On July 15, 1983, Allen Carr, an avid smoker with thirty years of experience, removed a freshly smoked cigarette and announced the discovery of a new method to quit nicotine. A method that allows any smoker to give up bad habits once in a while-without voluntary effort, gimmicks or substitutes, without suffering from withdrawal syndrome, without gaining weight and, most importantly, without spending the rest of his life in a difficult struggle with the urge to smoke insecret fears, that at a party without cigarettes it would not be so pleasant, and the stress of without cigarettes at all impossible to deal with.
At the time, few people could believe such a miraculous healing statement. However, everyone knows that quitting smoking requires an extraordinary desire, as a rule, accompanied by weight gain and the painful consequences of staying away from nicotine. In general, quitting smoking is just as difficult as conquering Mount Everest. Unfortunately, millions of smokers continue to suffer from this delusion.
Given the thousands of hours of work and millions of dollars spent by doctors to find effective methods to quit nicotine, it is very hard to understand how hard it is for them to believe that a former smoker without medical education alone can overcome a problem that professionals cannot overcome. . This is more believed by members of the Anonymous Alcoholics Association. As a former stranger to alcohol, I am aware that millions of us are indebted not to doctors, but to friends who have had misfortunes.
Allen Carr is now widely recognized in the world as a leading expert in helping smokers to get rid of their bad habits. His first book, The Easy Way to Quit Smoking, has been a bestseller since 1985, when it was first published by Penguin. The book has been translated into more than 20 languages and is a bestseller 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 was very happy with the results. I was skeptical of this enthusiasm, as most of them at the time quit smoking a few days ago. I have no doubt that they have paid a lot of money for the latest "magic" medicine and will try to convince me to fall on the same bait. Now I myself don’t believe it, but then I want them to go back to old habits. It bothered me that they were completely undisturbed when I smoked in front of them, and gradually I realized that they were really enjoying their new life. Out of sympathy that they were losing the pleasure of smoking, I began to envy them.
For years I felt like a pariah because I continued to smoke. As a member of an ever -faltering "fraternity, " I realized that alcohol was ruining my life. My reason is that I consider alcohol an important social tool. Now, because of my addiction to alcohol, I once again feel like a pariah. 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 intentions even to my wife, let alone my friends. Four hours later, when I left the clinic, I wanted to tell the whole world about it.
Carr claims his method is equally effective for all types of addiction. I am happy to testify that this method not only saved me from smoking, but also helped me wake up from the nightmare that affected my life - alcoholism. I was once convinced that alcoholism was incurable. Carr proved me wrong. Today my only regret is that I didn’t know anything about Allen Carr before. Don’t worry if you are hesitant at first. This is what Allen expects of you. I will not discuss how the method works and what its effectiveness is. I can only say one thing: when you finish this book, it will be a mystery to you, because you didn’t understand things clearly before. Enjoy your book!
Emanuel Johnson
An easy way to stop drinking
More than twenty years ago, I was able to prove that any smoker can quit smoking easily. Having learned this method, I really hope that in a few years smoking will be a thing of the past. Indeed, since then, by the most conservative estimates, thanks to my methods, more than five million people have discarded this habit. For most of them, quitting nicotine is simple and fun. However, there are millions of others in the world who have never heard of Allen Carr or his methods. I see the reason only in the fact that it takes some time to abandon generally accepted dogma. After all, everyone knows how hard it is to quit smoking.
Throughout most of our history, we believed that the Earth was flat and at the center of the universe. It has been known that it takes a lot of willpower to overcome alcohol addiction, including some unsuccessful attempts to stop drinking. It is also believed that controlling their drinking habits is the most difficult for those who desperately need it.
If I find it hard to convince people that there is an easy and fun way to quit smoking, how much effort does it take to convince you that anyone can solve an alcohol problem easily, permanently and immediately? If you suspect that you are addicted to alcohol, or already consider yourself an alcoholic, Alcoholics Anonymous (A. A. ), which is known for its authority on alcoholism, is unlikely to help me with a category statement:
"Alcoholism is a chronic disease for which there is no known cure. "
Unfortunately, this opinion has received active support from many well -known physicians, the media and society at large. The belief that alcoholism cannot be cured is so deep that I would not be offended if you threw this book in the trash without opening it. But don't do this. Many doctors do not share the views of A. A. and other similar organizations, but they are very reluctant to speak on national television with their protests.
