How to Stop Smoking and Stay Stopped for Good

by Gillian Riley

A new edition of the bestselling programme to stop smoking and stay stopped for good, published to tie-in with the complete smoking ban planned for 2007 Everyone knows how bad smoking is for about half of all regular cigarette smokers will be killed by their habit, but they just can't seem to give up. If you're really serious about giving up smoking then this is the book that will not only help you to stop, but to stay stopped for good. Gillian Riley's techniques allow you to understand your addiction, take control and break your habit. There is a step-by-step giving up programme that is easy to follow and really works. Even in stressful situations, or when boredom sets in, you'll soon realise that even though the freedom and opportunity to smoke is there you have chosen not to. How to Stop Smoking and Stay Stopped for Good will even help you to give up smoking without gaining weight. # Previous editions have sold over 47,000 copies # 13 million people currently smoke in the UK and about 70 per cent want to give up # Published to tie-in with the complete smoking ban coming into force in England from 1 July 2007 # This is the only book to fully address the issue of weight gain while giving up smoking # How To Stop Smoking And Stay Stopped For Good is widely used in the NHS smoking cessation services, with the text and techniques proving more popular with smokers than any other book on the market

Genres: Self Help

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 27, 1992

Reviews

[Simon]

I can’t review a book like this with a star rating, but I read it in a few hours and have already not smoked for a few hours. It’s a different way to look at it and I think it’s really helped.

[Evan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book 15 years ago and haven't smoked since.

[Celia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't say enough about how wonderful this book is. I'm not a smoker but I work with smokers and others with unwanted habits plus have a few of my own. The proof will be in the pudding when I start to put these tactics to work for myself and my patients, but I read a LOT of material on cravings, addictions, habit forming and breaking, and I find her approach practical and already have had success using some of the techniques (favorite quote: "Understand that it's not your desire to smoke that makes you smoke. It's the inevitable consequence of your willingness to manage and accept the feeling of the desire." And she tells you how to go about that as well as assures you that the feeling will become much easier to reside alongside as time goes on. She herself is an ex-smoker who didn't gain weight. I can't wait to read her books on Overeating (my personal bugaboo).

[Solomon King Anywar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Perfect size. This book ot only helped me stop smoking but helped me to take back control of my life and my happiness. You have to study the book for it to be successful, writing notes, drawing pictures and being actively engaged in the process. Most importantly, you can continue smoking whilst reading it. I actually had cigarettes on me during the process, occassionally liting up one and watching it burn to the end whilst internalizing Gillian's theories.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writing is excellent and extremely relatable to anyone battling this addiction. The author recommends smoking throughout reading the book, which I did. I found her recommendation to embrace the desire/cravings (rather than fight them) unique and interesting. I intend to utilize this and the many other techniques to her process when I quit. Definitely recommend.

[Valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Turns out this is really about mindfulness and exercising the abilities of your prefrontal cortex. Good stuff.

Plus, I can't resist an English or Austrailian accent when listening to stuff on audio. Almost always makes it seem a million times more valuable. See Proust as read by John Rowe and Eckhart Tolle's audios.

[Tania · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very practical, and not condescending.