Today is my one year anniversary of being a happy non-smoker, so I thought I’d write a review of the Cognitive Behavioural Quitting (CBQ) method and Nasia Davos’ program since that’s how I quit smoking.
I am 47 years old, and I had been smoking since I was 15. 32 years. That’s most of my life. After I hit the 30-year mark, I knew I had to quit smoking. I am a mother of 2, and I wanted to set a good example for my children and also be healthy so I can be there for them and see them grow up and have a family of their own. As I was growing older, my nervous cough was getting worse, cigarettes became a big expense, and I was just so tired of being addicted.
During the last decade, I tried to quit with almost every method and product on the market. I literally tried everything, but I was terrified of not having a cigarette in my hand. I enjoyed smoking. I tried the nicotine patch, but as soon as I was off of it, I smoked again. Then it was hypnosis, but it didn’t work for me. I tried Chantix but it made me feel depressed, so I stopped. I stayed on vaping for a few weeks but went and bought real cigarettes as soon as things got stressful.
When it comes to solving a problem, I am someone who researches a lot. I found a lot of blogs, websites, and methods. One of them was Allen Carr’s method that helped me quit for a whole month, but then I relapsed. I learned something important though; that smoking is battle with our mind and using nicotine products does not help.
Yet, after relapsing, I felt like nothing will ever work for me. I was just exhausted from trying to quit, so I let months pass by without even thinking about it. Then I heard about a family friend who developed COPD from smoking. And then the thought of quitting started bugging me again. How could I still be a smoker?
I started searching again for a way to quit that focuses on the mental aspect of smoking, and I came across the Smoking Cessation Formula website and the CBQ method by Nasia Davos. This was a new thing for me. I did not know Nasia Davos, but the CBQ method made sense to me. According to the CBQ method, quitting smoking comes from a change in our mind as well as our behavior and to quit you don’t have to resist smoking but change how you see it.
I felt hopeful and bought Nasia Davos’s program. I have to admit that it was very different from anything else I have seen before. It was not just explaining how smoking works. Mostly, it was about why I was smoking.
The program helped me understand myself and grow in many ways. I started believing in myself more, I understood why I smoke and why I do anything in general! Also, I learned and believed that I could be happy without cigarettes.
What else made a huge difference for me was the videos and exercises about how to feel better without cigarettes. Knowing that quitting smoking will improve your mood and your life can be liberating. But knowing how to relax or keep myself busy without cigarettes is something I really needed to know how to do. That made me feel that I can quit this time.
Sure, doing the program takes considerable work and dedication. It is not a magic bullet or passive like hypnosis. But committing to it, helped me find quitting very easy. I did not have cravings. While going through the nicotine withdrawal, I could tell when I had a craving, but I just let it pass. My mind did not want to smoke. When I smoked my last cigarette, I felt happy to be smoke-free. I was and still am a happy non-smoker.
From the moment I quit until now I have encountered many situations that reminded me of smoking. But I was able to ask myself “Do I really want to smoke?” And the answer was always “no.” That’s a win for me.
Bottom line, the CBQ method works. Nasia Davos’ program is pricey and will need your focus, but it is so worth it.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. It has encouraged me to follow thru with the CBQ method. There are 3 of us who will be partaking on this journey towards being happy successful non-smokers.