On July 15, 1983, Allen Carr, an avid smoker with thirty years of experience, stubbed out a fresh cigarette and announced the discovery of a new way to quit nicotine. A method that allows any smoker to kick a bad habit once and for all, without voluntary efforts, tricks or substitutes, without suffering withdrawal syndrome, without gaining weight and, most importantly, without spending the rest of his life in a hard fight. with the desire to secretly smoke fear, that at a party without a cigarette it would not be so much fun, and the stress without a cigarette would be impossible to cope with at all.
At that time, few people could believe in the reality of such a magical healing. After all, everyone knew that quitting smoking requires tremendous willpower, as a rule, accompanied by weight gain and the painful consequences of abstaining from nicotine. In general, quitting smoking is as difficult as conquering Mount Everest. Unfortunately, millions of smokers continue to suffer from this illusion.
Considering the thousands of hours of work and millions of dollars spent by doctors looking for an effective method to quit nicotine, it is quite understandable how difficult it is for them to believe that a former smoker without any medical education faced alone to a problem that professionals cannot. overcome. Members of the Society of Alcoholics Anonymous are more likely to believe this. As an anonymous former alcoholic, I am well aware that millions of us owe our lives not to doctors, but to comrades in distress.
Allen Carr is now widely recognized in the world as a leading expert in helping smokers kick their bad habit. His first book, The Easy Way to Quit Smoking, has been a best-seller since 1985, when it was first published by Penguin. This book has been translated into more than 20 languages and became the best-selling book in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Based on the Allen Carr method, a worldwide network of clinics has been created.
I first heard about Allen Carr from friends who underwent treatment at his clinic and were very pleased with the results. I was skeptical about this enthusiasm, because most of them at that time had quit smoking just a few days ago. I had no doubt that they had paid a fortune for the latest "magic" remedy and would try to persuade me to fall for the same hook. Now I don't believe in that myself, but then I wanted them to go back to the old habit. It bothered me that they didn't bother at all when I smoked in his presence, and gradually I realized that they were really enjoying their new life. Instead of feeling sympathy for having lost the pleasure of smoking, I began to envy them.
For many years I felt like an outcast because I kept smoking. As an ever wavering member of the "brotherhood, " I was fully aware that alcohol was ruining my life. My excuse was that I considered alcohol an essential social support. Now, due to my addiction to alcohol, I felt like an outcast again. So I ended up at the Allen Carr Clinic. With full confidence that it would not help me, I did not say a word about my intention even to my wife, much less to my friends. Four hours later, when I left the clinic, I was eager to tell the whole world.
Carr claims that his method is equally effective for all types of addiction. I am delighted to be able to testify that this method not only saved me from smoking, but also helped me wake up from the nightmare that dominated my life: alcoholism. I was once convinced that alcoholism was incurable. Carr proved him wrong. My only regret today is not having heard from Allen Carr before. Don't worry if he is skeptical at first. This is exactly what Allen expects of you. I will not talk about how his method works and what is the effectiveness of it. I can only say one thing: when you finish this book, it will be a mystery to you, since you did not understand such obvious things before. Enjoy your book!
Emanuel johnson
An easy way to stop drinking
More than twenty years ago, I was able to show that any smoker can easily quit smoking. Having discovered this method, I seriously hoped that in a few years smoking would be a thing of the past. In fact, since then, according to the most conservative estimate, thanks to my method, more than five million people have broken this habit. For most of them, giving up nicotine was simple and enjoyable. However, there are millions of people in the world who have not heard of Allen Carr or his method. I see the reason for this only in the fact that it takes a certain time to abandon the generally accepted dogma. After all, everyone knows how difficult it is to quit smoking.
Throughout most of our history, we have believed that the Earth is flat and is at the center of the universe. It is well known that it takes an enormous amount of willpower to overcome alcohol addiction, including several unsuccessful attempts to stop drinking. Controlling your drinking habits is also believed to be more difficult for those who need it most.
