You are listening to the Take-A-Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 354.

Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit

from the inside out. We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink

and why it can be hard to resist temptation. No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take

control of your desire and stop worrying about your drinking. Now, here's your host,

Rachel Hart.

All right, welcome back everyone. Today, we're going to talk about a trap that leads to not just

breaking your commitment around whether or not to drink and how much you're going to drink,

but it often leads to drinking more than you want to. And that trap is a very simple thought

that I know all of you have had. I have had it a lot. And that thought is, I don't want to miss

out. I used to have this thought all the time. The fear of missing out was a driving force behind

so much of my drinking. And also, you know what, my eating. It really was. It really drove so much

of those decisions. And the reason why I want to talk about it now is because we're headed

into a part of the year where the fear of missing out can really be at an all-time high,

the holiday season. All right, so we're going into the holidays right now. It's that season of,

you know, connection and togetherness and joy. It's also the season of parties and lots of

traditions that revolve around special drinks and food. And so if you're trying to change your

drinking, whether or not you want to drink less, maybe you want to stop drinking. If that is your

goal, then this time of year is when the fear of missing out can really kick into high gear,

and it can start to sabotage your goal. And so I want to talk about today how we make sure that

that doesn't happen. The solution, by the way, and I think this is really important. The solution

here is not just to stay home. It's not to be a hermit. I was coaching someone on this recently.

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