How Allen Carr's Easyway Method works
The method works in the opposite way to programs that rely on willpower.
The method doesn’t concentrate on the reasons why you should change: the cost of the addiction or issue, the slavery, the health risks and the stigma. You know all that already.
Instead, it focuses on why you continue to be addicted or have the issue in spite of the obvious disadvantages.
Understanding why you do it
We don’t use any scare tactics or shocking images of the harm that it causes – you know all about the downsides already.
Instead we examine and correct the misconceptions that keep all addicts trapped. We don’t just look at the physical addiction but the mental aspects as well.
You may be surprised that the addiction or issue is 1% physical and 99% mental.
What is it that keeps you hooked?
Addicts believe that they get some sort of genuine pleasure or benefit from smoking. That it helps them enjoy life, handle stress, relax, socialise and maybe even control their weight. For this reason they fear that even if they do succeed in quitting smoking they will be miserable and feel deprived for the rest of their lives.
In addition to that fear, they also fear the downsides of the addiction or issue; the health worries, the stigma, the cost, the slavery and although they work hard not to think about them, these fears remain like a huge dark cloud at the back of their mind. These are the fears that keep them hooked.
The method removes those fears.