Kick the Drink...Easily!

I absolutely loved this book and not only did everything Jason say make total sense..but he has cured me of drinking alcohol. I can say this is only very early days ......(three weeks) but I know that my life is precious and I am not going to shorten it by taking an addictive drug which does me no good at all. I am 62 years old and female. I am happily married for 36 years with four children and four grandchildren. I live in Australia and until I finished Jasons book drank at least two glasses of wine every night. For the last four years I have had a month off drinking in February for a charity with the aim of raising sponsorship money by abstaining from alcohol. Although I always felt so much better after a month of no alcohol I always went back to my old ways of alcohol every day. (and counted the days of the month until I could drink again) Unfortunately the drinking culture is very strong in Australia with access to alcohol virtually 24 hours a day. As Jason points out more deaths are caused by alcohol or alcohol related incidents than caused by heroin but one is a legal drug and I'm sure most readers will have been touched by alcohol addiction. Thank you so much Jason for opening my eyes. Friends and family are incredulous that I have given up alcohol and can't believe I can still have fun and not want a drink of alcohol. I just can't believe it myself ~ but to wake up every morning feeling absolutely wonderful with a clear head and so much more energy. I recommend everyone should read this book. Jason's strategy really did free me of my alcohol addiction by altering my perception of alcohol in such a way I no longer feel deprived if I don't have a drink. It is a total lifestyle change for me and I want to shout from the rooftops I am cured and it's a wonderful precious life. Thank you Jason.

I just bought this book and already half-way through, felt the need to post. I have been thinking of quitting for a while now, as I'm very much focused on my own health, but alcohol is the one area I still struggle, total hypocrisy. I live in a city that prides itself on it's drinking culture. Go Cubs! But it's no longer serving me personally, and I take it from Jason's perspective, that most people in this city are probably in denial about their own struggle with alcohol. I've read a couple books now, AA included, that just either didn't sit well with me (AA) or work (a book about moderation). Jason brings up points in the book that help me understand why the second book didn't work. It's truly about beliefs and what society has drilled into us about alcohol, with advertising, research on so-called benefits. But it's so much more than that. It's finally giving me the sober courage to let go of what was holding me back. I know it is a drug addiction, and I even admitted to myself, and to a friend the other day, that it's an addiction. I'm so against any other kind of drug, even marijuana. Why do I let myself approve of alcohol? It's even worse. Jason lays it all out there, speaks the truth and clearly states that there is absolutely no benefit to drinking. It's the hard truth anyone struggling with alcohol needs to hear and serves us all. I expect that by the end of this book, I'll be on the list of people who were "cured" after reading this book. I'm already on my way to a sober life with more confidence.

First review on Amazon, but worth the time to me. For me, this book was a amazing and a unique perspective on addiction. I had already decided to go sober before reading this book (a few weeks earlier), and after considering different ways to deal with "recovery", this book presents a MUCH more optimistic way to view the disease of addiction and your ability to kick the booze while gaining power, confidence, clarity, other positive gains on and on... This positive way of looking at how we can "easily" break away from addiction is very empowering (for me currently, do your own thing if you disagree- more power to all of us however we get there). Regardless, it's an easy read and I found myself really enjoying the message and actionable thoughts presented. The title "easily" is pretty awful (again, an opinion), but I purchased this book based on the positive reviews, and I'm glad I did. Thanks Jason, very impactful.

I bought this book after participating in Jason's "World's Biggest Juice Detox" in Jan 2013. I really liked his enthusiasm for juicing and health. After doing the detox I felt amazing and really the wanted to stay off booze and for that feeling to last. Additionally, I had been thinking of cutting down (at least) on booze for a while, and then I came across this book! I found the first 2 chapters not that interesting, but after that, the book gets going. I was hooked and read it in a day. It really opened my eyes to how society views and accepts alcohol compared to other drug addictions, including smoking. I had never really thought of alcohol as a drug before, but once you do, it is easy to see how the majority of the population become addicted to it, and why it is so difficult to give up give societal pressures TO drink. I can also see why Jason argues you can't simply "cut down" since that is not how drug addictions work. Before buying this book, I read all the reviews and now I feel like some people who gave it a poor rating have missed these points. But each to their own... Jason's arguments really resonated with me and I have not drunk any alcohol for a month. Interestingly, I have not even wanted to drink it. I don't miss it, and at this point in time, I don't know why I would start it up again. I have re-read certain chapters this week, and it has just reinforced my decision. I also feel really good all the time, and have much more mental clarity. Like most reviewers, I think this book is worth the money (especially the kindle price, which is more or less the price of drink in a pub). I really liked that Jason writes examples from his own personal experience with alcohol. It was reassuring to know that he has been there, he knows what he is talking about, and he has got past his addiction using the strategies he provides. My major criticism is Jason repeats certain things over and over throughout the book, which I found unnecessary after reading it them first two times. And as I said up front, the first two chapters weren't that interesting to me, so I'm taking a point off for these things.

