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Testimonials
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I am a clinical
psychologist who has been into hypnosis for almost 30 yrs. I
have found it a valuable tool for many problems, but not for
smoking cessation. I think that is mainly because people
expect an hypnotic session, or even several, to do the job for
them. That doesn't work in my experience in most cases
because I believe the patient has not become adequately
prepared to make the decision to quit. I have struggled with
how to get them to engage in that preparation without notable
success.
Now that I have
obtained a copy of your book about quitting I think that it
could serve as excellent preparation for helping the patient
to take the steps to quit. Maybe hypnosis wouldn't even
be necessary, but I think it could supplement and reinforce
the messages in your book and help the person generalize the
accomplishment of quitting smoking to other habits and
possibly other problems . . . I have several patients who are
struggling to quit and I would be delighted to help them
accomplish that goal.
I think your
assessment of the problem really hits the nail on the head. I
am going to use your book as part of my treatment program so
that I can assist more people to really stop smoking.
Arnold Freedman, Ph.D., New York, NY
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Mark,
I just had to write and say
thanks soooo much. I am an electronics design engineer and
programmer from Michigan that has been smoking since 1974.
Thursday May 10th I smoked 2½ packs. I was quite
pissed at my self the next day. When I walked into my office
the next morning at 7:30 a.m., I said to myself, "Self, you
are done smoking as of right now. No more ever." At 8:26 a.m.
I lit my first one. Major frustration!! And one hell of a
miserable hour. Been through this many times. Fighting the
craving fuels the craving.
I started a search on the
Internet and found your site. My first response to the name of
your book was, "Sound too good to be true? It probably is." By
the time I got through the first couple pages, my life was
changed. I sat staring at the screen in amazement. It was so
logical. You had found the key, the secret weapon. It all made
instant sense and I knew, and now know, I am defeating the
monster. I ordered the book and asked you to please hurry. You
did that and I thank you.
Yesterday was my sixth day and I
smoked 16 cigarettes and that’s a far cry from 2½ packs and
I’m not even stressing to do it. I am anxious to go to the
next step.
My family also thanks you. There
is nothing worse than having your 8 year old daughter come to
you and ask, "Dad, when are you going to stop smoking?"
Thanks
again, Mark.
Tim Mishler, Beaverton, MI
Tim wrote to me again today,
about two weeks after the above, saying he's down to less than
ten per day now, and still feels no need to use willpower, and
feels no stress while doing this process.
This letter was edited
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To read the full, unabridged text of this testimonial,
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Dear Mark,
Your book is great!!!! I think it
is very down to earth, not at all preachy, just factual and
you have a terrific sense of humor. I have taken my mantra,
written on paper with a marker,
Xeroxed it and taped it all
over my house at eye level to retrain my brain. I have
already bought the worst cigs I could (Kools).
I
absolutely hate menthol!!! I will
follow all the steps (that are already working). Along with
your book I also received another wonderful motivator today, I
was told after many test that I do not have cancer!!!!!! Life
will just keep getting better!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your passion of non-smoking with
all of us and being so understanding with helping others to
quit!!! I will brag about you.
Lynn Berrier, Aurora, CO
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Hi Mark,
My name is Wendy and I'm a 26 year
old smoker. I started smoking, habitually (a pack a day), when
I was 17. I've tried several times to quit, both cold turkey
and with the patch. Neither method was successful for me. It
seemed like an unattainable goal. The thought of never
smoking again seemed almost frightening to me-- that sounds
insane!!
Anyway, one day about two weeks
ago I was searching on the internet for quitting smoking
websites. It was discouraging because they were all the
same. Eat carrot sticks, take deep breaths, etc., etc.
Obviously written by people who were never addicted to the act
of smoking. I always knew that my mental addiction was going
to be a million times harder to over come than the physical
addiction.
It wasn't until I came upon your
website that I started to think their might be hope. So I
read the site completely and started applying it to my life.
It was actually working I couldn't believe it, so I ordered
your (program).
