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E81: Why We Drink: Social Drinkers vs Problem Drinkers

E81: Why We Drink: Social Drinkers vs Problem Drinkers

FromSober Powered


E81: Why We Drink: Social Drinkers vs Problem Drinkers

FromSober Powered

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jan 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

 Gill discusses why we drink. Our motivation for drinking matters and a recent study found that why we drink coincides with the development of alcohol use disorder. She covers the main reasons why people drink: to cope with mental health and negative emotions, to unwind after work and deal with stress, to socialize, and to cope with stress from parenting. She found some interesting studies to share with you about why people drink, and one study at the end of the episode about why mom’s drink.

What to listen to next:
E55: How to Power Through When You Want to Give Up
E63: Why Alcohol Causes Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
E79: Why We Romanticize Alcohol
E54: Neuroplasticity and Using Alcohol to Escape or Numb Out
E43: Drinking to Cope

What to watch next:
Can we drink on special occasions? Thoughts on "deserving" a drink
https://youtu.be/a-9rL2kOjPY

How to not drink after work. Getting through the witching hour sober
https://youtu.be/C-UH_vJPJVY

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Membership: Living a Sober Powered Life where I release episodes that help you navigate specific situations without alcohol (getting past day 3, dealing with shame, answering the question “why aren’t you drinking?”, and more) and there is an option to have monthly hang out zoom calls with me. https://soberpowered.supercast.com/


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Released:
Jan 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Do you ever say, "I'm never drinking again!", but then you drink again? There are many reasons why this happens, and none of them are that we're weak-willed losers. After years of rationalizing why her drinking wasn’t that bad, Gill reached her breaking point. With her background in biochemistry, she set out on a quest to understand why some of us struggle with addiction and others don’t. In the Sober Powered Podcast, Gill uses science, psychology, and compassion to help you understand why you struggle to moderate, why it's so hard to quit drinking, and how to develop the coping skills you need to stay sober. Not sure where to start? Episodes 76, 91, 94, 99, and 102 are very popular!