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Nasia Davos

Why Do People Smoke

by Nasia Davos

You probably already know that the nicotine addiction is a harmful, expensive, hard-to-break habit.

You may even know what the signs of nicotine addiction are. And how smoking affects your body, health, and energy.

Yet despite your best efforts, you still can’t quit.

Why?

To know why you can’t stop smoking, you first need to know why you’re smoking.

So, “Why do you smoke?”

Knowing the real reason why you smoke, makes it a whole lot easier to tackle this reason and eventually quit.

What (most) People Believe about Nicotine Addiction

Most people believe that smoking is ONLY a physical addiction to nicotine.

Nicotine comes from the tobacco plant and it’s a pesticide. Even though nicotine is an addictive substance, nicotine addiction is not a strong physical addiction, because nicotine has a short half-life and it’s easily metabolized from the body. Nicotine starts leaving your body 30 to 45 minutes after you smoke a cigarette. That’s why you need to smoke regularly throughout the day.

So nicotine may be the reason you first got hooked to this habit, as a teenager maybe, but it’s not the reason why you kept on smoking for all those years.

When you first started smoking, you probably thought you would have quit by now. So why haven’t you?

nicotine addiction, chemical substance

Well, if nicotine addiction was the real reason…

Then why do ex-smokers relapse back to smoking even after the nicotine withdrawal is over and there is no nicotine inside their body?

3 to 5 days after smoking your last cigarette, your body expels most of the addictive substance (provided that you don’t use nicotine substitutes).

So what can cause someone to have a smoke 1 month or even 1 year after overcoming their nicotine addiction?

And why do most people give mental and emotional reasons for smoking…like I enjoy it, I need it, it relaxes me, it’s my friend or its habit?

When I ask our members: “Why do you smoke?”

…The answers I get, are a spin on this:
“I enjoy it.”
“I need it to relax.”
“I’m afraid of gaining weight.”
“I don’t know what to do when I’m bored.”
“I’m used to it; it’s a habit. Something to do with my hands.”

(You might have answered something similar when I asked you “Why do you smoke?” just a few lines ago.)

All these reasons are mental. Psychological. Emotional.
Not physical.

The Real Reason Why People Smoke

You see, smoking is not only a physical addiction but also a mental one.

Nicotine affects our body but above all, our mind.

To be precise, 80% of the smoking addiction, is made up of the mental dependence on smoking.

Simply put, the mental addiction is your desire for cigarettes.

It’s how much you believe you enjoy and need smoking, how ingrained it is in your life, and the benefits you think you get from it.

Benefits like relaxing from stress or anxiety, taking a mental break, managing your weight, or keeping your hand busy when you are bored, while driving, talking on the phone, or watching your favorite TV show.

The 80-20 principle

And only 20% of smoking, is the physical addiction to nicotine– the substance that first hooked you to this habit.

Think about it. It’s not your body that craves a smoke every time you want to take a break.

It’s your mind that wants it. And your hands that feel empty.

Because your mind has linked certain triggers to smoking and it reminds you to smoke when you have those triggers.

And if you believe you’re too addicted to nicotine… then how do you sleep?

You may sleep 6, 7, or 8 hours without smoking. Your physical cravings for nicotine don’t wake you up.

If nicotine was the real problem, then your physical cravings would wake you up every one hour just to smoke.

But they don’t. Because they make up for only 20% of the tobacco addiction.

On the other hand, what happens if you go 8 straight hours during the day when you’re awake?

Well, that’s a different story, right?

All hell breaks loose. You have cravings, you feel agitated, you think about smoking all the time.

Why does this happen?

Because your mind is awake. And your mind reminds you to smoke when you get upset, stressed, or anxious. Or when you see other people smoking.

As you can see, the REAL reason you’re still smoking is your mental dependence on smoking: how smoking makes you feel and how much you believe you need it. 

Why do you feel you need nicotine in the first place?

Because nicotine has hijacked the dopamine pathways in your brain and it makes your brain believe it needs nicotine to survive, the same way it needs food. Of course, you don’t need nicotine to survive because nicotine is poison.

So even if a part of you hates smoking, the way it makes you smell, the cost, how it harms your health, and all the worry and the guilt that comes with it… there is another part of you that is afraid not to smoke.

Because you’re used to smoking in many moments in your day and all these situations have been linked so closely with your smoking habit, that on some level you’re afraid that if you quit your cigarettes will magically take away with them your capacity to enjoy life and cope with your problems.

So what keeps you stuck, is fear.

Fear of change, fear of failure, fear of cravings, fear of the unknown, or the fear that you will turn into someone else. All this fear is caused by the mental addiction.

Do You Smoke Because You Enjoy It?

Sometimes people tell me “I smoke because I enjoy it.”

If you think you really enjoy smoking, let me ask you this:

If you could wake up tomorrow and never smoke again, no cravings, no memory of smoking, not miss it, not desire it, nothing – would you do it?

Most people would gladly take that opportunity.

And if you would also do it, it means that you don’t really enjoy smoking. Because if you really enjoy smoking then why stop? And if you really, really enjoy smoking, then why read quit smoking related articles like this one?

You do that because a part of you knows that you don’t want to be smoking. A part of you knows that smoking offers you nothing. But as long as you believe it does and as long as you believe that smoking adds some kind of value to your life you will keep craving cigarettes.

So basically what you see as enjoyment or love or friendship, in reality, it’s an abusive relationship based on lies and fear.

You smoke because you’re afraid of what will happen if you don’t. Because you think you can’t live without it.

But that’s an illusion, that’s a lie, that’s what addiction is.

Addiction makes us believe we can’t live without the thing we’re addicted to. But of course, you can.

The truth is that you will be better off as a non-smoker because smoking offers you nothing. What you do as a smoker you can do better as a non-smoker.

For example, your anxiety decreases when you stop smoking and this has been proven by research as well. Just think about it. Being addicted, worrying, having cravings, having health anxiety is a source of stress all by itself. All this goes away when you stop smoking.

Or you can concentrate better as a non-smoker because you don’t have your craving mind interrupting your train of thought all the time.

And you can cope with boredom better as a non-smoker.

If smoking was so entertaining that it relieved boredom then people would buy tickets to go watch other people smoke. Just stare at them, the same way they watch football or theatre. But people don’t do that because smoking is not taking away our boredom.

