Alcoholism isn’t a disease – it’s a choice. It is true that many problem drinkers have a physical dependency and psychological addiction to alcohol, but it is still a choice to drink. All drunks are not jerks riddled with flaws, defects and despicable characteristics. Many are genuinely good people who over indulge and make poor choices while under the influence. They do not necessarily need “the program†to break them down, force them into a belief system or rebuild them into something they are not. What they need is to have other viable alternatives, to believe in themselves and their own willpower.
Sparked by the popularity of the website www.LivingSoberSucks.com this philosophy is now detailed in the book, Living Sober Sucks (but living drunk sucks more). It is based on the premise that drinking is a choice and can be controlled with willpower, but only once willpower is understood and alcohol is respected for what it is and does.
Living Sober Sucks is not an anti-alcohol book, it is a descriptive nonfiction work that offers strategies, techniques and ideas to stop letting alcohol run someone’s total existence. It gives reader’s realistic and tangible examples of how to eliminate guilt, rebuild self-esteem, discover creativity and possibly repair damaged relationships. The reader is shown ways to rid their life of chaos, unnecessary drama and avert the stigma of being titled a “recovering alcoholic.†They will discover how to feel like and be treated like a normal person. They are shown how to save money and amass a small fortune. It offers concepts to enjoy a fun, fully engaged life. Ultimately they learn how to avoid the alcohol trap and live a normal life - sober.
Living Sober Sucks is entertaining, funny, sad, controversial, profane, inspirational, thought provoking and REAL. Whether you're a full blown raging alcoholic or just feel like alcohol is complicating your life and relationships, you will get something out of this book.
Mark A. Tuschel is a PhD – Previously heavy Drinker. Mark has over four years of sobriety without a relapse. He is not a prohibition lunatic; he openly admits he misses his old friend alcohol. He realizes that his drunken lifestyle was completely his own choice and drinking will not improve his life or his chances for a better future. Accepting this precept is why he chooses to remain sober.
Communicating with visitors to his website, Mark found himself being questioned as to how he sobered up without treatment, rehab or AA. After studying many recovery techniques and gaining an understanding of how the mind works, he began chronicling the varying stages of his sobriety, detailing his own thoughts and actions. Living Sober Sucks documents what Mark did to become sober, how he maintains sobriety with willpower and explains why these things work. Living Sober Sucks is an uncomplicated plan for the average person.