Explaining how easy Allen Carr’s method makes it to stop smoking is great – but it does sound like the writer has exhausted this avenue – especially as his father already knows former smokers who have quit smoking easily with the method. The book is the bestselling stop smoking book of all time worldwide – having sold tens of millions of copies in more than 40 languages. At Allen Carr Clinics during stop-smoking sessions, smokers are allowed to continue smoking while their doubts and fears are removed, with the aim of encouraging and developing the mindset of a non-smoker before the final cigarette is extinguished. A further reason for allowing smokers to smoke while undergoing counselling is Carr's belief that it is more difficult to convince a smoker to stop until they understand the mechanism of "the nicotine trap". This is because their attention is diminished while they continue to believe it is traumatic and extremely difficult to quit and continue to maintain the belief that they are dependent on nicotine.

An Open Letter to Tony Blair from Allen Carr 27/11/06". Allen Carr's Easyway. 27 November 2006 . Retrieved 23 March 2021. [ permanent dead link] Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. You might be worried that your evenings out may be less enjoyable, especially when you’re out with your friends. UK Clinical Trial finds Allen Carr’s Easyway as good as, if not better than, the Gold Standard NHS Programme which uses NRT & 1-1 psychological support. Frings D, Albery IP, Moss AC, Brunger H, Burghela M, White S, and Wood KV (2020) Comparison of Allen Carr’s Easyway programme with a specialist behavioural and pharmacological smoking cessation support service: A randomised controlled trial. Addiction 115: doi: 10.1111/add.14897 In 2006 Carr had been diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 71. His spokesman stated that this may not have been linked to his historical smoking habit, as he had been around smokers, and therefore exposed to their second-hand smoke, while treating them for their addiction. [12] The following month, Carr revealed that his lung cancer was terminal and that his life expectancy was about nine months. Carr said: "Since I smoked my final cigarette, 23 years ago, I have been the happiest man in the world. I still feel the same way today.” Carr wrote to the then British Prime Minister Tony Blair, urging the UK Government and NHS to accept his method, saying that the "powerful influence" of lobbyists working for nicotine replacement firms had turned them against him. [13]Those who eventually succeed with the book having read it many times are adamant that doing so was essential to their success — but they couldn’t be more wrong. Don’t misunderstand me, they’ve achieved an amazing, wonderful, life-changing result, and I am in no way criticising them, but they did it the hard way. UK Clinical Trial finds Allen Carr’s Easyway as good as, if not better than, the Gold Standard NHS Programme which uses NRT & 1-1 psychological support. Do not shy away from social occasions. Go out and see people. If you notice people smoking, you won't envy them - you'll have compassion for them. You are freeing yourself from an addiction and making a commitment to a healthier future. [11] X Research source A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. As we succeeded in growing our publishing interests and seminar business to be a truly global operation (in more than 50 countries worldwide) it was my privilege to pass on the training Allen provided to me, to trainee therapists in places as diverse as Greece, Serbia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Chile, Guatemala, Iceland, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Russia to name just a few.

Symptoms of nicotine withdrawal are often listed as anxiety, depression, difficulty sleeping, increased appetite, headaches, difficulty concentrating, and weight gain. But with Allen Carr's method these are easily avoided. These unpleasant symptoms, rather than being caused by nicotine withdrawal, are in fact, physical feelings resulting from a thought process. Of thinking "I want a cigarette"...."Damn I can't have one!!"...and so on. As long as you're happy not smoking - you don't have any unpleasant feelings. In fact thinking about cigarettes is pleasant rather than unpleasant. This link shows what smokers think of as being the inevitable discomfort of nicotine withdrawal. [8] X Research source It obviously has to be a person’s own decision to give up smoking, but also obvious is the fact that most smokers will have already tried several (perhaps many) times and like most smokers, will have failed. Presumably the writer’s father feels resigned to the fact that he can’t/won’t give up. He’s obviously scared and prefers to keep his head in the sand. Keogan, S.; Li, S.; Clancy, L. (2019). "Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking – A randomised clinical trial". Tobacco Control. Alan Carr. 28 (4): 414–419. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054243. PMC 6589447. PMID 30361322. Remember that withdrawal is temporary and will pass within a few days. Also, keep in mind smokers suffer nicotine withdrawal every day of their lives. It makes them feel lousy at in situations where they cannot access cigarettes. As you are now a non-smoker, you don't have to endure those symptoms anymore. [7] X Research source

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You can look forward to a future of freedom, and all you need to do is attend an Allen Carr’s Easyway centre.

Many people think that the book is the original version of the method — but that is simply not the case. The original, most effective, clinically proven version of the method is the Live Group Seminar.Prinzio, Bondanini, D Falco, Vinci, Camisa, Santoro, Arenesano, Dalmasso, Raponi, Di Brino, Cicchetti, Magnavita, Zaffina Feasibility of a Stop Smoking Program for Healthcare Workers in an Italian Hospital: Econometric Analysis in a Total Worker Health® Approach. Annals of Global Health (2023) Vol: 89 Issue 1

Beard, Matthew (30 November 2006). "Anti-smoking guru Allen Carr dies from lung cancer, aged 72". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021 . Retrieved 23 March 2021. You can continue to enjoy your coffee, go out, deal with stress and boredom, feel even more relaxed without suffering from unpleasant withdrawal symptoms or gaining weight without longing for cigarettes or envying other smokers.Allen Carr’s Easyway has more than 40 years of experience and 150 centres in over 50 countries across the globe. Allen Carr's Easyway: Celebrity Endorsements". Archived from the original on 22 June 2019 . Retrieved 9 December 2012. The effectiveness of Carr's method has been boasted over the years, and spread largely through word-of-mouth. While scientific studies on the Carr method are limited, a 2014 study did show smokers using the Allen Carr method were six times more likely to abstain from tobacco after 13 months in comparison to smokers using other methods. [1] X Research source