Quit Smoking Advice - Allen Carr

These clips are from the BBC: Horizon documentary series entitled "We Love Cigarettes". The advice Allen Carr gives is pretty darn good, it convinced me (a 5 year smoker) to quit cold turkey. It has been a couple months now and I'm still going strong.
Update:
It has been over one year since my last cigarette and I have never been tempted to look back. I really hope this simple advice has helped someone else.
Update: 4/19/2013
Still going strong here! Haven't slipped once! Really glad it has helped so many! Thanks Allen!
Update: 5/10/2023
Still smoke free and feeling as great as every! Thank you again Allen!

[@bucky2355]

14 years of chain smoking and after I read his book I no longer wanted a ciggy, 8 days so far and I never ever want to inhale filthy nicotine again, RIP Allen Carr you were a God send. *update* : currently 97 days smoke free. 22/04/2022 *update* : currently 161 days smoke free. 25/06/2022 *update* currently 366 days smoke free. 16/01/2023 😁😄 *update* currently 505 days smoke free. 4/06/2023 about to fly out to the UK for 1 month using the money i would have spent on ciggys *update* 22/02/2024 currently 768 days smoke free! If I can do it you can do it better!!

[@amrwalid4307]

Don't pay attention to how many days you've quit. You became a free person for life.

[@MrCk1234567890]

Update

[@piscessun3087]

U were born a nonsmoker, you ARE a nonsmoker!! Congratulations 👏👏👏👏👏🎉

[@hefzi-babeula8631]

Thanks for the updates. I just started the book on chapter 4 so far…🙏🏽I don’t know you, but I am PROUD of you🙌🏽

[@michaelmoore2802]

Well done 👏 I just finished the book except for the last chapter, "the final cigarette " tonight I will read it and have my final cigarette...the book is brilliant...been smoking 37 years...

[@fastfix8678]

1 month smoke free, 1 month only water, no other drinks such as soda , coffee, energy and all others. Feeling clean and better than ever.

[@muhdharith2790]

I'll try your advice

[@danielbryan7619]

I quit smoking for a month and feel awful

[@fastfix8678]

@@danielbryan7619 I’m already over 100 days without smoking, don’t give up, soon you will feel much more better, you won’t feel sad that you will never smoke again or smth like that because I had this kind of feeling,

[@danielbryan7619]

fast fix on a positive note i dont have any desire to go back to smoking but ever since i quit i just feel so depressed and tired, hopefully i will feel better soon

[@veganioan]

@@danielbryan7619 Dude, please listen or read the book. That will do the work for you

[@ShhBrad1984]

905 days Nicotine free. 21,720 cigarettes not smoked, $7,819 saved. Thanks to Allen Carr and the Easy Way to Stop Smoking.

[@MisterSifuentes]

ShhBrad that's amazing brother!

[@CryptoBates]

nice one 2 weeks smoke free $120 saved.

[@fatimanoorahmad8720]

Buy yourself a car

[@lincolndyer9837]

I hope u actually saved the $! Haha people usually just spend it on other things

[@ThehollyJesus041]

@@CryptoBates buy yourself something you deserve it mate

[@Ramon_92]

Im about to quit smoking after almost 9 years non stop smoking wish me luck !. EDIT : Smoke free for almost 5 years now !

[@LafriteRip]

Hey your comment is a year old. Have you been able to quit smoking all this time ? I’m on day 15 without smoking

[@LafriteRip]

Baica Marian Nope i just went cold turkey. 43 days now and i dont feel any need to smoke

[@baicamarian]

@@LafriteRip then you are a strong man , i smoked for 5 years , and decided to quit 2 days ago , but the withdrawal is too strong for me , the need for a cigarrete is kiling me , i went cold turkey also , but i am using nicorrete spray and nicotine gum.

[@LafriteRip]

Baica Marian I know how you feel. The intense cravings are difficult the first few days but trust me those cravings will go away after a few days. But if it’s really not manageable for you maybe you should not try to quit right now. Or try to simply reduce the amount of cigs you smoke each day for a while. I don’t recommend using nicotine gum etc , as this will never get you rid of your nicotine addiction .

[@baicamarian]

@@LafriteRip i can resist easily during the day , but at night i cannot sleep , and that bothers me.

[@dropfry]

This works. From a pack a day to zero cold turkey. I haven't had a cigarette in over a year. All because of this video. I didn't even have to buy the book.

[@pw1857]

I quit cold turkey 32 days ago, anxiety went away when I quit. First 3 days were tough, next 7 days were not as tough. You can do it too.

[@StEkArN9999]

how u doing mate?

[@juicybacon12]

Yes how is it now?

[@NeroAmr1]

Comon tell the truth, how is you now

[@juicybacon12]

I can report in at 7 days nicotine free after reading the book. Have had some real close moments being around someone’s juul but just kept thinking bout “no such thing as one cigarette”

[@NeroAmr1]

@@juicybacon12 good for you mate , whats the book name?

[@daylee6510]

This man’s a saint. Saved more lives than most people. Glad he enjoyed his life before he died, he deserved every second of leisure.

