The Easy Way to Stop Drinking

[Emmy]

I'm so excited , I ordered the book last week , expecting it in the mail any day now , I read "easy way to quit smoking" in June , I smoked my last cigarette before i finished the book , I hope the "drinking" book works the same magic. Right now I'm attempting 30 AF days & plan on reading the book ... I can't make any promises .. I really can't imagine the rest of my life NEVER having another glass of Chardonnay.. SO , with that mindset , I feel like I setting my self up for failure if I portray myself to be AF .. We'll see ! I really don't know ODAT for me Em

[work in progress]

I have the book and am rereading it, I read 10 pages a day and highlight alot and then reread the highlights. It has many good points. It is very helpful, although I still drink, but I really think about it and I don't drink as much and have had more AF days in the last 2 weeks. He's trying to get readers to really feel like there is no reward, crutch, pleasure, treat, etc. associated with alcohol at all. If we really believed that, we would never even think to drink alcohol.

I think he's writing this in a repetative , brainwashing (almost hypnotic) style in order for it to really sink in. It would make a really good basis for a hypnosis cd. I really wish the easyway people would make cd's to go along with this

[brightlite]

Just finished the book. According to the book, I just have to believe that I am Free and I will be. Everyone else that is drinking is not Free and are at different phases of their own slippery slope, so don't envy them. It's insane to crave a glass of poison called "devastation" and Alcohol steals your time, energy, money and love. (Very true and I'll add health and sanity to that) Instead of mourning my loss of a friend or that I can't drink, I need to rejoice that I am free!

He makes some good points and I will use these tools.

[bouchard01]

I'm going to re-read this book ...

[reneesmiles]

Wouldn't recommend it if you have alcohol dependence. If you're just a heavy drinker, this may help you.

Because I have "Alcohol Dependence," this book didn't help me one bit.

[joshuab]

Hi...
Having a guide to recover yourself is good...
but the most important is that, you have be positive minded and hope that you can recover.

ALL the BEST!!!
___________________
Drug Rehab

[chillgirl]

Hi...
I managed to stop smoking 14 years ago after going to an Alan Carr clinic and I bought his book on alcohol a couple of years ago and thought it was really good, I didnt stop drinking but that was only because I didnt really want to enough. Now I DO and im re-reading the book, because my frame of mind is different I think it will really help me.

For anyone who has strong spiritual beliefs I can also recommend Wayne Dyer's book "Excuses Begone" its not about alcohol but can be related to it and all the excuses we make to ourselves about why we drink. He gives lots of examples of how to change our thinking.

[looking for peace]

This book is really helping me, although it is taking a few readings and re-readings for it to sink in for me. We've been brainwashed for years to believe there is something positive in drinking (a treat, relieving anxiety and boredom, etc.) As long as we believe that there is even one tiny bit of reward in drinking, we will be miserable when we can't have a drink and even more miserable and disgusted when we do.

When we have periods of abstinence we are just waiting to scratch that itch and finally give into the craving because be know it's the only thing that relieves that itch. Like the author says, it's like purposely wearing really tight shoes all day and feeling the moment of relief when you finally take them off at the end of the day. It's shear pleasure for about 1 minute. We like that feeling so much that we forget that it was wearing tight shoes that caused the discomfort in the first place. It's the same with alcohol.... it causes the anxiety, boredom, discomfort in the first place. It doesn't relieve it.

I found that I need this message pounded into me over and over (like reverse brainwashing). I've spent the last 3 months going over parts of this book daily. I find the days I spend at least 15 minutes on this message, I have a really easy time not drinking. I just realize there is absolutely no point.

With that in mind, I purchased the Allen Carr CD "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" to listen to the same message while I'm driving.(Easy Way to Stop Drinking is not available on CD) It's the same message, same scenarios, I just substitute "drinking" for "smoking" when I listen. I find I can never hear this message enough. So if you've read it only once or twice, keep reading... and maybe buy the CD.

[MissDoodleBug]

I'm so happy this book is helping you, and yes it is like reverse brainwashing, but in a great way since it removes the desire to drink. I stopped drinking over a year ago, a 2 bottle of wine, half bottle of vodka a day horrible dependency, with help from this book. Also quit a 30 year 2 pack a day smoking habit 2.5 years ago with help from his easy way to stop smoking book. I recommend these to everyone who wants to quit.

I'm happy to report that I don't miss drinking at all, I think of it as poison (why would I want to take "just one glass" of arsenic, it's the same thing, drinking poison). Also the smell now revolts me.

I know I should not have tested myself, but about 8 months in I took a sip of wine, stupid yes, but I just had to know. It was the worst tasting thing ever, made me sick, I spat it out in disgust. The good part of that test was that I stopped craving the craving, if that makes any sense. No desire at all now, knock wood.

So.. brainwashing or not, it works for me.

I hope and pray it works for all of you too...

Good luck!!!

*hugs*

Doodlebug

[changemylife]

The easy way to stop Smoking helped me a lot. I just made it to my 1 year mark. I recommend it to everyone.