Review: GET THIS BOOK!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2014
Like Mark Twain I know it is easy to quit, because I've quit thousands of time.  It is awful.  Not quitting, but the next day, the day after that, the follow-up.Jonathan Rich knows this, and he sets up a plan to follow--foreknowledge and planning--that is the best (for me) part of this system--but it is a great system for quitting.  The book sets up the A-C-T plan, gives a worksheet for steps involved, and by the time you have gone through the questions, you are ready for those awful follow-up days.  In case you need more motivation, though, he goes through statistics on health issues directly affected by smoking, and, which in some ways is worse, the effects of second-hand smoke.Some of us won't do this for ourselves, but for those people we love, who live and breathe around us, this motivates us!The book doesn't stop with that.  The book discusses issues that bring on relapses--such as triggers in the environment, stress and worry about weight--.-information and guidance in dealing with these.  Also included is a section for dealing with relapses, and a discussion of using support via friends and via nicotine substitutes.  This book is comprehensive in helping the smoker look at the issues involved in smoking, in quitting, in relapses and sustaining the smoke free lifestyle.  If you want to quit--get this book!