Only Way To Stop Smoking Permanently

by Allen Carr

Book Overview

This is a companion volume to "Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking". This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140244751
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Penguin UK
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.1" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

I Was Hopeless and Desperate

I began smoking at 15. 28 years later I was desperate and hopeless that anything could get me to quit. I tried gum, patches, cold-turkey, cutting down, etc.. through the years. I even had some of those exceedingly dumb smoking moments such as hot ashes burning a hole in the fabric of the car when I was trying to flick them out of the window, the wind carrying the butt back into the vehicle when I was flicking outside.... You'd think things like this would've woken me up.... but I just chastised myself, and made sure to be "more careful". The longer I went on the more I became convinced that I would never, ever, be able to quit smoking and that I would end up ill and eventually die early from a smoking related disease. I HATED being a smoker, I hated being ashamed of being a smoker, I hated the smell, the taste, the panic, the designated smoking areas that were full of putrid fumes, filthy cigarette butts, ash trays, filthy ground where people just threw their discarded butt ends.... I hated the dizzy spells, ringing ears, yellow teeth, horrible smoke smell in my hair and on my fingers, the cost... and yet, I kept on smoking. I found this book and looked into Mr. Carr's information online before I purchased it. I was skeptical, but hopeful that finally I would find an answer that would end this nightmare once and for all. What I discovered was not THE answer...but SEVERAL "THE" ANSWERS, which explained and tore down once and for all the roadblocks and excuses that kept me a prisoner for 28 years. By the end of the book, which took me personally 3 months to read, I was FREE and AM FREE for good. Some personal recommendations: 1) Some of the content in the book is British slang. If you're not familiar with the words or phrases don't get hung up on it if you're not clear on what's being shared. MOST all of the book is universal and easy to understand. Don't let it stop you from reading all the way to the end. 2) DO NOT SKIP TO THE END before reading each chapter. It most likely won't work unless you understand what Mr. Carr is teaching and why. Plus you increase your chances of falling back into the smoking trap if you don't have the tools to understanding the trap in it's self. 3) Take as much time as you need to complete the book. However, DON'T stop reading the book entirely. Keep your commitment to yourself. Freedom from nicotine addiction without trauma, drama, and going crazy IS real and CAN be yours if you keep reading to the end. Plus, each cigarette is like pulling the trigger in a game of Russian Roulette, don't wait until the fatal drag to quit. Give yourself a chance! I didn't think I could be free....but now I am. This book released me from 28 years of hell and opened my eyes to the tricks, the propaganda, the truth behind the tobacco companies and medical community, and why time after time, I would fail my quit attempts. Once I learned the truth, failure wasn't an option.

UNBELIEVABLE

If theres a book that changed my life, it is indeed this one ! Allen Carr has hit the jackpot i think. I could relate to the entire book and have been through what he has written.I WAS a smoker, and a chain one, might i add, like 25-30 cig. every day for over 13 years and have tried many ways to quit.None worked for more than 6 months. Besides being able to quit, this book has eradicated the thought of a smoke for nearly a year now. I dont even want to smoke when eveyrone around me is smoking, and THAT IS AN AMAZING FEELING.Anyone who wants to quit, read the book IN ONE SITTING. i started at 9am and finised by 12 midnight and it worked. so all the best to the would-be non smokers. WELCOME TO MY WORLD !

Very Practical and Very Convincing --- Great Companion Book!

First off, I did quit using Mr. Carr's book and Auricular Therapy (see http://www.lc-stopsmoking.com). I haven't smoked in 47 days and I will not smoke ever again. The book is very methodical, practical, instructive, and entertaining. I was amazed to realize that I was smoking for the dumbest reasons. I especially enjoyed the fact that Mr. Carr teaches how to quit smoking by ensuring that we fully understand that it is an addiction. I started reading this book a few days before my Auricular therapy and I only completed reading it on 2/7/2006. If I ever feel tempted to smoke, I read this book. To me, this book is like the "Big Book" for AA folks. I plan to read this book many times over. A must read for someone wanting to kick the smoking habit. Best of Luck!

Feels amazing

When I began reading this book (I know of several people who had success with "the easy way"), I read each page, paying attention to all of the information. True to my nature, I remained skeptical throughout, yet firmly open minded (also true to my nature, being an open minded skeptic is awesome!) Then came my last cigarette, and I've been free from that money eating demon ever since, and I would just like to say I FEEL GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!

Makes it "ridiculously easy" to become a non-smoker!

As a smoker for over 20 years, I never thought I could quit...I could not imagine not needing to smoke. Then my best friend quit and told me about this book she had read which "made it easy".So I got the book and now I too am a happy non-smoker! And it was EASY...no cravings, nothing! I never would have believed it could be so easy and painless. Not only do I feel better physically but my mental outlook has improved 100% too. Within minutes of having the last cigarette, I know that Mr. Carr's method was going to be successful because I had no urge to smoke! Not then and not now! My only suggestion for anyone who wants to use this book to quit is to set aside a couple of days without distractions to really focus on the contents (its alot of reading) and then quit. Carrs method requires you to be in a certain "headspace" and it just seems easier to get there by focusing completely on the book.(I started it on Friday night and quit on the following Sunday night.) I should add that I wasn't overly motivated to quit but after reading this book, I was able to stop cold turkey with NO PROBLEM (and I smoked over a pack a day!) I just wish I had read this book years ago! If you are a smoker, try this method, its easy, cheap (only the cost) of the book and most important, IT WORKS!