On the contrary, smoking causes boredom because it drains our energy to do things.

So to sum up:

Most people think they smoke because of the physical addiction to nicotine. But smoking is a mental and a physical addiction, and the reason why you smoke is the mental addiction. The real reason why you smoke is that you believe smoking offers you something and you worry about losing that. So you are going to quit easily and never miss it again when you realize that smoking offers you nothing at all.

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Successfully

The only way you can stop smoking successfully without any feelings of deprivation is as simple are removing the 80% of the smoking addiction – the mental addiction.

Then why only 6% of smokers quit successfully?

Simple.

Because most stop smoking methods and aids out there tackle only the physical part of the nicotine addiction: the nicotine dependence.

Which is only 20% of your addiction.

In that perspective, it makes a lot of sense that only 6% of smokers end up breaking free from smoking.

Here’s how:

Nicotine substitutes– gums, patches, lozenges, and vaping- feed your body with nicotine. So they’re simply giving you the momentary illusion, that you are satisfied without your cigarettes. Apart from that, some people end up with a dependence on nicotine substitutes such as nicotine gum addiction.

Plus, nicotine substitutes do not show you how to manage stress, boredom, and keep your hands busy without nicotine. That’s why smokers go back to smoking when they get stressed.

The same goes for smoking pills. These chemicals decrease your nicotine cravings. But they don’t show you how to feel good and enjoy life without nicotine.

That’s why many smokers relapse the moment they’re off the pills.

Not to mention all the side effects.

Now using willpower to resist smoking does not keep you addicted to nicotine. And that’s great.

But pure willpower can’t remove your desire for a cigarette either.

Instead, it makes you want to smoke more.

Because when you can’t smoke, the thought of a cigarette becomes even more precious. So you eventually smoke again. (I know I’ve been there in the past – more times than I would like to admit.)

Now does that mean that quitting is hard and that we are doomed to smoke forever?
Not at all.

It just means that we’ve been trying the wrong way.

The right way to quit, and the easiest one, is to remove the 80% of your addiction BEFORE you stop supplying your body with nicotine.

Here’s why:

When you’re no longer mentally dependent on smoking, you also no longer:

  • experience stress, boredom, food cravings, or irritation when you don’t smoke.
  • feel that “something is missing” when you don’t smoke after your meal, or with your coffee or when you’re driving.
  • feel your hands empty without a smoke.
  • get tempted to smoke if your husband, a colleague, or a stranger is smoking next to you.

Best thing, when cigarettes are out of your mind, then your nicotine withdrawal symptoms are hardly noticeable.

… so quitting becomes EASY.

That’s why in the CBQ method, you first stop wanting to smoke, and then you quit.

And you do that naturally, by changing how you think about smoking.


To learn more about how to quit smoking and overcome the mental dependence on cigarettes with the CBQ method, make sure you get the foundational video of the CBQ method.

It’s free, just enter your name and email address so I can send you the video.

Click here to get the foundational video of the CBQ method so you can beat the smoking addiction once and for all. 

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My TED Talk on Addiction: How to Quit Smoking for Good

by Nasia Davos

The TED venue is choke-full. The event has started. I’m sitting on my chair, waiting.

Am I the next speaker, or the one after? I don’t really know, I’ve lost track of time.

My heart is racing. It’s safe to assume that I was nervous.

Suddenly, The lights are getting dim. The crowd is clapping.

I hear my name. “Nasia, you are next”.

In those split seconds, I am repeating to myself” “You are greater than your addiction, you are greater than your addiction, you are greater than your addiction”. (I will tell you why in a bit.)

The more I say it, the stronger I feel.

My fear becomes excitement.

I stand up.

My feet start walking. My mind is stuck on “You are greater than your addiction”.

Before I know it, I am on the stage.

I can’t wait to show every smoker how they can break free from this addiction.

How? The rest is in this video below:

TED Talk on How to Beat Nicotine Addiction

So why was I saying “You are greater than your addiction” ?

Well, that’s my favorite sentence of this 16-minute TED talk. Because it sums up everything I stand for: That all of us can do anything we want in life.

That we are greater than our problems.

That there is always a way to achieve what seems impossible.

After all, nearly 10 years ago when I started creating this method… I couldn’t imagine I would be presenting it in a TEDx talk.

But before I explain why watching this quit smoking video now will fast-track your journey, let’s pause to go through a brief background.

About TED Talks

TED was founded in 1984 by Richard Saul Wurman, as a small, Silicon Valley annual gathering.

Although at first, TED focused on Technology, Entertainment, Design, today it covers various topics of “ideas worth spreading”.

I first heard of TED a few years ago, when someone sent me Tony Robbins’ powerful talk about what drives our behaviors and how we can change them. Since then I have been a “TED-worm”.

To cut my long story short, I was invited to do a TEDx talk about the 4 quit smoking stages of the CBQ method.

The CBQ is the method we have created and use in the CBQ Program.

This method shows you how to quit smoking naturally.

Without feeling stress.

Without willpower.

And without gaining weight.

How?

By removing your desire or need to smoke BEFORE you actually smoke your last cigarette.

Despite what you may have heard, becoming smoke-free doesn’t have to be painful.

If you are looking for an easy way to quit smoking naturally click here to request access to the exclusive video of the 4 quit smoking stages. 

If you have watched the quit smoking TED talk, you probably know what the 4 stages are. In this updated video you will learn more about each stage and get 4 exercises to get you started.

All you need to do is enter your name and email address.

Get the exclusive video of the 4 stages now.

It is free, and you will love it! (Plus, there is a surprise waiting for you at the end of the video.)

Ok so here are some of the things you will hear in this TED talk “How to Grow to A Happy Non-Smoker”:

  • The 4 stages you have to go through so you can start disliking smoking without effort.
  • How to easily replace the mental high your brain gets from smoking so you can feel happy while quitting
  • What’s the mistake you most likely do every time you decide to stop smoking
  • 3 simple steps to stop feeling like a smoker, even if you’ve been smoking for all your life
  • How your thoughts can affect your body without you realizing it
  • Why you need to find things to do instead of smoking – before you quit.
  • Why thinking about NOT smoking makes you wanna smoke more (or else the Pink Elephant Principle)The Pink Elephant Principle on TEDx
  • A simple, powerful exercise to overcome cigarette cravings, food cravings and anxious, negative thinking
  • The one thing that will keep you away from cigarettes after you quit
  • …and so much more

Click here to watch my TED talk on how to overcome the smoking addiction.

