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May

21

2010

Stop Smoking with Max Kirsten

Written by Kevin

If you visit this website periodically, you're probably wondering why I'm posting something about a stop smoking program...First off, I've decided to add an IPhone Apps area on the website. I'm guessing that 99% of the applications we put in there will be golf related. Either apps that have been downloaded and used by us, or ones that have been recommended by someone else. The main reason is this: Have you ever done a google search for a golf app? You get lots of hits, but when you go to the website, there are usually only 3 or 4 on the site...obviously you can go to Itunes directly, or launch it on your computer and do a search, but my experience as a relatively new user of the IPhone is that it's not as easy to find something as you might think. That got me to thinking, why not try and build a few pages where I can start loading and putting into categories, the numerous golf related apps that are out there, both free and paid.

In order to do so, I'm going to have to take it slowly due to "real life" commitments, but thought I'd start off by doing a review of one product that I have bought on ITunes that has significantly changed my way of life. That obviously is the app you see to your left, Quit Smoking Now with Max Kirsten. I'll be honest and tell you up front that I still have a nicotine crutch that I'm using, namely an E-Cigarrette. BUT, other than a couple of real smokes I had approximately one week into my quest to stop smoking (a stressful day), I have been able to stop my 2 pack addiction for approximately one month. That is a huge accomplishment for me since I've been smoking now for 32 years.

So, what's up with this application? The heart of it is hypnotism. I've always been a big non-believer in hypnotism dating back to my teenage years when a friend (who thought he was a hypnotist) attempted to put me and my brother under. It worked on my brother but not me, and since that time I've always thought it was a load of crap. After trying the patch, the nicotine gum, welbutrin, and cold turkey without any great success, I'd pretty much resigned myself to eventually having to carry around an oxygen tank strapped to my golf bag. Not something I was looking forward to. And then, I bought an IPhone and discovered the wonderful world of "Apps" and eventually came across this awesome program. It was inexpensive and I thought what the hell, why not give hypnotism a shot.

The first time I tried it was right before going to sleep a few nights after downloading it. I wasn't sure if I was buying into it, and subsequently the next day I was still smoking...however, probably only half as much as I had the day before. It got me to thinking that maybe there was something to this. I waited a week and tried again, but this second time I went into it with a much more open mind and a determination to try and make it work. I was extremely surprised the next day when I woke up with no real desire to smoke. I've had to use it several times over the course of the last month to reinforce it, but as of right now I consider myself smoke free. Some of you may scoff at this since I'm still using an E-Cigarette, but I consider that "tool" as being on the same plane as the patch or nicotine gum. (I'm slowly weaning myself off of that thing) I'm not going to go out on a limb and state that I will never smoke again, but this application has made it much easier to get the monkey off my back. If you're a smoker and have an IPhone or an ITouch, give it a try. Be aware though that you have to have a desire to quit smoking or nothing will work for you. Cost wise, it's a no brainer: $8.00 or a little more than the cost of a pack of smokes. If interested, click on the Itunes button to the right and it will take you directly to the application: