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Fo me it was not exactly easy. I self imposed a limit, in the beginning, of 1/h (used to smoke around 2x20 packs/day-chaining 2-3 at a time). When I was confort

Fo me it was not exactly easy. I self imposed a limit, in the beginning, of 1/h (used to smoke around 2x20 packs/day-chaining 2-3 at a time). When I was confortable with 1/h I went cold turkey with shivers and the full monty. I wouldn't do that a second time tbh. On the other hand: My wife had 0 issues and quit overnight. She said she only wanted a smoke a few times/year (maybe 3-5 times or so)

projektfu 5y ago
I have a friend who has a similar experience to you. He quit years ago, around when I quit. I had been talking about the book, "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking", so I assumed when he quit he had read it. He had not. He continues to suffer when he thinks about cigarettes and when he smells it across the street or in a park. I recommended that he read it anyway, and that it is a really useful book for getting over that part of the addiction. He still has not read it. He reads 100 books a year and has not read this inexpensive little 240-page book. Well, some people choose to suffer.
darkerside 5y ago
https://www.allencarr.com/easyway-stop-smoking/how-to-quit/ https://www.allencarr.com/easyway-stop-smoking/how-to-quit/ Really, just buy the book. But don't worry about the ceremonies of having that final cigarette. What's important is the base idea. Your mind has been tricked and tricked you in return, and all you need to do is decide to stop playing its games.
- White_Wolf 5y ago
  Sorry. My bad. I didn't start again. So far I managed to hold my ground and not touch ciggies. I meant - I wouldn't start smoking again to go through stopping.
  - the-dude 5y ago
    I think he is saying although you already stopped, the book might still be valuable.
    - darkerside 5y ago
      Yes, this :) I say this as a happy former smoker. Something I never thought I would say.
- earth_walker 5y ago
  I reluctantly second the "easy way". I had heard about it, was skeptical, but found it for a buck at a second hand store so I gave it a try. I hated it. Badly written, pop psychology trash. Lame circular logic. The same few points repeated ad nauseum. Almost painful to read. There's no way this would work. And by 3/4 of the way through the book I smoked my last cigarette. That was 18 years ago. I had been smoking since I was a teen, for fifteen years at least. Had tried to quit so many times, never succeeding for more than a couple of months. I haven't even craved one since reading that damn book.

projektfu 5y ago

I have a friend who has a similar experience to you. He quit years ago, around when I quit. I had been talking about the book, "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking", so I assumed when he quit he had read it. He had not. He continues to suffer when he thinks about cigarettes and when he smells it across the street or in a park. I recommended that he read it anyway, and that it is a really useful book for getting over that part of the addiction. He still has not read it. He reads 100 books a year and has not read this inexpensive little 240-page book. Well, some people choose to suffer.

darkerside 5y ago

https://www.allencarr.com/easyway-stop-smoking/how-to-quit/ https://www.allencarr.com/easyway-stop-smoking/how-to-quit/ Really, just buy the book. But don't worry about the ceremonies of having that final cigarette. What's important is the base idea. Your mind has been tricked and tricked you in return, and all you need to do is decide to stop playing its games.

White_Wolf 5y ago
Sorry. My bad. I didn't start again. So far I managed to hold my ground and not touch ciggies. I meant - I wouldn't start smoking again to go through stopping.
- the-dude 5y ago
  I think he is saying although you already stopped, the book might still be valuable.
  - darkerside 5y ago
    Yes, this :) I say this as a happy former smoker. Something I never thought I would say.
earth_walker 5y ago
I reluctantly second the "easy way". I had heard about it, was skeptical, but found it for a buck at a second hand store so I gave it a try. I hated it. Badly written, pop psychology trash. Lame circular logic. The same few points repeated ad nauseum. Almost painful to read. There's no way this would work. And by 3/4 of the way through the book I smoked my last cigarette. That was 18 years ago. I had been smoking since I was a teen, for fifteen years at least. Had tried to quit so many times, never succeeding for more than a couple of months. I haven't even craved one since reading that damn book.