John in CR
100 TW
My new friend for life, forum member ManoisEscobar, suggested I start a new thread based on his input that came up in the E-cigarette thread. Manny referred anyone paying attention to a free read that can change any smoker's life for the better, free and simple. As it turns out quitting smoking is super easy because the withdrawal symptoms from nicotine addiction are almost nothing AND we have all been brainwashed into thinking that quitting smoking is hard.
Yes nicotine is a highly addictive drug, but the withdrawal symptoms are almost nothing. This is not commonly known due to brain washing. Everything, from what we are told, to costly product sales pitches tells us over and over how hard quitting is, which reinforces the brainwashing. Like with anything, follow the money for a peek at the truth, and you see that the tobacco companies make billions for what is essentially an easy to grow weed, the government makes billions in tax revenue, and the medical establishment makes billions off of the side effects, not to mention the billions made supposedly helping people quit the hard way with chemicals, drugs, hypnosis, etc.
Especially in today's society, smokers think little of themselves and most want to quit. Anyone you think of who wants to quit, send them to http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf . If you have children, make it a forced read for them so they have the appropriate ammunition in case they ever think they are invincible, like all teens do, so they are at least somewhat aware of the truth if they get hooked. Vocal non-smokers should read it too, and while Carr is a bit repetitive and condescending, it will help them understand smokers better, and maybe help guide them in the right direction.
Contrary to popular belief, nicotine addiction has very mild and short lived effects. Cigarette companies, doctors, drug companies, and even the government all profit greatly from the LIE that it is difficult to quit smoking. Take it from someone who knows and understands, when an addictive substance has its hooks in you and your brain has been convinced that withdrawal symptoms are significant, that combination results in an extremely low success rate in breaking the addiction. It turns out that nothing could be further from the truth with nicotine. Yes it's addictive, but withdrawal is almost nothing. Once those 2 FACTS sink in, it quickly become obvious that groups are making crazy amount of money off of you for no benefit....Would you pay someone to rake up a pile a leaves or newspaper to light on fire for you to inhale multiple times per day, every day, for the rest of your life? No, of course you wouldn't.
Anyone who made it this far, simply go to http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf . Could Allen's words be less repetitive?....YES. Could they have been organized better?...Sure maybe, I've tried a bit above. The bottom line is that before I finished reading his words I smoked off and on...mostly on...for over 3 decades. When I finished the read I was a non-smoker. I even tested myself with 10 days before actually finishing and quitting. Now I am a non-smoker, and not like an ex-smoker who makes everyone who hasn't joined them's life miserable. If you really want to quit, like any long time smoker does, simply read Allen's pdf. If the first time doesn't take for you, then you probably cheated, and go thru again word for word and before you start be sure that you really do want to quit.
Personally, I saved the last chapter, and tried quitting early as a test. When I started again, those first few cigs tasted as nasty as they did as a teen when I started. That was something new for me, because the brainwashing caused me to taste that first cig after quitting, even for many months, like I hadn't even stopped, and the brainwashing had me suffering the entire time as if I was actually giving something up. It turned out that not only did the first cig taste super nasty, but I was so pissed off about the brainwashing aspect by all those with something to gain from me buying leaves 20 to a pack rolled in paper with a filter to soften the nasty taste, that when I went back and finished the read, I knew with no doubt whatsoever, that I will never smoke another cigarette again. FU you tobacco companies. FU government taxes. FU big pharmaceutical companies. FU any other sick frocks who make any money off of the most detrimental product to world health. Read http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf
Like I told Manny, I like to think of myself as an intelligent person, and smoking made me think less of myself. The link above helped me understand the addiction from which I suffered since given free cigarettes during exam time back in 1978. Anyone with children should make that read mandatory while cigarettes are still legal. Any non-smokers or any ex-smokers who want to do good should read Carr's info if they really want to help, so they can better understand and refer others. Actually, they should go back and read it a 2nd time, so they really understand, since being an asshole toward anyone subjected to brainwashing and drug addiction at the same time is counter-productive at best. Those poor smoking souls should be given a second, third, or fourth chance, or however many times it takes. If you want to be an asshole, then direct that at the government, who is making huge tax revenues off your poor brethren.
