{"id":146846,"date":"2021-04-26T08:58:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T07:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/articles\/written-by-a-former-smoke\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T14:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:01:25","slug":"written-by-a-former-smoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/blogs\/written-by-a-former-smoke\/","title":{"rendered":"Review written by a former smoker"},"content":{"rendered":"                            \n                <section  class=\"container container--large article-container\">\n            <div class=\"article \">\n            <div class=\"article__sidebar\">\n                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section author\">\n                    <div class=\"author__avatar\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n     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Our support video is designed to answer your questions<\/p>\n                \n                \n                                                            <div class=\"article__image\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n     src=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/21163230\/Review-written-by-a-former-smoker-880x587.jpg\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/21163230\/Review-written-by-a-former-smoker-220x147.jpg 360w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/21163230\/Review-written-by-a-former-smoker-440x293.jpg 768w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/21163230\/Review-written-by-a-former-smoker-880x587.jpg 1440w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/21163230\/Review-written-by-a-former-smoker-1760x1173.jpg 2000w\"\n             alt=\"\"\n               \/>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                <div class=\"u-show-mobile article-social-bar\">\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Share this article<\/span>\n                    <ul class=\"social-list\">\n            <li class=\"social-list__item\">\n            <a class=\"social-list__item-link\"\n               href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/blogs\/written-by-a-former-smoke\/\"\n               onclick=\"window.open(this.href, 'share popup','left=20,top=20,width=500,height=360,toolbar=1,resizable=0'); 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You can quit smoking now without suffering or longing, without being jealous of other smokers and without the endless need to compensate yourself with food.<\/p>\n<p>Every smoker can quit easily, yes \u2013 easily, without side effects, weight gain or nerves.<\/p>\n<h2>Psychological Dependence<\/h2>\n<p>The dependence on cigarettes can be divided into two categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nicotine addiction.<\/li>\n<li>Psychological dependence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nicotine dependence exists but it is completely marginal and easy to overcome.\u00a0 It\u2019s evident that smokers can go for hours without smoking on airplanes and overcome it without suffering but the moment they get off the plane they are restless and anxious.<\/p>\n<p>There are many additional examples of situations where smokers can last without a cigarette for long periods of time, and this points directly to the psychological dependence and lack of will power.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the psychological dependence is the stronger of the two, you can see smokers who haven\u2019t smoked in months or years still suffering from longing or frustration long after the nicotine has left their bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Based on my personal experience and work with thousands of smokers, I can say with certainty that the answer to easy and efficient quitting is 99% psychological \u2013 in other words, it\u2019s all in your head.<\/p>\n<p>Withdrawal from nicotine exists but is comparatively easy and passes after a few days.\u00a0 The psychological dependence is the result of years of conditioning created inside the brains of smokers, who believe that smoking is calming, pleasurable, contributes to concentration and offers many other benefits.<\/p>\n<h2>Make a Decision to Quit Smoking<\/h2>\n<p>The sad truth is that none of these things are true but there isn\u2019t enough time or space here to explain why in this framework.\u00a0 The moment we understand that the pleasures of smoking are nothing more than an illusion and that smoking doesn\u2019t offer a single benefit, only unbelievable damage, then we can make the decision to quit smoking and do it completely and without the shadow of a doubt.<\/p>\n<p>Very few people reach this understanding and decision on their own, after all fish don\u2019t see the water they swim in.\u00a0 In the same way, smokers have a very narrow viewpoint regarding their own addictions, they can\u2019t understand it and don\u2019t know how to extricate themselves from it.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why only 3% of smokers can quit on their own.\u00a0 On the other hand, working within a professional framework is the best way to quit smoking and the chances of success are significantly higher when doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"related-articles u-background-white article-related-articles\">\n                \n                            \n                \n        <h3 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