Biography
Sometimes people learn from other people's mistakes, but most often on their own. The name of the writer Allen Carr on a rumor in many people trying to tie with bad habits and begin with a clean leaf. This man smoked on hundreds of cigarettes a day, but ultimately found an easy way to quit smoking, describing it in his best-selling.Childhood and youth
Unfortunately, the childhood and youth writer information is extremely small. Allen Carr was known on September 2, 1934 in the capital of Great Britain - London. As a rule, in his biographical memoirs, Carr began the countdown from the moment when he tried the first cigarette, since nicotine addiction was a topical theme for him, which prevented a normal, happy life.
So, Allen began to smoke in his youth, he was only 18. Although some sources claim that the guy tried to add to the "adult lesson" at the age of 16. When a young man turned 18, he was called for military service to the UK armed forces. After the army, Carr filed paper to the college, where he studied in the specialty of the accountant.
At that time, Carr became an avid smokersman and sometimes smoked several packs a day, his personal record is 100 cigarettes per day. It is not surprising that such a number of nicotine could not not affect the physical and emotional state of Allen, who more than once tried to quit smoking, but all his attempts turned out to be in vain until a certain point.
Career
Before becoming a person who gave the "light breath" to millions of citizens, Carre tried to quit a common methods that did not help everyone. Initially, Carr held his cigarette cigarette with the help of Will's strength, but all his attempts were failure. Ultimately, Allen smoked for thirty years, but everything changed July 15, 1983.
This summer, a desperate man with a great experience of "smoking" went to a psychotherapist, in order to once again try his happiness and quit smoking. This time, fate smiled at Allen, who applied to the doctor on the recommendation of a long time. The work done along with the doctor gave results: Carr found the strength to say goodbye to the bad habit. True, after time: according to the recognition of a man, he littered immediately, coming out of the clinic.
Thus, Carr threw a bad habit of not the conviction of the attending physician, but by analyzing his own weaknesses and personal causes of smoking, and the doctor gave a man the right direction of thoughts. They are explained by the fact that a person who threw smoking is not a physical breaking, but a feeling of devastation and insecurity. Understanding this factor led a man to the thought that the red thread passes through all his books.
In the future, Allen decided to share the secret with thousands of citizens who suffer from nicotine addiction, and helped them return to that "normal" state, which is familiar to those who did not hold cigarettes.
Allen's philosophy is based on the fact that contrary to the sensations of the cigarette does not bring pleasure, and only removes the abstineent syndrome from the previous cigarette, that is, an imaginary drug addiction arises.
"The ease of a smokers when Ignoring a cigarette is a feeling of returning" to normal state ", which non-smokers are experiencing all the time,"- Psychologist said.
A person captures the "nicotine trap", continuing to naively believe in his dependence on the habit. Realizing how easy it is to quit smoking, Allen Carr says goodbye to accounting activities and opens a clinic called "Easy Way" that translated from English means "easy way".
The success of the first London clinic led to the opening of an international network, eventually there were about a hundred institutions that help people cope with addiction. But since not all came to the reception to Carr, he wrote a book that became a world bestseller. The book was published in 1985 and was distributed worldwide. It is worth saying that the way Carr also helped the stars of Hollywood.
For example, actor Ashton Kutcher, who smoked twenty cigarettes a day, threw smoking after reading the book. Also among celebrities include Britney Spears, Richard Branson, Anthony Hopkins and other stars of show business.
Singer Pink shared his history of life. She admits that at some point in her career there were serious problems because of cigarettes. Smoking adversely affected voice ligaments, she almost lost her voice. But the recommendations of Allen Carrus allowed her to abandon smoking once and for all. She admits that cigarettes are now disgusting to her.
The center of Allen Carra functions in Russia, and many famous personalities resorted to his help. For example, designer Artemiy Lebedev annually in his blog makes a recovery in which he talks about his experience. Personally, he believes that it is neurolynguistic programming (NLP). Although 35 years ago, few people knew about this psychological technique, the more average English accountant.
In addition, Allen Carr published a book called "Easy way to throw a drink", and also became the author of the literature, which helps to cope with overweight, fear and some phobias.
And in 2003 he wrote a book "Easy way to quit smoking specifically for women." As the experience of the therapists operating in Allen Carr's clinics showed, when a woman's smoking fails with a number of special difficulties. Some representatives of beautiful sex are confident that, throwing smoking, they will be caught in themselves another, no less terrible problem for them - overweight. And the book helps readers to overcome these fears.
His books were published in more than 20 languages, in addition, there are their video and audibility.
The last work he finished shortly before the death was the book "Nicotine Conspiracy". In it, Allen Carr told that under pressure from large tobacco and pharmaceutical companies, state organizations, as well as the media support the myths of smoking. Thus, they manage to earn up both smokers and those who want to quit.
Personal life
Reading Allen's books, you can see how the writer is warm and with love responds about the second wife Joyce, with whom he spent most of his life. The woman presented the carru of four children, and also supported her husband in all his endeavors. Joyce Carr became a witness for writing a book and, according to the writer, initially thought that her husband had slept.
Also, Carr was a happy grandfather who robbed eleven grandchildren, and even managed to visit the role of the great-grandfather. In addition, two adoptive children were brought up in the Carr family. The writer tried to lead a healthy lifestyle, and contemporaries described him as a kind, positive and open person who was used to delight close people with their smile.
Death
Allen managed to cope with the habit, but she still affected his health, as the fighter with cigarettes smoked for too long. In the summer of 2006, a 71-year-old fighter with smoking was discovered the incurable stage of the lung cancer, which was the cause of death. The writer told the loved ones and friends that he was left to live no more than nine months.
Allen also wrote an appeal to the UK Ministry of Health. In the letter, he asked to accept his technique as an official, frankly stating that the influence of lobbyists working on the manufacturers of deputies of Nicotine was in power.
Two months before the death of Allen Carr gave an interview with Izvestia. Despite the fact that he knew about his soon, he called himself a happy man. According to him, he understands that any person could get sick with cancer, but smoking is still more chances. The man is confident that if he had not thrown in due time, he would have died again 20 years ago.
Allen Carr died on November 29, 2006, he met death in his own house near the Spanish city of Malaga.
Today, his business continues to live. The circulation of his book "Easy way to quit smoking" exceeded 7 million copies, hospitals work in 30 countries around the world. By the way, in his clinics, all patients give a guarantee of help, and in case they could not help, return money. But this is extremely rare, according to Carr, out of 10 people a positive result is achieved in 9 cases.
At the time of death, the condition of Allen Carra was estimated at £ 120 million (or $ 230 million).
Bibliography
- 1985 - "Easy way to quit smoking"
- 1995 - "Easy way to lose weight"
- 1999 - "How to help our children quit smoking"
- 2000 - "Easy way to enjoy airfares"
- 2003 - "Easy way to quit smoking specifically for women"
- 2005 - "Easy way to throw a drink"
- 2005 - "Easy way to live without a hangover"