Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking: New US Edition: Over 20 Million Copies Sold

Like many other reviewers I wanted to let some time pass between reading this book and doing a write-up. I just had my 1 year anniversary since I stamped out my last butt and I have no intentions of going back. Bottom line: This book works. Plain and simple. I was a pack a day smoker for 10 years and tried a lot of different approaches to quitting. The nicotine patch gave me some of the most bizarre dreams I've ever had. And didn't work. The gum gave me heartburn. And didn't work. I quit cold turkey / will power for 44 days once. I wanted to smoke every single day. So I'd say will power didn't work. I never tried any of the pharma products either such as Chantix, Zyban etc. I just wasn't interested having my neurochemistry befuddled with Rx drugs. I bought this book after my last attempt to quit cold turkey which I was successful for exactly 3 days before giving in. I was feeling defeated and almost resigned to be a lifetime smoker. The problem for me was that I was, like so many other former smokers, in conflict. I didn't believe that I actually wanted to quit, but merely had to because of the health hazards smoking posed. I guess what I mean was this book helped me get over the hump of wanting to want to quit. I hope that makes sense. My experience with Allen Carr's book went something like this. I started reading the book with a very skeptical mindset, while smoking at will of course. But he words really weren't gettting through and I even began cursing the author in my head for ripping me off. Then something, for lack of a better word, mysterious happened. The experience of smoking changed for me. The physical act of putting a lit cigarette in my mouth and inhaling no longer gave me pleasure (real or perceived). So I read the book again to make sure I had absorbed it's message as best I could. When I finished I smoked my last square and put a terrible disease behind me. I realized that the pleasure that I was getting came solely from slaking a nicotine addiction. And I think that is the crux of Mr. Carr's book. That's not to say everybody would have the same experience but I hope they do. Because it was that realization coupled with the physical experience that allowed me to put the cigarettes down for good. Life as a smoker was an often times a miserable exsistence. I think a common sentiment among cigarette junkies is that thought that 'I'm different. I'm a bigger nicotine addict than anybody and no power on this earth can keep me from smoking.' That's how I thougt about myself. So if you are reading this and you think that you can't be helped, just know that many other people think just like that. The good news is that we were all wrong. The title of the book is 'Stop Smoking the Easy Way.' I would say that the word 'easy' is a relative term. Quitting is easier with the help of this book than nicorette or will power that's for sure. But was it easy for me in the absolute sense? I would be a liar if I said it was because it wasn't. The first month was difficult in particular. I drank more than usual. But after that I sort of leveled right off. I think everybody's body and mind has to adjust in their own way bc smoking cessation can be an abrupt change. Having said that, the withdrawl symptoms are mild compared to what most people would think. And Carr teaches you how to identify the symptoms and deal with them. This really is a marvelous little book and I'm grateful to the author. I've purchased multiple copies for friends and family as a means to soft sell the idea kicking smoking. I tried hard not to preach as there are few things in this world more aggrevating and unbecoming than a reformed addict of any kind haha. If quitting smoking is on your 'To Do' list, don't wait another day. Buy this book. Read it. Go for it and good luck!

