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My Way Out: One Woman's Remarkable Journey in Overcoming Her Drinking Problem and How Her Innovative Program Can Help You or Someone You Love
By: Roberta Jewell Publisher: Capalo Press Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Capalo Press Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 153 Publication Date: March 28, 2005 Release Date: March 28, 2005
Product Description: Research indicates one out of 13 Americans suffers a drinking problem and four problem drinkers exist for every "hard core alcoholic". It is one of our country’s most significant health issues and a pervasive secret epidemic. Those affected are desperate for help but do not fit the alcoholic profile. So instead of seeking help, they suffer in silence.
In My Way Out, Jewell describes her history as a highly functional alcoholic and her decades of research in battling her addiction. Written in collaboration with Dr. Linda Garcia, MD, the search ultimately led her to develop a program calling upon experts in multiple fields.
Jewell’s therapy is based upon a 2002 double blind study published in The Lancet, a highly esteemed British medical journal, which reported results of a medication that ameliorated craving in drinkers. Having tried and failed a "simple pill" approach herself with another prescription drug, Jewell took it one step further, integrating a powerful self-hypnosis program, nutritional supplementation, and other essential elements, creating an incredibly effective, easy-to-follow system, the results of which have startled even the most conservative practitioners within the medical community.
In what may become the hottest recovery book to hit the market in years, My Way Out shows readers how their craving can be curbed immediately and easily in the privacy of their own homes; why a multi-faceted approach is extraordinarily more effective than a single-modality solution; that drinkers don’t need to attend AA if they’re not comfortable doing so; and that when appropriate, moderation (social drinking) is an acceptable strategy for problem drinkers if they are provided the proper tools and treatment.
Jewell broke all the rules when, as a lay person, she developed an effective program that finally offers hope to alcohol dependent individuals. And she did the same when writing My Way Out, a book that crosses genres as a self-help, autobiographical, research, and motivational read. Given the overwhelming success of those who underwent the program, she was surprised to learn that traditional book agents and reviewers wouldn’t touch it. But if the email pouring in to the publisher from early test subjects whose lives have been transformed by this extraordinary program is any example, there’s no question My Way Out will become a standard text on the shelves of people truly motivated for a life change, or of those who seek to help others affected by an addiction they have been powerless to control.
Alternative Plan for Those Who Struggle with Alcohol **** This book describes an alternate plan for those who ideally are early to moderate problem drinkers (not heavy drinkers or active alcoholics). It addresses the physiological component of alcohol cravings, not the spiritual or emotional components.
The author, writing under a pseudonym, struggled with alcohol and so developed this program for those for whom AA or clinical treatment would not be desirable options. She describes her own journey to abstinence along with that of a good friend. In one chapter, the two women share excerpts from their journals to demonstrate aspects of the program and how they responded.
The author's program involves five components: the medication Topamax, nutritional supplements, hypnotherapy, exercise, and diet.
Several reviewers have warned readers away from this book; I disagree with their views. This book describes a controversial and cutting edge approach, and is not for heavy drinkers. It is certainly not for everyone. However, if you are open-minded, and read to learn, I am sure that there is information here that could benefit anyone, even those in AA. You may find out about a supplement that could assist you in your recovery, or a dietary approach that makes everything easier.
Since publication of the book, this program has been modified somewhat; there are updates to the program available at mywayout.org. You can also find out more about the program there.
If you desire to moderate your drinking or abstain from alcohol altogether, and if you are looking for alternatives to the conventional route of AA, or enhancements to your AA program, you will benefit from this book.
Recommended. ****
TOPAMAX This is not a book that reveals insight for women struggling with alcoholism or alcohol overuse... an insightful "way out"... it is a program that uses toparimate (Topamax). Some people find that they can drink moderately called "Controlled Drinking" by addiction experts when using Topamax. That is also discussed in the book.
DO NOT BUY This book is nothing but a short booklet telling you why you should buy her $500 hypnosis CD set. There is barely any inspirational story at all behind it! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!
Takes You Down the Wrong Path. Do not waste your life, or your loved one's life, on this book. 'My Way Out' (MWO) puts you on the wrong path. I wasted $[...] on MYO's recommended self-hypnosis CDs, which were no help at all (and for which I cannot get a refund).
I wasted hours of my time listening to these CDs, only to end up feeling despair because the CDs did nothing either to stop the cravings or end the depression. Talk about anguish! I began to believe there was 'No Way Out' for me, only for other people.
It turns out I'm hypoglycemic--and if you crave alcohol, sweets or caffeine, then chances you are too, or else you are on the fast track to getting there--and the routine physical at your doctor's office doesn't test for hypoglycemia, so don't feel safe simply because your doctor tells you you check out okay. If you have energy highs and lows during the day, then like it or not, you're on your way to trouble. I didn't want to believe it either, but truth is truth.
Larsen's book (Seven Weeks to Sobriety) has real answers. Self-hypnosis isn't one of them.
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It worked for me. I have purchased from Amazon for years and this is the first time I have been compelled to leave a comment on a product. This book was absolutely worth every penney. The way these women were described and how alcohol dominated their life described me exactly. There are suggestions made for prescriptions and supplements and I didn't need all that. Reading the book got me started on the right track. Thanks a million to the author.
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