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24 Reddit comments about This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life (Volume 1):

u/Pr0veIt · 25 pointsr/loseit

I hear you on this front. I'm dealing with the same thing and I highly recommend the book This Naked Mind.

u/prudecru · 14 pointsr/Catholicism

Fellow teetotaler here. I too get annoyed with the "pipe and ale" trying-to-be-Chesterton Catholics, but I think we can still get this analogy. It's fine.

I do think more Catholics and more Americans in general should probably honestly assess whether they're a little too dependent on this substance, though.

u/bad_guy_steve · 6 pointsr/MGTOW

PTSD thoughts can be made go away. I had severe depression and PTSD thoughts related to some events in the past for almost 7 years everyday. Had been on antidepressants and neuroleptics for two years.

In my case removing alcohol, exercise, good diet and becoming stronger helped. Not on meds anymore and I'm happy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkK9RepEWsg this guy is mgtow

Me personally had problem with alcohol because of other people and culture and I wasn't assertive. I never wanted to drink in the first place but eventually got into it on a level that I was drunk 1-2 times a week. It was tough at first but now I can easily go to event with drinking and don't let pressure take me. I've met some assholes who gave me bad faces that I didn't want to drink and they didn't get it but they can swallow my cum.

https://www.reddit.com/r/stopdrinking/ they were my support group plus there's a great book https://www.amazon.com/This-Naked-Mind-Rediscover-Happiness/dp/0996715002 (don't agree with everything in that book, but it's very good book)

u/Daddy_ThunderCock · 6 pointsr/askMRP

Acta non verba, lets see it. I am currently kicking around the idea myself. I plan to do a 10 day juice fast at the end of the month and I want to see how I feel after. If I am significantly different after, I might continue with the trend.

/u/Rpeed suggested this book and said it helped him quit. https://www.amazon.com/This-Naked-Mind-Discover-Happiness/dp/0996715002

u/earned_potential · 3 pointsr/Buddhism

I read a book called This Naked Mind that changed my perspective on alcohol. This book helps challenge your, and society's, view of alcohol. We definitely live in a drinking culture, and if you stop drinking, you are to some extent going counter to this culture. This book might be worth a read to put things in perspective. https://www.amazon.com/This-Naked-Mind-Discover-Happiness/dp/0996715002

u/lanteam · 3 pointsr/Mindfulness

Not mindfulness per se but I'd like to share a book I've been and still am reading about drinking called This Naked Mind. I came across it from another redditor. The style/writing is not for everyone and it's not without flaws, but if you read with an open mind, a lot of it rings true.

u/onetimeataday · 3 pointsr/philosophy

Hey, if you need more counter-arguments against the romanticizing of alcohol, I highly highly recommend the book This Naked Mind. The author lays out clear, science-backed arguments against all the different ways alcohol is idealized in our society. If you're someone who knows they need to not drink (like me), this book is like cognitive behavioral therapy for all of the different ways your brain might tempt you to drink in a moment of weakness. The book's a great tool for backstopping your sobriety and it was one of the things that's made a difference in helping me stay sober. It's a great book to read and reread, and I highly recommend it.

u/ScoobySnacks_27 · 3 pointsr/stopdrinking

Thanks! I don't know how it happened, exactly. However, I think it was the combination of things. After being in that incapacitated state that not even 10 Advils could fix, I came here, to Reddit. I found the "stop drinking" sub-reddit, and started reading posts. Somewhere along the way, someone posted a link to a book called "This Naked Mind." http://www.amazon.com/This-Naked-Mind-Rediscover-Happiness/dp/0996715002/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8. I looked it up, and wound up downloading it to my Kindle app. Well...wow. I've read another book in a similar vein, Jason Vale's "Kick the Drink Easily." Well, I didn't kick the drink easily after reading it, but it did get me thinking. "This Naked Mind," by Annie Grace, takes the concept further, and really I swear, I didn't want to drink by the end of it. Not only that, but instead of it being big, scary, terrifying decision that I didn't really want to make, it felt great. It felt...just right. I can't explain it, but how ever she put things, clicked with me. It gave me that "I don't HAVE to drink!" epiphany.
It was the weirdest thing, in the past, if I'd been attempting to quit, I would have gotten myself completely worked up into a lather before going to the aforementioned dinner party. I kept waiting for the anxiety to hit, or my "willpower" to waver, but it never did. I walked into my friends house, and asked for tea. I had a great time, and I didn't feel left out, or uneasy. I couldn't believe it. That has NEVER happened to me before around alcohol. So yes! I believe we CAN do it! Thanks :)

u/Cobra_McJingleballs · 3 pointsr/cripplingalcoholism

I believe that reference came from Under the Influence, which I highly recommend.

This Naked Mind is good too.

