{"product_id":"think-before-you-drink","title":"THINK BEFORE YOU DRINK","description":"\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e101 Essays For Those Who Have Had Enough\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou don't need a rock bottom to know something isn't right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou still show up. You still function. You still look fine from the outside. But somewhere underneath the routine — the Friday pour, the after-work beer, the wine that \"takes the edge off\" — you've started asking the question you've been avoiding: \u003cem\u003eIs this making my life smaller?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA drink can be just a drink, for some people. For others, it becomes a hiding place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWritten By Someone Who Was There\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIan Bates spent years defending his own drinking before he finally stopped. \u003cstrong\u003eThink Before You Drink\u003c\/strong\u003e is the book he wished someone had handed him — one honest page at a time. It strips away the polish, the marketing, and the social permission that keep alcohol hiding in plain sight, and asks you to look at what it actually does: to your brain, your body, your relationships, and your sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis isn't a rulebook. It isn't a lecture. It's 101 essays, each one standing on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eInside, You'll Find Essays That Explore\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe lie behind the label\u003c\/strong\u003e — how marketing, culture, and ritual convinced you alcohol was relief, reward, and connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat alcohol is really costing you\u003c\/strong\u003e — not just your health, but your time, your relationships, and your peace of mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy willpower was never the problem\u003c\/strong\u003e — and what actually keeps people stuck in the cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe pull behind the pour\u003c\/strong\u003e — trauma, grief, anxiety, loneliness, and the feelings alcohol was never built to fix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat comes after \"enough\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — practical tools for the moment the craving hits, and for the life you build once you stop reaching for a drink to get through it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat to do when someone you love is the one drinking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRead One. See If You Can Stop There.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach essay is short enough for a single sitting — a coffee break, a commute, the ten minutes before bed — and honest enough to sit with long after you close the book. You don't have to read it in order. You don't have to read all 101 at once. You just have to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou Don't Have to Have Lost Everything\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou don't have to have lost everything to decide you're done losing anything else. This book is for the person who already suspects the truth, and is finally ready to stop looking away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause the pause between the urge and the drink is where everything changes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Bates Author","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55447474962774,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/3579\/4774\/files\/ThinkBeforeDrinkEbookCover3d.png?v=1789996841","url":"https:\/\/ianbatesauthor.com\/es\/products\/think-before-you-drink","provider":"Ian Bates Author","version":"1.0","type":"link"}