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    Quit Drinking: A Simple and Highly Effective Solution to Quit Drinking Alcohol for Good and Reclaim your Life and Health
    Quit Drinking: A Simple and Highly Effective Solution to Quit Drinking Alcohol for Good and Reclaim your Life and Health
    Quit Drinking: A Simple and Highly Effective Solution to Quit Drinking Alcohol for Good and Reclaim your Life and Health
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    Quit Drinking: A Simple and Highly Effective Solution to Quit Drinking Alcohol for Good and Reclaim your Life and Health

    By Jonathan S. Parker

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    Have you ever wondered how different your life would be if you stopped drinking for good?


    Do you have an urge to grab a drink sometimes? 

    Addiction to alcohol is a very serious disease. It can tear families apart, lead to financial struggles, or even cause premature death. 
     

    Here's some of what you can expect to learn inside the pages of this book:

    • Discover the real psychology behind why people drink.
    • A step-by-step recovery method with options for every type of lifestyle and personality.
    • Learn the keys to getting back in track if you ever fall from the wagon and simple tricks to make your mind forget about alcohol for good.
    • Fool proof lifestyle changes that will have a big impact over your alcohol consumption. And much more!

    With lack of help and resources, it can be near impossible for some people to recover from alcohol addiction and return to a normal, happy, and healthy life.


    This book provides research-based, valuable info for anyone who excessively drinks.

    It provides information to build a new, healthier life, one without the dominating presence of an alcohol dependency. 
     

    There is no better time to start the journey towards an improved quality of life. Start your journey towards becoming a 'social ninja' today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJonathan S. Parker
    Release dateOct 18, 2018
    ISBN9781386357285
    Quit Drinking: A Simple and Highly Effective Solution to Quit Drinking Alcohol for Good and Reclaim your Life and Health

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    • 5/5
      This book helped me see what I was doing, how I had to readjust my thinking, and encouraged me to keep going. It's full of truth, hope, wisdom, and encouragement. I loved it. I no longer drink every night.
    • 5/5
      This book was a key ingredient for me. I listened everyday and worked the solutions when time allowed. It helped me understand the WHY of my drinking and give me the positive HOW of living sober.
    • 5/5
      It's a clear, practical daily program that will help you achieve your goals - whether that's getting sober or just cutting back - and create positive, permanent change in your life.
    • 5/5
       The audiobook that guides you through each day with practical exercises that, over time, allow you to more easily make positive choices again and again. It's empowering!
    • 5/5
      Great advice with a sense of humor. It is good to have a book that is not so serious to relate to moms!
    • 5/5
      I feel so grateful to have stumbled onto this book so that I now am proud and rewarded by thriving in sobriety. I recommend the audio version and a journal.
    • 5/5
      Nice guide! I've tried for a few years to get my drinking under control. This book has been the catalyst to make it happen.
    • 5/5
      I love the way that it's broken into individual days and each day has different action steps and exercises to do.
    • 5/5
      On the off chance that you've taken a stab at everything with no achievement kindly don't surrender. Your formula is out there or it might even be directly here in this book.
    • 5/5
      With regards to issue drinking every one of us needs their own formula for progress. This book was a key element for me. I listened ordinary and worked the arrangements when time permitted.

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    Quit Drinking - Jonathan S. Parker

    Quit Drinking

    A simple and highly effective solution to quit drinking alcohol for good and reclaim your life and health

    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    The Benefits of Quitting

    Chapter 1: Alcohol and Its Effects

    Physical Effects

    The Brain

    The Heart

    The Liver

    The Pancreas

    Cancer

    Financial Effects

    Social Effects

    Alcohol Dependency, Abuse, and Alcoholism

    AUDIT: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.

    Three Stages of Alcohol Use Disorder

    Alcohol and Teenagers

    Chapter 2: Why Do People Drink

    Social Pressure and Friendship

    Marketing

    Lifestyle Choice

    Social Norms

    Peer Pressure

    Personal Pressures

    Losing Inhibitions

    Self Esteem

    Genetic Research

    Self-Medication

    How Alcohol Consumption Creates a Physical Addiction

    Regions of the Brain Affected

    Chapter 3: How the Body Processes Alcohol and What Occurs in Withdrawal

    The Factors Affecting the Body’s Ability to Process Alcohol

    Alcohol Withdrawal

    Detoxification Options for Alcohol Withdrawal

    Prescription Drugs Used to Assist the Detox Process

    Recovery

    The Social Benefits of Alcohol Treatment

    The Role of Family and Friends in Recovery

    Chapter 4: Choices of Long-Term Recovery Methods

    Medical Alternatives

    Behavioral Treatments

    Cognitive Behavior Therapy

    Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

    Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)

    LifeRing Secular Recovery (LSR)

    Choosing a Rehabilitation Center

    Choosing the Right Alcohol Rehab Center

    Alcohol Rehab Center Support

    The Medical Evaluation

    The Psychological Evaluation

    Therapy

    Detoxification

    Extended Care

    The Ten Top Treatment Centers in the United States

    Seeking Help for Those Unwilling to Find It Themselves

    Chapter 5: Alternate Alternatives

    Self-Help Options

    Physical Therapy

    Acupuncture

    Light Therapy or Phototherapy

    Medicinal Herbs

    Nutrition

    Mindfulness Meditation for Addiction Cravings

    Meditation

    Yoga

    Psychedelic Drug Treatments

    Affirmations to Help Become Sober

    Uses of Affirmations

    Chapter 6: A Personal Approach to Treatment

    Resisting Drinks When Sober

    Offer to Host Entertainment

    Conclusion

    Copyright 2018 by Jonathan S. Parker - All rights reserved.