Last thing. Many of you emailed me asking me for the transcript of this TED talk.

So here it is:


TED Talk on Addiction Video Transcript

How to Grow to a Happy Non-Smoker

It was a cloudy Saturday afternoon and I was about to leave my office when suddenly, my bell rings. I open the door and I see a colorful well-dressed lady- really classy.

Melissa, who is a single mother of two and a very successful lawyer, came to me desperate to quit smoking. By the time we met, she had been smoking for 36 years up to 2 and a half packs a day… and she had developed lung cancer, because of smoking.

She was on the list for a transplant, but her doctors wouldn’t operate on her because she was still smoking. And Melisa had tried to quit with every method out there, from nicotine gums and patches to smoking pills and even vaping. But she couldn’t stay away from her cigarettes. Every time she managed to quit for a few weeks, she fell into depression, gained weight and even had suicidal thoughts.

At this point, you might say: “how is it possible to have a terminal disease because of smoking and not quit?”

And let me tell you, Melissa was wondering too. In our first conversation, she told me at least 3 times: “I know that every cigarette I smoke brings me closer to death. I don’t want to die, but I still smoke. What’s wrong with me?”

So, you understand that being in that position, Melissa was afraid of dying, and on top of that, she felt guilty for smoking. But she kept on smoking.

Why?

Smoking activates the reward areas of your brain, like the nucleus accumbens, that cause you to release feel-good chemicals, like dopamine. So you smoke, again and again to replicate the pleasurable effects of dopamine.

It is not the nicotine that makes smoking really addictive. It’s the instant change it brings to your emotional state.

So, I asked Melissa: “What do you need to feel in your life right now?” At first, her face was clouded, she was puzzled. And then she raised her head and looked at me like someone had turned on a switch in her brain.

She told me: Certainty. And you could see it in her face; her eyes were wide open, she couldn’t believe what she had said.

You see, in the face of the uncertainty of death, smoking was offering her a sense of certainty, because she knew she could get an instant fix of pleasure at any time.

And ALL smokers smoke either to boost a good emotional state or to escape from a bad one.

When you are stressed, you smoke to relax and feel better. That’s an escape. When you are having a drink, you smoke to enjoy your drink even more. That’s a boost.

In any case, the motive for smoking is to feel good. In fact, that’s what all self-destructive behaviors have in common. They are driven by emotions. When you repeatedly do something that hurts you is not because you are insane. It’s because it gives you an immediate emotional reward. That’s why Melisa’s need for pleasure was greater than her need to survive.

So, I thought, if a smoker can feel the same pleasure without smoking, then quitting will be easy.

So, the question is: how can we stimulate this mental high in non-destructive ways?

Professor Martha Burns found that learning something new and exciting activates the same reward areas of the brain as do drugs and gambling.

When you have an “aha” moment, when you hear something inspirational, when you meet someone new or when you learn something new about yourself- when your consciousness expands in general – your brain releases dopamine and you feel happy.

And the most consistent way to feel happy and excited when quitting smoking, is by learning something new about yourself while quitting smoking. So, it is through self-development that we can stimulate dopamine in our brain, so we can, literally, outgrow our addictions.

And after digging deep and modeling the psychology of addiction, me and my team found the exact mental and behavioral stages that take you through the spectrum of change and cause this mental high of self-development. These are the 4Cs. (Of the CBQ Method).

TED Talk Addiction Part 2

But I’m going to come back to stage 1 in the end because it’s the most important one. And people tend to forget this stage, so they fail and struggle.

So, what is the second stage?

You can’t change a behavior for good without first changing your mindset about that behavior.

So, the second stage is Change your mindset. During this stage you start changing how you think about smoking, quitting smoking and yourself.

To change your mindset and start thinking of yourself as a non-smoker, you need to change your identity, your emotions, and your beliefs.

You can’t grow if you don’t tackle all 3 elements.

Think about it; if you want to change your body and lose 20 pounds, you first have to be able to see the slimmer version of you and identify with it.

Then this slimmer version of you has to make you feel good.

And third, you have to believe that you can do it.

I remember I asked Melisa, do you want to quit smoking? She said yes, of course! Then I paused, I looked at her, and I asked her: do you believe you can quit smoking? And she kept staring at me.

Because, desire manifest in words- beliefs manifest in behavior.  The way you behave around smokers, the way you behave around cigarettes when you are alone, all depend on whether or not you believe you can become a non-smoker.

So, before you quit, you have to be able to see yourself as a non-smoker,

Then the idea of being a non-smoker has to make you feel good,

And most importantly, you have to believe that quitting is possible. Even more, you have to believe that YOU specifically can quit.

Now the next stage is where you eliminate your smoking behavior. And in order to do that, you have to Change your smoking pattern.

Most smokers think that all they have to do to quit is resist cigarettes with willpower until the desire to smoke fades away. But that’s the hard way to quit.

Because your smoking behavior, which is the action of taking a cigarette, putting it in your mouth and lighting it up, is just the tip of the iceberg.

Every cigarette you light up is proceeded by your thought of smoking and your emotional state.

Our thoughts affect our emotions, and our emotions affect our behaviors.

For example, if someone thinks of themselves as weak, they will feel weak, and if they feel weak, they will show weakness in their behavior.

Or… Someone who thinks of themselves as attractive, they will feel attractive, and when you feel attractive, you behave differently, you hold yourself differently, you speak differently.

The same way, having positive thoughts while smoking like: “I feel good now, or I enjoy this cigarette”, leads to positive emotions about smoking and positive emotions about smoking, reinforce your smoking behavior.

So, you will stop picking up a cigarette, only when you change how you feel while smoking. And to do that, you first have to change what your mind thinks while smoking.

So, let’s see what happens inside the smoker’s mind, during a craving.

When you’re trying to quit, you have an internal dialogue that goes something like that:

– “I want a cigarette.”

– “Don’t smoke.”

– “But I want a cigarette.”

– “You can’t have a cigarette. Don’t do it.”

While having an internal dialogue like that, 3 things happen:

  1. The image that preoccupies your mind is that of a cigarette.
  2. Your thoughts begin and end with the word cigarette.