One of the worst consequences of alcoholism is that the victim has no money. People who are rich enough and whose alcohol condition is out of control can go into recovery, but for a large number of alcoholics, AA is the only way to get effective help. So why do I question the core of A. A. ’s strategy: the idea that alcoholism is a disease for which the cure is unknown?
Because it's based on fantasy!
What caught my attention most in the AA meeting was that every speaker who gave a speech was able to make scandalous statements, feel sobbing or express their anger, use expressions that would make construction battalion sergeants blush, and all this without protest from the audience. . . Politicians should be asked to attend A. A. meetings to learn how to debate.
I understand that some of my assessments can cause you a variety of feelings, ranging from anger, fear and disbelief. But whoever you consider to be yourself, someone with a mild alcohol addiction or a complete alcohol healer or vice versa, I just have good news for you. I’m just asking one thing: do me the same treatment as any speaker in an A. A. meeting.
Let me clarify that no matter what I say about A. A. , I am by no means his opponent or competitor. For most alcoholics, A. A. is the only source of help available. But according to this societal doctrine, alcoholism cannot be cured, and the road to recovery can be long and painful. Imagine if there was a universal, simple, and inexpensive remedy for anyone with an alcohol addiction that:
- Act immediately!
- It works all the time!
- That requires no voluntary effort!
- Get rid of the pain of withdrawal symptoms!
- This makes it possible to get more fun out of the holiday!
- Helps cope with stress better!
- Does not evoke feelings of sacrifice or lack and the need to continue to resist temptation!
Maybe it's easier to believe a fairy tale. But let’s imagine for a moment that such a drug exists. Say A. A. will use it. How long do you think alcoholism will hit our planet? Would a sane person refuse to use such a drug?
But there is. It's in your hands. If you’ve read this far, then you’re somewhat concerned with the problem of alcohol abuse. In my opinion, if so, it is unwise not to read this book to the end. It is reasonable for us to inquire about medications, especially if they are claimed to have direct and permanent effects, are not easy to do, and are easy to use.
Why must you trust me? And I didn't ask about it. Instead, I am willing to accept your doubts. An important part of my method is that you have to question not only every statement I make, but all of your attitudes related to alcohol and alcoholism, which you have so far regarded as an unchangeable truth.
When I first announced that my method would make it easier for anyone to quit smoking, my family and close friends considered it a joke. 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 have many times quit smoking and made this statement by removing a freshly smoked cigarette. Today people who passed by stopped me on the street and thanked me for saving their own lives, the lives of a friend or close relative. Every day I receive letters in which they write to me that I am a genius and offer to associate me or even canonize me. I was even offered a seat on the government podium in Ascot, but personally I think this is too much. Such an honor exceeds my reward.
Like all great discoveries, The Easy Way is more an embodiment of luck than the genius in me. In fact, the honor and respect that surrounds me today still embarrasses me. But like a normal person, I couldn’t help feeling happy with this. All of this helped me to assert myself, and I would not in the slightest risk my reputation by making statements that I could not prove.
If you are a savvy person, then you may have already asked yourself a question:
"If Allen Carr's method is just as unique as he claims, why not use it by AA, ASH, QUIT, authority figures, etc.? Undoubtedly, with modern means of communication, this method of treatment can spread around the world like a hurricane. "
You may be interested in why people come from all over the world to consult this humble loner with no medical background who doesn’t even advertise his methods, and why he is widely known as the world’s leading expert in the field. There is only one simple answer:
Easy effective way!
Maybe you are in the notion that mainstream medicine opposes my method as such. Indeed at first I was considered a liar and a fraud. But today, doctors more often seek help from our clinics than representatives of other professions, and you will hear most of our recommendations from doctors and nurses. The medical profession is very responsible and full of stress, so doctors are more vulnerable to drug pitfalls than the average person, especially when you consider that they have open access to drugs.