Yes nicotine is a highly addictive drug, but the withdrawal symptoms are almost nothing. This is not commonly known due to brain washing. Everything, from what we are told, to costly product sales pitches tells us over and over how hard quitting is, which reinforces the brainwashing. Like with anything, follow the money for a peek at the truth, and you see that the tobacco companies make billions for what is essentially an easy to grow weed, the government makes billions in tax revenue, and the medical establishment makes billions off of the side effects, not to mention the billions made supposedly helping people quit the hard way with chemicals, drugs, hypnosis, etc.
Especially in today's society, smokers think little of themselves and most want to quit. Anyone you think of who wants to quit, send them to http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf . If you have children, make it a forced read for them so they have the appropriate ammunition in case they ever think they are invincible, like all teens do, so they are at least somewhat aware of the truth if they get hooked. Vocal non-smokers should read it too, and while Carr is a bit repetitive and condescending, it will help them understand smokers better, and maybe help guide them in the right direction.
Contrary to popular belief, nicotine addiction has very mild and short lived effects. Cigarette companies, doctors, drug companies, and even the government all profit greatly from the LIE that it is difficult to quit smoking. Take it from someone who knows and understands, when an addictive substance has its hooks in you and your brain has been convinced that withdrawal symptoms are significant, that combination results in an extremely low success rate in breaking the addiction. It turns out that nothing could be further from the truth with nicotine. Yes it's addictive, but withdrawal is almost nothing. Once those 2 FACTS sink in, it quickly become obvious that groups are making crazy amount of money off of you for no benefit....Would you pay someone to rake up a pile a leaves or newspaper to light on fire for you to inhale multiple times per day, every day, for the rest of your life? No, of course you wouldn't.
Anyone who made it this far, simply go to http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf . Could Allen's words be less repetitive?....YES. Could they have been organized better?...Sure maybe, I've tried a bit above. The bottom line is that before I finished reading his words I smoked off and on...mostly on...for over 3 decades. When I finished the read I was a non-smoker. I even tested myself with 10 days before actually finishing and quitting. Now I am a non-smoker, and not like an ex-smoker who makes everyone who hasn't joined them's life miserable. If you really want to quit, like any long time smoker does, simply read Allen's pdf. If the first time doesn't take for you, then you probably cheated, and go thru again word for word and before you start be sure that you really do want to quit.
Personally, I saved the last chapter, and tried quitting early as a test. When I started again, those first few cigs tasted as nasty as they did as a teen when I started. That was something new for me, because the brainwashing caused me to taste that first cig after quitting, even for many months, like I hadn't even stopped, and the brainwashing had me suffering the entire time as if I was actually giving something up. It turned out that not only did the first cig taste super nasty, but I was so pissed off about the brainwashing aspect by all those with something to gain from me buying leaves 20 to a pack rolled in paper with a filter to soften the nasty taste, that when I went back and finished the read, I knew with no doubt whatsoever, that I will never smoke another cigarette again. FU you tobacco companies. FU government taxes. FU big pharmaceutical companies. FU any other sick frocks who make any money off of the most detrimental product to world health. Read http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf
Like I told Manny, I like to think of myself as an intelligent person, and smoking made me think less of myself. The link above helped me understand the addiction from which I suffered since given free cigarettes during exam time back in 1978. Anyone with children should make that read mandatory while cigarettes are still legal. Any non-smokers or any ex-smokers who want to do good should read Carr's info if they really want to help, so they can better understand and refer others. Actually, they should go back and read it a 2nd time, so they really understand, since being an asshole toward anyone subjected to brainwashing and drug addiction at the same time is counter-productive at best. Those poor smoking souls should be given a second, third, or fourth chance, or however many times it takes. If you want to be an asshole, then direct that at the government, who is making huge tax revenues off your poor brethren.
