Problem Drinking

ARE YOU REALLY IN CONTROL OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ALCOHOL?
ARE YOU FINDING YOUR NEED TO DRINK GETTING STRONGER?
DO YOU DEPEND ON ALCOHOL TO MANAGE DAILY LIFE?

In his role as a consultant psychiatrist, Dr Tim Cantopher has worked with countless people to help them overcome dependency, and this book distils his decades of experience into a series of practical, achievable, straightforward steps to reduce your own intake, or give up altogether. Problem Drinking explains why you are drinking too much, what alcohol does to you physiologically, the influence of environment and personality, and the long-term consequences of alcohol addiction. It offers supportive strategies to help you cut down or do without, including advice on relaxation and sleep, problem-solving approaches, time management skills, and insight into drug treatments, the disease concept and the role of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Read this book, take it one day at a time, and don't look back.

Author of the bestselling Depressive Illness: The Curse of the Strong (Sheldon Press), Dr Tim Cantopher studied at University College, London, and University College Hospital. He trained as a psychiatrist at St James' Hospital, Portsmouth, and St George's, University of London. He has been a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists since 1983 and was elected fellow of the college in 1999. He worked as a consultant psychiatrist with the Priory Group of Hospitals from 1993 until his retirement from clinical practice in 2015. Overcoming Anxiety Without Fighting It is Dr Cantopher's sixth book: his other titles include Toxic People: Dealing with dysfunctional relationships (Sheldon Press, 2017) and Stress-Related Illness: Advice for people who give too much (Sheldon Press, 2019).