Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-243).

This naked mind: how and why it works -- The drinker or the drink? Part 1: the drinker -- The drinker or the drink? Part 2: the drink -- Liminal point: is drinking a habit? -- You: simply naked -- Liminal point: are we really drinking for the taste? -- You: polluted -- Liminal point: is alcohol liquid courage? -- Oh S#*%! We're stuck -- Liminal point: drinking helps me loosen up and have better sex -- A quest for sobriety -- Liminal point: I drink to relieve stress and anxiety -- The mystery of spontaneous sobriety -- Liminal point: I enjoy drinking: it makes me happy -- Defining addiction: Part I -- Liminal point: is alcohol vital to social life? -- Defining addiction: Part II -- Liminal point: it's cultural. I need to drink to fit in -- The descent: why some descend faster than others -- Living a naked life in our society -- This naked mind -- The secret to happily and easily drinking less -- The journey: "relapse" -- Pay it forward.