{"id":147040,"date":"2016-09-30T16:18:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T15:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/articles\/freedom-from-alcohol\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T14:11:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:11:02","slug":"freedom-from-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/freedom-from-alcohol\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom From Alcohol"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section  class=\"container container--large article-container\">\n            <div class=\"article \">\n            <div class=\"article__sidebar\">\n                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section author\">\n                    <div class=\"author__avatar\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n     src=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/16103712\/author-john-dicey-200x200.jpeg\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/16103712\/author-john-dicey-50x50.jpeg 360w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/16103712\/author-john-dicey-100x100.jpeg 768w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/16103712\/author-john-dicey-200x200.jpeg 1440w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/16103712\/author-john-dicey.jpeg 2000w\"\n             alt=\"\"\n               \/>                                            <\/div>\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Written By<\/span>\n                    <a class=\"u-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/authors\/john-dicey\/\" title=\"John Dicey Bio\">\n                        <h5 class=\"author__author\">John Dicey<\/h5>\n                    <\/a>\n                                                                <h6 class=\"author__title sidebar-content\">Former Global Chief Executive Officer &#038; 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A chat with an Allen Carr Alcohol Facilitator. I quit drinking! #QuitAlcohol #StopDrinking  #BeAddictionFree #AllenCarr<\/p>\n                \n                \n                                                            <div class=\"article__image\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n     src=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/16005939\/mikenew.png\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/16005939\/mikenew-220x119.png 360w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/16005939\/mikenew-440x238.png 768w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/16005939\/mikenew.png 1440w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/16005939\/mikenew.png 2000w\"\n             alt=\"\"\n               \/>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                <div class=\"u-show-mobile article-social-bar\">\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Share this article<\/span>\n                    <ul class=\"social-list\">\n            <li class=\"social-list__item\">\n            <a class=\"social-list__item-link\"\n               href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/freedom-from-alcohol\/\"\n               onclick=\"window.open(this.href, 'share popup','left=20,top=20,width=500,height=360,toolbar=1,resizable=0'); return false;\"\n               rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/themes\/allen-carr\/public\/dist\/svgs\/social-facebook-fill.svg\" alt=\"Share to Facebook\"\/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                <li class=\"social-list__item\">\n            <a class=\"social-list__item-link\"\n               href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/freedom-from-alcohol\/&#038;text=Freedom From Alcohol\"\n               onclick=\"window.open(this.href, 'share popup','left=20,top=20,width=500,height=360,toolbar=1,resizable=0'); return false;\"\n               rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/themes\/allen-carr\/public\/dist\/svgs\/social-twitter-fill.svg\" alt=\"Share to Twitter\"\/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        \n        \n    <li class=\"social-list__item\">\n        <a class=\"social-list__item-link\"\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/freedom-from-alcohol\/\"\n            data-behaviour=\"copy-link\" title=\"Click to copy\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/wp-content\/themes\/allen-carr\/public\/dist\/svgs\/social-sharelink-fill.svg\" alt=\"Copy link to clipboard\"\/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>                <\/div>\n\n                \n                \n                \n                \n\n<p><h2 class=\"larger_text\">\u201cWhen I quitted drinking it turned every hour since into a \u2018happy hour\u2019 and there is no better feeling than that \u201c.<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>John Dicey<\/strong>, Worldwide CEO &amp; Senior Facilitator, Allen Carr\u2019s Easyway, interviews <strong>Mike Connolly<\/strong>, Allen Carr&#8217;s Easyway to Quit Drinking Facilitator, <strong>Manchester<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Mike, can you tell us a little about your drinking history?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike:<\/strong> I always enjoyed being the life and soul at parties, even being a bit of a party animal. After university, during my working career, marriage and even after starting a family socialising was a big factor. I was always pictured with a glass in my hand. It became part of who I was and I started realise this couldn&#8217;t carry on. When I tried to take a break from drinking I found that I thought about it even more and at some point I realised it had to quit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> What was it that made you decide to attend an Allen Carr&#8217;s Easyway to Quit Drinking Center?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike:<\/strong> I had heard about the success of the quit smoking seminars by friends who had used the service and when I realised there were seminars for quitting drinking alcohol I wanted to know more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> Tell us a little about the day you attended the seminar. What was it like? How many people attended it? What was the atmosphere like?