I read Allen Carr’s easy way - loved the pitcher plant trap analogy , but it didn’t completely gel with me - I think because of the Language used -heavily British themed - this book is as well but far less so . Also read the naked mind and enjoyed it -some key new knowledge ,but this also didn’t gel totally with me .I think the social media support structure invites dependency and it was more from a woman’s perspective .This book beyond all others gelled with me in a huge and impressive way .I honestly think it cuts through the illusion better than any other and they key is the mental imagery and thought process - alcoholism is a myth that keeps people from kicking the drink as well as the entire world structure that glamorizes and pushes the drug .Its a scam of gigantic proportions exposed by this book.i would go.I will take this yet a step further - not only is success a decision away and you become free immediately at the moment of your last drink , but there is a vested interest in the power elite to keep us drug addicted and stupified and that one word summary is disempowered .This book is an antidote to any drug addiction and places the power back in the individual .My only criticism would be that I think Allen Carr should have been given some credit for being the pioneer that started a revolution.In any case ,well done Jason -this is a masterpiece that may have saved my life and the lives of many others .Recommended !!

Twenty pages in, I thought: This guy is making a lot of questionable statements. Fifty pages in, I thought: This guy is talking about ME. In fact, Jason Vale knew more about me than I knew about myself. By the end of the book: 1. I understood more about alcohol than I ever thought there was to know. 2. I could connect the dots between my behavior and alcohol - a true revelation. 3. Most important, I was motivated to take action. Mr. Vale's style is blunt, funny, inspiring, and crystal clear. Everything he has to say about life with alcohol and life without alcohol is 100% accurate for me and the drinkers I know - but I never really stopped to think about it. It's pretty amazing. Also, don't be put off by the repetition. It's intentional, designed to make the ideas sink in and undo all the social conditioning and misconceptions about alcohol we've all been immersed in since forever. Thank you, Mr. Vale, for writing this book.

Of the many books advising how to quit drinking, most address the enormous and tragic societal costs of alcohol consumption, and its negative impact on individual health, and just how much nicer life would be without drinking. Thats all well and good, but the information is probably already known to the reader, and might lead to a temporary moderation or cessation of drinking. Another class of books treats alcohol addiction as a disease, or disorder, or syndrome, or chronic condition; this viewpoint has spawned an entire industry of therapists who will take your money to help you manage what the therapist and "recovering alcoholic" must mutually accept as an incurable, innate, genetic imbalance that can be managed, but never cured. "Kick the Drink...Easily" could probably have gone by a different name; "Break the Alcohol Trap...Easily" might be more accurate. In easy to follow prose, the author points out the sheer simplicity of the situation, takes your blinders off, and just as simply, helps debunk so many of the myths about alcohol, even those blindly accepted by other, similar books. "Its not you, its the drug stupid" could be another title for this book. The section on passive drinkers (those who don't imbibe but are in the zone of the drinker) and its collateral damage, much like passive smoking and its well-known health risks is very well written and a powerful reminder of the damage radius of alcohol consumption. For those looking for assistance, help, therapy, and ready to accept the victimhood status of helplessness before a powerful instinct or habit, this is not the right book. For the relatively aggressive, type-A, take charge, decisive type of personality, this book will show you the utter and sheer absurdity of drinking alcohol, so that the only solution is to...well, stop! Surprise, but it actually works. Money well spent on this book from my view, at the least, this is a very different, practical, and actionable approach. If you want to stop drinking, and stay that way forever, without the assumptions and demons that lead to psychological dependence and cravings, buy and read this book. Keep an open mind and you will see how cleverly the alcohol trap is set, by colluding forces in industry, government, society, peers, but ultimately by the drug itself, and how the drug works to keep you hooked on it.

I enjoyed this book and think some of the concepts can help a lot of people in their quest to stop drinking. I am surprised at how similar the books concepts are to That Naked Mind by Annie Grace. Almost to the point that if you read one there is no need to read the other. It has identical concepts in it. The thing I didn’t care for was some of the things said about AA were so completely false. I am an AA member and have received imeasurable benefits from it. He states that AA promotes the idea that you are doomed to a life of sacrifice from being deprived of Alcohol and it’s pleasures. Nothing could be further from the truth. In AA we talk about getting to have a life of joy and freedom for having stopped drinking. It is a jovial group helping and supporting each other through life’s ups and downs. Who couldn’t use that?! Though it is based on spiritual concepts it is not religious and by no means crams any one concept of God or a higher power to you. In fact it encourages you to create your own idea of a higher power. We do believe in alcoholism but I guess I don’t get too hung up on the difference between this and addiction. Call it what you will- I have it. The bottom line is I can’t drink safely. AA is by no means about having to suffer from not having alcohol. We also see it for the poison that it is. It may not be for everyone but for me it has been an incredible gift in my life. There are many paths to staying sober. This book can definitely help people. I just felt the stereotypes about AA were simply inaccurate. Best of luck to everyone on their journey!

