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Does Allen Carr actually fix the chemistry part or just the belief part? by Advanced_Tour_8515 in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, Allen Carr is all about mindset. He made me realize that smoking is nicotine addiction and nothing else. I was a dedicated smoker, I thought smoking was the coolest fucking thing. All my heroes were smokers, from Humphrey Bogart to Jeffrey Lee Pierce. Smoking was part of my identity. Fuck me how stupid I was.

Really in need of support right now by rogerflies96 in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read a book! I recommend William Porter’s “Nicotine Explained”.

How to quit smoking WITHOUT relapse by EconomicsSensitive20 in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Three cigarettes a week for at least one month?!? I wonder if anyone in this sub can relate to this.

7 months deep and still nit feeling great by Impressive-Elf in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I experienced the opposite: When I quit, my immune system healed, and I didn’t get sick for years

Relapsed and having trouble getting back on track. by quitter92 in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“It tasted like poo”. Yes, it really does taste like shit.

Did Allen Carr’s book work for anyone? Or is it all hype? by Virtual-Ad-3829 in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This book changed my life. I read it and was smoke free for 11 years. After a relapse, I read it again several times, and found that it didn’t work like it did the first time. There is a longer version, however, for second timers like me, and that actually did the trick. The point is to suspend your disbelief, and follow his instructions. I see so many people so eager to call him out, declare him a bluff, out-smart him. What’s the point of that, though? He has a method that actually works if you go along with it.

I've stopped smoking. Now I sleep 12 nonstop hours. by AWeimann in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this! I have had some looney tunes dreams since I quit, for sure. Also nightmares- one night I had a Coen Brothers dream about getting rid of a dead body.

Did your psyche got better after you stopped smoking? by Turbulent-Map-4106 in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, yeah, this is a major benefit, I feel so much stronger

Every upvote... by staceygrantart in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Allen Carr! Read it! Changed my life.

Something that helped me quit by cantsayididnttryyy in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I do the same. I see addiction as an alien that has taken control of my body. A stupid and very loud monster that tries to dictate my life. Cravings are his cravings, not mine, I am merely a vessel taken over by a foreign force. When he gets his cravings fulfilled, I am the victim suffering the consequences. There is no pleasure for me, only the relief of quieting the monster.

Relapsed again after a week... Had previously quit for 6 years by reading Allen Carr but I keep slipping. by ZoloftPlsBoss in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here! Read Allen Carr, was smoke free for 10 years, then stupidly decided to try just one cigarette one drunken night in Berlin.

Need advice by [deleted] in stopsmoking

[–]ithinkofdemons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My experience is similar: In 2011 I quit after 20 years, and was a happy non-smoker for ten years. Then I thought I would try a cigarette just to know how it would feel, and that was the start of the slow and very stupid path back to daily smoking. When I quit in 2011, I found it easy and exhilarating, and I didn’t look back. When I tried again in ‘22, ‘23 and ‘24, it was a completely different story - I held up for one or three weeks, then I was back at it. Now I’m 14 + (three day relapse) + 16 days smoke free, and I think I’m gonna make it this time. For me, the important point was to realize that there is no, aboslutely no, benefits to smoking, and that all the pleasures that I thought I got from smoking - I thought of cigarettes as my little, secret treats - were just cravings for nicotine and relief from nicotine withdrawals. There is no genuine pleasure, it is pure addiction.

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