315: How Do I Know if I Can Change?

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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🗓️ 31 January 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Despite what you might be thinking, the number of times you’ve tried to cut back in the past and then failed doesn’t matter. Your ability to change your drinking boils down to your mindset. Find out why change seems impossible for you and why it’s not.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 315.
0:06.0	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out.
0:13.0	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.
0:36.0	Welcome back everyone. We are going to talk today about a question that I get all the time.
0:41.0	How do I know if I can change?
0:44.0	And I too far gone. How do I know if this will work for me?
0:50.0	How do I know if I've crossed some sort of line and there's no coming back?
0:55.0	I mean, I get all kinds of versions of this question all the time from people who are looking to do the work with me and study with me and do the 30 day challenge.
1:08.0	And you know what, I had all these questions too.
1:10.0	I mean, I really remember spending a long time just spinning on the question of whether or not change was really possible for me.
1:18.0	I was actually just doing a workshop inside the take a break membership and asking people in that workshop to talk about to share why they were doubting their ability to change.
1:32.0	Whether it had to do with, you know, my urges are never just going to go away. They're too unmanageable. They're too strong.
1:39.0	I hate how it feels to say no. I hate feeling deprived.
1:43.0	Maybe they were doubting change because of temptation. Right? It's just my life, my job, the stress I'm under, I'm surrounded by alcohol.
1:54.0	Everyone in my life drinks is a big part of my social circle. I'm newly dating. I've been dating for a long time. My partner drinks a lot.
2:02.0	They might be doubting change because they don't really believe that saying no is going to lead to a good time. They might believe, and I think a lot of people believe that saying no will help you feel healthier.
2:16.0	But a lot of people, myself included for a very long time, are kind of like, okay, I can say no, but not going to have as much fun.
2:25.0	I'm not going to feel as connected. In fact, I might feel disconnected wondering what everyone's thinking of me. I'm not going to feel at ease.
2:33.0	I'm going to be stuck with this anxiety or the awkwardness. It's just not going to feel as sophisticated or special if I'm not drinking.
2:41.0	And then there's doubting really that you can drink less.
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