Bruno1979

Hi guys,

Has anybody on here ever read this book?

If not I highly recommend that you give it a go,

What a fantastic book it is.

Bruno.

Tang

Yes very similar to Allen Carr's books. All good.

Lionhearted1

Yeah really good book.... Another really good book is sober for good.

Bruno1979

Thanks Lion hearted I'll take a look

Lucie29

Great book, very helpful.

Hobbers

What's the major theme/message?

SoberHoopsFan

Fantastic book. Changed my sobriety from good to great. His ideas would be considered blasphemous in certain recovery circles though. I posted a good thread on the book in the secular forum.

jezza

Good book... it is based on the Allen Carr method but is just tweeked & brought up to date a bit..

DarkDays

This is the book that really got me on my way . Made me embrace the sober is cool mindset

Tang

I would note, some of the controversy of Vale and Carr surrounds their depiction of anyone who touches alcohol will eventually become addicted. Of course this is encouraging to us problem folks to vilify alcohol, but it is not necessarily grounded in fact (there are people who can handle it just not us) . Between these two books and 'beyond the influence' I received a lot of sober encouragement.

Mrrryah1

is it one of those books that is anti-12 step meetings and programs? Thinking of buying, but I like AA and want to continue. Let me know,.

dingodog

Thanks so much for the suggestion of a new good read. I'm currently reading the small book by jack trimpey, which I really can connect to. Will have to see if my library has jasons book available.

Hope2014

It makes a lot of sense. I'm reading it for the 2nd time.

SoberHoopsFan

As much as I wish people would read this book, my precaution above is ringing true as I type this. Getting killed in another thread in SR for parroting some of the ideas that Vale espouses, which are probably blasphemous/harmful/in contradiction to other's recovery programs.

Unfortunately, this book will never get widespread publication or consideration, the ideas in it are just too radical for traditional recovery circles.

leah333

I just read this book cover to cover and must say I'm actually excited about quitting drinking. I'm on sober day 2 and was a daily heavy drinker for the past 10 years. The book teaches you that if you can finally see alcohol for what it truly is (an evil drug) and convince yourself that it has nothing to offer you but pain and misery, that you can actually enjoy kicking its a$$ out of your life. I'm going to try to view it as a celebration now that I'm on the road to getting my sanity back and will definitely love kissing the dreadful hangovers bu bye

Hope2014

I think in conjunction with other tools it is good. Sheer willpower alone won't go the distance.