This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life & The Alcohol Experiment 2 Books Collection Set by Annie Grace

Wonderful enlightening read

Not drank a single unit of alcohol since reading this book

If you want to give up or cut back on alcohol, I couldn't recommend this more highly!

I have read many books in my quest to master the Wine Witch but these are by far the best. Grace doesn't try to pretend that alcohol doesn't make you feel good but she shows you the not-so-obvious downside and gives some great tools for wiping out those cravings. We all know willpower just doesn't work and she not only explains why but gives strategies that do. If you want to give up or just cut down, either book is truly empowering.

Great book must read for any drinker.

Amazing book with fantastic results, cannot rate enough

This book had opened my eyes about alcohol in a way I never thought possible. I’ve totally changed my opinion of drinking and have been sober for three weeks. This book will be the reason it stays that way!

Very empowering and totally different to the AA ‘you’re sick, powerless’ narrative.Even if you aren’t planning on stopping drinkind, it’s a useful read to fully understand the beast you’re dancing with.

I bought these books almost 2 years ago (December 2020), and thought I would leave my review. I am 37 now, and I used to drink socially for years, since my late teens. I would not label myself as addicted or alcoholic at all, but often it would get a bit heavy. Fortunately, I never got into any trouble for it, but I did feel it was sometimes too much, and sometimes I would feel bad with myself afterwards. After a friend's birthday party at the end of 2020, I woke up the next day feeling unwell and decided I was tired of hang-overs. I had begun to notice that even small amounts of alcohol impaired my attention span and energy the next day. That is when I stumbled upon Annie Grace and her books.First, I read "The Alcohol Experiment" while attempting "Dry January", and followed the 30-day alcohol free challenge. This book alone was enough to completely change my perspective and beliefs about alcohol. Then I read "This Naked Mind", and I felt it was a bit repetitive, but it was good as a reinforcement.I have to say, these books completely eliminated my desire to drink. I really did not think that was at all possible. I always thought that you had to make an effort to quit a habit like this, and that it would require enormous will-power to maintain over time. Thanks to this book, I feel the decision not to drink any more has been completely effortless, and I feel more free. It has been nice to identify as a non-drinker. I feel there is a lot of social pressure to drink, especially at events like parties or important celebrations, where people label you as a party-pooper if you don't take a shot with them or toast to a glass of champagne, even when you don't feel like it. I mean, you CANNOT possibly not drink at your friend's wedding, or bachelorette party, right?! Now, I feel absolutely empowered by my freedom to simply state, "I just don't drink". It has been life-changing and wonderful, and truly I say, I do not miss it at all. I feel immense gratitude for Annie Grace.

Lot of good information here people, whether you're in AA or not, this is a real big informational tool that you can learn a lot about alcohol and how it can affect you, and a lot of other people.

I was very skeptical of the claims people made about this book curing their desire to drink. 47 days after finishing this naked mind, 30 of which were done with journaling my way through the alcohol experiment, I do not feel any desire to drink.In the beginning of this naked mind I had trouble relating to the author because we are very different, but by the end I had a genuine eureka moment where I realized I didn't want to drink anymore.This isn't your stereotypical AA type "sobriety" method. I'd rather drink than sit around all somber wishing I could drink and making everyone hide their booze from me. This turned alcohol in to something I didn't want to drink, as simply as I don't want to drink a monster energy. No big deal, I just don't drink that. And I'm still the same guy, I still enjoy the same stuff (mostly, 2am bars are boring because surprise surprise it's boring to sit on your ass and drink liquid for hours in a loud sticky place), and I'm still the life of the party. Even more so now.The first week was a bit tough, the next few weeks were all about rewiring habits, and now I'm reaping a lot of benefits. I've been on a few weekend trips to places I used to drink, I've been to dinners, parties, weddings, bars. I had to white knuckle a few in the beginning but I just got back from a weekend trip to a beach house with all my buddies, hard drinking, and I was the life of the party while drinking sparkling water. Woke up feeling great, had a great time. They barely noticed I wasn't drinking, I was unbothered by their drinking, and I had no desire to drink. It's now as simple as seeing someone drink grape soda - "no I don't drink that thanks". No mental math, no planning and bargaining with myself, no hangovers, no anxiety, absolute freedom.Even though I was able to moderate my drinking well, you don't know how much of an effect intermittent drinking has on you, even when you haven't had a drink in a few days or aren't getting blackout all the time. Being alcohol free has solved 90% of my mental health issues, my self talk is now much more polite, I'm calmer with my kid, I'm just a chill smiley dude. I worry a lot less, and I don't have to think so much about how many drinks can i have here, or am I driving there, or oh my God I can't talk to these strangers without a few drinks. I just do what I want, drive where I want, I live my life.This is a long way of saying I recommend picking these books up and give being dry a try. It's actually pretty easy and I've found not drinking gives me all the feelings and experiences that alcohol had promised me.

Picked up these books as an alternative to programs that weren't for me. Using the alcohol experiment, I believe that it spoke a lot of truth, was based on scientific fact, and gives all the sources where the information comes from.This is a great resource for self help, both for alcohol and for any other problematic behaviors you want to identify. It's a thought process, not a belief or a program. Similar to mindful meditation. The ACT technique is life changing.Only dislike was the writing style can be a little blocky, sometimes it sounded like a personal blog rather than the well researched, thought out experiment it is.

I ordered this book as a gift for a friend who lives out of state and it arrived late and damaged. I would request a replacement, but I don’t want them to have to deal with returning the item and waiting for it all over again. Bummed, but not the end of the world.