The Kindle app is being a bitch and not letting me text search that excerpt but I’m near positive it was from Under the Influence, which is both revelatory and will make you nod to yourself and go “uh huh, that’s why I began drinking!”

u/DevAtheist · 2 pointsr/Psychonaut

I quit by reading this book that was referred by a friend. I have smoked for over 20 years and I am convinced between this book and deep self refection I had no problem quitting cigarettes and alcohol cold turkey. My friend had the same results.

https://www.amazon.com/This-Naked-Mind-Discover-Happiness/dp/0996715002

u/Wholly_Crap · 2 pointsr/funny

Also check out This Naked Mind.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/Buddhism

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace is one brilliant book written about alcoholism. It has very interesting points about social conditioning and alcohol. It's a kind of book that when you finish it you feel like your outlook towards something has changed. I'd also recommend The Cure For Alcoholism by Dr. Roy Eskapa, which exclusively deals about using Sinclair method for unconditioning the alcohol dependence. I think that both of these books can be found as free PDFs online as well.

u/EverybodyIsBitches · 2 pointsr/stopdrinking



Carr, Allen - The Easy Way to Stop Drinking (2005) [GoodReads|Amazon|Google] - Carr offers a startling new view of why we drink and how we can escape the addiction. Step by step, with devastating clarity and simplicity, he applies the Easyway™ method, dispelling all the illusions that surround the subject of drinking and that can make it almost impossible to imagine a life without alcohol.

Grace, Annie - This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol: Find Freedom, Rediscover Happiness & Change Your Life (2015) [GoodReads|Amazon] - This book, without scare tactics, pain or rules, gives you freedom from alcohol. By addressing causes rather than symptoms it is a permanent solution rather than lifetime struggle. It removes the psychological dependence allowing you to easily drink less (or stop drinking). Annie’s clarity, humor and unique ability to blend original research with riveting storytelling ensures you will thoroughly enjoy the process.

u/kudatah · 2 pointsr/pics

If your relationship with alcohol is troubling you at all, i can recommend an interesting book I read called, “this naked mind”

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0996715002/

u/cb33 · 2 pointsr/stopdrinking

I got more from visiting thealcoholexperiment and reading This Naked Mind.

u/Tryin2improve · 2 pointsr/stopdrinking

This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol: Find Freedom, Rediscover Happiness & Change Your Life (Volume 1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0996715002/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_88ztxb6BY900W

u/jboeke · 2 pointsr/FortCollins

I'm halfway through this book and find it inspiring:

https://www.amazon.com/This-Naked-Mind-Discover-Happiness/dp/0996715002

u/lofty_ideas · 1 pointr/stopdrinking

Read This Naked Mind (you can find a PDF online if you'd rather) I wouldn't have considered myself a drunk but alcohol was on and off controlling my life for about 15 years and this is the only thing that makes me believe I'll be sober this time.

It helps for me to think of alcohol as a dangerous poison and not that you or I are the ones to blame for having no willpower.

https://www.amazon.ca/This-Naked-Mind-Discover-Happiness/dp/0996715002

u/platetone · 1 pointr/NoStupidQuestions

since you're already thinking like this, you might save yourself a life time of pain and read This Naked Mind. I wish I had at 21. you can think whatever you want. fuck alcohol.
https://www.amazon.com/This-Naked-Mind-Discover-Happiness/dp/0996715002
source: am former drunk.

u/mac_question · 1 pointr/cutdowndrinking

Parts of the book really go in to how society views drinking, normalizes certain behaviors, etc. Highly recommended.

Amazon link to the book, as well.

u/HollyDM · 1 pointr/stopdrinking

I'm also reading, [This Naked Mind] (https://www.amazon.com/This-Naked-Mind-Rediscover-Happiness/dp/0996715002/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464849551&sr=8-1&keywords=this+naked+mind) . It's on Amazon Prime Unlimited Kindle. I scanned the book a couple of months ago and now I'm going back to re-read it from start to finish and see if I can glean more. I was just reading about the subconscious yesterday.

u/goat_on_a_float · 1 pointr/stopdrinking

I dumped the alcohol in my house and told my girlfriend about my plan (we've been together for years, we may as well be married). I've gone to my doctor and have a follow up appointment in about a month. I will tell my close friends that I no longer drink. I'm currently reading "This Naked Mind" (https://www.amazon.com/This-Naked-Mind-Rediscover-Happiness/dp/0996715002/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469891518&sr=8-1&keywords=this+naked+mind), which seems good so far.

I'll hang out here and on IRC regularly and will explore options for counseling and meditation. I think it's important not to do too much too fast. I still smoke cigarettes; that's an addiction I'll deal with later. I'm not going to join a gym or try to run a half marathon anytime soon.

I know the first few days and weeks will be hard. I'm prepared for that, but I'm not fighting against anything. I've made my decision, so there's no point in thinking about alcohol, or whether I can moderate or whether one drink will make me feel better. It's pointless. Maybe I could moderate and maybe I couldn't. I'm not going to try. I don't drink anymore.

In the very short term I will avoid places where alcohol is readily available but I'm not going to live my life in fear. Once I have more experience as a non-drinker, I will have strengthened my ability to be comfortable around alcohol without being concerned about drinking it. I will probably be less interested in going to bars, but there are plenty of other great things I can do with my time now, and if I do go out with friends after a few months of not drinking, no one is going to hold a gun to my head.

But, there's no point in thinking too far into the future right now. The most important thing is that I don't drink anymore, that I'm not ashamed to tell people that, and that I don't feel remorse or guilt. I've made a decision; now, it's time to get on with the business of living my life. Sobriety is not a goal for me now. It's a reality.

u/meredog · 1 pointr/stopdrinking