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Welcome
to www.quitthesmoking.com
the site specifically
set up to make available
the ebook 'How I Quit
Smoking' the diarised
account of every smokers
nightmare.
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| The
book, by its very nature,
being a diary, answers
many of the questions
all smokers ask, whether
contemplating quitting
or not. |
| We
would all love to know
what it feels like to
set about making the
decision to quit and
actually choosing the
moment to do so. We
would all love to know
how long the craving
lasts before it gets
easier, and when and
if it actually does
completely leave us.
We would all love to
know what is likely
to happen next. We would
all love to know how
difficult it gets and
how to overcome the
difficulties. We would
all love to posses the
magic word to make the
reliance on nicotine
simply disappear. And,
we would all love to
know, unequivocally,
that all the claims
by ex-smokers are true,
that the craving actually
no longer remains, that
the preoccupation no
longer exists, that
the fear of running
out of cigarettes no
longer exists, and that
the overall desire to
smoke has gone.
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| A
nagging doubt is often
all that is required
for any attempt at quitting
to be avoided, aborted
or deemed a waste of
time, for fear the battle
will be a lifelong one.
Unfortunately, this
book does not provide
that magic word, but
does unlock the secret.
It is, instead, simply
brutally honest about
the fears, anxieties
and self-doubt on a
moment by moment, hour
by hour, day by day,
week by week basis.
It is written with an
honesty only achievable
knowing that the only
reader might be the
writer, should failure
be the outcome.
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| This
book will be far more
helpful than any patches
or hypnosis or counselling.
It gives the ex-smoker
something to aim for.
Instead of wallowing
in the here and now,
it gives an insight
into what will be happening
slightly further ahead,
and highlights the benefits
of the comparisons with
varying periods of time.
It is also written in
such a way as to allow
the embarrassment, the
fears, the anxieties
and the self-doubt to
be more acceptable,
and indeed an integral
part of the process.
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covers the rather embarrassing
realisation of the hold
the addiction has on
us, the denial, the
changing and strengthening
of attitude, then on
to the call to battle,
as it were. It covers
the journey through
the myriad of emotions
and on to the realisation
that success is actually
achievable, and finally
to the almost euphoric
sense of achievement
at having succeeded
and the ability to look
back at it all as an
ex-smoker. |
| It
is an account that has
nothing to gain by dramatising,
embellishing or lying
about the experience.
After all, the diary
was written with the
knowledge that there
may only be one reader.
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| Experiences
may vary from person
to person, but the underlying
emotions, fears, anxieties
and eventual sense of
achievement, euphoria
and satisfaction will
be encountered by all
who are successful in
quitting smoking. |
Good Luck
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There has never been a better time to quit smoking.
If for no other reason than financially, becoming an ex-smoker is extremely beneficial, especially as the world is on the brink of a serious recession.
I quit smoking some five years ago, and on my first attempt, and wrote a book, in diary form, to help anyone else who wishes to quit. The book is called How I Quit Smoking.
There are an enormous amount of so called aids to quitting smoking, with hypnotherapy, nicotine substitutes and nicotine patches. However, I advocate none of these.
I believe that the best way to quit smoking is to simply extinguish the last cigarette and just stop smoking. It is an uncomfortable experience, which requires a deal of willpower, but is inordinately rewarding and satisfying. And the sense of achievement at being free of tobacco is almost indescribable. I still take great joy in being able to say ‘I Quit Smoking. I no longer smoke, I am an ex-smoker, and I will never smoke again.’
I do not believe that prolonging the agony by substituting the nicotine with nicotine patches or a lozenge will help in any way. All that is required is for the body to be rid of the addiction, and the best way of doing it is to deprive it until it no longer craves the nicotine.
I do not believe there is an easy way to stop smoking. I also do not believe the claims by some that they can get you to stop smoking in one hour. I believe that to quit smoking, a period of at least three weeks of hardship and discomfort will have to be endured before relief is felt.
I quit smoking, and with the help of my book, you can quit smoking too.
I quit smoking, and with the help of my book, you can quit smoking too.