So, you will definitely…

  1. Feel deprived and suffer during a craving, if all you think about is that you can’t have that cigarette.

And if you keep saying to yourself: “don’t smoke”, well that’s a problem, because your mind, or better, your unconscious mind cannot process negatives. Let me explain that thought. Actually, let’s do an experiment together!

So now I want you NOT to think of a pink elephant.

No matter what you think do NOT think of a pink elephant

No matter what you do NOT think of a pink elephant

Do NOT think of a pink elephant.

What were you thinking?

Of a pink elephant!

You see, your mind cannot take negative orders.

I didn’t write anything, and I didn’t show you any picture of a pink elephant, because I wanted you to see how powerful your thoughts can be, even without visual stimulation.

But in case you were wondering, that’s how a pink elephant would look like.

And the pink elephant principle applies to everything.

For instance, what happens when you tell a kid: “Don’t go there” or “Don’t do this?”

They usually, if not always, do the opposite.

Because this is how you create in their mind the urgency to disobey.

And you do the same thing to yourself when you want to smoke, and you say: “Don’t smoke” or “I can’t smoke!”.

So, to get to my point, you create a feeling of urgency that is overwhelming.

You see nothing else, you think of nothing, and you want nothing else other than smoking.

So how do you change your thinking during a craving?

The battery that charges our internal dialogue is the words we use.

The words create images; the words create thoughts, and the words ultimately define, how your mind and body will experience the craving.

Imagine dragging your fingernails across a chalkboard.

Did you get the chills?

You didn’t touch a chalkboard, yet your thoughts affected your body.

The same way, when you say the word cigarette in your inner talk, all your mental processes will revolve around cigarettes, so you physically experience the craving as more intense.

So, what you have to do, is replace the word cigarette with another one.

What works, is replacing the word cigarette with “air”. So instead of thinking “I want a cigarette” think “I want air”, “I need air”, “Give me some air”.

You are not going to picture, feel and do the same things if you use the word “cigarette” and “air”. So, you will experience your craving in a completely different way. So, next time you have a craving, say- and say it out loud! “I want air, freedom, popcorn”. – Seriously – Use any word or phrase that resonates with you. For example, Melissa used the names of her children.

And the more you practice your craving word, the more vividly and effortlessly it will come to your mind the next time. So, I encourage you to try it, because If you know, you can control your cravings for a cigarette, you will quit smoking. And you can use this technique to overcome food cravings, alcohol cravings, and negative thinking.

Now, the next stage determines if you will relapse.

Have you ever learned a new skill – like a foreign language, a musical instrument, or a card game …? – and as the time passed without practicing that skill… you totally forgot it?

If that has happened to you, is because you didn’t condition that skill. Conditioning something you have learned is as important as learning it.

So, the fourth stage is Condition your smoke-free life.

Because becoming a non-smoker is like any skill; you first have to learn it, and then you have to condition it. That’s how you can forget your smoking pattern.

And the best way to forget is to replace.

So, what you have to do this time, is replace smoking altogether with a new beneficial and healthy habit. A Habit, that will help you satisfy the same emotional needs that you used to meet by smoking.

Melissa chose to replace smoking with journalism. And the process of learning and developing a new skill helped her brain find new means to release dopamine. And it still does. So that’s how Melisa quit, had a successful surgery and remains a happy non-smoker up to this day.

But we have one thing left.

I told you I’m going to leave this until the end because all of the previous stages wouldn’t mean as much without this.

So before doing Anything else, you have to Choose to quit.

Everything starts with a decision. Everything you have ever done that has made the person you are today, is because you made a decision- or failed to make one.

But even not making a decision about how you want your health and your life to be in the future, then this is a decision too right?

The mistake Melissa was making was putting down the facts, and then expecting to feel motivated to quit because it’s the logical thing to do. But her logic could not overpower the emotional connection she had with smoking.

Smoking is an emotional behavior so the decision to quit should also be emotional. And it was when Melisa focused only on how her death would affect her children, that she was able to get leverage on herself and choose to change.

And you; have you ever said, about anything: “That’s it! I’ve had enough! This has to change!”

In your family, in your relationships, in your career, anywhere.

And immediately you stepped up and did things you never thought you could.

You see the problem is not that you are too weak, too stuck or too addicted.

The problem is that you have never used your emotions to take a real firm decision to change.

And If you choose, change your mindset, change your behavior and then condition, you will see yourself transforming before your eyes.

I’m telling you this, because no matter where you live, what lifestyle you have, or how long you’ve been smoking, overeating, drinking or holding your true self back in any way, the 4c’s self-development system works, because the psychology of addiction works under the same principles for all humans.

And YOU are greater than your addiction.


The TED talk along with the exclusive video of the 4 stages are the only quit smoking videos you need to quit smoking for good.

Before you go, remember to share this post so we can reach out to anyone who needs to remember that they too, are greater than their addiction!

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2 Secrets to Quit Smoking Without Pain [Video]

by Nasia Davos

Here’s my take on Johann Hari’s captivating and insightful Ted Talk on addiction.

Hari explains that the only way you can get overcome an addiction is by leveraging a new connection in your social surroundings.

In other words, bond deeply with the people around you, find something exciting to live for or remove from your life the things or people that drain you emotionally.
And the same applies to smoking. Smoking is an addiction. And it’s especially hard to quit because it becomes part of your daily routine. It becomes your friend, your comfort and it’s always available to you.

In my experience, I have seen that people smoke either to boost a good emotional state or to escape from a bad one. We smoke to relieve stress, boredom or sadness. We also smoke to enjoy a happy moment – from chatting with a friend to drinking a cup of coffee in the morning.

That’s true whether you smoke 10 or 30 cigarettes per day; whether you started smoking yesterday or 40 years ago.

So what do we understand from this about quitting smoking?

1. You don’t need to use willpower, nicotine substitutes or chemicals to quit smoking

You are not addicted because you want to smoke. You are addicted because you choose to smoke.
So quitting smoking doesn’t have to do with will. It has to with the deeper emotional needs you try to meet.

