A Year Without Alcohol
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Most drinkers want to quit, or at least cut down. However, 90% of all people who try to quit alone, without help, fail. I've struggled with alcohol for over thirty years, before finally managing to quit 12 months ago. This is my story. Written in diary form, I share my personal experiences, struggles, reflections and crucially, the lessons I've learned. Warts and all. I hope you'll be able to both relate to my experiences, and apply the lessons I've learned to your own situation. What You Will Learn? This book provides practical help to anyone who wants to quit drinking, whether that be for a ...
Most drinkers want to quit, or at least cut down. However, 90% of all people who try to quit alone, without help, fail. I've struggled with alcohol for over thirty years, before finally managing to quit 12 months ago. This is my story. Written in diary form, I share my personal experiences, struggles, reflections and crucially, the lessons I've learned. Warts and all. I hope you'll be able to both relate to my experiences, and apply the lessons I've learned to your own situation. What You Will Learn? This book provides practical help to anyone who wants to quit drinking, whether that be for a week, a month, a year, or forever. It doesn't matter if you've never tried to quit drinking before, or you've tried to quit and failed in the past. This is for anyone who thinks (or already knows) that they have a problem with alcohol, wants to give up, or just wants to cut down a bit. To anyone who wishes to help a friend or loved one reduce their alcohol consumption, it will also offer valuable insight into the life of a drinker and how you can help them quit. The good news, you can quit drinking for a year, or even forever, by applying just a few simple strategies. What's Inside?Over 100 practical lessons, hints and tips to help you stay alcohol free for a year. Why trying to quit on your own probably wont work, but why Alcoholics Anonymous probably wont help you either. The economics of drinking and just how much money the government is making off your drinking. How pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone every day can help you drink less, not more. How to improve your public speaking without the need to have a drink first. How to improve the quality of your sleep. How not to get caught out on social media. How being more honest with your dentist can help you stay off the booze. Alternatives to alcohol and how to make your evenings more productive. Why it's OK to have an off-day and fall off the wagon from time to time. Why you should get your cholesterol checked, why Googling your symptoms is a really bad idea, and why sunscreen isn't. How the guy responsible for maintaining that plane you're about to fly on is allowed to drink much more than the pilot who flies it, and they both get to keep their jobs. How simple changes to your routine can have a dramatic reduction in the amount you drink. How to manage peer pressure so you never feel the need to drink in social situations ever again. How your hobbies can help you quit, including how you can get many of the same perceived benefits of drinking from simply reading a good book. How to improve your relationships with those closest to you, and how to stop your kids becoming dependent on alcohol later in life, even before they've had their first drink. How alcohol will sabotage any effort you make to offset your drinking with exercise, no matter how hard you work out with a hangover. How to lose copious amounts of weight without taking a second of exercise or changing your diet. Why drinking at a music festival is one of the biggest wastes of money you can do. How to stay alcohol free forever by making one simple decision. Who This Book Is For? No matter what your relationship with alcohol, if you're determined to quit, cut down, or are just considering doing so but aren't sure how to take the first step, you're not alone. I'm confident this book will help you.