I smoked a pack a day for the past 10 years, sometimes more in times of high stress or when out drinking. I was convinced I would never escape this bastards grip on me, especially considering that about 75% of my family smokes (they're middle eastern... it's just what they do). I read Mr. Carr's book twice before it actually sunk in. The first time reading, it just really got me thinking and mentally prepared me for the change. The second time, it sunk in a little more, but I wasn't able to quit just yet. However, even though I hadn't quit after reading twice, I continually replayed Allen Carr's words in my mind, nearly every time I lit up. Then, one very very cold winter day, I was with a gathering of mainly non smokers and debated going out for a cigarette - I hadn't had one in at least 4 hours. I thought for a moment about how I'd have to disrupt the great time my friends and I were all having, go put on multiple layers of clothing, and drag my husband outside into the freezing cold, just so I could take a few puffs and do it all over again a few hours later. I thought to myself, "what if, just for right now, I didn't?" And I tested myself. A couple of hours went by, and magically, I was feeling ok! (You may get a mildly dizzy feeling but I promise that was the WORST of it.) I told myself that I would wait and have my cigarette in the morning, IF I really really needed it. I went to bed, and the next morning, still feeling okay, I told myself "Ok, I should be having that cigarette now, but I really feel fine, so maybe, just maybe, what if I didn't?" And I chose not to. And then I kept choosing not to every few hours. Hours became days, and after about a week or two, it became easy. I felt more and more empowered. And here I am, 4 months later, smoke free and never turning back. TIPS/NOTES: - I didn't gain a single pound. Actually, I lost weight. For my oral fixation, I just bought a bunch of sugar free candy and tore through that lol. (Be warned that this will cause some digestive upset, but oddly, being bloated and gassy gave me the sensation I was full all the time, and made me want to eat less. Probably not the healthiest diet, but whatever... can't possibly be worse than smoking). Also chewed lots and lots of (regular) gum. I'm not condoning this type of diet, just saying what worked for me personally. - If you need something to do with your hand, I really recommend the Harmless cigarette. It is sold here on Amazon. I bought the mint flavored one... I used it for about a month after I quit and then I didn't need it anymore. It really helps you when you feel like you need to take a "drag" of something. It helps calm you down because by using it, you're basically just taking deep breaths. - I want to add that in the past 4 months (since I quit), I took a trip to the Middle East (Beirut)... if anyone is familiar with the area, you know that 90% of the population smokes, EVERYWHERE (indoors AND outdoors) and ALL THE DAMN TIME. I had very very brief fleeting moments of "maybe I should join", but of course, I didn't. And I never felt deprived. Actually, I felt kind of like a badass for being the one family member/friend who quit so effortlessly and didn't gain a pound doing so. They couldn't understand how I was so relaxed and happy (and not fat, haha). I recommended the book to them all... I do think I have given them some hope that quitting isn't all that difficult, and I hope I will do the same for some of you. - Some people say that if you don't quit right after reading this book, you never will. I disagree. I can see how it could cause some people to quit immediately, but I also think it's discouraging to believe that if you failed to quit the first time reading, then you never will. Just by reading one time, you are taking the right step. His words will eventually permeate your thoughts more and more, and one day, you will be like "Ok. ENOUGH!" I truly believe that. I wish I could personally thank Allen Carr... I owe him my life, my looks (skin is looking better than ever), and probably my new pregnancy. (I'm 10 weeks pregnant as I write this.) I am pretty sure I wouldn't have gotten pregnant this quickly/easily with my old smoking habits. Update: as of 1/5/18, I’m officially 1+ year smoke free.... yes I was pregnant for part of that time, but no I haven’t gone back after having my baby! Update: as of 1/28/2020, still haven’t touched a cigarette.

Purchased this book for my son and he actually read twice loved it so much. Really has helped him .

Had to write this after my experience being total non smoker for 6 years since purchase. If you are reading this, trust me, this works like a absolute magic. I was a smoker for 13 years and was getting fed up of hiding and smoking, shame, money being wasted, family's despair that I planned to quit several times but all in vein. Problem why I always relapsed was because my method was totally clueless as to how to stay quit because some way or other, extreme urges used to come back always and I used to smoke harder than before. Then around December 2018, I finally thought of staying quit no matter what but don't know from when to stop. I told them my smoking friends and few more about my decision to quit seriously and fortunately, SO SO FORTUNATELY, one of those friends recommended me this PRECIOUS BOOK and after reading it, I have been a non smoker for 6 years because it's January 2025 now. I won't say much as to how this book works but JUST GO FOR IT, I have been there!!!!!!!! :)

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I haven't smoked since Feb 2021. I had gotten a tooth pulled and decided that it would be a good opportunity to quit. After the first few days, my withdrawals were really bothering me. Someone suggested this book! They told me they only got halfway through and by then, they were feeling much better and managed to quit. This book was exactly what I needed! It had a completely different take on things and really shifted the perspective for me. I only got to about halfway in the book and I felt satisfied

I quit smoking after reading it. It's been 6 months and I still think cigarettes are repulsive