If I find it difficult to convince people that there is an easy and enjoyable way to quit smoking, how much effort will it take to convince them that anyone can easily, permanently, and immediately solve the alcohol problem on their own? If you suspect that you are addicted to alcohol, or that you already consider yourself an alcoholic, Alcoholics Anonymous (A. A. ), known for his authority on alcoholism, it is unlikely that you are doing me a favor with your categorical statement:
"Alcoholism is a chronic disease for which there is no known cure. "
Unfortunately, this opinion is actively supported by many renowned medical specialists, the media, and society at large. The conviction that alcoholism is incurable is so deeply ingrained that I will not be offended if you throw this book in the trash without even opening it. But please don't do this. Many doctors do not share the views of A. A. and other similar organizations, but are very reluctant to speak up on national television with their objections.
One of the most dire consequences of alcoholism is that the victim is left penniless. Rich enough people whose alcohol situation is out of control can go to rehab, but for the vast majority of alcoholics, AA is the only way to get effective help. So why am I questioning the core of A. A. 's strategy: the idea that alcoholism is a disease for which there is no known cure?
Because it is based on deception!
What attracts me most about AA meetings is that each speaker who has been given the floor can make outrageous statements, feel free to sob or express anger, use expressions that would make a construction battalion sergeant blush, and all this without protests from the audience. . . Politicians should be required to attend A. A. meetings to learn how to debate.
I understand that some of my judgments may cause you various feelings, from relief to anger to fear and disbelief. But whoever you consider yourself, a person with a mild alcohol addiction or a recovering alcoholic or vice versa, I have only good news for you. I ask only one thing: do me the same service as any speaker in an A. A. meeting.
Let me clarify that no matter what I say about A. A. , I am in no way his opponent or competitor. For most alcoholics, A. A. is the only source of help available. But according to the doctrine of this society, alcoholism is incurable and the road to recovery can be long and painful. Imagine if there was a universal, simple and inexpensive medicine for anyone with an alcohol addiction that:
- He acted immediately!
- It worked every time!
- It required no voluntary efforts!
- Eliminated the suffering of withdrawal symptoms!
- Made vacation more enjoyable!
- Helped cope better with stress!
- It did not conjure up feelings of sacrifice or deprivation and the need to constantly fight temptation!
It is probably easier to believe in fairy tales. But let's imagine for a moment that such a medicine exists. Suppose A. A. will use it. How long do you think alcoholism will affect our planet? What sane person would refuse to use such a remedy?
But it exists. It's in your hands. If you have read this far, then you are somewhat concerned about the problem of alcohol abuse. In my opinion, in that case, it would be unwise not to read the book to the end. It is natural to ask about a remedy, especially if it is claimed to have an immediate and permanent effect, is effortless, and easy to apply.
Why should you trust me? And I don't ask you about that. On the contrary, I am willing to accept your skepticism. An important part of my method is that you must question not only every statement I make, but all your attitudes related to alcohol and alcoholism, which up to now you have perceived as an immutable truth.
When I first announced that my method would make it easier for anyone to quit smoking, my family and close friends thought I was joking. They were gentle enough not to laugh in my face, but it was clear that I was considered a potential patient in a psychiatric hospital.
Not surprising when you consider that I had tried to quit countless times before and made this claim by putting out a freshly smoked cigarette. Today passersby stop me on the street and thank me for saving their own life, the life of a close friend or family member. Every day I receive letters in which they write to me that I am a genius and offer to make me a knight or even canonize myself. They even offered me a seat on the actual podium at Ascot, but personally I think this is too much. Such honors exceed my merits.
Like all great discoveries, Easy Way is more of a manifestation of luck than any genius of my nature. In truth, the honor and respect that surrounds me today still shame me. But like any normal person, I can't help but take pleasure in this. All of this helped me assert myself, and I am not going to risk my reputation in the least by making statements that I cannot substantiate.
If you are a demanding person, you have probably already asked yourself the question:
"If Allen Carr's method is as unique as he claims, why isn't it used by AA, ASH, QUIT, authority figures, etc.? Surely, with modern media, this method of treatment could be spread throughout the whole world like a hurricane. "
You may be interested to know why people from all over the world come to consult this humble loner with no medical background who doesn't even advertise his method, and why he is widely recognized as the world's leading expert in this field. There is only one simple answer:
The easy way is effective!