If a general practitioner decides to apply my method to his patients, he will definitely fail. Full-time treatment requires at least four hours of therapy, and requires one year to train specialists. Organizations like DRINKLINE, [ASH, and QUIT are charities run by good amateurs, often unaware of the problem personally. Their suggestions cover the flaws that have caused your past failures and damage.
Even so, I am confident that A. A. members who have been to this hole have sufficient experience, competence, motivation, and enthusiasm. If you add the necessary information to their recommendations, maybe in a few years alcoholism will remain only in school history courses.
Does this mean Easy Way cannot operate without the support of organizations like A. A.? No, no. Patients come to our clinic in despair, convinced that they will get rid of their addiction only after weeks, months or even years of torture. A large number of them believe that even with a successful solution to this problem, the holiday will not be so pleasant, no one will be able to relieve stress, and they will have to fight temptation throughout their lives.
"Wait a minute! Wait. I've been abusing alcohol for over 30 years. Don't think I'm stupid. There's no way I can be cured in just four hours. "
I never said that you can be cured in four hours. I say that your problem can be solved in four hours. Did you realize that the toothache that had plagued you for weeks miraculously disappeared once you got the courage to go to the doctor? This is a "cruel law. "
Have you noticed the unhappy expressions on the faces of people who enter the dentist’s office, and how hard they find it to hold back a happy smile as they leave the dental chair? Toothache can be relieved by placing fillings or removing teeth. The recovery period after the pain may take longer. The gums remain inflamed for several days. But regardless of inflammation, leaving the doctor's office, you feel happy, especially if this is the last visit to him.
This goes for any problem, physical or mental: you feel strength and confidence if you know the way out. The more serious the problem, the longer it tortures you, the more confident you will be in despair, the more you will feel uplifted as you find a way out.
"But how could there be a simple and quick solution to a long and complex problem like alcoholism? "
Imagine being imprisoned in a cell with a combined key. You can spend years picking out codes and not getting anywhere. But if I give you the code, you will be free, immediately and forever.
"But alcoholism is something else entirely. "
Alcoholism is exactly that, and the Easy Way is the key to prison constipation.
So this book is just an advertisement for Allen Carr's clinic? No. It offers the same treatment, and that alone is enough. Clinics and books are different ways to carry out the same treatment. The advantage of the clinic is the ability to pose questions to a trained therapist and discuss controversial issues with him or her on the spot. Unfortunately, this is not possible with books.
Your doctor can also find out if you missed something important. Naturally, this book cannot do this. I stated that the treatment was immediate. Obviously, it gives an immediate effect only after the end of the course. Treatment at the clinic included one session lasting four hours. Healing with the book continues until you read it to the end. The advantage of this book is that you can read it at your leisure. But in practice, this can be a disadvantage. I often receive emails with comments like that:
"My daughter bought your book for me three years ago. I finished reading it ten days ago. How right you are! It's so nice to get it for free. Why did I lose these three years? "
Right, why? There are many reasons why one would not take this book in any way. At the clinic, patients will most likely undergo the entire session. I personally serve more than 25, 000 people who ask for my help. Only one patient left the session because her husband tricked her into visiting us.
Like many people, I hate manuals and instructions, the most interesting to read like watching paint dry. So I have tried my best to make this book entertaining. Hopefully I managed to do it so you can read it to the end, as this book will guarantee you will overcome your own alcohol problems.
In principle, your problem can be solved as soon as you assimilate the information found here. To do this, you need to have a fresh and calm head so that it is easy for you to concentrate on the task at hand. Some people read a book in one session, but I don’t recommend doing it.
I have said that healing is guaranteed. At the clinic, in case of failure, we return the money to the patient (you will find information on this at the end of the book). Sorry I can’t promise to refund your money when you buy the book. You’re definitely wondering why failures happen and did you become one of those failures. Fate or failure has nothing to do with it.
