Again, using his own analogy, it's like asking a heroin addict to inject themselves one last time 'to celebrate the onset of freedom from heroin.

I'm sick of waking up feeling lousy in the morning, struggling through the day waiting for 6pm so I can have a beer to feel normal again for a few hours before going to sleep. Talking therapies, such as CBT, help you to see how your thoughts and feelings affect your behaviour.I find myself developing other rewards - for example I've become very fond of a bowl of ice cream about 9pm!

The only part I disagree with is where he continually says that alcohol has no advantages whatsoever. Vale's book shows condescension towards the main stream methods of the treatment of alcohol dependency.I wanted to quit drinking because it would just be healthy to do so for both my body and my pocketbook. Millions of people worry that drinking is affecting their health, yet are unwilling to seek change because of the misery and stigma associated with alcoholism and recovery. Obviously if I start earlier at the weekend, I might fit a few more beers in but still fall asleep maybe even earlier than this. Early in the book Jason confesses that his text contains its fair share of brain-washing, or rather repeated, mantra-like messages which serve to break down common perceptions about alcohol. However, he doesn't advocate 'cutting down' his intention is really to help people quit as he believes if you drink any amount of alcohol you are not in control of it.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. It made me realise what I as a nondrinker already know and kinda don't understand why the others can't see. I had heard many glowing reviews about the power of the book and the compelling nature of Jason Vale's arguments and I was curious to read it. There’s a lot of little references that don’t quite add up or even apply to the points that he is trying to make. But I could see a lot of people, whom he would consider to be conditioned by society's views on drink, to have a much harder time with what he says in this book.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. If you're not comfortable talking to a GP, you can approach your local drug treatment service yourself. Still, it's a little strange to read something that almost feels like something you read before that is just paraphrased from something else. If quitting drinking is akin to to 'leaving prison' and if you've left, 'it's instant freedom and no convict would ever desire to go back to prison one last time so as to enjoy their freedom,' as the author asserts, what's the rationale behind having a last drink? Jason is the author of numerous bestselling books which together have sold over half a million copies in the UK alone.

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; and, help you enjoy the process and enjoy your life so much more than you do now without having to drink alcohol. This book is really a ten-page pamphlet, repeated 30 times with enthusiasm — and I mean that in the best way. I think Jason’s way of communicating about alcohol and the insidious trap which it places on large sections of our society.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.