Kick the Drink...Easily! (eBook)

Jason Vale (Autor)

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2011
200 Seiten
Crown House Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84590-713-6 (ISBN)

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There is no such thing as an alcoholic and there is no such disease as alcoholism! (as society understands it). Whether you agree with this statement or not, one thing is for sure, you will never see alcohol in the same light ever again after reading this book. Jason Vale takes an honest and hard hitting look at people's conceptions of our most widely consumed drug. Jason's major argument is there is no such thing as an 'alcoholic' and that we are conditioned to accept alcohol as a 'normal' substance in today's society despite the fact that it is the major cause of many of today's social problems and a wide range of health issues. 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; help you enjoy the process and enjoy your life so much more than you do now without having to drink alcohol. So open your mind and take a journey with Jason to explore the myths about the most used and accepted drug addiction in the world!

Jason Vale is a well-known health and addiction author who has sold over 5 million books, over 1 million apps and is the man behind the ground-breaking health documentary Super Juice Me! He is frequently featured on radio, television and in the press across the globe, and his unique approach focuses on the right psychology and nutritional tools to make weight loss and good health, easy and attainable for everyone. Jason used to be a heavy smoker, drinker and junk food addict who also suffered from obesity, asthma, eczema, hay-fever and severe psoriasis. Now a changed man he dedicates his life to helping others improve their health and reduce their waistline in a healthy and sustainable way.

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There is No Such Thing as an Alcoholic

For many people reading the first page of this book, the statement ‘There is No Such Thing as an Alcoholic’ may seem incredible or certainly difficult to accept, particularly if you have been labelled an ‘alcoholic.’ However controversial, I intend to prove without any doubt that there is no such thing as an alcoholic, as society understands it, and that there is no such disease as alcoholism.

I would like to take you on a journey to discover the truth behind the most used and generally accepted drug in the world. It is time for us all to take our heads out of the sand and finally to face up to the truth about alcohol. Alcohol addiction has never been seen for what it really is as the subject of a drink problem and the possibility of a person being addicted to alcohol are rarely addressed or all too often swept under the carpet. We have been conditioned to believe that you are either a ‘normal’ drinker or that you have lost control and are an ‘alcoholic.’ As a result, people who have finally woken up to the fact that they are not in control have to keep quiet about it for fear of being made an outcast. If they are brave enough to voice a desire to stop drinking, they are called alcoholics which suggests they have an incurable disease and would have to ‘give up’ drinking forever. This is an unwelcome and frightening thought for anybody who drinks.

The truth is that is the vast majority of people are never in genuine control of their alcohol intake as I will attempt to prove beyond doubt in this book. With any other form of drug addiction, the addict who wants to quit is applauded for realising that they were never in control but the alcohol addict is given a label and made to feel inferior. In reality the person who realises they are not in control is far from inferior. In fact, they are well ahead of the game. After all, you can only escape a trap when you know you are in one and the majority of people who drink alcohol have no idea that they are. It is one of the subtlest traps ever devised and one that has fooled millions for generations.

You can only escape a trap when you know you are in one.

Alcohol has always been seen as very different from any other form of drug taking; so much so that drinking alcohol is rarely described as drug taking at all. But, for a significant majority, drug taking it is and drug addiction it is. What is more, it is the only drug in the world where, when you stop taking it, you are seen as having a problem.

… it is the only drug in the world where, when you stop taking it, you are seen as having a problem.

As you read this book, you will soon begin to realise that alcohol addiction is exactly the same as any other drug addiction. It will become clear that the amount people drink has very little to do with their genes, character or personality. You will realise that the only difference between alcohol and all other drugs is the conditioning and brainwashing that we have been subjected to from a very early stage. This book will be much more than a simple eye opener and will change the way you see alcohol forever. It will show you not only how to stop drinking, should you choose to, but how you will enjoy the process and enjoy your life so much more without having to drink alcohol. I will also show you why nobody ever needs alcohol and that all the reasons given for drinking are part of one of the most ingenious confidence tricks ever to dupe mankind.

They say you can fool some of the people some of the time but not all the people all of the time. However, I believe that is exactly what alcohol has done. We have all been conned into believing there are genuine benefits to drinking alcohol. Many of you will be convinced that this is the case. However, I would like a chance to prove that there are no genuine benefits whatsoever. I do not expect you to accept or believe what I say at this stage. After all, we all have thousands of references to back up our belief that there are good and bad aspects to alcohol. Nonetheless, I would like you to turn a page in your mind, open it as wide as you possibly can, so that we can begin the process of removing years of conditioning and brainwashing. It is about time we all woke up to the truth and stopped kidding ourselves. Alcohol drinking is alcohol addiction and alcohol addiction is drug addiction and drug addiction is a form of disease which gets worse and worse – unless you cure it.

