Why did Alan Carr do that?

[BakingGirl]

I just received "The Easy Way to Quit Drinking"; I now see he's also written a book, "The Easy way to Control Drinking". As I flipped through "quit", I got the gist that he thinks a/c is a poison, brings no pleasure, is a lie and just to be rid of it and be happy about it. So why would he capitulate and write something that almost contradicts this? Or, did he write second and then "Quit". Making money and spinning out on your name is one obvious reason, but did he change his mind? Did he go from "quit" to "control" or the other way around? B & W thinking on my part, perhaps? I suppose I want to wholeheartedly believe someone when they say this is the problem, this is the solution, simple, get rid of it. ???
BG

[canalview]

I read the control book and in that he actually advocated that you quit altogether. I think the title was a kind of trick to lure you in :D .

I stopped smoking after reading his book 8 years ago. The drinking book didn't make me stop because I bought it to control my drinking and not quit altogether.

[Daisy]

The "Control Drinking" title was published in the U.K. But it is the same basic book, he never argues for moderation!

[bigsister987]

I think Carr knew no one would buy the book if it said 'quit' in the title. I suspect he got criticised for misleading people and changed the title later. Now he is being criticised for changing it! Poor guy can't win.

I would just listen to (or read) what he has to say. I find it disappointing when his message is dismissed because the reader found the book badly written, or that he was too dogmatic, or they don't believe one particular point he makes. You may not like the messenger, that doesn't mean that the message is not worth listening too.

Reading his ideas made my quit much easier. I don't have to worry about what other people think about not drinking, I don't feel I am missing out on anything. Why should I argue with that?

[SlyOne2]

I bought it in the US and it's the Easy Way to Stop Drinking. I believe it's the same book with different titles. The entire way through he encourages you to keep an open mind and even says that if you haven't already had 24 hours sober under your belt, then don't attempt to stop drinking until you finished reading the book.

He makes very valid points - realistic - about the poison of alcohol. I am only three-quarters of the way through but really like his outlook on it.

--Sly

[Lia~~]

I think the Carr book has helped a lot of people-- but you need additional resources. I, personally, found the book helpful for the first 2-3 weeks, but I used it in conjunction with this site and rational recovery.

I do not know if Carr was an alcoholic-- I do not think he was. Take what helps you QUIT and leave the rest. For every book about moderation there are 100 about why alcoholics cannot moderate. Your AV will latch onto anything that gives you hope of moderating. But if you could moderate you wouldn't even need the word.

Stay strong, stay quit-- and find literature that rings true for you and not your AV.

[BakingGirl]

Thank you, Big Sister (and you are, you know, to someone who never had one), I trust and believe your judgement, advice and words. Just to be on the safe side, I trust and believe a little of my own, too. (levity, here). I am starting it, along with another recommend, the "Tao of Sobriety". I'm still at the every morning I promise, every afternoon I break, stage. Looking for incentivations. In the end, they can only come from me, I know. So I will read Carr's book from cover to cover, no matter what the title, and find some way to end this trap.
thank you again
BG




I bought it in the US and it's the Easy Way to Stop Drinking. I believe it's the same book with different titles. The entire way through he encourages you to keep an open mind and even says that if you haven't already had 24 hours sober under your belt, then don't attempt to stop drinking until you finished reading the book.

He makes very valid points - realistic - about the poison of alcohol. I am only three-quarters of the way through but really like his outlook on it.

--Sly

I think Carr knew no one would buy the book if it said 'quit' in the title. I suspect he got criticised for misleading people and changed the title later. Now he is being criticised for changing it! Poor guy can't win.

I would just listen to (or read) what he has to say. I find it disappointing when his message is dismissed because the reader found the book badly written, or that he was too dogmatic, or they don't believe one particular point he makes. You may not like the messenger, that doesn't mean that the message is not worth listening too.

Reading his ideas made my quit much easier. I don't have to worry about what other people think about not drinking, I don't feel I am missing out on anything. Why should I argue with that?