| Probably the best author of books about quitting smoking is Allen Carr. For 33 years he was a chain smoker until he found himself the best psychological approach to quit smoking.
He observed that contrary to the common perception, smokers do not actually receive a boost from smoking a cigarette; instead smoking only relieves the withdrawal symptoms from the previous cigarette, which in turn creates more withdrawal symptoms once it is finished. In this way the drug addiction perpetuates itself and so that smokers, when they light a cigarette are really trying to achieve a state that non-smokers enjoy their whole lives. Allen Carr method says that willpower is not required to quit smoking. It is the fear of “giving up” what causes the majority of smokers to continue smoking, while keeping the perpetual illusion of genuine enjoyment, as a moral justification of the inherent absurdity of smoking in the face of overwhelming medical and scientific evidence of its dangers. Allen Carr’s bestselling book is called The Easy Way to Stop Smoking and it truly is the easy way to do it right! |
|
