No More Hangovers: The revolutionary Allen Carr’s Easyway method in pocket form

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Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian View image in fullscreen ‘There are some people I rarely see now: our relationship was built around getting drunk’ . No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. She went back to working in broadcasting, and presents her own show on BBC Radio Lancashire, as well as hosting a podcast, Over the Influence, about life alcohol-free. Over time, that did lessen because I realised how much I’d gained by not drinking, and the possibility that I would lose everything if I started again. This is a great easy book to dip into anywhere whenever you want a 'pep rally' talk, a simple and quick read but packs a powerful punch.

For James, who is in his mid-50s, what finally convinced him to ditch the booze was waking up hungover after a workplace Christmas party. In 2020, when Michael was in his late 40s, he stopped, and still feels great about it more than two years later. It appears as though Allen Carr is trying to use the same theory about smoking as he is with drinking ie we only drink because we are addicted to it and that we can't possibly enjoy anything about it which I personally feel is incorrect. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. I have amazed myself and become what I thought I was incapable of being: an occasional, moderate drinker.

Allen Carr's Easyway method has helped millions of people to quit smoking and other drugs, as well as to stop over-spending and over-eating. Carr uses personal experiences and experience gleaned since the 1980s to bring readers methods of losing weight or stopping smoking. I felt so much more able to look after my family and run my business, and that helped drive me forward with not drinking. Looking back, university was probably the last time in my life when drinking a lot was anything close to resembling fun. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

Several factors lie behind this, according to Richard Piper, the chief executive of Alcohol Change, a charity that campaigns to reduce alcohol harm. She took a selfie of herself that first day, and then another each week, watching her face deflate, the blotches on her skin disappear, the whites of her eyes become clearer. If you are nervous about socialising when stone-cold sober, remember that the first 20 minutes or so is the worst; if you can get through this, you will make it.Counselling helped in terms of the issues that had led to the drinking and drug-taking; his wife was a big support, he got a dog, met new people. Still, the hangover was almost avoided, or at least tempered – until I passed my local pub on the way home and a saw friend of mine standing outside. Joanne Midgley, 61, had done a few month-long alcohol-free challenges, just to have a bit of a break from the amount she and her husband were drinking at home, before going back to drinking almost immediately. Last summer, I went to a wedding and ended up drunkenly haranguing my best friend of 24 years, detailing every resentment I had with her and every way in which she had ever pissed me off.