55: The Pitfalls of Isolating Yourself from Alcohol

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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🗓️ 6 February 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The belief that you need to escape your life in order to solve your problems is incredibly common. I'll explain why this is, how this belief works in the think-feel-act cycle, and why this can cause problems when you want to take a break from drinking.

Tune in this week as I show you how you can use situations where people are drinking to your advantage, and successfully change your desire to drink.

Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.rachelhart.com/55

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart, episode 55.
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.
0:36.0	Hey everybody, welcome back.
0:39.0	I want to tell you about a question I got in my Facebook group the other day.
0:46.0	And by the way, if you're not in that Facebook group, why are you not in there?
0:50.0	It is the Facebook group, it's a closed group for the five day reset.
0:55.0	And this is the five day challenge to take a break from drinking.
0:58.0	There are videos that I've done. There's amazing conversations going on with everyone who's in there.
1:04.0	And every Wednesday, I am in there live answering your questions.
1:09.0	Frankly, I think it's great to be around people that are going through the same thing that you are because I know so often it can feel really isolating.
1:17.0	But anyway, I was in that Facebook group and I received this question that I really want to dig in.
1:24.0	With you guys today and the question was if I'm taking a break from drinking, should I remove all alcohol from my house?
1:33.0	And the reason why I wanted to discuss this is because it really is a deeper question than just yesterday.
1:39.0	Now, this is what you should do or not do.
1:41.0	We have such a common belief that if you want to stop drinking, what you have to do is be really, really, really careful and avoid all situations with alcohol.
1:51.0	Otherwise, you're playing with fire.
1:54.0	Now, my answer is the opposite.
1:58.0	I think that if you try and set up your environment so that you avoid alcohol at all costs, that can actually put you at more risk.
2:11.0	And this is what I want to talk with you guys about today.
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