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cbayer

(146,218 posts)
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 04:31 PM Jun 2014

Has anyone here tried the Easyway method of stopping smoking?

It was recommended to me years ago, but I of course just ignored it.

It gets incredibly positive reviews. There is a book or you can opt for a webinar or seminar.

I have just started the book and I am feeling pretty positive, which is not what I ever expect when I start to think about stopping.

It's the kind of "stick it to the man" philosophy that really is appealing to me.

Anyone have any experience?

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Has anyone here tried the Easyway method of stopping smoking? (Original Post) cbayer Jun 2014 OP
Not with that. I read a bunch of books, took courses, etc., and finally put it all Hoyt Jun 2014 #1
I hope to find some mentors and support here, though it looks cbayer Jun 2014 #2
Sorry I haven't seen this until now mth44sc Jul 2014 #6
I did buy that book and have not smoked since I read the last chapter. cbayer Jul 2014 #7
YES mth44sc Jul 2014 #3
Huge congratulations! cbayer Jul 2014 #4
You have made one of the choices in life mth44sc Jul 2014 #5
Okay, I just started the book. murielm99 Nov 2015 #8
Has anyone here tried the Easyway method of stopping smoking? Danielcharles Oct 2021 #9
Hmmmmm. marble falls Oct 2021 #10
You probably won't get a response. GP6971 Oct 2021 #11
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. Not with that. I read a bunch of books, took courses, etc., and finally put it all
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:02 PM
Jun 2014

together. Not sure Easyway was around 20 years ago. It might well be the secret of success for you.

Good luck. It's tough, but it does feel good to kick it to the curb.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
2. I hope to find some mentors and support here, though it looks
Tue Jun 17, 2014, 08:24 PM
Jun 2014

like a slow moving group.

Just received some medical news that really gives me no choice.

37 year smoker and I really do feel ready to quit.

Nice seeing you, Hoyt.

mth44sc

(2,435 posts)
6. Sorry I haven't seen this until now
Tue Jul 22, 2014, 08:36 PM
Jul 2014

Hoyt is onto a way to quit smoking that has working for a great many people. If you want the book - you can find it on Amazon for 10 bucks and change

http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0615482155/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406079096&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=eazyway

there is also (of course) and iPad - iPhone app of an audio version of the book.

No one who has listened for years about how hard it is to quit - will believe that it is more myth than real - until you get the facts from the book and start to believe that you want this and can do this and ain't nothing going to stop you.

I've been a non-smoker for three years. I've never looked back.

You got this!

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
7. I did buy that book and have not smoked since I read the last chapter.
Wed Jul 23, 2014, 02:08 AM
Jul 2014

It has been over a month now, after a 37 year habit. The book is like nothing else I have ever seen and I don't think that I will ever smoke again.

Not that it is always easy. I still have a rough time, particularly when I am around smokers, but the thought of picking one up is not even an option for me.

Thanks for the input!

mth44sc

(2,435 posts)
3. YES
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 05:03 PM
Jul 2014

and the minute I put the book down I had smoked my last cigarette and have been a happy non-smoker for 3 years and a month!

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
4. Huge congratulations!
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 11:46 PM
Jul 2014

I also smoked my last cigarette while reading the last chapter. I doused the pack I had left with water and I was done.

It's only been 2 ½ weeks for me, but I'm feeling really positive about it. This is the first approach that has ever worked for me and I am so glad that I didn't go the nicotine substitute route.

Danielcharles

(1 post)
9. Has anyone here tried the Easyway method of stopping smoking?
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 12:30 PM
Oct 2021

Thank you for the giving me an opportunity to submit an suggestion here in this discussion, People who want to make a change often are more successful when they put their goal in writing. Write down all the reasons why you want to quit smoking, like the money you'll save or the stamina you'll gain for playing sports. Keep that list where you can see it. Add new reasons as you think of them.

GP6971

(32,975 posts)
11. You probably won't get a response.
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 08:59 PM
Oct 2021

The person you responded to hasn't posted on DU for over 6 years.

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