Smoking
I have been a smoker from 1987 till 2014. Near the end I was closing in on 40 cigarettes a day, coughing up blood and climbing the stairs was a challenge I could not always master.
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Resources tried:
What they all have in common is the attempt to fight physical addiction. What they all lack is to beat the inner monster, that little voice that keeps trying to convince you that that cigarette actually gives you a benefit. Beat that, and you will be smoke-free without any desire to light up just one more
What worked for me
Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Stop Smoking is a self-help classic, with over 15m copies sold worldwide. It has been a #1 bestseller in nine European countries. It outsells all other quit-smoking titles combined. This seminal book has enabled millions of smokers to quit easily and enjoyably using Carr’s simple, drug-free approach.
• No weight gain, no willpower, no withdrawal
• Removes the psychological need to smoke as you smoke
• No fear of living life without your “little friend.”
• Feel great from the minute you put out your final cigarette
Once you realize that cigarette holds no advantage, it is easy to stop smoking.
Knowing that the physical addiction would end in a week helped me get through that initial phase. It took a few more months to beat the habit, but those were easy. After a year, I was liberated entirely and have never wanted to light one up again.
Conclusion
As long as you think about it as quitting, giving up, or being strong, you still live under the misconception smoking gives you a benefit. Kill that idea, and stopping becomes so easy you wonder what took you so long.