Now that I have your attention please let me introduce myself. My name is Jason Vale and I am a non-drinker. Now in case you start having images of a holier than thou non-drinker whose idea of a good night out is having a cup of cocoa while watching bowls, then you would be very much mistaken. Nor am I a person who hates alcohol drinkers, cannot socialise with them or wants to judge them in any way. Yes, I am a non-drinker but I am also a non-heroin addict and a non-crackhead but you wouldn’t think any less of me for that and you certainly wouldn’t pre-judge me for not taking heroin or crack. However, alcohol is seen very differently. It is the only drug that people will question you not taking.

… alcohol is seen very differently. It is the only drug that people will question you not taking.

Now to be fair, I have never been a heroin addict or a crackhead but, just so you fully understand where I am coming from, I have been a drinker. Well, not just a drinker believe me; I was no slouch when it came to drinking! I was a very heavy drinker and very badly hooked (or so I thought). I was, at one stage in my life, possibly one of the world’s worst alcohol addicts you could ever meet. Even then I knew all the reasons why I shouldn’t drink and at times I actually wished that I didn’t need to drink. But what was my alternative? To become a non-drinker? To be honest that sounded like a disease in itself. I really wouldn’t have wanted to suffer that as my life seemed bad enough as a drinker.

Even today I hate using the terms non-drinker or teetotaller because they have such negative connotations. That is why most of us pre-judge people who don’t drink. I don’t know about you but, when I was drinking and heard that someone was a non-drinker or had given up the booze, I immediately thought things along the lines of ‘boring bastard’! I apologise for the language but one of my main fears about stopping drinking was the thought that I would turn into one of them. I believed that if I stopped drinking, I would be missing out. I thought I would feel deprived of the wonderful pleasures of alcohol; the calming effect, the relaxation, the sociable aspect of having a few beers with the lads or a bottle of wine with dinner. The warm glow of a brandy, the crisp bite of a glass of chilled white wine, the hot toddy, the banter, the chatter, the laughter, the fun all added up to my idea of a good time. In short, if I stopped drinking altogether, I would no longer have a life. Until, that is, I realised it was all nonsense.

I am pleased to say that stopping drinking certainly hasn’t turned me into a bore or a social hermit. On the contrary, it has enhanced my social life and given me back my courage, confidence and a quality of life that I had forgotten even existed. I am now in full control of my drinking for the first time in my adult life. I now drink as much as I want, as often as I want and whenever I want to. I no longer have to exercise willpower, self-discipline and control to avoid drinking too much. Every single day I have the quantity of drink I choose without worrying about work, what people will think of me or even how I am going to feel. That is true control.

The reason why I have such control now is because I do not drink alcohol any more. Not because I cannot drink it but because I just don’t want to. Of course I could drink alcohol whenever I want and there is nothing stopping me. I simply have no desire to do so.

A few years ago I would have thought that impossible. Me, a non-drinker? Never! I could not imagine what life would be like without alcohol. I didn’t even want to contemplate the idea of never drinking again. The mere thought of stopping altogether would be far too scary even to consider. Who would want to spend the rest of their life without drink? Not me! Whenever I started to realise that I was drinking a little too much, I would look for ways to exercise more control over my drinking without having to stop completely. I would think of ways to cut down and all the different methods of reducing my intake including going ‘on the wagon’ and abstaining for a while or making every other drink a soft one. I would drink water with alcohol to reduce the dehydration or even discipline myself not to go out on certain nights to help reduce my intake. But to stop altogether for the rest of my life? Never.

I once managed to go on the wagon for three months. It was one of the worst periods of my life. I felt miserable and deprived and stayed in most of the time. I thought, what is the point of going out to a social gathering if I am not drinking? How can you possibly enjoy yourself at a get-together without alcohol?

I have been a non-drinker for over ten years now and it has been without question the best ten years of my life. I have never once missed alcohol since I stopped and now socialise more than ever before. I do not feel miserable and depressed when I am not drinking because there is nothing to feel miserable about. In fact, I feel elated to be free from what was a constant struggle to...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2011
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
• ISBN-10: 1-84590-713-2 / 1845907132
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84590-713-6 / 9781845907136