Comments by "Stevie" (@matthewhorizon6050) on "All it Took Was One Book for Nikki Glaser to Quit Drinking" video.

  1. For everyone who is stoked about this book, good luck. Nikki was able to stop drinking for one of the following reasons: (1) didnt have a diagnosable drinking problem. (2) is part of 0.02 percent of US citizens who have an actual alchohol use disorder diagnosis was able to stop by means of a few insightful pages in a self-help book. I spent 10 yrs in school, accumulating degrees on human Development, one year studying and passing the NYS licencing exam for MSWs and 5yrs earning my "C" -- I'm now an LCSW and practice as a psychotherapeutic clinician, mostly. However, I worked in nearly every sector of behavioral health before entering into private practice, but the drug & alcohol field is where most of my time was spent while earning my stripes, both as a counselor and supervisor. I'm not an AA/NA thumper, nor do I thump the Bible -- not to dismiss these belief systems, as they have been proven as viable sources for some folks to find longterm sobriety. Now that this introduction is out of the way, after you read this book and never drink again, which is highly unlikely then GOOD FOR YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. But odds are, if you have a legitimate drinking problem, seek help from a reliable agency that specializes in addiction, before your symptoms and behaviors worsen. Dont seek help from facilities that are top heavy w a staff of counselors w associates degrees and those "professions" that were grandfathered in before SAMHSA's 2013 cut-off date. Many of them are limited both in knowledge and professionalism. Seek out organizations, with MSW's, who's practice are tailored to treat people with addiction and have multitudes of interdisinaplinary trainings. Reading a book isnt going to getting 99% of those w a legitimate drinking problems on the straight and narrow. Sorry, it's just the cold hatd truth. If reading a book actually did the trick, the author would be a billionaire and every treatment center in the western world would have adopted this person's concepts and principles. Trust me, IT WILL NOT WORK. However, I implore you to at least read it to see if it does help you (I hope it does), who knows, maybe you're one of the fortunate ones who can stop by means of logic. And no, I'm not saying this because I'm biased or stuck using a broken model of treatment and have little to no knowledge regarding what does and doesn't work. I offer this advice, because I've probably treated close to a 1000 patients over the yrs and spent most of my working career in addiction, both in inpatient and outpatient settings, not for profit, profit, private... you name it, I worked there, for decades. Nikki is probably a shill for this author 👏🤣
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