  • In the willpower method, you try to resist the cigarette you desire. But the desire is still there- so you suffer.
  • Using nicotine gums and patches is not going to give you the freedom you seek. Because you remain physically addicted to nicotine. And at the same time, you fall into the trap of thinking that the nicotine is the only reason you’re still smoking. So you forget to deal with the emotional reasons behind it.
  • Using smoking tablets is the worst thing you can do. Because these chemicals create depressive feelings and even suicidal thoughts. So while you ‘re quitting smoking the only thing you want to do… is to smoke.

As you can see, all the above methods deal with removing the smoking behavior- not the core of the problem.

You must remove the emotional baggage that keeps you stuck to smoking. So you need a strategy.

2. You have to go through certain psychological stages to quit smoking without pain

Otherwise, you will always feel that you are missing cigarettes. So you might go back to smoking during a stressful period in your life.

So what you have to do to be free is:

  • Remove the emotional connection you have with cigarettes. The CBQ method, – that my TED talk is all about-  shows you how to feel better without your smokes.
  • Find satisfaction and connection in other things instead of smoking.  You heard Johann Hari. I couldn’t agree with him more.

And that’s exactly why the CBQ method, that has a total 94% success rate, shows you how to replace smoking with another healthy/non-addictive/non-dependable habit. Get the 4 quit smoking stages of the CBQ method.

So not only you CAN quit smoking naturally, but most importantly you can do it without going through pain.

You can quit feeling better than ever- physically, emotionally and mentally.

Where to start?

If you want to prepare for your next quit attempt having absolute confidence in yourself, then you need to follow the 4 quit smoking stages of the CBQ method.

Click here to get the exclusive video where I explain how to quit smoking using these 4 simple stages. (name and an email address needed to send you the link to the video)

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To People Who Want To Quit Smoking But Can’t Do It

by Nasia Davos

Do you ever think to yourself “I can’t quit smoking?”

Maybe you really want to quit, but it seems scary, overwhelming and hard.

So you keep postponing it for next week. And then the week after, and the one after that… until you forget about it.

Has this ever happened to you?

If yes, know that you are not alone.

See, all of us have felt stuck with this addiction. Wanting to quit and not wanting to.

Before I became a smoking cessation coach and created the CBQ quit smoking method, I used to smoke too. I found quitting excruciatingly hard, and I was baffled by these questions:

Why can’t I quit smoking?

What is wrong with me?

Am I that weak?

I was afraid of failing. And I was afraid that my life would be miserable without cigarettes.

I used to think that I want to quit smoking but I enjoy it too much.

But as I found out later, these are not the real reasons why we can’t stop smoking.

The Reason Why You Can’t Quit Smoking

The reason you can’t stop smoking although you want to.. has nothing to do with you.

Let me explain.

After sitting down and interviewing smokers who told me “I need to stop smoking but I can’t”… I realized that they all have 1 thing in common:

They don’t know HOW to get started!

There is a quote by Lao Tzu that says “The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.”

Same way, your journey to your smoke-free life starts with a single step.

But to take that step, you have to know what it is.

Right?

If you don’t know how to start, you will always feel that quitting is beyond your reach.

But if you know what’s the first step, you will feel more confident in taking it.

So in this article, I will show you what the first quit smoking stage is.

This is one of the four stages of the CBQ method. This first stage will ease you into the quit smoking process.

Plus, I will give you 3 ways you can get started with this first stage as soon as you finish reading!

Ready?

The First Step Towards Your Smoke-Free Life

Every change starts with a decision. Same goes for kicking the nicotine habit.

Think about it.

When you try to quit smoking without making a solid decision first, then your mind overflows with doubt.

You keep thinking “ I can’t quit smoking ” and this brings you down.

Right?

But when you decide, really decide, to quit… then you feel empowered. You never second guess yourself because you feel ready.

And when you feel ready, then you are the one in control; not the cigarettes.

That’s why the first step towards your new, healthy life is to Choose to Quit.

Before doing anything else, you have to make a firm decision to stop smoking.

You have to say:

“THAT’S IT. NO MORE! I have to do something.”

Think about it.

You’ve probably said: “I should, I could, or I want to stop smoking” many times before. But for some reason, you couldn’t stay motivated and quit.

But why?

It’s because you never really decided to quit.

Most people skip this stage because they mistake their desire to quit with a decision.

But the desire to quit doesn’t determine your commitment to follow through. A real decision does.

Ok, now you know what’s the first out of the 4 steps to a successful quit attempt.

So, let’s see the 3 best ways you can start with this first stage and decide to quit.

How to Go from I Can’t Quit Smoking to I Want to Quit Now

1. Make Quitting Less Overwhelming

Quitting can be an overwhelming goal because there are just so many things to do, too many things to consider.

This overload can be paralyzing.

So deciding when to stop smoking will help you move forward.

By setting a quit date, you are making your goal to be smoke-free more specific, more real, more tangible!

So pick a date that feels right but is challenging at the same time.

Quit in one week, two weeks or a month.

Just commit to it and note that day. Circle it in your diary or put a reminder on your phone.

And say it out loud: “I am quitting smoking on (your date)!”

I want to quit smoking

2. Find Your “WHY”

After you set your quit date, you need to think about your reasons to quit smoking.

If you try to quit just because you have to.. then you won’t feel motivated for long.

But if you take a moment and reflect on the real reasons you want to be smoke-free, then your decision to quit will grow stronger. And you will quit smoking naturally.

So think with me now for a moment.

Why do you want to stop smoking?

Maybe your body has started giving you warning signs about your health and your energy.

Perhaps, you’re starting to realize that smoking has taken a toll on your pocket.

Or maybe you just want to live a long, healthy and happy life with those you love.

The problem is that all of these compelling reasons won’t stay on top of your mind when you have a craving.

That’s why you have to write them down and keep them with you at all times.

These reasons – your whys- will help you stay motivated without using your willpower.

Let’s do this together now.

Ok, so what is your reason for quitting?

I need to quit smoking because I want to…

  • be healthy once again
  • be there for my family and loved ones
  • get my peace of mind back
  • breathe better
  • get rid of the cigarette smell
  • stop wasting a fortune on cigarettes
  • or feel vibrant and healthy

Whatever it is for you, just write it down!

Moving on…

3. Clear Your Mind from Doubt

how to stop smoking

After writing down the reasons you want to stop smoking, you’ll probably feel there’s still something holding you back.

That something is doubt.

You may feel uncertain about whether or not you can do this.

Or you may think that you should wait for a better time to quit.. a less stressful time.

