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Read the Opening Ten Chapters
Begin with the two-chapter Overview and continue through the complete Clarity section of Practical Sobriety.
These ten chapters are intended to be read in order. Together, they introduce the author and the book, explain the addiction and recovery timeline, and establish the behavioural models used throughout the complete edition.
Before you begin
Educational and motivational information
Practical Sobriety reflects the author’s personal experience, understanding and approach to recovery. It is not a substitute for professional diagnosis, medical advice or treatment.
Stopping or substantially reducing alcohol consumption can be medically dangerous for some people. Seek qualified healthcare support when planning changes, particularly where dependence, withdrawal symptoms or other health concerns may be involved.
OVERVIEW
About the author and the book
OVERVIEW
Introduction
The author’s experience of alcohol dependency, repeated recovery and relapse, and the process that eventually led to lasting sobriety.
Read Chapter 1 →OVERVIEW
This Book
How the complete book is organised into Clarity, Strategy and Sobriety, and how its conceptual and practical chapters should be used.
Read Chapter 2 →PART I — CLARITY
Your situation as a whole
Past, present and future.
The Timeline
Read Chapter 3 →Priorities
Read Chapter 4 →Why Can’t I Stop?
Read Chapter 5 →You
Read Chapter 6 →Dopamine
Read Chapter 7 →The Higher Brain
Read Chapter 8 →The Story So Far
Read Chapter 9 →Why Me?
Read Chapter 10 →Prefer an e-reader?
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