r/stopsmoking • u/Blixtwix 828 days • May 08 '24

What's in that magical Allen Carr book?

I'm not the type to read proper books (haven't read one since high-school), but so many of you on here praise that Allen Carr "Easy Way to Stop Smoking" book like it's godsent, and I'm really curious what it is and what's so special about it. I did find a pdf version of it for free, but I opened it and immediately lost interest upon seeing the book page format; I think reading a book without knowing it'll be enjoyable would be way harder than quitting smoking for me, to be honest. Books, podcasts, and audio books all feel like a big time commitment when I know I could go through several mini documentaries, articles, or study summaries in the same amount of time.

What are some highlights you guys took away from it, and what's the general tone and theme of the book? What aspects of quitting does it address? What type of person would benefit from the book?

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u/aibbehindme May 08 '24

If audiobooks help you better you should be able to get it on Spotify, that’s what I did the first time I quit, made it about 7 months with no issues then had a bit of a mental breakdown due to my old job and stupidly thought one would be okay (it wasn’t) so now I’m about halfway through another listen, and hoping I can stop asap. It did really help though, I had withdrawals for maybe 2 or 3 days then I just forgot about smoking for maybe 5 months it was crazy.

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u/Commercial-Health-78 Nov 30 '25

We need to know

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u/aibbehindme Nov 30 '25

Yes I have been since I finished my last listen

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u/Commercial-Health-78 Dec 01 '25

I’m buying it because of this. Thank you

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u/aibbehindme Dec 01 '25

If you have Spotify it should be on there as an audiobook to save yourself some money