You may have the impression that conventional medicine is opposed to my method as such. In fact, at first I was considered a fraud and a charlatan. But today, it is doctors who seek help in our clinics more often than representatives of other professions, and you will listen to most of our recommendations from doctors and nurses. The medical profession is extremely responsible and stressful, which is why doctors are more vulnerable to drug traps than ordinary people, especially considering that they have open access to drugs.
If an ordinary general practitioner decided to apply my method to his patients, he would have failed. The full course of treatment requires at least four hours of therapy and it takes a year to train a specialist. Organizations like DRINKLINE, [ASH, and QUIT are charities run by well-meaning hobbyists, most of the time not personally familiar with these issues. Their recommendations boil down to the hackneyed platitudes that have caused you failures and breakdowns in the past.
However, I am sure that the members of A. A. who have been in this well have enough experience, competence, motivation and enthusiasm. If you add the necessary information to your recommendations, perhaps in a few years alcoholism will remain only in the course of school history.
Does this mean that Easy Way cannot function without the support of an organization like A. A.? No, it is not. Patients come to our clinic desperate, convinced that they will be free of their addiction only after weeks, months, or even years of torture. Most of them believe that even with a successful solution to the problem, the holidays will no longer be so fun, there will be nothing to relieve stress, and they will have to fight temptation for the rest of their lives.
"Wait a second! Wait. I've abused alcohol for over 30 years. Don't think of me as a fool. There's no way I can be cured in just four hours. "
I never said you can heal in four hours. I said your problem can be solved in four hours. Have you noticed that a toothache that has plagued you for several weeks miraculously disappears as soon as you summon the courage to go to the doctor? This is the "law of pettiness. "
Have you paid attention to the sad expression on the faces of people entering the dentist's office, and how they can barely contain a happy smile when they leave the dental chair? Toothache can be relieved by placing a filling or removing a tooth. The recovery period after such pain may take longer. The gums remain inflamed for several days. But regardless of the inflammation, leaving the doctor's office, you feel happy, especially if this is the last visit to him.
This applies to any problem, physical or mental: you feel a surge of strength and confidence if you know the solution. The more serious the problem, the longer it haunts you, the more convinced you are of your hopelessness, the more encouraged you will feel when you find a solution.
"But how can there be a simple and quick solution to such long and complex problems as alcoholism? "
Imagine being incarcerated in a cell with a combination lock. You can spend years choosing the code and get nowhere. But if I give you the code, you will be free immediately, easily and forever.
"But alcoholism is something else entirely. "
Alcoholism is exactly that, and the Easy Way is a master key to constipation in prison.
So this book is just an advertisement for Allen Carr clinics? No. It offers the same course of treatment and it alone is sufficient. The clinic and a book are different ways of carrying out the same treatment. The advantage of the clinic is the ability to ask a trained therapist questions and discuss controversial issues with him on the spot. Unfortunately, this is not possible with a book.
Your doctor can also tell you if he has missed something important. Naturally, the book cannot do this. I said that the treatment is immediate. Obviously, it gives an instant impact only after the completion of the course. Treatment at the clinic includes a four-hour session. The healing with the book continues until you read it to the end. The advantage of the book is that you can read it at your leisure. But in practice, this can be a disadvantage. I often receive emails with such comments:
"My daughter bought me the book from hers three years ago. I finished reading it ten days ago. What reason were you! It's great to be free. Why have I wasted these three years? "
In fact, why? There are many reasons why a person will not accept this book in any way. In the clinic, the patient will most likely go through the entire session. I personally treated over 25, 000 people who came to me for help. Only one patient left the session because her husband tricked her into visiting us.
Like many people, I hate manuals and instructions, most of which are as exciting to read as watching paint dry. Therefore, I have done my best to make the book entertaining. I hope I did well enough for you to read it to the end, as this book will guarantee that you will overcome your alcohol problem on your own.
In principle, your problem can be considered solved as soon as you assimilate the information contained herein. To do this, you need a cool and sober head to make it easy for you to focus on the task at hand. Some people read a book in one go, but I wouldn't recommend doing it.
I have already said that the cure is guaranteed. In the clinic, in case of breakdown, we return the money to the patient (you will find information about this at the end of the book). Sorry, I can't promise to refund your money when you buy the book. You are no doubt wondering why failures occur and if it becomes one of those failures. Luck or failure has nothing to do with it.
