| One of the most popular quit smoking products on the | | | | history of tobacco, challenging questions and even an |
| market right now is QuitSmokingRightNow. It makes | | | | audio for affirmations. |
| the rather large promise of helping you quit cigarettes | | | | You can see the pattern here. The MP3 course is |
| immediately, and provides a money-back guarantee to | | | | structured as to have a semi-hypnotic effect on you. |
| back it up. So I decided to check out the course for | | | | Many former smokers who have successfully quit the |
| myself. As a former 40-a-day smoker, I know a thing | | | | habit have acknowledged that the addiction is 90% |
| or two about tobacco addiction... | | | | psychological; after all, there is plenty of anecdotal |
| So what does the course contain? | | | | evidence available to suggest that many smokers |
| The full QuitSmokingRightNow course provides a | | | | managed to quit the habit easily "when they put their |
| wealth of resources, exclusively in MP3 and PDF | | | | mind to it". Unlike hard drugs, such as heroin, the |
| formats. This means you can literally download the | | | | physical withdrawal symptoms are nowhere near as |
| audio direct to your computer and, if you wish, you can | | | | severe. |
| burn it onto CD to listen to in the car, or even your | | | | The audio collection in QuitSmokingRightNow is |
| iPod. The PDF files provide transcripts and reading | | | | completely designed to change the way you think |
| material, including success stories of people who have | | | | about cigarettes. Ultimately you should be left with |
| managed to quit. | | | | absolutely no desire to pick up one of the white sticks |
| How does the course work? | | | | ever again. |
| The creator of the product, Rick Beneteau, | | | | Am I going to have to make any changes? |
| recommends that you pick a day to be "D-Day". This | | | | No. The authors of the course stipulate that you should |
| will be the final day you smoke, and Beneteau lists | | | | maintain your old habits and routine. It is important to |
| several things you must do on D-Day to start the | | | | stay as close to your "smoking self" as you can |
| program successfully. To some people, the idea of a | | | | without the actual smoking. |
| D-Day may be exciting, and to other sit may be scary. | | | | The one exception to this is a slight alteration to your |
| If the thought of it scares you, then perhaps you should | | | | daily diet. Although this doesn't reflect the amount of |
| think twice before investing in a course such as this - it | | | | food you can eat, it does mean changing what you |
| really is for those who want a smoke-free life. | | | | actually eat. The idea behind this is twofold: firstly, it |
| The following day, you will wake up a non-smoker and | | | | cuts off any old associations with taste and tobacco, |
| listen to the course in full. All the MP3 files should be | | | | and secondly it will help you maintain a healthy weight |
| listened to in relative peace, and in a particular order. | | | | instead of piling on the pounds - a considerable worry |
| Beneteau encourages you to take a day off work in | | | | for many smokers. |
| order to do this course in a single day, with the rather | | | | My Conclusion |
| wonderful idea that you can triumphantly return to the | | | | The fact is that millions of people have stopped |
| office the following day as a proud-and-loud | | | | smoking all over the world, and many different |
| non-smoker. | | | | methods have been used to accomplish this. The |
| What do the MP3 files talk about? | | | | question is which method is suitable for you. |
| The MP3 files are to be heard in a very particular | | | | If you don't like the idea of chewing nicotine gum and |
| order, which has been specially structured to gradually | | | | craving cigarettes in a daily battle of willpower for |
| ease you into understanding smoking to be the | | | | years to come, then I'd highly recommend this course. |
| repellent habit that it is. The MP3 files provide a | | | | The only question that remains is whether or not |
| combination of changing thinking patterns, self-help, | | | | you're ready to quit... |