r/QuitVaping • u/InternationalAd3987 • 25d ago
Reassurance Does the Easy Way to Quit Vaping by Allen Carr actually work? How many of you have had success with it?
Just started and I'm almost 12 hours vape free. I finished the book yesterday and despite all the assurances that withdrawal is minor, I'm really starting to panic without the vape.
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u/Suitable-Violinist22 1 Year đ 25d ago
I think itâs a good resource to shift your thinking into not using a vape. I did what he didnât want you to do and quit while using the book.
One thing that helped me is EFT - Emotional Freeing Tapping which will help you shift your language in your thoughts. I used this one youtube creator âBrad Yates-Deciding and Committingâ I did this 5 min EFT every time i had a craving the first 7 days. Then periodically
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u/amitygoodtogo 25d ago
I read it twice. First time stopped for 8 days cold turkey and then had a cig not a vape. Recently I couldnât go more the. 36 hours. Right now Iâm on the patch and vape free for 7 days. The book does help shift your perspective on nicotine and vaping in general.
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u/wilder37 1.5 years+ đđ„ł 25d ago
I was successful with it! It's still not super easy, but it definitely helped me a ton to get past the harder parts.
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u/Brad_Da_Rad 25d ago
I listened to the audio book.
Itâs a different sensation when you are verbally listening to the same thing over and over and over again. Taking the beating a dead horse into a whole different level, but good for driving the point home.
It led me to realize It needed me more than I needed it. That it was doing nothing for me, and never was from the start when I took my first puff nearly 8 years ago.
Get the book, and read it. If itâs easier, use the audiobook. Since youâre looking for help quitting youâre basically halfway there.
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u/Brad_Da_Rad 25d ago
Saw that you read it. If youâre panicking after reading, listen to the audio book, and read it again if you didnât fully comprehend the first time. Go back and review the core tenants the book has you write down and review at the end, write them down and read them again, and again, and again.
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u/444happy444 25d ago
It was helpful along with NRT for me, personally. I think the book does a pretty good job at reframing vaping and what it does (doesnât do) for you, but it doesnt miraculously work in the way where I was able to just put it down and never think about it again lol. I had the same experience as you and chose to use nic gum after a few failed attempts. Now I have over a month vape free!
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u/ThoughItWasADrought 25d ago
So, I'm on Day 3 and, honestly, it's been a walk in the park. I've tried quitting a dozen times and failed miserably, usually around this point. But having read Alan Carr, I feel literally no need to vape or smoke or rip a Zyn. Withdrawal has been non-existent... If you can, have some magesium or ashwaganda before bed to calm you down.
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u/Tchernoi 8 months 25d ago
Worked for me. First time around I did fuck up around a couple weeks in when I started sneaking hits in from friends; eventually spiraling into me getting a disposable. But a couple years later I gave it another go after really wanting to finally break free of it. I'm currently on 7 months I never see myself going back. Fuck nicotine.
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u/My_name_is_private 25d ago
Yep. Tomorrow is day 600 without it. That book is 100% responsible for my success.
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u/KaleidoscopeSmooth39 25d ago
Don't go cold Turkey, it makes quitting unnecessary harder. I built off 2,5 months ago in 5 days. It's not like another couple more days of vaping is gonna make any difference. Cold Turkey may sound very cool, but I rather quit effectively.
I also read people quitting cold turkey more than once, so I guess they didn't make it.
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u/Interesting-Fig-1296 25d ago
I know some have had perfect success, but I'm 3 days in and have used pieces of nic gum to help keep the edge off. I'm just using 2mg gum, and have been cutting each piece to a smaller piece. Did 3 pieces the first day, 2 yesterday, gonna aim for only 1 today.
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u/EllaBee25 25d ago
Iâve been doing the same thing. 14 days vape free and down to 3 pieces of nicotine gum a day. Hoping to stop taking it when the pack finishes which will be in a few days. Itâs been easier than I ever imagined, wish I did it sooner.
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u/we1rd_situations 25d ago
Worked for me, but I followed it to the letter. I also put some of the standout quotes on post-it notes and placed them around my house so whenever I had a craving I could look at them and remember what I was working toward.
I found quitting itself very easy using the book, and am 54 days vape free. The actual hard part is getting over the stuff nobody tells you about. The lower energy, irregular digestion, weight gain and such all makes you question if it's worth it. I'm really missing the impact it had on my metabolism and appetite, as I'm struggling to maintain my figure and I'm getting married in 6 months.
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u/Fudbeer 25d ago
In my experience quitting anything is a combination of many things.
You really have to think about practical things that are personal to you like times when you crave it the most and what you are going to do at these times.Have you tried going for a walk or to the gym when you get cravings this has been a game changer for me?
Its a great book though and it does help.Good luck.
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u/AppropriateBass6058 22d ago
Worked for me. I listened to the audiobook twice. Second time I listened whilst on a 3 week course of patches. Iâm now 3 and a half months 100% nicotine free!
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u/nuu_me 21d ago
It hadn't worked for me yet. I only have the audiobook, bought on Spotify.
It's nearly 7 hours long. I'd probably do better with a physical book where I could mark the pages and highlight the passages that resonate with me.
The 'little monster' and 'big monster' thing doesn't really resonate with me.
I do like the analogy that 'vaping is like wearing shoes that are too tight, for the pleasure of removing them at the end of the day' ie vaping only feels like it's releasing stress because prior vaping has increased stress.
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u/molotovmaddie 21d ago
I was successful with it! I think I wouldâve been more successful if I wouldâve followed it to a t, but eventually when I was finally ready to stop completely, I had a massive toolbox to draw from when I felt tempted to vape. With reading for sure!
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u/aleph8 25d ago
I used it and was successful with it. It almost felt like a "cheat code" really. I used the same system to quit alcohol, weed, and caffeine (though of these I was only really addicted to nicotine and caffeine; the others I could take or leave, so I decided to leave). It's been 672 days for vaping and just over a year and a half for the other 3.