOURNEY?????? Where it is broken down
into small sections of time???
Depending on how Tough the day is going???????????? Are you spending time reading all
the information here, that will educate you????? Give you strength, to make it through the Tough Stretches.
Did you put together your own Personal Toolbox for this Journey???????????? Plans for how to: Fight your
Triggers?????????

MOOD SWINGS COME WITH THE JOURNEY....How confused do you think, your body is after FEEDING
Nic-o-Demon for all those years.??????????????? Mine is very confused and all over the place. Sometimes feels like a roller coaster...I have to let my body, do what it needs, to do.......I FEEL 100% BETTER NOT SMOKING!

HERE IS THE BIG QUESTION?????? HOW BADLY DO, YOU WHAT TO QUIT????? YOU EITHER DO OR YOU REALLY DON'T.....

Today is day 48 of FREEDOM for me...I tell you this because; I just Spent the WEEKEND GOING THROUGH THE 1ST. SNOW STORM IN 45 YRS. WITHOUT TOBACCO!!!!!!! Yes, it was Helpful, I live 10 miles from town. The weather was blizzard conditions for part of the weekend. IF, I HAD HID ANY TOBACCO HERE...I MIGHT HAVE SMOKED????????

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY, SO............ I stayed busy putting the bedroom back together, after the carpet was re-stretched. I clean drawers and organized things. Did laundry,vacuumed the carpets and vinyl floors. Looked online for stylish
long hair cut for ladies over 60. Searched for a replacement remote for my stereo,etc. PLAYED COUPLE PC GAMES

I TREATED MYSELF TO DECAF COFFEE AND SOME DARK SWISS CHOCOLATE,when I took a break.
The point is: I used my Tools... Last night I added to those Tools...I went to: whyquit.com and downloaded
a free book that you will find mentioned around here. I started to randomly read parts of it.....Day was over,I was
exhausted....Went to bed and listen to music trying to drown out Hurricane force winds! (Not truly that high of winds
but my hubby referred to them that way this morning)....

Exer's here will HELP YOU ALL THEY CAN......YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT DO YOU WANT. ???????????????

I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS......Are you willing to do what it takes????????? Prairie 48 DOF
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Swanbird Nov 16, 2019 7:04 PM
That’s what happen to me I’m reading the book and trying again! Good luck to us!
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