It's only been about 2 weeks that
I've been serious about becoming a non smoker, but I've gone
from 17-24 cigs a day to an average of about 5. The weird
thing is that it's been relatively and surpassingly easy. I
never thought I would be able to cut down -- that always
seemed as hard as quitting to me. I just wanted to thank you
for helping me end my smoking habit.
Thank You.
Wendy Pennock, Seven Valleys,
PA
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Hi Mark,
I realized I was somehow fooling
myself; I sensed there is an underlying psychology at hand and
that I can't reach; that THIS is the part of me that needs to
heal. When I read your page on Guilt I literally wept. It
struck a deep cord in me and I felt like FINALLY someone is
reaching inside of me and untangling the web of addiction. I'm
(reading) your book and finding the tools I need to set myself
free. I will keep you posted! God Bless you.
Cynthia C. Craton, Harbor
Springs, MI
A FEW WEEKS LATER, SHE WROTE
AGAIN.
Hi Mark,
It was a long process but I'm happy to announce that I walked
away from 24 years of smoking on March 10th, 2001 after just a
couple months of incorporating your book into my life!
I'm 38 years old and I was averaging 38 cigarettes a day. I
tried patches, gum, hypnosis, herbal pills, computer
withdrawal program (Life Sign) and cold turkey, but none of
these worked because none of them addressed the deeply
embedded habit of my smoking -- I still had the DESIRE to
smoke and I knew I needed to find a way to transform my desire
to smoke into a stronger desire NOT to. Your book truly showed
me the root of my addiction and habit! It was painless,
effortless and fascinating.
You are absolutely right that the
addiction to cigarettes is mostly mental. There are moments
when the thought of a cigarette comes (out of habit) and then
I can actually feel my mind CREATING the craving! But when I
tell myself what you told yourself, I can smoke whenever I
REALLY want to, that craving dissolves. I'm recognizing my
thoughts are just old programs that are actually creating my
cravings -- I can therefore create different thoughts -- Woah!!!
It really is a mind trip.
Sometimes I think I miss being a smoker, but even this thought
is just another aspect of the mental addiction, NOT the
physical addiction to nicotine. But, with each new day that I
am NOT smoking, I'm more determined to make LIVING a way of
life, not KILLING MYSELF a way of living.
Your book charts a process of unraveling what's underneath the
guise of smoker and addict. You said it takes as long as it
takes and this is truly the most honest, forgiving and
encouraging approach to absolutely EVERYTHING in life,
especially the process of quitting smoking. I thank you from
the bottom of my heart for providing a kinder approach toward
healing.
Through your quit and your book, you've transformed a burden
into a blessing not only for yourself and your daughter, but
for ME! (In MY book, that makes you a miracle worker!) I will
refer anyone who asks how I managed to FINALLY quit smoking to
your book and your web site.
Thanks a bunch, Mark! Please keep up your incredible
efforts!
Cynthia C.Craton, Harbor Springs,
MI
This letter was edited
considerably for brevity, but no words were changed.
To read the full, unabridged text of this testimonial,
click here now.
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Dearest Mark,
Last April I wrote to you about my struggle with
nicotine....30+ years of the habit and drug. I bought your
book and tried to incorporate your program into my life so
that I would no longer be addicted.
Let me say first that your personal response to my email
touched me beyond words. (4/30/00). Actually it made me cry.
I felt your caring and concern, and you said the exact right
words that I needed to hear at the time. For that I would
like to thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Second- please know that as of 8/30/00 I have been
smoke-free!!!!!!!! I am no longer a smoker....I do not
smoke.....I am what I call smokeless. It is because of people
like you that made this miracle possible.
Thank you for believing in me and thank you for caring and
identifying with the struggle from hell!
In closing I want to thank you once again - please take
comfort in knowing that you made a significant difference in
my life for which I will always be eternally grateful.
