Don't Stop Smoking Until You've Read This Book

Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
You Can Do It......Page 10
Identifying contributory factors......Page 16
Research and remedies......Page 18
Common quitting factors......Page 27
Make it easy on yourself......Page 30
Understanding nicotine addiction......Page 32
Getting addicted......Page 35
Handling habits......Page 42
Knowledge and know-how......Page 46
Justifying smoking......Page 48
The giving up hurdle......Page 49
Split-brain experiments......Page 55
What happens when you stop smoking......Page 57
Subconscious desires......Page 59
The concentration con......Page 62
The relaxation ruse......Page 65
The pleasure paradox......Page 68
The weight worry......Page 72
The weakest link......Page 76
Asking why......Page 78
Why did I start in the first place?......Page 80
Why do I continue?......Page 84
Using your whole brain......Page 87
Belief and behaviour......Page 95
Changing beliefs......Page 98
Reconciling \'parts\'......Page 101
Yes or no......Page 104
Programming behaviour......Page 108
7 Making a Permanent Break......Page 112
Preparation......Page 113
Motivation......Page 114
The chain of fundamentals......Page 116
Planning for permanent success......Page 118
What if you have a cigarette?......Page 124
Cessation self-script......Page 125
Online resources and helplines......Page 129