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…
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!
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.
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?
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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?
Viggo Crowe says
I love that you talked about changing the way that you see yourself as someone that uses drugs. My brother is having serious issues with smoking and opiate addictions. He needs to find a great counselor that will be able to help him break free and live a better life.
Adil Sattar says
I am 29years old i start smoking when my mother died in 2003 but now i start imaging that smoking is not good in any way and i tried to quit so many times but i failed i want your help so i can quit smoking.
David H says
Hi, My name is David i haven't tried the 4 C method yet, but do have a strong desire to stop.
Amanda says
I am pregnant and need to stop
Richard Pollard says
I've been smoking for 47 years now. I should quit before it damages me any more. I would like to be healthy enough to enjoy my retirement, which is just around the corner. Not to mention the fortune I've spent on it throughout my life.
BC says
I have tried with the gum,patches,chantex but the the chantex has too many side affects especially making you depressed.I don’t know what they was thinking making something for smokers to take to quit smoking one thing you don’t need is depression when your trying to quit this habit.I even tried dipping because I figured dipping was safer than smoking but I was kind of clueless in knowing that dipping has more nicotine.Quiting smoking is one of the hardest things in life to achieve.I wan to quit but I need a higher power to help me because I cannot do it alone I have tried too many times.I hope one day it will happen before it’s too late.
Greta says
Hi, I'm 32 years old. I have enjoyed smoking since my early 20s and always thought that cigarettes give me more happiness but since I turned 30 started to feel like I don't like them anymore and that it does affect my life in a negative way. I literally started to hate the smell on my hands, hair, my face skin became more grey colour and everytime I see smoke free people I feel kind of white yealosy that they don't have this bad addiction. I tried many times to quit unsuccessfully but I always believe that I can and that it's never too late.
Rctcpgi says
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Rachel says
I really want to quit and learn how to stop the desire to smoke
I have tried quitting a lot of times bt failed every single time..
Anonymous says
I can safely say, that I did smoke at high school a few cigarettes. But then it was difficult to quit at first, even though I found it really disgusting. But my best friend helped me and then I stopped at my own with all my willpower because of it being disgusting and 'not my thing'.
After 4 years the urge to smoke came back. Then I smoked, and got helicobacter pylori from the cigarettes in my stomach. (I'd not suggest anyone to smoke Marlboro Lights, these are the worst kind). These Marlboros really got me addicted and excuse me, f'd up in the stomach. And plus, their chemical aftertaste sucks.
And then, recently at a workplace, after washing dishes for awhile, after work I bummed like 2 ciggies from my boss after every shift and smoked them.
It felt good, but then I regretted it. It calmed me down.
My thought process with cigarettes is pretty much straightforward. I don't get addicted to it quick, but it does/did calm me down, to point of getting dizzy (strong kick), and to almost actually fainting and getting fatigued. But I can always stop whenever I don't feel like it, and when I know it harms my health.
It's a psychological kind of way to deal with the addiction, because if it gets you just like it gets everyone else, then you're no different than other smokers. You need to stop, not give in to it. You don't need it to be 'cool' or 'fit in', or make everyone feel comfortable around you. You come first, your health comes first. But the decision is up to the smoker.
Every smoker I met, and even my classmates that smoked were so surprised, that I could start and stop anytime I want. They asked me how do I do it. And I told them "It's really that easy, It's a cycle, It's a habit. Once you destroy that bad habit you can feel free from your cigarettes and not want to go back to them anymore." I'm very psychologically aware of the human nature and mind, and thus I can also stop at my own will.
Sandy says
I need the desire to quit smoking. I have stopped smoking several times but started back. This time I want to quit for good
Lisa watson says
I go through the conflict on an almost daily basis. I want so much to be a non smoker, I have no real reason to smoke. I enjoy smoking though. I wish I didn't. Been smoking for 25 years and I want to be healthier and not want smoke.
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Great post
Keith2Jiz says
Thank you
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