Carole Yevoli, Old Bethpage, NY
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This book is well
written. I enjoyed it very much. I haven't quit entirely but
this is the most effective literature I've found on quitting
yet. This is a very effective book. It made me reflect about a
lot of different things and see several things in a new
perspective (e.g. smoke as a poison, the way non-smokers view
smokers, etc.) I gave this book to several friends and
relatives who are trying to quit as a gift.
Name and address
withheld by request
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I think it is a
great system, it is the only remedy which works with the
smoker than others which offer momentary solutions.
Franco Fernandes,
Miami, FL
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Mark,
I bought your book
some two weeks ago, and already I have smoked my last
cigarette. I won't ever smoke again. While using your book I
made some discoveries about myself and about how addictions
work and I thought I should share them with you, since it was
your book that brought me to these discoveries and they might
be useful to others.
Thank you,
and good luck with future editions.
Joakim
"Jocke"
Kärrström, Johanneshov, Sweden
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Dear Mark,
I ordered you book
about 2 weeks ago and have been working the program for about
3 weeks now. Just wanted you to know that I have been amazed
at the awareness and the progress, I am only smoking about 6-7
cigarettes per day down from 35-43. Thank you so much. I
really do feel that I am in the process of quitting and I
can't wait to smoke that very last one.
Thanks again, and I
will let you know when I do smoke that very last one.
David Wertz,
Roanoke, Virginia
I felt that it was
(is) very valuable as it is proactive, i.e you actively work
to give up rather than a bunch of other passive systems,
patch, gum etc. You also don't feel like you're trying to keep
the monster at bay. You're almost slowly but firmly ushering
it out the door.
Jason Dunne,
Gauteng,
South Africa
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While reading the
book, I knew the minute I read about switching from my brand
to a menthol brand that this was going to work! Just the
'thought' made me sick to my stomach - for those 2 days, I
smoked because it's a habit and the addiction, but I didn't
enjoy the taste and smell of the menthols. The last evening I
smoked, I didn't mind putting out the last cig because I
didn't feel like they were my friends anymore.
Barbara Oatley,
Westchester, OH
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I had started using
it, even got a friend to start. (I'm going to try to get my
mother to use it...) It was a bit much to constantly count the
cigs, but it's the only way to get a true/real grasp on your
habit. ... I can't stand to be around smoke now! I have no
urge to have one, and can't stand the smell! I'm still trying
to figure out how I tolerated it for so long! I find it
completely disgusting. I'm probably just as offended by it as
someone that never smoked!
Dawn Lawson,
Hudson, New York, NY
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I was amazed at how
it enabled me to cut out all of the unnecessary cigarettes.
James Patronite,
Jr., Pico Rivera, CA
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Mark
I have received your wonderful
book. One thing you said … was that everyone made the decision
to smoke as a child. What an eye-opener!! I started at 12 to
be like my sister … But I am a highly additive personality and
was hooked after smoking 2 packs of Marlboro in about 7 hours.
I was sick after, and when I got up Monday, I wanted a
cigarette, BAD!
I am definitely ready to quit
paying for the privilege of not only killing myself, but of
the filth that comes with this habit, the inconvenience, and
all the excuses for keeping it up. YES, you are right, it
should be easier to quit than to start. I am ... counting my
smokes and am smoking less every day. How odd? The way you put
the entire act of quitting is so intelligent and encouraging.
Carol McEver , Fresno, California
An (almost) ex-smoker
PS Can't wait till the day I am
offered a cigarette and can say no thank you, I don't smoke.
FIVE WEEKS LATER:
Dear Mark,
Guess what? I am so close to my
last cigarette....that it might just be today. I want each
one less and less, and haven't had any desire to have one yet
today.
Wanted to let you know that I
have been receiving much email in response to my testimonial
on your site.
Everyone wants to know about the
book and when I got it and how I have done. I am telling them
that it is working for me and they should try it too!
Thank you again and I hope you
become a millionaire for your efforts in helping people.
Carol McEver,
http://listen.to/theanimals
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