"FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"

How does Doug Herbst’s PAINLESS WAY to Stop Smoking work?

Without relying on gimmicks, nicotine replacements, drugs or will power, Doug Herbst’s PAINLESS WAY works by helping you to completely eliminate your desire to smoke. By identifying and debunking all of the myths and illusions associated with smoking you will eliminate every reason you had for lighting up and emerge from the seminar a completely self-assured and happy non-smoker. We teach smokers how to totally shift their beliefs toward, and attitudes about, smoking and -- from this new perspective, quitting is painless, simple and immediate. This is a matter of blending cognitive therapy with common sense.

What can I expect at the seminar?

The PAINLESS WAY approach involves one smoker working with another -- a smoker’s way to stop smoking. We have all been “lectured” by well-meaning do-gooders who have never smoked in their entire lives and have no idea what it takes to quit. We are not going to tell you how bad smoking is for you – you already know that and don’t need to hear it again. Nor are we going to tell you how weak you are because clearly YOU ARE NOT. The PAINLESS WAY approach treats you with the respect you deserve -- with intelligence and dignity.

The seminars are conducted by someone who has themselves quit smoking using Doug Herbst’s PAINLESS WAY. The meetings are held to a maximum enrollment of 20 people so that individual attention can be given. The instruction is divided into five one hour segments with a smoke break between each one. We do not want you to stop smoking until the final cigarette break. During the seminar there will be a moment of self-revelation when you will truly understand that there is no longer a reason to smoke. At that moment you are free from the bondage of nicotine and will return to your home, your family and friends, a happy non-smoker.

Once I quit, how will I feel? Will I be in withdrawal?

You will not feel different emotionally and will still be yourself. Within minutes of your final cigarette, the health benefits begin to accrue and continue to do so daily for years to come. You will notice an immediate increase in energy and improved breathing. Everything in your life will become easier because you will not have to worry about a gnawing need to smoke. Your ability to deal with stress of all kinds will remarkably improve.

Regarding withdrawal, please understand that nicotine withdrawal has little if anything to do with nicotine. Withdrawal occurs when we want to smoke but can’t. These conflicting elements are psychological and physical. This conflict leads to feelings of sacrifice, deprivation and anxiety. At the conclusion of the PAINLESS WAY seminar there will be no reason to smoke, no desire to smoke, and therefore no conflict.

Most people are overwhelmed with the immediate and long-term benefits of quitting. As one of our recent participants said, “Before the seminar, if I were to have listed all of the benefits I expected to experience as a non-smoker, I would have seriously shortchanged myself.”

Are my chances of quitting as good as you say they are?

As nearly as we are able to determine, our long-term success rate is almost 70 percent. Success rates need to be evaluated at 12 months to have any significant meaning. All too often, pharmaceutical companies will refer to success rates over a much shorter interval, such as the period of time that you are actually using the drug or replacement therapy. You have not stopped unless you stop forever. The PAINLESS WAY method is about a permanent solution to a lethal problem. To put this in context, on a permanent basis Doug Herbst’s PAINLESS WAY is 8 to 10 times more effective than other methods.

Will one seminar be enough? What if I need more help?

One seminar is all it takes for the vast majority of smokers. If you need additional support, you may request follow-up sessions with no additional charge. Follow- up sessions are available either on the phone or at a clinic location, whichever you prefer. Because of our confidence in the method and the successes we have witnessed, PAINLESS WAY seminars are offered with a full money-back guarantee. The conditions of this guarantee are clearly stated in the Money-Back Guarantee section and in the confirmation communication.