All this hesitation is normal. It’s part of the process.

But if doubt stays in your mind, then it gets magnified, and it can keep you stuck. Every problem seems worse inside our head.

For example, have you ever been worried sick about something… thinking it over and over again…

…and when you talked about your worry with someone else.. you realized that it wasn’t as bad as you thought it was?

Well, doubt about quitting can be reduced the same way:

By taking it out of your head and putting it into words; either by writing it down or by talking about it with someone else.

So take a piece of paper now and write down every single thing that makes you doubt your decision to stop smoking.

Write, I believe I can’t quit smoking because…

  • It’s too hard
  • I don’t want to fail
  • I think I won’t enjoy life as much without cigarettes
  • I don’t have the support I need
  • I live with other smokers
  • I won’t be able to control my behavior

And keep on writing until your mind is empty.

And remember, you are not alone in thinking all those things.

Every ex-smoker went through this.

After all, fear and doubt about quitting are totally eliminated during the second quit smoking stage.

So for now, all you need to do is articulate and express what is worrying you.

How to Start and Finish Your Quit Smoking Journey

To quit smoking naturally and easily so that you will never miss cigarettes again, you will need to go through all of the 4 quit smoking stages of the CBQ method.

Following these 4 stages, in the right sequence, will free you from your cravings and remove the enjoyment you get from smoking.

So if you want to know more about the first stage as well as what to do after you decide to stop smoking…

Click here to get the exclusive video of the 4 stages.

It’s 100% free.

All you need to do is enter your name and email address. And make sure you watch it all because there is a free gift at the end of that video.

Get the 4 stages of the CBQ method now.

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How to Quit Smoking Naturally Even if You Love Cigarettes (in 4 Steps)

by Nasia Davos 114 Comments

If quitting smoking was easy, would you do it today?

If you just answered YES, then you’re in the right place. Because this article will show you how to quit smoking naturally and easily.

And I know a part of you does want to stop smoking.

Maybe you want to know how to quit smoking naturally because smoking has started harming your health…

…You have sudden chest pains, climbing up the stairs exhausts you, you don’t breathe effortlessly anymore, your voice is turning hoarse…

Perhaps your children or grandchildren told you they are afraid of losing you because of your habit. And that scares you because you want to be there for your loved ones.

Maybe you have lost someone to smoking and that made you realize that the danger is very real.

Or maybe, you’ve started seeing smoking for the poison it really is, and you don’t want to be addicted anymore.

All smokers have their own reasons for wanting to stop.

But they don’t want to suffer. Or feel deprived for the rest of their lives.

Instead, they want to quit smoking without missing cigarettes ever again.

They want to want to quit.

They want the best way to quit smoking.

Well, if that’s what you’ve been looking for…

You’ve finally found it…

woman quit smoking naturally

This article is for you if you want to grow to a non-smoker; not force yourself to become one.

Because it will show you how to quit smoking naturally and easily so you can get back your health, wealth, and peace of mind.

But before we get into that answer, let me make something very clear.

I understand that at the moment…The mere thought of quitting might overflow you with hesitation, anxiety, and fear.

So I am going to ask you to put that hesitation aside -just for now.

Why You Need a New Best Way to Quit Smoking Naturally

You see — all smokers who are trying to quit, find themselves at various levels of STUCK. I’ve been there too.

There’s just so many things to change, so many habits to reverse and so much fear about how we can cope with life without our cigarettes!

And with all the methods and products out there, that overpromise and under-deliver, quitting gets really frustrating — and extremely hard.

Don’t you think?

But it is not your fault …Like I say in my TED talk, what you need is a quit smoking solution that makes quitting what it’s supposed to be: easy!

CBQ quit smoking method as COPD treatment

When I was a smoker, I tried to stop many times, and I am not ashamed to admit that I failed miserably every single one of them.

No matter what approach I used.

I felt smoking was my crutch, my stress-aid, and my friend through hard times. I couldn’t imagine my life without it.

Or, at least, that’s what I told myself.

After I discovered how to quit smoking naturally without feeling stressed and deprived, something great happened:

I smoked my last cigarette, and I felt so happy and free, that I only wished I had done it sooner. (But I will leave this story for another time)

The important thing is that the over 8,400 ex-smokers who’ve used my method, felt the exact same happiness when they quit.

And you can feel it too. As long as you decide to say goodbye to the cigarette friend.

Now you might be thinking, “Well, once you get hooked it’s very hard to let go. It’s difficult to stop smoking.”

But why is it so difficult to stop?

Why Quitting Smoking Seems Hard

Reason #1 (and only):

You Try to Quit while You still Desire a Cigarette.

Let me explain.

Most smokers believe they enjoy or even love smoking.

At the same time, they want to quit because smoking has taken a toll on their health, pocket, and freedom.

So here’s what happens:

You want to stop smoking. You have the desire to quit.

But you also have another desire: the desire to smoke.

So you experience a conflict of desires. You are torn.

Your desire to smoke comes from all the benefits you think you get from smoking.

Think about it.

The reason you like smoking is because you believe it helps you cope with stress and boredom, socialize, enjoy life, take a mental break, keep your hands busy, concentrate, enjoy your “me-time” or even manage your weight.

Right?

So why is it so hard to stop?

Well, because on some level you are afraid that if you quit you will lose all those benefits.

Understand this.

The FEAR of feeling anxiety, deprivation, boredom and the fear of losing a source of enjoyment… and the pure habit of holding a cigarette…are the REASONS why you keep on smoking.

And as long as you have reasons to smoke, you will always desire a cigarette.

woman craving cigarettes

The problem? When you attempt to quit while still desiring cigarettes…

…one thing is bound to happen:

You will quit fearing that the desire to smoke will never go away. And that this feeling of “something missing,” will leave you forever deprived.

I have to tell you, feeling deprived will drag you back to smoking at the drop of a hat.

What makes quitting even harder is forcing ourselves to NOT smoke.

Because when we use our willpower, we suffer.

See, our willpower can’t remove our desire for smoking. The desire for smoking is strong because smoking is an addiction.

And our willpower is LIMITED.

So we cannot try to fight our desire to smoke and our addiction with willpower.

It’s simply not a fair fight.

It’s hard.

But if willpower can’t fight our desire to smoke, what do we do?

The only real cure for smoking is not to resist our urge but to obliterate it.

