Allen Carr's Easyway To Control Alcohol ●

He had tried "willpower" before. He’d done Dry January, white-knuckling his way through thirty-one days of deprivation, feeling like a martyr at every dinner party. By February 1st, he’d "reward" himself with a bottle of wine, and within a week, he was back at the bottom of the glass.

Then, he picked up a copy of The Easyway to Control Alcohol . Allen Carr's Easyway to Control Alcohol

James sat on his patio, the condensation on his third gin and tonic of the evening mirroring the cold dread in his stomach. For years, he’d told himself he enjoyed the "ritual"—the crisp snap of the lime, the botanical hum of the spirit. But lately, the ritual felt like a ransom payment. He wasn’t drinking for pleasure anymore; he was drinking to stop the noise of needing a drink. He had tried "willpower" before

The book walked him through the analogy. He saw himself as a fly, lured by the sweet nectar of the plant, sliding further down the wax-coated walls. The fly thinks it's enjoying a meal, but the plant is the one eating. James realized he wasn't "giving up" a precious crutch; he was stepping out of a trap. Then, he picked up a copy of The Easyway to Control Alcohol