This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life

Annie Grace

Oct 2015 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

A groundbreaking and inspiring book that challenges our relationship with alcohol by exploring the psychological factors behind alcohol use and the cultural influences that contribute to dependency.
 
Many people question whether drinking has become too big a part of their lives, and worry that it may even be affecting their health. But, they resist change because they fear losing the pleasure and stress-relief associated with alcohol, and assume giving it up will involve deprivation and misery.  
 
This Naked Mind offers a new, positive solution. Here, Annie Grace clearly presents the psychological and neurological components of alcohol use based on the latest science, and reveals the cultural, social, and industry factors that support alcohol dependence in all of us. Packed with surprising insight into the reasons we drink and Annie’s own extraordinary and candid personal story, This Naked Mind will open your eyes to the startling role of alcohol in our culture, and how the stigma of alcoholism and recovery keeps people from getting the help they need.

This Naked Mind will give you freedom from alcohol. It removes the psychological dependence so that you will not crave alcohol, allowing you to easily drink less (or stop drinking). With clarity, humor, and a unique blend of science and storytelling, This Naked Mind will open the door to the life you have been waiting for.
 
“You have given me my live back.” —Katy F., Albuquerque, New Mexico

“This is an inspiring and groundbreaking must-read. I am forever inspired and changed.” —Kate S., Los Angeles, California

“The most selfless and amazing book that I have ever read.” —Bernie M., Dublin, Ireland

Ratings and reviews

Great book! I was sceptical about this book at first but it's been a couple years now since I read it and I often think about it. It is truly the perception of thing that makes us live the way we do. As soon as we change our beliefs we can alter our actions. This book has definitely opened up my eyes to what alcohol is and what it does. My life hasn't been the same since I've read this book. Sober, healthier, and definitely happier!

I was taking a dry year and I read this in preparation for finishing my alcohol sabbatical. After reflecting on how I was going to handle drinking again after the year, I realized I didn't need to, why go backwards after handling all this without a drop of alcohol? Sometimes she pounds away at the same points, and she does it on purpose, so that you can and will fully dislodge your baked in theories on social drinking. I'm very happy I read this book and if you are looking, you probably found your first book to read on your new path.

I bought this book just over 3 years ago, in early 2018. I was way past the point of my drinking being a problem. I drank every night, and more and more in the mornings to treat hangovers. My drinking had cost me a job and put me in the hospital with a dangerous irregular heartbeat, due to electrolyte depetion. I knew I needed help but resisted going to treatment. But I desperately wanted to stop. I was searching for a book on history but for some reason this book popped up as a suggestion. Intrigued, I downloaded it and read it. And I'm not sure why, but to my amazement this book totally changed my relationship with alcohol. I think of alcohol as the poison it is now, and have not had a drink, or been tempted to have one, since I finished it. This book changed my life. I’m grateful and I couldn't recommend it more.

About the author

Annie Grace has had a unique life from the very beginning. She grew up in a one-room cabin without running water or electricity in the mountains of Colorado and then, at age 26, became the youngest vice president in a multinational corporation. Success, however, led to excessive drinking and the possibility that she might lose everything. Annie recognized her problem but chose to approach it in an entirely new way. Annie's program has been featured in Forbes, the New York Daily News, and the Chicago Tribune. Annie is successful, happy, and alcohol-free and lives with her husband and three children in the Colorado mountains.