Comments on: Allen Carr – Easy way to Stop Drinking

By: Dannyboy

Dannyboy — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:42:06 +0000

I think it’ll help you, Sandra. If you read it all and don’t skip bits this little spark of hope will appear at some point and grow until you’ll know you can do it. And you’ll know that being free is a very good place to be.

Well done Julie H, and good luck to you both!

Dan

By: Julie H

Julie H — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:23:00 +0000

Sandra AA didnt work for me either, it didnt make sense, and i felt a bit resentful towards some of the members, which i know was wrong of me, i didnt like the preamble (WTF is that about?) i hated all the drama, the hugging, sitting there listening to the swearing, crying, i felt like i was going insane, i thought ‘no way is this for me’
the book by Allen Carr is much more my cup of tea, i can relate so much, he makes sense to me whereas AA never did.
i dont mean to slag AA off, i know its saved millions of lives but its not going to save mine, Easyway will . Good luck.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:48:23 +0000

I have been drinking for many years and I feel like my life is in a downward spiral lately. I so badly want to stop drinking. I feel like my health is deteriorating and I am so sick of everything. I drink even when I don’t want to drink. I bought the book last week and have started reading it. Last night I drank but I didn’t really want to. It’s like I had a good devil on one shoulder and an evil one on the other and the evil one won.

I really hope the book will help me as I have tried AA and that didn’t work for me. Sometimes I think this problem is going to kill me. I am just sick of it!!!!

By: Julie H

Julie H — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:44:17 +0000

wow had my first drinking dream last night, it was so vivid and real and i could actually almost taste the sherry ,but i woke and thought ‘thank god, it was just a dream, i dont have to drink that poison.’
i tipped the brandy down the sink but smelled it first and it made me almost retch, that will be my last drinking memory i think.

By: Dannyboy

Dannyboy — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:09:21 +0000

I quit today after reading Allen Carr’s book (for the 4th time) and I also didn’t want to take ‘the final drink’ in the way he describes. I went to the supermarket but just couldn’t bring myself to buy more booze. Instead I chose to buy freshly squeezed orange juice and I’m currently drinking it out of the same tumbler that I usually drink wine from. Instead of concentrating on the horrible effects and taste of alcohol I’m savouring the delightful murmur of pleasure my body gets when I imbibe a beautiful, healthy drink. I got the ‘moment of revelation’ and felt a massive joy and relief that I never have to drink alcohol again.

Good luck to all on your quests.

Dan

By: JonC

JonC — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:54 +0000

Do not drink the brandy. The last drink is symbolic and if you have followed the book and not already quit drinking as the book suggests, then have the last drink. But you have already quit. Your last drink a week ago was your final drink. Or use your loath for the taste of brandy as your last drink memory, but please do not drink again if you have already quit. I am struggling myself again with the poison. It only gets worse. Be thankful you have beaten it. If you go back as I have it will be much much worse. You will hate yourself. The book did get me to quit for a while. Some people need more. I am trying hypnosis CDs and treatment. If you keep trying you will beat it. But I am so happy to hear that you have already quit a week ago. Be thankful. Do not drink again!

By: Julie H

Julie H — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:33:36 +0000

well i am getting to the end of the book for the 2nd time, its making sense this time i have read it properly, not just skimmed it like last time, but i know i am getting to the part where it says ‘your final drink’ i dont want to do this part,
i have been sober over 1 week and i have a small brandy in the cupboard, but i loathe brandy, i know it says choose a drink you dont like, what shall i do?
i really dont want to drink it but will it not complete the reversal of brainwashing if i dont drink it, if i am brutally honest i think perhaps drinking it will send me helter skelter into trouble again, even though as i said i hate brandy and that bottle has been in the cupboard for months, bought by my son,
trev have you read the book, you need to reverese all this brainwashing,
the brainwashing the tells you you are getting a benefit from drinking,
we are not getting any benefit thats what the book explains, if i can do it so can you, i have been drinking for 30 years on and off, its a miracle i’m here at all,

By: trev

trev — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:04:43 +0000

i have got a big problem with drink can anyone help

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:43:45 +0000

just be aware theres a “Hagley Road” and a “West Hagley” road…

Threw me into a spin when I turned up at an empty hotel 15 minutes before the session.

That was the only real downer of the day..the session was great and the therapist, Cris Hay was about as good an example as you can get: funny, eloquent, entertaining and quite obviously …happy.

By: M

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:04:25 +0000

Yes, Parking good. I did stop over at the Bromsgrove Hilton which is 10 minutes away.