Giving up!! The Allen Carr way!! (Dr Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking)

Member Name: sarahlp

Product:	Dr Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
Date:	08/02/06 (1560 review reads)
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Advantages: A genuinely good read - but even better, frees you from the weed!

Disadvantages: None that i can think of!

I am going to start off this review with a little of my smoking background. I'm 27 years old I had smoked since i was 16 years old. I had never been a particually heavy smoker - on a bad day i would never smoke more than 15 cigerettes per day. (That would have to be a very bad day!) I also was not an early morning smoker, the thought of waking up and having a cigerette in those first few minutes would make me gag!! I'd normally have been up and about for at least an hour and half before lighting up. I would say i was more of a routine smoker...2 cigs on my way to work, 1 on my morning break, 1 after dinner, 2 on my way home from work and maybe 5 during the evening. Some may think i was a heavy smoker, i tend to think not.

I also have a little boy who is 7 years old, i was very aware of being a mother and a smoker. Smoking never really effected my son as i never smoke in the house (as i don't like the smell and i would not want him breathing in harmful toxins) i also never smoked in front of him. This helped as if i believed it acceptable to smoke in my home i'm sure out of habit i would have smoked much more. Having said that, if you smoke irrelevent of how many, you are putting harmful toxins into your body and causing it harm and you are addicted to Nicotine.

I had tried on two occcassions to stop smoking, each time i managed to get to six months, stupidly i would then start again. The only reason i believe, is because i had got passed the stage where i constantly thought what i was depriving myself of?? I believed that i would be able to go out and have just the one cig and i would be fine. After that first cig i would feel sick, it tasted horrible and i would feel dizzy. But without realising what i had done......fed the bug!.....I would light up again. I would think i'll never get addicted to this again as it tastes so bad! Nicotine is so powerful that irrelevant of taste (like the first cig you ever smoked-makes you want to heave) that little monster in your tummy is ignited again!!

It was a friend who reccomended Allen Carrs Easy Way book. I had already decided i was going to stop smoking at new year. I went out and bought the book £8.99 from WHSmiths, and began to read. Now i'm not going to go into detail of the books contents as that would not be fair. I wouldn't want to take the intrigue away from those people who want to stop smoking - you must buy it and read it through from start to finish. All i will say is that the book is a very informative read. We all have our vices and our reasons for doing things, but every excuse you can think of Allen has an answer, Its like hes mind reading you through the book as you'll be thinking 'ah but....' and he'll write exactly what your thinking and like a smarty pants will irradicate your fear!

It now been approx 39 days since i quit. This time feels different, i'm not using any Nicotine replacement products. I don't feel the need to. I feel liberated - believe it or not!! I don't have any cravings at all, i've even been out to the pub. My partner still smokes, again not in the house! Some people may think hes selfish, hes not, hes just not ready to give up yet. You have to be mentally prepered to give up. Its no good me going on at him as he has to do this for himself. In the past he has always said he has no intentions of giving up, after seeing how easy i have found it he is starting reading the book! I can imagine it will be 1 page per night to prolong that last cigerette!! I am sure that like me he will get there and he will relish in the freedom of being a non smoker!!

As a side line a couple who are both friends attended Allen Carrs clinic in Leeds, i obviously can't comment on their experience but they went mid January and are both still not smoking. They said it was a really good day. I think it was around £200 for the day course.

I now feel healthier, smell better, eat slower - as i'm not rushing my food so i can have a fag! Hense not suffering indegestion!! I basically feel great. Oh and financially i'm better off! For the price of 2 packs of fags you have absolutely nothing to lose, give it a go!


Good luck!!

Summary: When something seems impossible and you manage to suceed, there really isn't a better feeling!