andreis
13-09-10, 11:52 AM
Well, I just stopped smoking last week on Monday, so that makes it a full week.. Point of the matter is that it was extremely easy and I never, ever, in my 11 years of smoking, thought I would come to this point in my life where I would just not want to smoke ever again..
Anyway, for those that are still smokers, I highly recommend the book by Allen Carr (who did pass away 2 years ago, sadly), it was the one that made me realize what a big mistake I was making..I'll spoil the main point of the book and that is that we don't actually enjoy smoking, it's just a matter of illusion and once you realize it, you just can't fall for it.
Now, before any never-smoker asks "how could you have gotten into it in the first place?!?!", I just want you know that I was under the general impression that although I was making a health sacrifice, I was getting in return a genuine increase in the way I felt in the form of the small boosts given by smoking. No, it does not occur to a smoker that you're actually feeling worse when not smoking and just like a normal non-smoker when having a puff and it's this illusion that keeps us smoking.
And I have actually been a vivid "supporter" of smoking in general. Not anymore.
So, if you smoke or have friends that do, you should recommend the book "Easy way to stop smoking" by Allen Carr.
Best parts: I can now climb flights of stairs (and by climbing stairs I'm referring to demanding pleasant physical activity) without dying and I can ride for more than an hour without having to stop for smoking...
Anyway, for those that are still smokers, I highly recommend the book by Allen Carr (who did pass away 2 years ago, sadly), it was the one that made me realize what a big mistake I was making..I'll spoil the main point of the book and that is that we don't actually enjoy smoking, it's just a matter of illusion and once you realize it, you just can't fall for it.
Now, before any never-smoker asks "how could you have gotten into it in the first place?!?!", I just want you know that I was under the general impression that although I was making a health sacrifice, I was getting in return a genuine increase in the way I felt in the form of the small boosts given by smoking. No, it does not occur to a smoker that you're actually feeling worse when not smoking and just like a normal non-smoker when having a puff and it's this illusion that keeps us smoking.
And I have actually been a vivid "supporter" of smoking in general. Not anymore.
So, if you smoke or have friends that do, you should recommend the book "Easy way to stop smoking" by Allen Carr.
Best parts: I can now climb flights of stairs (and by climbing stairs I'm referring to demanding pleasant physical activity) without dying and I can ride for more than an hour without having to stop for smoking...