Allen Carrs giving up smoking book?

Question

I'm half way through it and I was wondering has anyone else read it and did it work?

Answer 1

yeah! It did work for me and a few of my mates.... Im in month 3 of non-smoking now and found it relatively easy...

Answer 2

I hated it. I thought he was a liar. The facts as I saw them was that, contrary to what Allen Carr said, smoking was cool, adult, sexy and grown-up and it made me feel great. I only stopped doing it because it was incredibly bad for me. That's reason enough to give up. Remember that Allen Carr himself used to be a 60 a day man, so he presumably was more badly addicted than most people and therefore had to persuade himself really hard to give up...

Answer 3

Hi There, I tried the book myself, but it didn't work for me I have to say. Mind you it did make interesting reading. What did work very effectively was the Xyban tablets that I got through the local Quitline Group. They switch off the chemical in the brain that makes you want a cigarette and I found that at the beginning the cigarettes tasted so horrible after Xyban that I dreaded my next one. For the 1st 10 days you carry on smoking until the Xyban builds up in your system. It made it easy because all I had to do was break the habit. I gave up on the 22nd of January and highly recommend this method. I hope this has helped.

Answer 4

i smoked for 30 years, 25 a day first thing in the morning last thing at night was have a cigarette, i phoned the quit smoking line they were good but what helped me give up 4 years ago and not had one since clap clap was the advert that the man had lost his lung because of the little white stick that i put in my mouth and i looked at my fags and thought that is all they are making me skint,smell be a social outcast and die of cancer a little white stick that i put in my mouth how bloody stupid is that try it i hope it works for you good luck

Answer 5

Worked for a friend of mine.

She managed to quit for a couple of years.

Fraid she's back on em now, tho not as severely as she was previously

Answer 6

Ive read the book, and it didn't work for me, but i could see how it would work for other people.Ive given up now but its all do do with will power as well as what ever method you choose,ie patches,gum etc. Good luck and congratulations on deciding to give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

It has worked for alot of people, the key is to take it for what it is, ignore his patronizing and finish the book!