The Easy Way to Stop Drinking

by Carr, Allen

• ISBN13: 9781402736476
• ISBN10: 1402736479
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-25
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Carr offers a startling new view of why we drink and how we can escape the addiction. Step by step, with devastating clarity and simplicity, he applies the Easyway method, dispelling all the illusions that surround the subject of drinking and that can make it almost impossible to imagine a life without alcohol. Only when we step away from all these supposed pleasures and understand how we are being duped to believe we are receiving real benefits can we begin to live our lives free from any desire or need for drinking. The Easyway method centers on removing the psychological need to drinkwhile the drinker is still drinking. Following the Easyway: You will not need willpower You will not feel deprived You will lose your fear of withdrawal pangs You will enjoy social occasions more You will be better equipped to handle stress The Easy Way to Stop Drinkingis a landmark work that offers a simple and painless solution to anyone who wants to escape from dependency on alcohol without feeling deprived.

Table of Contents

The Easy Way to Quit Drinking Alcohol	11	(12)
Keep an Open Mind	23	(6)
Are You an Alcoholic?	29	(11)
The Pitcher Plant	40	(11)
The Prison	51	(7)
Exhilaration!	58	(11)
The Brainwashing	69	(9)
The Incredible Machine	78	(18)
How Did We Fall into the Trap?	96	(10)
The Willpower Method	106	(4)
Excuses, Not Reasons	110	(7)
The Acquired Taste	117	(6)
Does Alcohol Give You Courage?	123	(12)
Alcohol Removes Inhibitions	135	(7)
Alcohol Steadies My Nerves	142	(6)
Drug Addiction	148	(15)
The Similarity Between Alcohol and Food	163	(3)
The Myth of the Addictive Personality	166	(14)
Why Willpower Is Just Another Red Herring	180	(9)
I Only Drink to Be Sociable	189	(8)
Drinking Makes Me Happy	197	(7)
Quit Forever or Cut Down?	204	(7)
Those Lucky Normal Drinkers	211	(21)
The Emperor's New Clothes	232	(5)
How to Make It Easy to Quit	237	(14)
The Instructions that Make It Easy to Quit	251	(11)
Your Final Drink	262	(4)
Appendix A: The Instructions	266	(1)
Appendix B: The Instructions that Make It Easy to Quit	266	(1)
Appendix C: The Easyway Clinic List	267