[@clopper3753]

Amen. Just to say also when ppl asked him when ge got cancer back in the day if he did not wish that he had remained a smoker. He said: "The 20+ years i lived as a non-smoker was the best in my life".

[@Native722]

THIS SHIT WORKS!!! I bought the book and CD even and would listen to it while driving. I had to read the book at least 10 times and tried more than that but it finally clicked and I've quit smoking for almost 9 years now!!!

[@bunyonfirewood]

What’s the main points?

[@rytisliaucys3444]

@@bunyonfirewood I second it. I would also even listen it in the car. It simply changes your mindset completely. I actually even enjoyed the book. It cant be summarised like this. Just listen to the audiobook.

[@goesfastandfar]

@@bunyonfirewood That if you quit, you're losing a friend. But in reality, you're saying goodbye to an enemy who was trying to slowly kill you.

[@Dropstats]

Read this book and haven't had a cigarette in over a year. Rest in peace sir you saved many lives.

[@vishrutjain]

Mine too

[@danf7653]

Yes, he's a legend.

[@ilck-ym-blals7385]

Read the book and recommended it to loads of smokers ...some didnt bother to read it but those who did ...quit...me unfortunately...still a smoker 🙁

[@barbarablackmore2102]

@@ilck-ym-blals7385 "

[@coremeister9844]

@@ilck-ym-blals7385 you have to reread it my friend. I'm sure you've missed the main point he makes. There are 0 benefits to smoking. The only reason you feel like going back is because you feel like you're going to get something out of it. This is an illusion. Reread the book just fuckin do it!

[@KWAT6]

All right, Quitting smoking now, been 5 days. I thought this whole thing was bullshit until the very last bit of advice. "The only reason that a smoker smokes is to enjoy the same state of relaxation that non-smokers enjoy all the time". All right, I can work with that. That was good. Thanks Mr. Carr.

[@PaperBagMan884]

GlowWormActual Also read his book, it'll make quitting smoking 100x easier.

[@amdz4696]

GlowWormActual the longer you stop smoking the less craving you start having. happened to me that way

[@cassk9999]

Allen carr is no fool you owe a apology for doubting him he smoked for over 40 years he knows what his talking about rip Allen Carr

[@BillKinsman]

How are you doing today?

[@jtmullins7672]

Exactly! That’s what got me too

[@DropDeadInYourFacexD]

Threw out my cigarettes this evening, and I can literally not afford another pack if I want food for the rest of the month. It's over, I'm done putting myself through embarrassment of being a smoker, the money trouble every month and the constant worrying, Im so done with putting this decision off, day after day for the past few years. I'm just so ready to breath freely, gain so much time, rid myself of worry and treat my body right again.

[@Hannah11235]

Hope you're doing well :)

[@tanmay9268]

This guy is the true example of actual making an impact as a human being. Never forget him and his legacy. He was an incredible and helpful being. His learnings and memories should be carried with us eternally. RIP sir ❤

[@godzillata]

During a week of my "quitters' flu", I read Allen Carr's book and now I am a happy non-smoker after 25 years of heavy smoking. THANK YOU, ALLEN!

[@RealOGMudbone]

How your body reacts when you quit tells you all you need to know about smoking. I felt the same. Absolutely awful

[@annaangelina1]

I quit drinking thanks to him. I hope he is in heaven, he helped and still helping so many people.

[@abominablesnowman3494]

If there is one. Hes there. And he lives on through his work regardless

[@billyb4790]

any updates? I just now finished the drinking book and feel pretty good about it....still kind of scared I'll fall back into the trap though.

[@Workaholic07]

Read again then ​@@billyb4790

[@GiacomoMiola]

Maybe this could help someone: I quit in June 2018 thanks to this method. Three years later I tried a cigarette, "one won't hurt" or "only when I'm drunk", until I started smoking again. So I learned that over the years you tend to forget the reasons why not to smoke. Always remember to keep those in mind (btw I quit again a couple weeks ago)

[@johnryder8464]

The question is why did you smoke? If you accept that smoking does nothing for you what justifiable reason did you have which made you start again?

[@donaldnewman4597]

​@@johnryder8464 addition to some is very powerful and all it takes is a simple thought and forgetfulness as to why you quit smoking can have you do something stupid, not everybody is the same, some can do it no problem and some struggle.

[@bunnylebowski]

That's a good advice, thanks for sharing 😊I needed a second seminar to quit for good 🙏

[@pater2671]

How About now ?

[@Chris-T4]

In my experience the only thing that stopped me from quitting is I kept thinking that I'll never be happy again without a cigarette. But here I am 9 months later cigarette free more happier than I was when I was smoking.

[@mirzamay]

oooooo... personal growth method 🤔. That's up my alley. I'll be such a better person for learning all this bullshit.

[@AFFI909]

@Michael Davis leave him be, insulting him isnt going to help his understanding of certain things in life

[@ludigracic]

Same here. Allen Carr book helped me so much. I smoked 10 cigs a day and i just went cold turkey. Im so happy and Im never going back!

