Alcohol explained

Summary: "Alcohol Explained is the definitive, ground-breaking guide to alcohol and alcoholism. It explains how alcohol affects human beings on a chemical, physiological and psychological level, from those first drinks right up to chronic alcoholism. Alcoholism and problem drinking seems illogical to those on the outside, indeed it is equally perplexing for the alcoholic or problem drinker. This book provides a logical, easy to follow explanation of the phenomenon and detailed instructions on how to beat it. Despite being entirely scientific and factual in nature the book is presented in an accessible and easily understandable format" --

Record details

ISBN: 9781516997190
ISBN: 1516997190
Physical Description: print
272 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: [Middletown, DE] : [CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], [2018?]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- The physiological effects of drinking -- The subconscious -- Craving -- The relaxing effects of alcohol -- Alcohol and sleep -- Taste -- Alcohol and fitness --Alcohol's effect on emotions -- Blackouts -- Emotional resilience -- Shyness - Drinking at social occasions -- Drinking and obesity -- 'I shall be sick as a dog in the morning' -- Fading affect bias -- The slowing down of the mind - boredom drinking -- 'I'd rather have no drinks than just one or two' -- The process of the binge drinker -- The process of the regular drinker -- A typical alcoholic day explained -- Do I have a problem? The stages of alcoholism -- The problem with accepting you have a problem --The disease theory of alcoholism -- Alcoholics Anonymous -- Just one drink -- Stopping cold turkey - the physical -- Stopping cold turkey -the psychological -- The mental agony of stopping -- A better way of stopping - the options -- A better way of stopping - the subconscious triggers, the spiral craving, and the mental agony of stopping -- A better way of stopping - the effects of FAB -- A better way of stopping - undermining the addiction -- A better way of stopping - the physical withdrawal -- The benefits of stopping -- Conclusions.