62: Self-Pity

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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🗓️ 27 March 2018

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Join me this week as I explain how to use the think-feel-act cycle to prevent feelings of self-pity. You’re going to learn why feeling pity for others isn't helpful, as well as why it’s impossible to change your habits when you're allowing yourself to wallow.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart, episode 62.
0:06.5	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out.
0:13.5	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 is your host, Rachel Hart.
0:35.0	Hey guys, so listen, I was walking to lunch today and I was thinking about this podcast.
0:41.0	It's all about self-pity. Very exciting.
0:44.0	And I was thinking like, I can't believe this is my job.
0:48.0	I can't believe this is what I do.
0:51.0	I love talking about this stuff.
0:53.0	I love sharing this work with you guys.
0:56.0	And I love the word about to talk about self-pity.
0:58.0	So hang on, I hope I'm going to blow your mind.
1:02.0	All right, so how many of you out there are feeling a little self-pity about this habit of drinking more than you want?
1:12.0	Right? When you are struggling to change a habit that isn't serving you, it is so easy to get lost in self-pity.
1:19.0	I know I did. Right? For a long time, I was stuck in self-pity.
1:25.0	And so I want to talk to you about that today.
1:27.0	I want to talk about why it's a problem.
1:29.0	But before we do that, before we dive into self-pity, I want you to understand
1:37.0	pity as an emotion in and of itself.
1:41.0	And then we're going to explain how it applies to you and how it applies to the habit of drinking too much.
1:47.0	And how it's keeping you stuck.
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