Parting thoughts:

In math there is an order of operations. Remember PEMDAS? You have to solve the equation in the right order to find your solution. Traditional recovery prioritizes behavior over anything else in this order of operations: behavior, judgement, emotion. The efficacy rate of traditional recovery varies widely, but long term recovery is about 20% (range between 5% and 30%).

The order of operations in alternative recovery solutions such as This Naked Mind is the following: grace/curiousity, emotion, behavior. Please read that last sentence a couple of times and think about it. It feels different when you hear the truth doesn’t it? The numbers also speak. The efficacy rate of This Naked Mind is over 90%. 54% of respondants no longer drink, and 36% drink less than they did before.

I want you to feel free!! Please start somewhere. When you are ready, I would be delighted to help you.

Please see my recommendations below for first steps:

For information and to join This Naked Mind’s Free 30 Day Alcohol Experiment:

https://thisnakedmind.com/blog-the-alcohol-experiment

My favorite “Quit Lit” available wherever you find your books:

“This Naked Mind” by Annie Grace

“The Sober Lush” by Amanda Eyre Ward and Jardine Libaire

“We are the Luckiest” by Laura McKowan

“The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober” by Catherine Gray

“The Sober Diaries” by Clare Pooley

“Push Off From Here” by Laura McKowan

“My Fair Junkie” by Amy Dresner

“Quit Like a Woman” by Holly Whitaker

“Alcohol Explained” by William Porter

“Dopamine Nation” by Dr. Anna Lembke