A cure is guaranteed for anyone, as long as all the rules are followed. Having followed all the instructions, you will be able to get rid of alcohol addiction with incredible ease. Many people do it with gusto. Now, you might be thinking:
"There is something wrong here. Your rules probably look like this: take a solemn oath that you will never touch alcohol again, be true to this oath, and as soon as you are tempted, say to yourself: " How wonderful! is to be free! ""
In principle, if you follow this simple instruction, it will definitely help you stay in control. But I doubt it makes your life happier. Also, we wouldn't get as many positive reviews and would achieve a return of over 90 percent if the method was all about that. You may now be thinking:
"Understand. The problem is that the rules are so complex that only Einstein can follow them, and Allen Carr will accuse me of being too dumb to properly understand and apply his method successfully. "
Nothing like thisIf you were smart enough to read this book, you must be smart enough to be successful. Think of each rule as a number on a combination lock. If a number is lost or mixed up, the lock will not open.
So the first rule:
Follow all the rules.
Remember, more than 90 percent of the patients who visit our clinic stop drinking. This is due to the fact that during the session they follow all the prescribed rules. You must act the same while reading a book. I've already mentioned that I hate instructions and manuals; If you don't like them either, I'm happy to inform you that there are only seven rules in total, and they are listed on the following pages.
The second rule says:
Be patient.
When I say "be patient, " I mean that you should not proceed to the next sections of the book without reading all of the above material. Treat the book like a detective. In fact, this is a detective. The drug trap is the biggest fraud in the history of mankind. In the words of Abraham Lincoln:
"You can fool all the people for a time, or you can fool some people all the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time! "
This is what could be said about drug addiction until I discovered the easy way. This does not mean that everyone became addicted, but all this time people were held captive by illusions. Like any fraud, a drug can play a cruel joke even on an intellectual. But the revealed deception is not capable of deceiving even a weak-minded person.
Unlike other detective stories, this book may have a different ending. For some, reading it can be sad, even tragic. But for most, this is the happiest ending of their lives. The choice is yours. For a happy ending, you just have to follow all the rules. The third rule says:
Start reading in a good mood.
How can you do this if you are one of those who believe that alcohol dependence is in principle incurable, not to mention easy treatments? It is true that it is about the primacy of the chicken or the egg. If you could travel forward in time and experience a second time the euphoria that will arise after reading this book, your frame of mind could not be different.
It is like learning to jump into the water. The depth of the pool is 2. 5 meters, but it seems that the bottom is no more than half a meter. The board you're standing on is only 50 centimeters above the water, but you have the feeling that everything is 2. 5 meters below you. You have no doubt that you will break your head and despite the efforts of the coach and the guarantees of safety, you have to summon all your courage to decide to jump.
The idea of getting rid of drunkenness sometimes seems to a person who has already made several unsuccessful attempts, no less scary. You can experience the feeling of a beginner diver before jumping. But you are not a diver. You are in a much more enviable position to win everything without losing anything. The worst that can happen is failure. In this case, your situation will not get worse than you started with. Follow the rules and you will be fine.
Some people think the easy way is to train positive thinking. You know yourself: if you believe in the goal, you will achieve it. This is not necessarily the case. I have always thought positively, but that did not help me escape the drug trap, nor would it help me avoid a prison cell. However, positive thinking greatly increases your chances of success, and the opposite position is almost doomed. Therefore, the fourth rule says:
Think positively.
Let's discard all pessimistic thoughts. There is no point in feeling unhappy and deprived. You have to find something incredible, something others consider impossible: a lasting cure for alcoholism. Consider your journey through this book as exciting as it really is. Imagine how proud your friends and family will be.
The advantage of the Easy Method is that you can continue to drink during the course of treatment. It probably sounds amazing, but I promise you that everything will gradually clear up. So your fifth rule says:
Do not stop drinking or cut down on alcohol until you have finished reading the book.
There is an exception to this rule. If you are in rehab or have abstained from alcohol for more than a day, try to stay in control as much as possible. Sixth rule:
Read this book only with a sober head.
The last, seventh rule is the hardest to follow:
Be objective and open to new ideas.