Removing our desire to smoke from the core is the only easy way to quit smoking naturally.

If you try to stop smoking without removing your desire to smoke, then quitting will be extremely hard.

And even if you do quit for a short period of time, you will be feeling deprived and miserable without cigarettes.

Makes sense, right?

But if you think about it… Which method actually removes your desire for a cigarette?remove your desire for cigarettes

Using the Common Quit Smoking Approaches

If you have ever tried to stop smoking with willpower or other traditional ways, you probably found it very hard to remain smoke-free.

Here’s why:

Nicotine Products (Nicotine Replacement Therapy + Vaping)

Let’s take nicotine products as an example.

  • Stop smoking patches
  • Nicotine gums
  • Lozenges
  • Nicotine inhalers
  • And vaping…

ALL keep you addicted to nicotine.

These stop smoking aids don’t remove your desire for your smokes.

In fact, they intensify this desire.

Plus, substituting cigarettes with other forms of nicotine makes you feel that you are making a sacrifice by quitting.

So when you stop taking these products, you still feel deprived.

And… You end up smoking again.

nicotine gums patches quit smoking

Cold Turkey

You may wonder how going cold turkey works out.

When we use our willpower to stop smoking, what we’re actually doing is this:

We first stop smoking and then wait for our desire to smoke to magically fade away by itself.

But it doesn’t.

Instead, we feel deprived, and the thought of a cigarette becomes even more precious.

And sure, you can “tough it,” for a short while, but you can’t go through life always putting effort to resisting a cigarette!!

That’s not how smoke-free life is supposed to be like.

Smoking Pills

And let’s not forget smoking pills like Zyban or Chantix.

These chemicals might stop you from smoking for a while.

But they don’t remove the reasons why you smoke. Your desire for a cigarette is still there.

So what do you think happens few days after you stop taking the pills?

That’s right. You have a nice smelly cigarette.

So what’s the answer?

the easiest way to quit smoking naturallyThe Best and Easiest Way to Quit Smoking Naturally 

What all the above approaches have in common is this:

They only try to stop you from smoking cigarettes for a short period.

They don’t remove the fears that keep you lighting up one cigarette after the other.

All the reasons you want to smoke, are still there.

No wonder why quitting seems hard.

Don’t get me wrong. The above methods have helped many smokers quit. This doesn’t mean, though, that they are the easiest and most successful ways to stop smoking.

It’s like catching a cold and trying to find the right cure. There may be many ways to fight a cold.

But would you rather use an outdated medicine that has helped few people in the past?

Or use the newest discovery that guarantees you will be cured in the easiest way without any side-effects?

The second of course!

And knowing how to quit smoking naturally is no different.

Please listen. No matter how you choose to quit, you need to know this:

The best way to stop smoking is to stop desiring a cigarette BEFORE you actually stop smoking.

Here’s Why:

  • It’s Stress- Free: when you stop enjoying smoking before you quit, you don’t experience stressful cravings.

And you don’t overthink about the situations where you can’t smoke.

So you don’t feel anxious when you don’t have a cigarette.

Because there is nothing to miss.

  • It’s Permanent: when you stop desiring cigarettes, you don’t have any cravings.

And you don’t even notice your physical withdrawal from nicotine!

So you don’t experience withdrawal symptoms like weight gain, irritation, loss of concentration, headaches or fatigue…

Because there are no cravings to cause them in the first place.

  • It’s Easy: when you stop craving a smoke before you quit, you can’t possibly feel deprived without cigarettes.

Plus you don’t need to use willpower to stop yourself from smoking.

Because again, there’s nothing to resist.

At this point, you’re probably wondering how you can remove your desire to smoke.

Is there a method that does exactly that?

That eliminates your desire for smoking BEFORE you actually extinguish your last cigarette?

Yes, there is!

It’s the CBQ quit smoking method.

last cigarette

The Cognitive Behavioral Quitting method – CBQ – is a unique sequence of simple scientific techniques that remove your need to smoke.

The CBQ has been developed over a decade of research and testing with the sole purpose of helping smokers quit permanently without:

•Stress & Anxiety

•Feelings of deprivation

•Gaining weight

•Willpower

•And without nicotine substitutes and medications.

It has a 94% success rate.

85% of smokers quit permanently on their first attempt, and 9% quit on their second or third attempt.

Over 8,400 smokers have been cured of smoking using the CBQ method.

And it can work for you too!

The CBQ can work for you no matter how long you’ve been smoking, how much you smoke and how much you believe you enjoy or need smoking.

And if you believe the saying “Once a smoker, always a smoker” let me reassure you that it is a myth.

Being a smoker has been a part of who you are for so long… I get it.

But that doesn’t mean that it has to stay that way.

Think about it like this. At some point in your life, you were a teenager. Now you are not.

Do you ever think to yourself “Once a teenager, always a teenager?”

Of course not. Your teens was a phase of your life that passed and gave way to better and greater things.

The same goes for smoking.

Every smoker has the innate ability to become a happy non-smoker…As long as they use a quit smoking method that works.

So why does the CBQ method work?

how to quit smoking permanently

How to Quit Smoking Naturally with the 4 Stages of the CBQ Method

After researching, studying and modeling the psychology of addiction, I found the exact 4 mental, physical and behavioral stages of quitting smoking. Going through them… is the key to quit smoking naturally and easily.

In other words, the CBQ method works, because it follows the exact 4 stages, our brain gets attached or detached, from a habit or addiction.

Skip one of these stages, and you are guaranteed to fail, or relapse after a while.

But follow these 4 stages, in the right sequence, and you will see your desire for a smoke fade away, day after day. You will see yourself cutting down on your smoking- effortlessly. It’s science.

The 4 stages of quitting smoking are very simple.

The name of each stage starts with the letter “C”, so a simple way to remember them is by calling them “the 4Cs.”

They are:

Stage 1. Choose to Quit

This stage prepares you to quit so you can make a real decision and commit to quitting smoking.

Ok, let’s say you made a real firm decision to quit. Now, what? Do you just try to resist cigarettes with willpower or buy a pack of nicotine gums?

No.

stop cigarettes

Stage 2. Change Your Mindset

In this stage, you change how you think about smoking and remove the fears stopping you from becoming a non-smoker so you can believe that quitting is possible and believe that you can do it.

