Allen Carr - The Easy Way to Control Alcohol

On 15 July 1983 Allen Carr, a confirmed chain-smoker for a third of a century, extinguished his final cigarette and announced that he had discovered a method of stopping which would enable any smoker to find it easy to quit: immediately and permanently, without using willpower, gimmicks or substitutes; without suffering withdrawal pains or gaining weight; and, most important of all, without spending the rest of their lives resisting the craving, believing that social occasions will never be quite so pleasant and that stress will not be so easy to handle without a cigarette.

At the time few could believe that such a seemingly magical cure was possible. After all, it was common knowledge that quitting smoking required the use of immense willpower, was usually accompanied by weight gain and horrendous withdrawal symptoms, and was about as easy as climbing Everest. Sadly, millions of smokers still suffer from this illusion.

Considering the thousands of hours and the millions of pounds the medical profession had spent on searching for an effective method to quit smoking, it is understandable that no one could believe that a lone ex-smoker, with no medical training whatsoever, had succeeded where they had failed. Members of Alcoholics Anonymous will find this concept easier to accept. As a former member of AA, I can confirm that literally millions of alcoholics would testify that they owe their very lives not to medical experts, but to fellow alcoholics.

Allen Carrs Easyway is now widely accepted as the worlds leading method of helping smokers to quit. Allen Carrs first book, The Easy Way to Stop Smoking, has been a best-seller every year since it was first published by Penguin in 1985. It is now translated into over 40 languages and has been the No.1 best-seller in Russia, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland the list is growing. There is also a worldwide network of clinics based on Allen Carrs Easyway method ensuring that Allens legacy achieves its full potential.

I originally heard about Allen Carrs Easyway from friends who had attended the clinics and were overjoyed by the results. I was completely sceptical; after all some had only quit for a few days. I assumed that they had spent a fortune on the latest miracle cure and were trying to make me fall for the same gimmick, but I knew that time would tell. It seems hardly credible now, but I actually wanted them to fail. It annoyed me that it didnt seem to bother them if I smoked in their presence, and as time went by I began to realize that they were genuinely free and clearly enjoying the fact. Instead of pitying them because they could no longer smoke, I began to envy them. For years Id felt like a social pariah because I still smoked. As a regularly faltering member of The Fellowship, I was fully aware that alcohol was ruining my life. But my justification was that it was an essential social prop. Now I began to feel a social pariah because I was drinking. So I attended an Allen Carrs Easyway clinic. Still convinced that it wouldnt work for me, I didnt even tell my wife, let alone my friends. When I left the clinic hours later, I couldnt wait to tell the world.

I am indeed delighted by this opportunity to testify that he not only enabled me to quit smoking but helped to release me from a nightmare that was controlling and ruining my life: alcoholism. I once believed that there was no cure for alcoholism. Allen proved me wrong. My only regret today is that I didnt learn about Allen Carr earlier. Dont worry if you are also sceptical. Allen would expect you to be. I wont try to tell you how or why this method is so effective. All I will say is that by the time you have finished reading the book, the great mystery in your life will be why you couldnt see it so clearly before. Enjoy the book.

Emanuel Johnson