[@paulking6490]

@Starfish Prime means you drop the habit then and there and never go back to it or use anything like nicotine gum or patches to help wean you off.

[@heatherwoodley8244]

What really worries me is how I'll cope when someone really pisses me off. My neighbour is excellent at doing just that, and of course there are some other people and situations in life too. Other things I think I can manage but that one scares me.

[@AngelWingzzz]

35 years a smoker. I got myself to the point where I could no longer be bothered to lie to my husband about smoking AND had reached the end of my rope with smoking...... I no longer enjoyed it. 4 months on...breathing better, so much less stress its unreal, no stinky breath, teeth looking cleaner and gums healthier. My prematurely wrinkling skin will take a few years to heal. Meanwhile hydrating better...eating and tasting more. Life has become a lot brighter and more fun! Good luck to everyone who tries to escape....you'll make it when you are ready.

[@maritatjamburo168]

Best advice...

[@somerandomguy2073]

I'll admit I was very, very sceptical when I got his book. I read every comment under this video with a permanent eyebrow raise, but I've not had a cigarette for over 3 months now thanks to this man. It works!

[@watersabove.below7]

His book on alcohol saved my life. He helps you realize in the most honest intelligent and simple way that there is no “controlling” these habits. Once you begin these addictions you are NEVER in control. God bless this man

[@Tds12246]

Dude, nice to hear. I quit drinking and using tobacco in the same week, three weeks ago. This guy has helped so many people.

[@cuteredpanda00]

@@Tds12246 i am sober for 5 years no nicotine and alcohol and drugs

[@michaeldunn7572]

I hope i get there

[@watersabove.below7]

@@michaeldunn7572 it will take time, but you will realize stopping is all up to you others cant help as much. You have to learn to love yourself so much that others will love you also and respect your decision when you say I ain't drinking today. If not you will see how many less friends you really have and who the good ones are.

[@shawnmclean7932]

Ben Dunn. Dunn with it.

[@jean-michelhiver4362]

I used to smoke like 30 cigarettes a day, tried stopping through all kinds of methods (Zyban, nicotine patches, etc) and this book has been a revelation to me. At the time of writing it's been two and a half years living free, without cigarette - I'm feeling blessed. RIP and thank you Allen Carr.

[@Andrea-tx7xq]

Rest in peace Allen. You are a saint.

[@abominablesnowman3494]

Absolute legend. I don't even smoke, but his book helped me stop drinking over night after 25 years of progressive addiction.

[@freshy7937]

​@@abominablesnowman3494 thats really impressive

[@funkster22657]

this video is worthy of a nobel peace prize...

[@mikaelmeyerhoffer5231]

Why not

[@jacobm92]

this guys book was the only thing that allowed me to quit forever. i have stopped smoking and vaping 2 and a half months ago now and i felt like i needed to hear some of these points again, as i started to feel a sense of nostalgia about smoking. never again. good luck to anyone reading this who has not quit yet

[@kurtbekker5247]

I quit 2 hours ago. Had enough! Wish me luck.

[@samtrachilis8715]

Kurt Bekker. I’m quoting today

[@lightsalt5509]

Don't ever give up!

[@shariwilliams3573]

I stop tomorrow please pray for me 🙏🙏🙏ty

[@coremeister9844]

Good luck to everyone on this thread, make sure you listen to the audiobook! It makes it 100000x easier

[@LegitVeggies]

Anyone that is celebrating 2 hours of sobriety from nicotine will eventually get back on it so no, Im sure Kurt Bekker is still smoking =( Let us know how its going kurt, we want you to stop smoking! Pleasure leads to death.

[@sumitjha392]

Over 8 months of not smoking now, had quit (cold turkey) on 26th Jan, 2016. Thank you Allen :) . May your soul rest in peace.

[@VivekSingh06]

26 jan, you chose Republic Day to get freedom from ciggs :) You are reaching 2 years in 10 days.

[@vikaschouhan6662]

Me 2

[@justbreathe3161]

yesterday would be three years congratulations

[@7200932]

I was proper chain smoking one lovely summers day, I was in the garden and had just lit my fourth cigarette in a row from the end of another and that’s when it hit me “what the hell am I doing” it was that moment I decided I wanted to stop. A family member had the book and gave it to me to read it was about two weeks after I had read it that I woke up and didn’t feel the need to light up and haven’t ever since. 12 years smoke free for me.

[@coremeister9844]

What a trooper

[@Cheeky_Sheikhy]

You champion. Well done!

[@cementmixer4342]

I watched this video and came away with two sayings. I’m not missing anything and it’s just a hit of a drug. I’m now 40 days a non smoker and I feel awesome. I’m also taking those sayings into my eating habits. Thanks to this video my life has changed.

[@piscessun3087]

Awesome 👍

[@deefee701]

You understood and absorbed the truth.

[@georgejohnson5904]

Don’t know why this popped up in my recommended videos, but I quit in 2014 thanks to this man, after smoking 20 a day for over a decade. Not a drag since!

