Kick the Drink. . .Easily!

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Jason Vale fearlessly confronts every misconception about alcohol and a teetotal lifestyle and offers practical, down-to-earth advice on how to overcome issues such as: `what do I tell my friends and family?'; `will people think I'm boring?'; or `where will my confidence come from?' There is no such thing as an alcoholic and there is no such disease as alcoholism! (as society understands it). Whether you agree with this statement or not, one thing is for sure, you will never see alcohol in the same light ever again after reading this book. Jason Vale takes an honest and hard hitting look at people's conceptions of our most widely consumed drug. Jason's major argument is there is no such thing as an 'alcoholic' and that we are conditioned to accept alcohol as a 'normal' substance in today's society despite the fact that it is the major cause of many of today's social problems and a wide range of health issues. This book is much more than a simple eye opener, it will: change the way you see alcohol forever; show you how to stop drinking; help you enjoy the process and enjoy your life so much more than you do now without having to drink alcohol. So open your mind and take a journey with Jason to explore the myths about the most used and accepted drug addiction in the world!

Instead of freeing yourself from the prison of alcohol addiction only to incarcerate yourself in the prison of `recovery', Jason argues the third option is to free yourself from your desire to drink, and from the belief that by abstaining from alcohol you are missing out. So, I have read three books now on obtaining an alcohol-free life and within each one I discovered so much that inspired me to quit- and, honestly- I have never felt better! One main point Jason Vale starts with which really opened my eyes- there is no such thing as “alcoholism”! He states emphatically that Alcohol is an addictive drug just like heroin. The strangest thing of all is that occasionally I have a dream that I've been drinking and when I wake up I feel disappointed in myself, until I realise it was only a dream.

I would love to give this 5-Stars, but I can't. Not because it doesn't work, it does! I read Allen Carr's The Easy Way to Stop Drinking first, and the author of this book appears to have taken what he wrote, and just updated it since Carr is now deceased. That's ok, because the language and examples were a bit dated in Carr's book. Still, it's a little strange to read something that almost feels like something you read before that is just paraphrased from something else. I have a list of excerpts I've jotted down as I've read, but not sure if I'm allowed to post them so I'll just throw out this one-liner that I think sums up what he's trying to convey: It is increasingly hard to drink a small or `moderate' amount of alcohol and `controlling ` your intake is a constant, exhausting battle - not drinking at all is a simple mental reprogramming that is blissfully easy in comparison. I find myself being much more productive. I get up early for the gym. I remember my evenings. I feel great all the time. I haven't dieted but in a month I've lost 8 pounds in weight. I've saved LOTS of money and my self respect is at an all time high.

Apart from preaching to the converted - I found the book highly readable (Juice Master aside Jason is neither a medical doctor nor a psychologist and does not write as if he is) and full of practical advice to help readers execute a vital shift in perception. Jason realises the dominant feeling experienced by those contemplating a life without alcohol is fear. Fear they will no longer enjoy life; that their social life will be neutered; that they are forever depriving themselves of a precious treat.

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I discovered a passion for sobriety after about three months of giving up alcohol `for a while'. It did not take long to realise that life without alcohol was immeasurably better in every way. The weight continues to come off me - and even Christmas week when I ate for England I didn't put any on!

The only part I disagree with is where he continually says that alcohol has no advantages whatsoever. If that were the case, I doubt anyone would touch the stuff! The warm, fuzzy happy feeling that comes from having the first one or two is what hooks people in and is a benefit for those feeling insecure, or tired, or down. It's not really an "advantage" per se because it's actually your body responding to mild poisoning, but it feels like one and is very alluring. That being said, the warm fuzzy happy feeling is really nice, but unfortunately most people can't stop there (I often struggled to) and that's where the issues start. So, I decided to give the book another go. I didn't follow the instructions exactly because it advises you to keep drinking to the end of the book and I just stopped. I read the book cover to cover inside 2 days whilst on annual leave from work. That was 28 days ago, and no booze since.

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It also tastes like piss. We all know it. We all had that first drink, it was horrible. But we kept at it because it was the socially acceptable thing to do and gradually built up a tolerance to the horrible taste. But at the end of the day it is still a poison that our body does not like. Are you hooked on alcohol? “If the thought of never doing “IT” again fills you with fear, you are hooked; if it doesn’t, you aren’t.” I used to think that I was hooked on sugar, but after a few months with limited amounts of it, I realized I didn’t even really like it that much. The only food/drink that I’m hooked on is coffee. help you enjoy the process and enjoy your life so much more than you do now without having to drink alcohol I bought this book 6 months ago and got most of the way through it - did about 10 days off the booze and then succumbed to temptation.