28: Needing Relief

Take a Break from Drinking

Rachel Hart

Alcohol, Lifecoach, Alcoholicsanonymous, Self-improvement, Hungover, Society & Culture, Smartrecovery, Drinking, Cognitivebehavioraltherapy, Education, Cbt, 12steps, Sobriety, Drunk, Recovery, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 1 August 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today, we're talking about why so many of us are constantly hunting for relief and turning to a drink to feel better. We'll explore exactly why you continuously need “something” to lessen the discomfort of your day-to-day life and why drinking to take the edge off is not sustainable.

Listen in to find out what you can start doing today to change the habit of drinking as means of relief without succumbing to stress, anxiety, or frustration.

Get full show notes, full transcript, and more information here: http://www.rachelhart.com/28

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Hart, episode 28.
0:07.0	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out.
0:14.0	We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist temptation.
0:20.0	No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying about your drinking.
0:28.0	Now, here's your host, Rachel Hart.
0:35.0	Hello everybody, how are you?
0:39.0	I'm great, I'm getting ready to head home to Connecticut tomorrow, which means I will be going to SFO and flying cross country for the third time in three months.
0:53.0	I have to tell you, flying used to be incredibly stressful for me.
1:00.0	In my late 20s, I started a job that had me on the road all of the time.
1:06.0	I really went from someone who got on a plane once in a blue moon to flying overseas once, sometimes twice in a month.
1:16.0	Looking back on it, I can't believe, really, I can't even imagine how much time I was spending in airports.
1:24.0	I got to go to all of these incredible places, but I will tell you, I hated the logistics of it.
1:33.0	I hated figuring out what to pack and the drive to the airport and worrying about traffic.
1:39.0	I remember all the time sitting and bumper to bumper traffic trying to get into the Lincoln tunnel in New York City on my way to Newark and just being frantic.
1:50.0	About whether or not I was going to get to the airport on time.
1:53.0	And then, you know, I would get to the airport and it wouldn't be any better, right?
1:57.0	Because then I was waiting in these crazy long lines and going through security checkpoints and just feeling like I was constantly rushing to wait.
2:07.0	And this was all before I got on the plane, before I had to worry about squeezing my bag on board and what kind of leg room I was going to have and who I was going to be sitting next to.
2:19.0	It was so stressful, but you know what? I always had a treat waiting for me always.
2:27.0	I always had a very mediocre glass of wine that I would give to myself once I made it through security.
2:35.0	It was my reward and that glass of wine would take the edge off all of the stress and all of the frustration and all of the anxiety and annoyance of air travel.
2:46.0	And because I was on the road all of the time, this just became my routine.
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