- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 2 edition (Oct 1 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 076151290X
- ISBN-13: 978-0761512905
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.9 x 21.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #242,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Quit drinking on your own terms," urges Jerry Dorsman, addictions counselor and an alcoholic in recovery for over 16 years. Those terms, carefully outlined in How to Quit Drinking Without AA, shift the treatment model away from disease toward holism. In this upbeat and clearly written guide, Dorsman neither moralizes nor locks the alcoholic in the perception of powerlessness. "A part of you remains nonalcoholic, no matter how much you drink," Dorsman counsels. This book aims at reaching the strength and integrity of the nonalcoholic self.
Offering a refreshing look at the problem, Dorsman emphasizes habit over disease. If drinking is a learned behavior, it can be unlearned. Each chapter contains worksheets designed to penetrate the alcoholic's denial and exercises to assess the problem. Five simply stated steps integrate psychological and physical realties. A chapter on healing details a regimen of healthy eating, physical exercise, and great activities to substitute for drinking. A chapter on renewal offers auxiliary therapies to drug and alcohol treatment such as acupuncture, massage, and tai chi. How To Quit Drinking Without AA will appeal to those who are ready to take charge of their recovery, seeing it as nothing less than the means to change one's life.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
If the shoe fits, wear it,
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This review is from: How to Quit Drinking Without AA, Revised 2nd Edition: A Complete Self-Help Guide (Paperback)
This is a sad, sad, sad book. I was forced to go to A.A. by the courts, and I hated A.A. with a passion. Once I was done with my A.A. sentence, I bought this book and left A.A. Two years later I was still drunk and I went back to A.A. for help. If you go to A.A. they will tell you that A.A. is not for everyone and if A.A. does not work for you then you do not have to stay. This book is anti A.A. in stating many misconceptions that will drive people away. The sad thing is, after reading this book and failing, many people will never get that chance to get sober because they will not no where to go.
1.0 out of 5 stars
What's the Problem?,
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Quit Drinking Without AA, Revised 2nd Edition: A Complete Self-Help Guide (Paperback)
Why fight AA if it works? Half measures avail us nothing.
5.0 out of 5 stars
AA all but ruined my life, now I encourage other paths,
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Quit Drinking Without AA, Revised 2nd Edition: A Complete Self-Help Guide (Paperback)
AA is the "patients running the hospital" model of recovery. Where people literally take advantage of other's vulnerabilites - especially what they call "new comers." It's like spiritual canibalism and rape. I should know, because it happened to me.If you have a drinking problem - FIND ANOTHER WAY to help yourself.
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