[@ShhBrad1984]

2 years Nicotine free. 730 days. 17,520 cigarettes not smoked. $6,307 saved. Thanks to The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr. It wasn't EASY, but it was by far my EASIEST quit. And my longest quit after 13 years of smoking an average of a pack a day. Had maybe 8 or 9 cravings my first year. Can't remember my last craving. I am a happy non-smoker.

[@mr.woowoo8826]

I am so thankful to Allen Carr. His book helped me quit...8 years now!

[@martincrni4520]

Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else needs to find out about ways to stop smoking naturally try Elumpa Smoke Stopper Alchemist( search on google ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my m8 got great success with it.

[@seguefischlin]

***** Makes me sick today how old people treat young people like crap and say all these terrible things about them. And that's after abusing them and poisoning them with toxins all their lives. And then wondering why they didn't turn out 'better.' I think that the older generation should be embarrassed by the world that they have created. The kids are now born into an ecosystem that is collapsing due to abuse and exploitation. They have a heavy burden to bear, in addition to just being kids

[@itsme-gm9oi]

seguefischlin Go change the world then? Not easy is it, it wasn't for older people either

[@seguefischlin]

rob jones It's quite easy to change the world if you are willing to change yourself. But that requires caring enough about others and yourself to make that change.

[@mr.woowoo8826]

Make it 11 years now! I love it! Read this book if you're having trouble quitting!

[@TrixiHill]

This video saved my life. I watched it in October 2009 and quit smoking! I'm so glad it's still here

[@ollys]

It was almost taken down for copyright, but I made a case that it has helped so many so they allowed it to stay up. So happy it has helped you!

[@autodraftdodger]

My wife and I are going on 2 years smoke free thanks to Allen Carr. His method works. Thank God for Easy Way

[@terrytong9251]

It really worked. I bought a brand new cigarette the next day, didn't even open it and chucked it away. Been off ciggies for 2.5 yrs now :) Good luck!

[@lenamoon3654]

I love you! I have quit smoking 10 years ago by the help of Allen Carr book.

[@funnylittledove]

I am an addict in recovery. Finished his book about 15 minutes ago and smoked my final cigarette, feeling beautiful and hopeful for the future in a way I haven’t since I got clean

[@Deathofatiger1389]

Watched this video, marinated on it for about 3 weeks, and quit mid-day last week before a cross-country flight. No craving, no feeling of loss or panic, no reason to ever pick it up again. Didn't have to even read the book, just recognized it was all myths in my head about what quitting would be like (having quit before, 10+ years ago) again. Good luck to all smokers seeing this. It really is unbelievably easy once you see it for what it is. Enjoy your money on better things and experiences. Taste and smell and breathe fully again. **Update: 9 weeks nicotine-free. Not a single craving, no desire to go back, not even while drinking.**

[@raulmartinezflores9623]

I have begun reading his book and found out he passed back in 2006. Idk why but it brought me to tears. Thank God for this man.

[@shantolion1576]

He died of lung cancer due to his past heavy smoking 100 cigs a day for 30 years. But he left the world leaving wisdom. May he rest in peace and kids; don't smoke

[@Cordoba_studios]

Everything he mentioned in this video is 100% true, I’ve been there, I stopped smoking cigarettes , by putting it off until later, eventually I forgot about smoking. I did this everyday.

[@Secular-hz9fn]

8 years non smoking for me from being a smoker since i was 13 years old.

[@Bibbi-ey8jh]

I wish my parents would have heard of him and his book before cigarettes murdered them. Now granted in their defense, they were from the 1960's generation when smoking was commercialized on Tv as something sociable and back then for decades you could smoke in restaurants and airplanes, dentist offices etc... It was part of life. My mother got COPD and struggled for years with a breathing machine and sleep apnea and medications which made her life a living hell. She passed away in 2018 from it sadly. My father was a chain smoker and got diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021. He spent Christmas and New Years of 2022 at the Oncologist hospital with tubes and feeding and whatnot and finally passed away in midsummers last year. I am an only child and i am so devastated by all of it.... My grandparents lived until they were both over 90 years old and still in fairly functional health when they passed. They just passed from old age. But cigarettes really crippled and destroyed my parents and their quality of life throughout their life. But it says itself... What good can come from putting dangerous toxins into your body via your lungs, 20 to 30 times per day. And you expect to be healthy and have a quality life?... Everyone throughout the ages that is or has been a smoker, has wanted to quit. Give Allen Carrs book a chance! Read it! You have got nothing to lose but all to gain! Good luck!

[@raynnysoto-xc8jq]

Appreciate you sharing this. God bless you.

[@georgiapoellnitz2023]

7 years smoke free, with a help from Allen Carr’s book. I kept going and never looked back. Thank you God! Thank you Allen Carr! I feel AWESOME!!!

[@maddison5937]

Two weeks free from smoking and I know I will NEVER smoke again. Thank you Allen Carr.

[@Yodudeee]

Is It so?