Believing that you CAN stop smoking is key to succeeding.

Stage 3. Change Your Smoking Pattern

In this stage, you break your smoking habit, eliminate your desire for smoking and smoke your last cigarette.

A big part of this stage is knowing how to cope with your emotions and feel relaxed without a cigarette.

become a happy non smoker

Stage 4. Condition Your Smoke-Free Life.

This stage ensures you remain a happy non-smoker for the rest of your life without feeling deprived, suffering from stress and gaining weight.

Now, you know the 4 essential stages you need to follow so you can quit smoking naturally.

But follow the sequence (Choose-Cultivate-Change-Condition). Don’t mix up the stages.

My team and I have tested this method again and again on all kinds of smokers.

And I can promise you this:

Following these steps in the right sequence will take you from a lifetime of smoking to a healthy smoke-free life radiant with joy. A life you deserve!

Best thing? They are incredibly easy.

couple quitting smoking

How to Start Your Quit Smoking Journey (and make it easy)?

As you probably know by now, the easiest way to stop smoking is by following the 4 stages of the CBQ method.

So if you want to quit smoking successfully without missing cigarettes ever again, click here to access the Foundational Video of the CBQ Method

In this free video I show you:

  • What you need to do in each stage
  • And how you can use the CBQ method, starting today.

This is 100% free.

All you need to do is put your name and email address so I can send you the video.

And if you’re someone who’s just tired of trying to quit and failing, then there’s a special free gift waiting for you at the end of that video.

Get the Foundational Video of the CBQ Method now.

PS: Leave a comment below and let me know which of the 4 stages was missing from your past quit attempts?

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10 Quit Smoking Quotes that Helped Me Become a Non-Smoker

by Nasia Davos

Quit smoking quotes can give you the inspiration and motivation you need to kickstart your next quit attempt.

When I first tried to stop smoking cigarettes, I felt stuck, hopeless, and miserable. Until I bumped into some quotes about quitting smoking.

Once I read what other people say about this habit, it gave me a new perspective and a renewed strength to quit.

Knowing that I was not alone in this, helped me quit successfully.

And now it’s my turn to help you.

That’s why I put together a list of my favorite quit quotes that can help you get off the fence and break free from smoking.

And if you have already stopped smoking, these quotes will encourage you to remain smoke-free.

Are you ready for some quit smoking motivation?

Here it comes:

My Top Quit Smoking Quotes

1.

“All the suffering, stress and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.” –Jon Kabat-Zinn

You don’t need cigarettes to be complete. All the happiness, comfort and peace you seek, is already inside you.

2.

“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” –Tony Robbins

Everything you are and everything you have is because of a decision you once made. Decide to quit smoking, and nothing will stop you.

3.

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” -Mark Twain

There will never be a perfect moment to quit smoking. Don’t wait for life to change, it won’t.

If you want to quit smoking cigarettes, you have to take control of the changes you need in your life.

4.

 “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” -Zig Ziglar

Make a list of all the benefits you will gain by quitting smoking. And revisit it every morning until your mind starts liking the idea of becoming a non-smoker.

5.

“The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.” – Richard Brinsley Sheridan

A successful quit attempt starts with the decision to try. Making a firm decision to stop smoking will fuel you with determination and motivation.

That’s why choosing to be smoke-free is the first quit smoking stage (I will tell more about it in a bit).

(The next one is my favorite quit quote…)

6.

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” -Theodore Roosevelt

Usually, what’s holding us back from quitting is our beliefs that quitting smoking is impossible or that we can’t quit.

Believe in your potential, and you will be successful.

7.

“Our strength grows out of our weakness.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Smoking is your weakness, your comfort. Quitting smoking is a transformational process that will change your confidence in yourself, your health, and your life.

8.

“At least three times every day take a moment and ask yourself what is really important. Have the wisdom and the courage to build your life around your answer.” -Lee Jampolsky

Make a list of what you value most in your life. Then compare everything on that list with the instant gratification you get from a cigarette. What’s more important?

9.

“All behavioral or mood disorders – including depression, OCD, ADHD and addiction – have some neurochemical components, but sufferers can still work to overcome them.” -Jeffrey Kluger.

Yes, there are nicotine receptors in the smoker’s brain. But with the right quit smoking method, our brain can feel happy without smoking.

10.

“Checking your ego, abandoning it, letting it go, is a huge part of recovery from addiction.” -Susannah Grant

You will be a happy non-smoker only when being a smoker stops defining who you are.

Ok, here are three more quotes I just had to share…

11.

“There is no such thing in anyone’s life as an unimportant day.” – Alexander Woollcott

I believe this is one of the best no smoking quotes. Don’t wait to quit after Christmas, your birthday, Summer, a celebration, or a stressful event.

The perfect time to stop smoking is now because every day you are smoke-free matters.

12.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

Quitting smoking doesn’t happen overnight. But it can be incredibly easy when you follow a specific process that removes your need to smoke.

This process is the 4 quit smoking stages of the CBQ method. The CBQ has a 94% success rate.

13.

“You are greater than your addiction.” – Nasia Davos

That’s the last thing I said in my TED talk.

It’s awkward to quote myself, I know. But this is what I want you to tell yourself every day.

Because it’s true. You are greater than your addiction. You were born to be smoke-free.

Your life belongs to you.

Quit Smoking Quotes Are Great for Inspiration, BUT

…. are they enough to help you quit? For most of us, the answer is no.

Quotes may be a fantastic and quick way to get a new perspective and feel inspired. However, if you feel motivated and then do nothing about it, that motivation will eventually evaporate. (Learn how to feel motivated to stop smoking.)

The best time to take a step towards your smoke-free life is right after you feel inspired because you can use that momentum to propel yourself towards your goal.

Okay, so you have the motivation and you’re using it to gain momentum. The last thing you need is a roadmap and a method to guide you through the process of quitting smoking. Following a tested method gives you confidence, provides a structure and protects you from mistakes and failure.

Think about it like this. Quitting smoking is a journey. You are the driver. Inspiration and motivation are your fuel, and a method is your map. The Cognitive Behavioral Quitting (CBQ) Method, which is world-renowned for its effectiveness, shows you how to become a happy nonsmoker in four steps.

To learn how to quit smoking naturally in four steps, click here to get the free foundational video & PDF starter guide of the CBQ Method.

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