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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Yippee, I'm freee!!!! If you are or ever have been a smoker, Iâm sure by now youâve heard of Allen Carr and his apparent âEasy Wayâ to quit smoking. He has written several editions of his book outlining his philosophies relating to quitting the evil nicotine, and has helped thousands of smokers worldwide to quit the nasty habit for good. With his astonishing success rate in mind, and a desperate need to quit this disgusting habit that Iâve had for over seventeen years, I decided to pick up Carrâs Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking. Carrâs basic premise is that the addiction that we have to smoking is comprised of very little outside of the brainwashing sustained at the hands of the major tobacco companies. He feels that the actual physical addiction to nicotine, what he refers to as the âlittle monster,â is minor, remaining no more than three or four days upon quitting. The lasting but still beatable combatant would be what he calls the âbig monster,â the brainwashing by the tobacco companies, mentioned above. Carr insists that considering smoking a habit, feeling that you enjoy some cigarettes more than others (i.e. after a meal), and believing that smoking relaxes you, cures boredom or relieves stress is all part and parcel of the brainwashing ploy that weâve fallen victim to for over a century. He believes that reversing this brainwashing and seeing the truth in all of the lies is the key to rid yourself of smoking, as opposed to the sure-to-fail willpower method that so many of us have faltered on. I must admit that the book did provide for a profound change on how I view my addiction to this filthy, cancer-causing imprisonment that Iâve been bound to for so many years. I immediately felt compelled to smoke my last cigarette and move on to a healthier, happier and free existence as a non-smoker. With nothing but good intentions I followed his plan and bid it farewell. I lasted about 18 hours, and then buckled to a half-smoked butt that my fiancĂ© had left in our balcony ashtray. Determined not to be defeated, I did not let myself succumb to the feelings of failure that were lurking in my mind, and with a little brainwashing of my own I was appropriately convinced that everyone is entitled to a slipup. I got back on the wagon with the notion that tomorrow is a new day. It has been six days now, and aside from the first couple of days where I had a few drags to calm the âlittle monster,â I have eliminated smoking from my daily routine. Yippee! I will not pretend that this happened without a heavy dose of willpower on my part, because I was most definitely white-knuckling it through the first couple of days. In this respect, as well as his downplaying of the physical withdrawal symptoms experienced, I feel that Carr slightly misrepresents the ease of quitting smoking. Unless of course, I am just an unlucky person who went through an extraordinary difficulty in quitting, but I doubt that very much, especially since I was down to approximately 15 cigarettes a day when I finally cut them out. That being said, I am thankful to Carrâs book for pointing out my error in buying in to society and its brainwashing surrounding smoking, I just find it hard to believe that willpower doesnât come into play when quitting anything that there is a physical addiction to, no matter how minor. I truly believe that I have rid myself of the mind-games that have kept me picking up a cigarette when Iâm stressed-out or bored, because I now realize that the only reason smoking addresses these things is because of the underlying physical addiction that leaves me feeling insecure and in need of something. I understand that once this âlittle monsterâ is put to death I will actually be able to deal with stress and boredom better, without a craving for nicotine getting in the way. It is because of these important realizations that I am truly thankful to have read Allen Carrâs book and would recommend it to anyone that is seriously ready to save their lives and quit this disastrous habit. Check out more of my reviews at BookSnakeReviews no reviews | add a review
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HTML: READ THIS BOOK NOW AND BECOME A HAPPY NONSMOKER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. Allen Carr's Easyway is the most successful self-help stop-smoking method of all time. It has helped millions of smokers from all over the world to quit. In The Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking Allen Carr addresses the difficulties that women smokers face when trying to quit, and shows how his technique successfully resolves them. Allen's unique method removes the feeling of deprivation and works without using willpower. This book can enable any woman to escape the nicotine trap easily and painlessly without putting on weight. His books have sold over 15 million copies worldwide, and read by an estimated 40 million people, while countless more have been helped to quit through his network of clinics. This phenomenal success has been achieved not through advertising or marketing but through the personal recommendations of the ex-smokers who've quit with the method. Allen Carr's Easyway has spread all over the world for one reason alone: BECAUSE IT WORKS. A UNIQUE METHOD THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE WILLPOWER What women say about Allen Carr's Easyway method: If you want to quit... it's called the Easyway to Stop Smoking... I'm so glad I stopped "Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Program achieved for me a thing that I thought was not possible - to give up a thirty-year smoking habit literally overnight. It was nothing short of a miracle." "It's the only method that works. Thank you!" No library descriptions found. |
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If you are or ever have been a smoker, Iâm sure by now youâve heard of Allen Carr and his apparent âEasy Wayâ to quit smoking. He has written several editions of his book outlining his philosophies relating to quitting the evil nicotine, and has helped thousands of smokers worldwide to quit the nasty habit for good. With his astonishing success rate in mind, and a desperate need to quit this disgusting habit that Iâve had for over seventeen years, I decided to pick up Carrâs Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking.