[@maddison5937]

@@Yodudeee 1 year later and I still haven’t smoked. I HIGHLY recommended the book.

[@isanna6075]

@@maddison5937fair play to you!

[@Treebard]

@@maddison5937 congrats!

[@indyd9322]

I saw this video and read his book probably 10 years ago. It really did change my perspective on smoking. I have been a happy non-smoker for many years now and have no desire to ever smoke again. I grew up in a house of smokers and start smoking when I was 14. His man's advice changed my life. Thank you so much Allen Carr. RIP.

[@peterjackson5110]

I read his book 9 years ago. Before reading I smoked 20/30 Bensin and Hedges a day. Since reading the book I have not had a single cigarette nor have I craved a cigarette. Magic? I dont know, but it worked for me. Thank you Nr. Carr.

[@socratease4645]

When i quit a few years ago this helped me. I was so uptight when i quit, felt i was going through trauma. He said, its really not that bad... and i got that it was almost all in my head. Its like dont think of pink elephants, dont scratch your arm all day: then you are dying to do so. But you dont really want to... you’ve just become ocd about it. I have the same skills as when i smoked. Except i AM far more relaxed now that i dont have a one hour timer starting again after every cigarette. I respect myself more which makes me not want to punish myself by smoking. Im telling you, smoking is nothing. Its a tiny itch that you’ve become obsessed about.... its not even very itchy.

[@cjlbulsara]

This absolutely worked! Thank You Allen Carr! God Bless You for the millions of people like me that you helped save!!! Watch, listen and learn. This works!!! I can swear by it. I quit just like he did!!!

[@AnotherBlood0]

Can someone explain me, cleanly, how can you remove the brainwash over the 4 myths(stress, concentration, boredom, relaxation)?

[@BillKinsman]

+AnotherBlood0 the cigarettes do nothing for you, therefore there is nothing to give up.

[@austin474]

I wish this man was still here so he could know how many lives he has changed. I use to drink every day for 8 years and after finishing the book I haven't picked it up since.

[@o1Marathonrunner]

havent smoked for 68 hours. Its about your mindset. Focus on what you will gain rather than what you will have to give up. it made the big difference for me , have tried a few times before without luck , change the way you think and you will succed.

[@djw457]

Thanks to this man and his book, I quit a life long wretched habit, I remember flicking away my last cigarette, mashing it under my shoe and knowing with absolute certainty I'd never smoke again. There were some failed attempts but it was like the other attempts were just getting me to that place. It's almost hard to believe I ever smoked, I could care less about it now. It's not about giving up, it's about reclaiming independence. Thanks again to this man and his book. Just a thing to ponder, I was disappointed to find many years later that the two people who'd recommended his book to me had taken up the habit again. It's not a magic book.

[@StarxPlayz7]

Ita a magic book.dont blame the book.blame your loser friends.

[@clopper3753]

Everything he's saying is 100% true. Once Nicotine controls your life, it will impede everything. Anxiety, stress, boredom, concentration, restlessness, etc etc.... 8 years free from Nicotine from being an addict for close to 30 years, and grew up with cigarette smoking parents and in a time where you could smoke anywhere... Airplanes... Dentist offices etc.. , i just have to tell you... It is the absolute best thing that you can do for yourself. It got so bad for me with anxiety and the constriction in my legs, i had to almost undergo surgery. Because cigarettes were doing havoc in my body. I had leg pains for years from just standing some days. After i stopped little by little i started to regain my health to where i dont have almost any leg pain at all. The damage is still there but hopefully it will go away. One thing to remember vividly, is how it controls your quality of life. And how you will stink from it. Nicotine is a drug. And you are a drug addict. But you can stop it. Others have done it before you. You can as well. And for the record who can afford it anymore?.... 15 Euros per pack?.... Dont think so... But even if it was a cent per pack i would never put that filth in my body again! Never! Good luck.

[@pinczer111]

After 18 years of smokeing I found your masterpiece!!! I'm no smoker 1 week God bless you!!!

[@Mickyboi1]

Saved so many people with his stop drinking and stop smoking books, anyone who’s still struggling keep meditating on his message, the epiphany will come!

[@Anglagard1]

I quit smoking years ago, thanks to Allen Carr. But the experience was so life-changing that I still enjoy coming back to these videos. For me, it's not about cigarettes but the stupid things that prevent you from living the life you want to live.

[@brandonheaton5818]

Well said guys

[@siemniak]

I used to read his book about smoking while I was dieting it helped also

[@jeanlouislaura]

I am now henceforth a Non -Smoker. Thanks Alan Carr God bless you.

[@AppelST]

This video has helped me quit smoking. I have been a non-smoker for three weeks now, and I like it.

[@liad4482]

This worked for me. 23 years of smoking. One week without nicotine. Not a single craving

[@RegulareoldNorseBoy]

Fucking awesome ! Taint that old stupid habit. Your in control. Never gave you nothing anyways :-)

[@liad4482]

@@RegulareoldNorseBoy You are right about that! I like how you think ; )

[@vaidik03]

Any update?