Read it once if you buy it and see what it does to you. I bought this one because a good friend of mine is offering free for anyone who is interested. Read it and then judge it.

Thats the way u gonna feel after this. Jason Vale is esy to understand. Totally human and authentic. Reading this is fun, in a good way, and still a lot of neccessary information. If you dont wanna stop drinking -DO NOT READ THIS! Because after that, you might loose fun in drinking;)!

I was already well on my way but this book gave me the final boost I needed to see the light. Anyone can go drink free. Just do it!

A very different and thought provoking point of view on the subject. As much a book about looking at societal values and drinking culture as a one about your own habits.

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. I'm not a huge drinker - maybe 3-4 beers a night, more on a weekend, holiday, celebration etc. it's a bad habit. 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. Which brings me onto another dislike with alcohol - 4 beers sends me to sleep. So if I start at 6pm then by 8.45 I'll be falling asleep on the sofa. 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. I'm bored of not being able to remember what I saw on tv the previous night, making a fool of myself on the phone or in front of my wife and general self loathing. So, I decided to give the book another go. I didn't follow the instructions exactly because it advises you to keep drinking to the end of the book and I just stopped. I read the book cover to cover inside 2 days whilst on annual leave from work. That was 28 days ago, and no booze since. The first week or so was hard work; not so much physical pain or anything like that but thinking about booze A LOT. The book really helps with this though because it teaches you how to think differently about alcohol. You get a desire and immediately counter it. The basic premise of the book is that everything we've come to accept about alcohol is a lie and everything it promises you is false. Without these techniques I'd never have made it through the initial difficult period. The good news is that after the first week or so, it gets much, much easier. I barely think about booze during the day, and at night - well I do think of it sometimes but not in the sense of wanting it. I've been out for meals with friends or family in the evening and driven home with a smile all over my face. I find myself being much more productive. I get up early for the gym. I remember my evenings. I feel great all the time. I haven't dieted but in a month I've lost 8 pounds in weight. I've saved LOTS of money and my self respect is at an all time high. There is a downside but only a small one. I do occasionally have a slight sense of loss when I pass the alcohol aisle in the supermarket or when I see friends drinking. Not that I want to drink, but it was always my treat at the end of the day and now I don't do that. I find myself developing other rewards - for example I've become very fond of a bowl of ice cream about 9pm! The feelings of loss are reducing in intensity as time goes by. Also, you sometimes smell other people's alcoholic drinks and feel quite nauseous. The strangest thing of all is that occasionally I have a dream that I've been drinking and when I wake up I feel disappointed in myself, until I realise it was only a dream. So - the question you'll be asking yourself is whether to buy this book. Absolute 100% yes. You can stop drinking with this book if you have the will to do so. And if it doesn't work for you, you'll have spent a fiver on the book but saved at least that with a few days off the booze. Buy it - it's life changing. 2 MONTH CHECK IN Still sticking with it and its definitely getting even easier after 2 months without a drink. Had a completely dry Christmas and New Year - not a single hangover which is fantastic and unheard of. Booze doesn't have nearly as much hold of me as it once did. I still think about it but not nearly as much as I did. On the rare occasions when I get a craving I try to isolate what is causing the craving and read the appropriate chapter of the book. It's quite comforting to do that. I'm also going to do some work on some things causing the odd craving which aren't directly dealt with in the book. The great thing about the book is that once you understand the principles you can apply them further. So for example, I realised that champagne parties before Christmas were an issue as I felt I was missing out on the sophistication. With the tools that the book has taught me, I have changed that bit of mental software so I now realise it is me being sophisticated by not drinking. The weight continues to come off me - and even Christmas week when I ate for England I didn't put any on! This book was the best five or six quid I've ever spent. 3 MONTH CHECK IN - 3 Feb 2013 Still no booze. Weight loss has plateaued at about a stone and a half. I have a 6 pack for the first time of my life with all the weight lost. I got to the end of January and had money left in the bank because I didn't waste money on booze. Alcohol no longer has a hold on me. Not drinking now seems completely natural. The only issues are what to drink when out (a lot of soft drinks are sickly) and that I find formal dinners where previously I would have drunk alcohol are very boring. I'm sure they were boring before just I was anaesthetised. My life is infinitely better as a result of this book. I'll check in again about the 6 month mark. 6 MONTH CHECK IN Still working for me. I've had a few occasions where I've thought it might be fun to have a drink; the book says no willpower required...I think there is a small amount required because you have to choose to direct your mind and think in a particular way. I've done something which has really worked well for me. I have spent about 15 hours reading the book out loud and recording it on my computer. I used iTunes to convert it to an audiobook format and now listen to it on my phone for half an hour in the morning when exercising. Getting a daily dose of the 'medicine' definitely helps.