Carrâs basic premise is that the addiction that we have to smoking is comprised of very little outside of the brainwashing sustained at the hands of the major tobacco companies. He feels that the actual physical addiction to nicotine, what he refers to as the âlittle monster,â is minor, remaining no more than three or four days upon quitting. The lasting but still beatable combatant would be what he calls the âbig monster,â the brainwashing by the tobacco companies, mentioned above. Carr insists that considering smoking a habit, feeling that you enjoy some cigarettes more than others (i.e. after a meal), and believing that smoking relaxes you, cures boredom or relieves stress is all part and parcel of the brainwashing ploy that weâve fallen victim to for over a century. He believes that reversing this brainwashing and seeing the truth in all of the lies is the key to rid yourself of smoking, as opposed to the sure-to-fail willpower method that so many of us have faltered on.
I must admit that the book did provide for a profound change on how I view my addiction to this filthy, cancer-causing imprisonment that Iâve been bound to for so many years. I immediately felt compelled to smoke my last cigarette and move on to a healthier, happier and free existence as a non-smoker. With nothing but good intentions I followed his plan and bid it farewell. I lasted about 18 hours, and then buckled to a half-smoked butt that my fiancĂ© had left in our balcony ashtray. Determined not to be defeated, I did not let myself succumb to the feelings of failure that were lurking in my mind, and with a little brainwashing of my own I was appropriately convinced that everyone is entitled to a slipup. I got back on the wagon with the notion that tomorrow is a new day.
It has been six days now, and aside from the first couple of days where I had a few drags to calm the âlittle monster,â I have eliminated smoking from my daily routine. Yippee! I will not pretend that this happened without a heavy dose of willpower on my part, because I was most definitely white-knuckling it through the first couple of days. In this respect, as well as his downplaying of the physical withdrawal symptoms experienced, I feel that Carr slightly misrepresents the ease of quitting smoking. Unless of course, I am just an unlucky person who went through an extraordinary difficulty in quitting, but I doubt that very much, especially since I was down to approximately 15 cigarettes a day when I finally cut them out.
That being said, I am thankful to Carrâs book for pointing out my error in buying in to society and its brainwashing surrounding smoking, I just find it hard to believe that willpower doesnât come into play when quitting anything that there is a physical addiction to, no matter how minor. I truly believe that I have rid myself of the mind-games that have kept me picking up a cigarette when Iâm stressed-out or bored, because I now realize that the only reason smoking addresses these things is because of the underlying physical addiction that leaves me feeling insecure and in need of something. I understand that once this âlittle monsterâ is put to death I will actually be able to deal with stress and boredom better, without a craving for nicotine getting in the way. It is because of these important realizations that I am truly thankful to have read Allen Carrâs book and would recommend it to anyone that is seriously ready to save their lives and quit this disastrous habit.
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