Quiet Sobriety
An honest story about how to stop drinking alcohol when nothing else has worked.
by Ben Mallory
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Pub Date Nov 01 2025 | Archive Date Nov 18 2025
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Description
You don’t need another “how to stop drinking” book.
You’ve read them.
You’ve promised yourself a hundred times — “This time, I’m done.”
But every morning…
that same heaviness in your chest.
That quiet shame behind your eyes.
That one thought that won’t let go:
“Why can’t I stop drinking?”
You don’t drink because you love it.
You drink because you forgot how to live without it.
This isn’t a program.
It’s not a 12-step workbook.
It’s not an “alcohol recovery book” that lectures you from a stage.
It’s the raw, unfiltered story of a man named Mike —
who tried every “how to quit alcohol” method out there and still kept falling.
Until one day, he stopped trying to fight alcohol…
and started understanding himself.
This quit drinking book will show you:
What to do when your brain screams “just one”
How to handle alcohol cravings without losing control
How to stop drinking alcohol without judgment, guilt, or rigid programs
How to rebuild your life without pain, pressure, or pretending
How to feel real peace — not just “stay sober”
You won’t find preaching here.
You won’t be shamed, blamed, or guilt-tripped.
You’ll read and realize:
“Damn… that’s me.
That’s how I think.
That’s what I’ve felt.
Maybe… this could actually work.”
You’re not weak.
You’re just using the wrong map.
This book gives you a better one.
He relapsed more times than he can count — and still found a way out.
He’s not a guru.
He’s just someone who understands exactly where you are right now —
and how to get out of it.
Read the first few pages.
If even one line feels like it was written about you — that is not random.
That is the part of your life that refuses to die like this.
You keep waiting for a sign, a push, a moment where it finally turns.
You are in that moment right now.
Open the book.
Let this be the exact page history will call:
“The moment it finally changed.”
Available Editions
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Featured Reviews
Raw. Real. Relatable — this book doesn’t preach, it reaches.
Quiet Sobriety doesn’t lecture you — it looks you dead in the eye, hands you your truth, and somehow makes you believe you can rewrite your story.
Quiet Sobriety is one of the rawest, most honest accounts of alcohol addiction I’ve ever read. It doesn’t preach or hide behind platitudes — it simply walks you through the dark, lonely, and painfully human journey of one man trying to remember who he was before the bottle. The short, powerful chapters pull you in with their stripped-down truth and emotional weight. What I loved most is that it never tells you what to do — it just shows you that change is possible, even after countless false starts. Reading this felt less like a recovery manual and more like sitting beside someone who finally stopped lying to himself. It made me reflect, breathe, and believe that healing doesn’t have to be loud — sometimes, it’s quiet.
The Book That Hit Me Harder Than a Hangover 😅🍸
Okay, wow. Quiet Sobriety didn’t whisper — it shouted straight into my soul (in the gentlest way possible). This isn’t your typical “put down the drink” pep talk. It’s messy, real, and written like someone cracked open their chest and said, “Here, look.” I felt every relapse, every win, every silent scream — and weirdly enough, it made me hopeful. If you’ve ever tried to “get it together” and failed more times than you can count, read this. It doesn’t judge — it gets you. You’ll laugh, cry, and maybe even forgive yourself a little by the end.
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