Allen Carr - The Easy Way to Quit Caffeine

ALLEN CARR

THE EASY WAY TO QUIT CAFFEINE

Introduction

For a third of a century, Allen Carr chain-smoked 60 to 100 cigarettes a day. Hed tried all the conventional methods of quitting, including willpower and nicotine replacement, plus a variety of other substitutes and gimmicks, but nothing worked.

As he describes it: It was like being between the devil and the deep blue sea. I desperately wanted to quit, but whenever I tried I was utterly miserable. No matter how long I survived without a cigarette, I never felt completely free. It was as if I had lost my best friend, my crutch, my character, my very personality.

In those days I believed there were such types as addictive personalities or confirmed smokers, and because my family were all heavy smokers, I believed that there was something in our genes that meant we couldnt enjoy life or cope with stress without smoking.

Eventually he gave up even trying to quit, deciding it was a case of once a smoker, always a smoker. Then he discovered something which motivated him to try again:

I went overnight from a hundred cigarettes a day to zero, without any bad temper or sense of loss, void or depression. On the contrary, I actually enjoyed the process. I knew I was already a non-smoker even before I had extinguished my final cigarette and Ive never had the slightest urge to smoke since.

It didnt take Allen long to realize that he had discovered a method of quitting that could enable any smoker to quit:

* EASILY, IMMEDIATELY AND PERMANENTLY

* WITHOUT FEELING DEPRIVED

* WITHOUT USING WILLPOWER, SUBSTITUTES OR OTHER GIMMICKS

* WITHOUT SUFFERING DEPRESSION OR WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS

* WITHOUT GAINING WEIGHT

After trying out the method on smoking friends and relatives with spectacular results, he gave up his successful career in the financial world to devote himself to helping other smokers quit.

He called his method EASYWAY, and so successful has it been that there are now Allen Carrs Easyway clinics in more than 150 cities in 50 countries worldwide. Best-selling books based on his method are now translated into 38 languages, with more being added each year.

It quickly became clear to Allen that his method could be applied to any form of addiction. It has helped tens of millions of people quit smoking, alcohol, and other drugs, as well as to stop gambling, overeating and overspending.

The method works by removing the sense of deprivation that addicts suffer when they try to quit with other methods. It removes the feeling that you are making a sacrifice.

This book applies the same method to the issue of caffeine addiction and, unlike other methods, it does not require willpower.

Too good to be true? I assure you that all you have to do is read the book in its entirety, follow all the instructions, and you will become free.

Im aware that many people, who are unfamiliar with the method or those who have stopped by using it, assume some of the claims made about it are far-fetched or exaggerated. That was certainly my reaction when I first heard them.

I was incredibly fortunate to attend Allen Carrs stop-smoking clinic in London in 1997, yet I did so under duress. I had agreed to go, at the request of my wife on the understanding that when I walked out of the clinic and remained a smoker she would leave it at least twelve months before hassling me about stopping again. No one was more surprised than I, except perhaps my wife, that I left the clinic already free from my 80-cigarettes-a-day addiction.

I was so inspired that I hassled and harangued Allen Carr and Robin Hayley then MD, now Chairman of Allen Carrs Easyway to let me get involved in their quest to cure the world of smoking. I was incredibly fortunate to be able to convince them to allow me to do so. Being trained by Allen Carr and Robin Hayley was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. To be able to count Allen as not only my coach and mentor but also as my friend was an amazing honour and privilege.

Allen Carr and Robin Hayley trained me well. I went on personally to treat more than 30,000 smokers at Allens original London clinic, and became part of the team that has taken Allens method from Berlin to Bogota, from New Zealand to New York, from Sydney to Santiago.

Entrusted by Allen with ensuring that his legacy achieves its full potential, weve taken Allen Carrs Easyway from videos to DVDs, from clinics to apps, from computer games to audio books, to online programmes and beyond.

Weve a lot of work to do, with so many addictions and issues to apply the method to, and this book plays a special part in our mission.

The honour of updating and developing Allens method for this book has fallen to me and the amazing Colleen Dwyer, one of the most senior Allen Carrs Easyway therapists in the world. Colleen has played a vital role in the global success of Allen Carrs Easyway, and her talent and expertise have played a key part in the development of this book.

Developing Allens work in this way means the most up-to-date, cutting-edge version of his method has now been applied to a whole host of issues.

Follow Allen Carrs instructions and youll not only find it easy to become free from caffeine, but youll actually enjoy the process.

You wont just be free; youll be happy to be free. That might sound too good to be true at the moment, but read on. Youve got absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain.

John Dicey, Worldwide CEO & Senior Therapist, Allen Carrs Easyway

Allen Carrs Easyway method

Most caffeine drinkers are convinced that its difficult to quit. The problem, were told, is not only the physical withdrawal but also that we need to use willpower to resist the craving.

The wonderful news is that there is an easy way by which any caffeine addict can quit easily, immediately and permanently.

You will not have to use willpower, suffer withdrawal pangs or need substitutes.

I know you might find this difficult to accept, but its true.

Ive been proving it for over 30 years with my books covering a whole range of addictions and issues. Theyve sold a total of more than 16 million copies so far almost entirely on the basis of personal recommendation with people who have escaped from their addiction happily passing news of the method on to others.

This book will provide you with an inspiring companion and enable you to stop consuming caffeine easily, painlessly and permanently.

Let this be the first day of an exciting adventure, the day you start preparing yourself to be free. All you need to do is follow the instructions. In fact, your first instruction is:

FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS

You could spend a lifetime trying to break into a safe and still not succeed. But if you know the correct combination or have a key, its ridiculously easy. Lose the key or miss one part of the combination and youll remain trapped.

This book contains the key, the combination of information you need in order to become free. It will enable you to escape.

Your second instruction is:

DO NOT QUIT OR CUT DOWN UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED THE BOOK

Please do not try to cut down or stop consuming caffeine until you have read the whole of this book. Just carry on consuming caffeine, whenever you want, as much as you want, until that point.

You might find that a strange instruction, but its important.

To find it easy to quit, you must achieve a frame of mind whereby, whenever you think about any caffeinated product, you feel a sense of freedom and relief that you dont consume it anymore. Thats the only way to become, and remain, truly free.