[@brolixPD]

This man has saved many lives. Respect and rest in peace.

[@Gancycle]

It’s been over one year for me and this was the number one video I would watch over and over. 45 years of smoking gone. It was more easy to quit than expected. He is so right. I was trapped and he showed me the light to be smoke free. Thank you

[@ieatgrunge5436]

Haven't smoked for more than a year thanks to this legend.

[@afthabknavas]

I now understand why I am addicted to my phone and PMO. So I am gonna quit it now. Thank you Alan Carr.

[@SuperMisterKory]

I quit drinking with his how to control drinking book. The way he justifies every reason that you shouldn't drink (or smoke in this case) is genius.

[@AjejeB]

So he does a “how to control drinking” instead of “how to quit drinking”... wonder why a different approach to different drug of choice

[@SuperMisterKory]

​@@AjejeB An excerpt from his book that explains the title: - "The act of drinking is not only natural, but essential for survival. Drinking alcohol is both unnatural and destructive. But we have been brainwashed to believe otherwise. Therefore casual drinkers do not have the same desire as casual smokers to be completely free. They believe they are in control, so why should they deny themselves what they consider to be a genuine pleasure? Chronic drinkers would love to be able to control their intake, but have learned by hard experience that it has to be all or nothing. In between there are the millions of drinkers who realise that they have a problem, but cannot face the prospect of life without alcohol; so they would also love to be able to control their intake. If you are one of those drinkers, the title was deliberately designed to mislead you into believing that there is an easy way to be what AA describes as a 'normal' drinker. I make no apologies for doing that. My sole objetive was to prevent you going through further misery only to reach the inevitable conclusion that it has to be all or nothing. Let me also make it clear that the title I have used is truthful. There is an easy way to control your drinking. It happens to be the only way to control your drinking: to be completely free!" So, don't let the title fool you, it absolutely is about quitting alcohol! Hope that helps :)

[@christopher-bj8de]

Big thank you to Allen for saving my life 27 years smoking and since reading his book 15 years of complete freedom :)

[@sneakybogan5986]

I read the illustrated version of this book yesterday. Went 13 hours without a cigarette. During work the today I was battling so hard in my mind that I wanted a smoke. So I gave in and went and bought a packet. I only have one left out of that packet now. This comment is going to hold me accountable for quitting. I’ll come back and update. Here’s to freedom 🙏🏽 Edit: 9/4/21. I bought a packet today because I had been using vapes and I wanted to restart my quitting properly without using vapes and thinking it was okay. I bought the audio book and just had my final cigarette. On my last inhale I almost threw up. I am happy to say I am a NON smoker. 30 minutes smoke free and I am confident I will never smoke another cigarette again. Edit: 2 days and 5.5 hours smoke free. I cried today because I wanted a cigarette. Still going strong without them tho

[@shantolion1576]

Well done i have quit using vaping i was a smoker of 29 years i tired so many times to quit but the vape really helped with replacing the smoking and then quitting vaping nicotine now i only vape like a few non nicotine puffs in the evening. I am 3 months clean! I wish every addicted person this freedom

[@gabrielparev2945]

how u doing now, mate

[@sneakybogan5986]

@@gabrielparev2945 I ended up going a week without them but then started smoking again. But I’ve currently quit cigarettes and am vaping instead now, going close to 2 months without an actual cigarette

[@gabrielparev2945]

@@sneakybogan5986 The nicotine is what fucks it all up, man. That's it in my opinion. Does the vape actually better your life in any way? That would be really interesting. But - the nicotine addiction still exist.

[@sneakybogan5986]

@@gabrielparev2945 yeah I know but I’m also saving myself $600 a fortnight by vaping instead of smoking, I don’t stink, and I can vape inside with no lingering ashtray smell. I’d say that’s a damn good improvement on my life than smoking was haha

[@dinushw]

Legend ❤️ RIP Allen Carr, You helped millions of people 🕊️

[@bigjay539]

Almost 8 years a non smoker now thanks to this great man - Thank you Mr Carr.

[@Shonaleereiss]

2019~ quit 8/12 thanks to this amazing man. I am very strong willed and stubborn and never could give up smoking...it was part of my identity and habitual personality. Bought this book and NO LIE....I threw them away and never loooked back. NO Cravings, NO anxiety, NO REGRET.....First time ever. I am blown away by how easy it was. Bless this man.

[@lostmascot6866]

If anyone here is considering quitting THIS is the man to listen to. I purchased his book and thanks to him it was the first time I went over 3 weeks without nicotine since I was just 14 years old. I'm sad to say, I didn't follow his instructions, and indeed fell back into the trap. At the time I was over-confident and ignorant of my control over the addiction. Even though he's gone, he gave me hope that it is possible. I will not let nicotine control me any more!

[@karen6174]

7 yrs free thanks to Allen Carr and this book. He saved my life along with my sons and my husband. Wouldnt have been able to do it without his help. I was excited to quit and couldn't wait to be rid of it. Ive never missed it one bit. Read this book, theres hope.

