Hooked But Not Helpless: Kicking Nicotine Addiction

by Patricia Allison

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962368377
• ISBN13: 9780962368370
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Bridge City Books
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

it worked for me!

after smoking a pack a day (two packs a day on weekends) for 17 years and quitting and relapsing innumerable times, i finally succeeded using this method. i have been an ex-smoker now for 4 1/2 years!!! the arguments here give you the rationale to combat addict thinking and overcome the mental tricks your addiction uses to get you to start smoking again. i bought this book after my father and step-mother used it to quit about 7 yrs ago (they are both still ex-smokers). i had it on my shelf for a year and one day i decided to quit smoking and i grabbed the book and read it instead of buying another pack of cigarettes. i haven't had one puff since. i recommend buying it and let it sit on your shelf til you are ready.

If you want to quit, this approach works!

I had the pleasure of a personal secession with Patricia Allison over 10 years ago. Her program really works by enpowering you to take control over your life. TRY IT!

Hooked but Not Helpless - Kicking Nicotine Addiiction

I smoked for over 40 years. I tried 10 times over a five year period to quit smoking. I checked this book out of the public library in February of 1996. After reading it, I told my husband on Valentines Day of 1996 that I was giving him the gift of quitting smoking. That's been over 6 years now. This book is priceless. I've told numerous people to get the book. It saved me.

Useful help for nicotine addicts

I think this book is really useful for people who are quitting smoking. It helps you to look at your addiction in a new way (not just willpower). The way that the book is laid out is the author is counseling others and you end up identifying with each of the group. She also talks about "junkie thinking" and "lies that keep us trapped" and how we rationalize our smoking. She gives lots of information on how to break that false rationalization. I recommend this book to everyone I know who is quitting.

Revolutionized the way I looked at my habit

After six months smoke free, I am going to purchase this book to remind me why I quit. I first read it several months ago from my local library. What a breath of fresh air (no pun intended). It totally changed how I looked at my habit. It gave great tips for hard times after quitting, and is just one of the best books I read on the subject. A definite must-read for all smokers and ex-smokers.