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike:<\/strong> Everyone seemed nervous but also excited at the same time but not me. I was petrified. Alcohol had been such a big part of my life I didn&#8217;t know what would happen to me now that it was no longer going to be there. I was frightened that it would actually work, and that I\u2019d feel deprived and miserable, but also frightened that it wouldn&#8217;t work and that I\u2019d stay trapped.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> How did you feel afterwards? Did you really find it easy to quit drinking?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike:<\/strong> It was amazing really. I was still \u2018me\u2019 but I couldn&#8217;t believe how much more energy I had. I started to sleep better right from the start \u2013 more soundly \u2013 better rested. It was odd in a way \u2013 that night I came home like normal and whereby I would normally head straight from the drinks in the fridge &#8211; I simply didn\u2019t feel I needed to. Or even wanted to. It was like a switched had been flicked and I just didn&#8217;t want a drink. I honestly couldn&#8217;t believe it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> What were the main things you noticed change in your life after you quitted drinking? There must have been lots of positive things? Were there difficult things? How did friends react to the &#8220;new Mike&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike:<\/strong> Ha-ha \u2013 I was still the same old me but I had so much more energy and I also started to anticipate events and situations much more optimistically. Gradually life became so much less stressful than when I was drinking. As I mentioned &#8211; I slept better but I also became more focused during the day \u2013 more alert and sharper. People who knew me couldn&#8217;t believe the difference. I lost 5 stone in weight when I quitted drinking \u2013 the weight dropped off me. The stresses and strains of life don\u2019t go away \u2013 but I&#8217;m more able to deal with them than when I was a drinker. What I didn&#8217;t realise is that the real fun in life actually starts when you quit drinking. I\u2019m no longer dictated to by a bottle of booze. I&#8217;m in control and it feels great\u2026as a nice bonus \u2013 the extra cash I\u2019ve saved has been really handy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> What made you decide to get in touch with Allen Carr&#8217;s Easyway to apply for training as an alcohol facilitator?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike:<\/strong> I wanted to understand what had happened because it was so easy to just walk away from alcohol. What was the magic that had made someone like me just quit instantly? I also wanted to spread the word. I felt like I&#8217;d stumbled across something special and felt more people needed to know that freedom was within their grasp if only they knew about it. At the time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/easyway-stop-drinking\/live-group-seminars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allen Carr\u2019s Easyway to Quit Drinking seminars<\/a> were only available in Birmingham and London and I felt a center further north was needed and with my new focus and energy I believed that I was capable of taking it on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John:<\/strong> The Allen Carr recruitment process is pretty arduous and the training is really tough. Was it worth it? Tell us a little about how it feels to free people from their alcohol addiction?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike:<\/strong> The process was tough and when my application pack arrived and laid out what was involved in the recruitment process \u2013 let alone the training &#8211; I thought I&#8217;d done the wrong thing. I was so proud to have got through the selection process and as soon as I started my training the support from Allen Carr\u2019s Head Office team facilitators was amazing. It really kept me going through those dark times of doing the training.<\/p>\n<p>I knew it would be worth it \u2013 but was even more certain when I attended my first Allen Carr conference. Once a year \u2013 all the Allen Carr people from all over the world get together in London. At my first conference \u2013 before I became qualified &#8211; I was totally inspired. Never had I been in room with so many amazing individuals who could all relate to what I was going through. I knew I was in the right place and I wanted to be a part of this amazing story. Being able to help people who cannot see a way out of their addiction because it has such a grip on them \u2013 makes this is the best job in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Some clients who attend my seminars have tried every method going from AA to rehab in The Priory &#8211; so when they come to me they say that this is their last chance. It\u2019s a heck of a responsibility \u2013 but I view it as an absolute privilege. I can\u2019t put into words what it feels like to get the letters and emails that clients send after attending saying how they\u2019re enjoying their freedom and how easy they found it.<\/p>\n<p>There is no magic \u2013 it just feels like it. It just works and there is no better feeling than knowing that someone who was so desperate is now free because they spent a few hours with me and Allen Carr.<\/p>\n<p>When I quitted drinking it turned every hour since into a \u2018happy hour\u2019 and there is no better feeling than that.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button red hvr\" title=\"How to Stop Drinking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/easyway-stop-drinking\/\">Read more about &#8216;How to Quit Drinking&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#QuitAlcohol #StopDrinking #BeAddictionFree #AllenCarr<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>From the desk of John Dicey, Worldwide CEO &amp; Senior Facilitator, Allen Carr\u2019s Easyway<\/strong><\/em><\/p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"related-articles u-background-white article-related-articles\">\n                \n                            \n                \n        <h3 class=\"related-articles__title u-text-center\">\n     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Three Days Later I Quit\n                    <\/h3>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"article-preview__description-wrap\">\n                What happened was a surprise re-wiring of my brain. 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