Healing is guaranteed to everyone, provided all rules are followed. After following all the instructions, he will be able to get rid of alcohol addiction very easily. Many people do it with pleasure. Now, you might be thinking:
"There's something wrong here. Perhaps, your rule looks like this: make a solemn oath that you will never touch alcohol again, be faithful to this oath, and as soon as you feel the temptation, say to yourself: "How wonderful is freedom! ""
In principle, if you follow these simple instructions, it can definitely help you to control yourself. But I doubt it will make your life happier. Also, we wouldn’t get so many positive reviews and achieve a performance of more than 90 percent if the method was about all that. You may now be thinking:
"Understand. The catch is that the rules are so complicated that only Einstein can follow them, and Allen Carr would accuse me of being too stupid to understand and successfully apply his methods correctly. "
Not like this. If you are good enough to read this book, you must be smart enough to succeed. Think of each rule as a number on a combination key. Miss or mix one number, and the lock will not open.
So the first rule:
Follow all the rules.
Remember, more than 90 percent of patients who visit our clinic stop drinking. This is due to the fact that during the session they follow all the set rules. You should act the same way when reading a book. I have stated that I hate instructions and manuals; if you also don’t like it, I’m happy to report that there are only seven rules in total, and those rules are listed on the following page.
The second rule says:
Be patient.
When I say "be patient", I mean that you can’t go to the next section of the book without reading all the previous material. Treat the book like a detective. Actually, this is a detective. The drug trap is the biggest scam in human history. In the words of Abraham Lincoln:
"You can fool everyone for a while, or you can fool a few people all the time, but you can't fool everyone all the time! "
This is what can be said about drug addiction until I discovered the Easy Way. This does not mean that everyone becomes addicted, but all this time people are in the cage of illusion. Like scams, drugs can play a cruel joke even with intellectuals. But the deception revealed is not capable of fooling the weak -minded.
Unlike other detective stories, this book may have a different ending. For some, reading it may be sad, even tragic. But for most people, this is the happiest end 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 who believes that alcohol dependence is basically incurable, let alone a simple treatment? Admittedly, this is a question of chicken or egg preference. If you can move forward in time and for a second experience of the joy that will arise after reading this book, your feelings are unlikely to be any different.
It's like learning to jump into the water. The depth of the pool is 2. 5 meters, but it looks like the base is no more than half a meter. The board you left is only 50 centimeters above the surface of the water, but you feel that it is all 2. 5 meters below you. You have no doubt that you will smash your head, and despite the efforts and assurances of the safety of the trainer, you have to gather all your courage to decide to jump.
The thought of getting rid of a hangover sometimes seems to someone who has made several unsuccessful attempts, no less frightening. You can experience the sensation of a beginner diver before the jump. But you are not a diver. You are in a far more enviable position to acquire everything without losing anything. The worst thing that can happen is failure. In this case, your situation will not be worse than the situation you started. Follow the rules and you will be fine.
Some people think that the Easy Way is to train positive thinking. You know yourself: if you are confident in the goal, you will achieve it. This is not necessarily the case. I was always positive -minded, but that didn’t help me escape the drug trap, just as it wouldn’t help me avoid prison cells. Even so, positive thinking greatly increases your chances of success, and the opposite position is almost doomed to fail. Thus, the fourth rule reads:
Think positively.
Let's get rid of all pessimistic thoughts. It doesn’t make sense to feel unhappy and lacking. You have to find something extraordinary, something that is considered impossible by others - a lasting cure for alcoholism. Indulge your journey through this book as a truly exciting endeavor. Imagine how proud your friends and family are.
The advantage of the Easy Method is that you can continue to drink while undergoing treatment. It may sound out of the ordinary, but I promise you that everything will be clear. So your fifth rule reads:
Don’t stop drinking or reduce alcohol until you’ve finished reading a book.
There is one exception to this rule. If you are recovering or not drinking alcohol for more than a day, try to control yourself as much as possible. Sixth rule:
Read this book only with a conscious head.
The last and seventh rules are the hardest to follow:
Be objective and open to new ideas.