Willpower

Peter Lambert really wanted to quit. He estimates he used willpower at least 30 times in his quest for freedom. But the willpower never lasted—sometimes less than a day or two.
How often have you been told, “Just use your willpower and you’ll quit. What are you, weak? Are you a wimp?”

Have you used willpower? So there must be something terribly wrong with you if you can’t quit with self-discipline, right? There’s nothing wrong with you! You’re hooked on one of the most addictive compulsions known to humankind. The smoking addiction is far stronger than you are.

And yet, you probably know people who’ve quit successfully with willpower. They just made up their minds one day and they’ve never touched a cigarette since. But for every smoker who manages to quit permanently with willpower, there are about 97 who don’t succeed long-term. So, welcome to the real world.

For decades, Alcoholics Anonymous has maintained that willpower’s not the answer when overcoming addictions. How many true alcoholics do you know who’ve kicked a serious drinking problem through strength of will? Darn few, we’ll bet. Since its inception, X Smokers has proved the same thing. Almost everyone who uses X Smokers has tried willpower at least once.

The big problem with willpower is that it’s easily displaced by other emotions such as stress, fear, disappointment—or even having a really good time.

Go to THREE PART ADDICTION and we think you’ll understand that a structured, comprehensive approach is needed to successfully overcome this powerful addiction—not willpower.