[@karthikv4661]

8months smoke free. Thanks to Allen Carr's Easyway to stop smoking program for giving me back my life. 💕

[@anavictoriacalderon]

this video is just the surface, the method WORKS, I encourage all smokers to read the book. Allen Carr understood the smoker's way of thinking. don't be scared! quitting can be a very joyful process. I am forever grateful, to have escaped the trap and nicotine brainwash! :D

[@cassk9999]

Ana you didn't quit you stopped quitting implies subconsciously that their is something worth quitting

[@cassk9999]

Well done me too I have also escaped the nicotine slavery and brainwashing feels great ay

[@barryrodriguez6149]

I used to be addicted to smoking 6 months ago. Now I've been cigarette free for the past 3 months. Learn how I was able to treat my smoking addiction here: SmokingFix.xyz

[@lemuelhenderson2145]

@Daniel Elvis Atwater overnight here last smoke 6 years ago

[@gerRule]

I’m reading it now but I’m not sure if it will work or not

[@digvijayrajpurohit8905]

His audio clips made me quit smoking ..it has been 6 months although i ws a chain smoker but nw i am free from that slavry plz listen his audio book to quit this nicotine trap ......i survived coz of him may his soul rest in peace ......massive respect sir ...☺💕❤

[@Hinkle2020]

This man deserves everything he got in life. Nicotine addiction has been my one downfall. I’m trying his method and I know it will work due to his many success stories!

[@notme1998]

update?

[@LurkingCrassZero]

I love the way they've edited this to make Alans advice and straight up facts, sound almost like the voice of god. lol

[@philstansmore1783]

I watched this on the 8th of January. Haven't had a smoke since. Smoked for 16 years. Can't explain it

[@FearfulWonderful]

Carr is a wonderful teacher. I greatly appreciate his work.

[@1224polo]

I don't smoke 2 years and i am 200% sure that i will never smoke again. Thank You Allen.

[@franetica123]

It works! I’m on my 3rd day now. Much easier than I thought! Much more relaxed and focused! Don’t be a slave to cigarettes!

[@danaprovenzano3961]

I’m reading the book now ! I keep focusing on the freedom i will have once I stop , instead of the slavery I am currently in . I still feel something needs to click though. Hoping by the end 🤞🤞🤞

[@faheem6865]

This man and his unique and true method changed my life

[@johnwilliamross]

Watched this video 6 months ago and I haven't smoked since. I remember thinking there's no way this could work--it's way too simplistic. But amazingly, that "Myth 1" segment in the video with the poker chips is really all you need to know: Every reason you have to smoke is in fact another reason to stop smoking. I used to think I needed cigarettes to concentrate, write, or be creative. Since quitting, I've discovered that smoking has no bearing on concentration whatsoever. If anything, scientifically speaking, it hurts concentration by impeding blood flow to the brain and constantly distracting you with chemical cravings. It's pretty much the same story with every other reason you have to smoke. Once you accept this, it just makes logical sense to quit. You lose absolutely nothing and gain quite a lot. Allen Carr was also the first person I discovered who approached quitting as if it were easy. Philosopher Baltasar Gracian once said, "Undertake what’s easy as if it were hard, and what’s hard as if it were easy." That absolutely applies here. My past attempts to quit were unsuccessful because I was always so focused on how difficult it supposedly was--statistics about the high percentage of quitters who eventually relapse, stories about cravings lasting for your entire life, etc. I thought the cravings would never go away and thus felt "doomed". But this time around, I never really had any cravings at all. First off, you have to realize that the cravings aren't chemical as the nicotine is completely out of your body after only 72 hours. It's all in your brain, and you can't have cravings if you have no valid reason to smoke (as mentioned above). You can also use this method to train your brain to break just about any bad habit. Your brain is more malleable than you think. Also, keep in mind that quitting smoking is not a cure-all. Many of the problems you're having in your life now will still be there after you quit. Non-smokers have the same problems as everyone else. But smoking has no bearing on those problems whatsoever except to exacerbate them. I just got back from a run and found that the sweatshirt I was wearing still had a little bit of a smoke smell in it, even though I had washed it several times after I quit. I'm finding this with stuff all over my apartment. Disgusting. And I never would have noticed it before. Being a non-smoker is preferable to being a smoker in every possible way.

[@gmaureen]

+John Ross Nice post. This video might be the best thing I've ever seen/heard on how to quit smoking, but comments from people such as yourself are also very helpful. (Try adding a cup of distilled white vinegar to your wash, it's a natural deodorizer).

[@ollys]

It was the first myth that did it for me too, the rest of them solidified it for me.

[@LafriteRip]

John Ross thanks you’re comment made so much sense. I’ve decided to quit smoking after 13 years of being a nicotine slave. I’ve made many attempts with nicotine replacement therapy in the past but they were all unsuccessful. Tomorrow October 1st 2018 is my quitting date that i decided on 3 weeks ago. I’ve been watching a bunch of videos on quitting smoking since i made this decision and this video was by far the best! Cheers to a healthy non smoking life

[@tornadoofballs2365]

So true!

[@JOECHO7]

Same here! It clicked for me when he stated that it "increases boredom and increases stress".

[@annazlegrie333]

This method saved me, I dug in deep and followed the common sense. I failed twice, but Won for Life. Learned the most about myself. It was a huge learning..

[@kathrynveach8853]

I just quit smoking,yesterday,after reading the easy way book. I’m deeply grateful for the book and that I have FINALLY been able to quit smoking. HOWEVER; I don’t appreciate being lied to about “barely nothing “withdrawal symptoms. I didn’t get any sleep last night, was sweating profusely and feel like I have a fever/flu symptoms. Definitely worth going through to be free of smoking, and only tolerable because of the mindset and information learned in the book, but I feel gaslit, and lied to about there not being physical withdrawals. I am absolutely experiencing withdrawal symptoms.( I have gone through withdrawal from other drugs before, and while this is mild compared to opioid withdrawal, it is not “hardly noticeable “, as Allen said over and over in the book.

[@johnryder8464]

He hasnt lied to you. There are no extreme withdrawal symptoms only those in your mind.

[@carlbreig9102]

I watched this in 2013. Been cigarette free for 7 yrs since

[@ollys]

Wow so glad it helped! Stay strong!

[@aarondill4822]

After a long time of smoking and dipping it's been scene November 16th 2013 for me. I'm working out and eating healthy now. It feels amazing!!

[@trendingdz8257]

Hi there how its going now ? Sincerly

[@cassk9999]

I am so happy and grateful now that I no longer suffocate my mind and body with deadly poisons and now that I’m putting all my thoughts and attention towards a worthy goal rather than a lower concern. Now how’s that for a positive mental attitude Good luck to everybody who is acting NOW

[@rebeccahurley1910]

Did the Allan Carr stop smoking seminar here in Australia over 15yrs ago Brilliant Brilliant! I stopped smoking the day I finished the weekend seminar not a single puff since! Great method

[@Mikemikemike13579]

9 months sober from alcohol from using this method. I encourage any drinker or smoker to ready Allen’s books!

[@maxk888]

1st day cigarette and nicotine free. Rip alan carr. Your legacy lives to save humanity from the plague of smoking.

[@tomerbauer]

I quit with The easyway workshop 7 month ago, after 20 years of smoking a pack a day. It works like a charm. Thank you Allen Carr!

[@bakurjinoria8881]

I have my last ciggarete in my hand its 1 september 2023 im 30 years of age. And have decision to be smoke free forever

[@jamieryan1975]

watching this video 6 years on sends a shiver. I went from a 20 a day smoker to having no desire to smoke ever again. And 6 years on I feel exactly the same.

[@wombatlover2796]

I read this fantastic book, 15 years ago.. you get to the last 10 pages and you suddenly realize that you are free.. 15 years later I am free, and it was the best thing that ever happened to me!!!! Thank you Allen, your a dead set legend!!!!

[@johnphillips1165]

Been quit for 3 months. Cold turkey. Only way to go. Willpower increased by absence of substance. Thank you, Alan Carr!!!

[@Youtube_ban_me]

wow this actually helped.. crazy Almost broke my 6month streak but this video just hypnotized me back into reality

[@cnccccccd]

Listened to this and I am 3.5 years nicotine free. My partner listened to the audiobook and I watched this and i knew immediately I'd never do it again. He hasn't smoked either in all this time. So proud of ourselves and so very grateful to this advice

[@0PS318]

❤

[@arshadaboo1798]

6 years on Sunday, I can’t thank you enough

[@Deadshot_Zachary]

Here's the kicker... THIS DOESN"T JUSTY APPLY TO SMOKING! It applies to all addictions. Addiction to anything lines up perfectly with his descriptions. Whatever it is you're fighting. Alcohol, Cigs, Weed, Pornography, Fast food, etc. just know they all apply to this method. You gain nothing from continuing, you gain everything from quitting. You're not making a sacrifice, but rather taking back your life. If it's hard it not because you crave it, but rather that you believe you're giving up a good in order to get another good. That is not true. You always give up bad for good, and when you realize that you'll never go back to what it was that hindered your life to begin with. What a wonderful video and the actual idea surrounding the breaking of addiction. God Bless you all in your journey.

[@MegsMakeupRoom]

Day 6 smoke free tomorrow. Today was the first time in 18 years that I didn't think about having a cigarette when i first woke up - took me 15 minutes before I'd even realised! Still a long way to go but I'm proud of me so far😃😎

[@Glenn705]

Goodluck to all of you who are quitting.

[@gauravawasthi6927]

Today is 12/03/2022 , I just smoked my last cigrette & I m never ever going to smoke cigrette for any reason. Thanks to Allen carr

[@karimabderrezak3192]

How r u doing now bro

[@alidk5923]

First time I watched this video was in 2018. And since then I've been smoke free. fore 3 years now and counting.

[@adijay138]

Be watching this everyday as a great big push to quit!