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    Introduction

    Do you have an urge to grab a drink sometimes?

    Most of us do, especially when mingling around loved ones and friends. In little amounts, a glass may sometimes be fine—but depending on how much you drink, your health status, and age, it could be harmful. Having a dependency towards alcohol can’t be easily described and put into basic terms.

    It is not surprising that most people pursue their sobriety for a variety of reasons and their reasons can be either professional or personal.

    Addiction to alcohol is a very serious disease. It can tear families apart, lead to financial struggles, or even cause premature death. Therefore, it is important to find help immediately. With lack of help and resources, it can be near impossible for some people to recover from alcohol addiction and return to a normal, happy, and healthy life.

    Alcoholics drink despite getting into drinking-related problems countless times, like losing their job, drunk driving, etc. In general, alcohol dependency is a disorder that is ruled by an obsession to keep drinking, without thinking twice if harms your health. Alcohol addiction is when a person has full knowledge of the detrimental consequences of his consumption but in spite of this, they can’t control their intake.

    A person who isn’t alcohol-dependent has full control over their alcohol intake. They can easily decline when they don’t want to drink anymore and drinks alcohol in limited quantities. They’re only what’s commonly known as social drinkers.

    This book provides research-based, valuable info for anyone who excessively drinks.

    Let’s take a moment to contemplate how alcohol is affecting your family, work, and health. Let’s also take a glimpse at your drinking habits.

    Drinking: Is it worth it to quit? What are the advantages of completely avoiding alcohol?

    Of course, it depends all on the outcome of your drinking, and the amount you’re drinking.

    Similarly, you need to decide who you’re going to trust with helping you become sober. For example, research states that taking one or two drinks a day is beneficial. If you’re battling with alcohol abuse or are an alcoholic—then that’s a different story, that research does not apply to you. There are a lot of advantages and reasons to quit drinking—not just for yourself alone.

    The Benefits of Quitting

    Enhanced lifespan–Alcoholics are more likely to pass away sooner than non-alcoholics due to alcohol-related complications. Some life-shortening complications may include health conditions or a drunk driving accident. People who are alcoholics appear to have little concern for their life and may participate in unhealthy habits such as smoking, gambling, drugs, and unprotected sex.

    Improved quality of life–Your life will naturally be better in every possible way if you quit consuming alcoholic drinks. Happier relationships, being more productive at work, getting a better job, getting promotions, and a healthy lifestyle will be possible when you achieve a sober lifestyle. As you become more consumed by alcohol, problems in these areas tend to get worse. Your productivity and motivation to work may decrease. Your relationships may become strained due to your behavior when you drink.

    Better your relationships–Communication between you and those in your life typically improves. Also, you will have more opportunity to help others in your life.

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    The following chapters will discuss Alcohol and how people become eventually become dependent on it. Everyone is unique, with a wide variety of elements specific to each person that affect our relationship with this drug. And yes, alcohol is a drug. It is a legal one, but a drug none the less. The effects of alcohol on the human body are similar to the effects that opiates have, and therefore, should be accorded the same respect for potential self-harm.

    No person wants to live in a state of dependency. What this book is hoping to achieve is through the provision of facts and information, from a wide variety of sources including medical and scientific, personal blogs, and societies dedicated to the support of people suffering from Alcohol Use Disorders or AUD, a solid compilation from which to develop one's own self-care recovery program.

    If you know someone or that you, yourself are struggling with dependency or an addiction to alcohol, do not hesitate to seek help and get recovery treatment.

    People will drink without shame until it becomes a problem. By the time it becomes a problem, they are too ashamed to ask for help.

    Many problems with alcohol addiction stem from a lack of knowledge of how harmful and addictive alcohol truly is. A lot of people have a hard time noticing the problems their drinking creates. There is not enough being taught in schools and at home about the problems alcoholism can create.

    Alcohol addiction is very treatable if you are willing to admit you have a problem, admit you need help, and commit to putting in the personal work it takes to overcome addiction and stay sober after treatment. People who are forced into treatment are likely to keep falling back into addiction and harmful habits until they are truly ready to see their problem as a problem.

    Please note that this book is not intended to replace professional assistance during a withdrawal from alcohol. It is extremely important that medical supervision is in place, the reasons for this requirement are clearly outlined in Chapter Three.

    What the book does is provide the information from which to build a new life, one without the dominating presence of an alcohol addiction.

    There are plenty of books on this subject on the market, thanks again for choosing this one! Every effort was made to ensure it is full of as much useful information as possible, please enjoy the journey towards a healthier and more fulfilling life!

    Chapter 1: Alcohol

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