The Easy Way to Stop Drinking
by Allen Carr · first published 2005
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Debunks the false beliefs that keep drinking going, and is often cited by people who quit after finding it, including some who had already quit smoking with his method. Suits anyone curious about stopping.
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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 drink—whi
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The Easy Way to Stop Drinking, by Allen Carr
on “How alcohol industry organisations mislead the public about alcohol and cancer” ↗I read "The Easy Way to Stop Drinking" by Allen Carr. I had already stopped smoking after reading his smoking book. I haven't had a drink since summer of 08, and I have much a much better ability to do productive work, get up in the morning,…
on “Ask HN: Anyone else here struggle with the alcohol?” ↗I recommend the book The Easy Way to Stop Drinking by Allen Carr https://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Drinking-Without-Willpowe... Recommended by Nikki Glaser: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mZrA67ohY0I
on “Ask HN: How did you stop drinking?” ↗"The Easy Way To Stop Drinking by Allen Carr", recommended for those who are curious about not drinking anymore.
on “Why Do Men Stupefy Themselves? Leo Tolstoy on Why We Drink (2014)” ↗Try Alan Carr's "Easy Way To Stop Drinking". Addiction perpetuates itself partly through false beliefs, this book goes through and debunks all of them. I used his guide to quit smoking, and it was really helpful.
on “I am a successful software dev but I have a serious drinking problem” ↗Another AA alternative is Alan Carr's book "The Easy Way to Stop Drinking". It's a logical approach to repositioning alcohol as a poison that somehow 90% of our population embraces as normal.
on “Square Inc. Co-Founder Tristan O’Tierney Dies at 35” ↗I stopped drinking four years ago. What is consistently missing in the conversation about addiction is Alan Carr's book "The Easy Way to Stop Drinking" and "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" reddit/r/stopdrinking is also an invaluable resource.
on “Some people swear by Alcoholics Anonymous and others despise it” ↗…vibes. A young person who drinks that much might well end up deciding to say fuck this and drink even more. We know there are better and more effective ways (Sinclair method, or even just reading The easy way to stop drinking), but they don't have the cultural heft that AA has.
on “The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a Texas County” ↗…problem. It's about sharing your experiences with people who won't judge you. You don't know what you're missing if you've never had it. Give it a chance. Go and buy books. Some people swear by Allan Carr's Easy Way to Stop Drinking. I found his books to only help with smoking, but some prominent figures like his book on drinking too. Get educated on the subject. Most likely (99%) your brain hasn't experienced lasting damage YET.…
on “Ask HN: Alcoholism and Career in Software” ↗