63: The In-Between Time

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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🗓️ 3 April 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

You’ve taken a break from drinking and you’re getting amazing results. You’re enjoying yourself, not just physically but also emotionally; you're starting to see that there’s a different way of being without needing or wanting a drink. Yet, there's a part of you that feels unsettled. You can't shake the thought that sometimes it feels like you don't know who you are anymore.

I call this period “the in-between” time. You’re in the place where you’re shedding one identity and beginning to create a new one. And, unfortunately, this place of uncertainty brings up a lot of fear for people.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 63.
0:06.0	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit
0:12.2	from the inside out.
0:14.0	We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist
0:19.2	temptation.
0:20.2	No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying
0:26.8	about your drinking.
0:28.4	Now here's your host, Rachel Hart.
0:35.4	Hey guys, so listen, I want to talk to you today about something I call the in between
0:42.8	time.
0:44.0	So I see this happen with my clients a lot and it happened with me as well.
0:49.4	You're at this point where you've taken a break and you're getting amazing results.
0:58.0	You're actually enjoying yourself, not just physically, right, but also emotionally.
1:03.2	You're starting to see that there is a different way of being without a drink in your hand,
1:12.0	without a drink at the end of the day or at a party.
1:16.0	And you're learning how to create how you want to feel on purpose instead of feeling
1:23.0	like you need to constantly cover up or take the edge off these negative emotions.
1:29.0	And so things are really going well, but people will come to me and say, why do I feel so unsettled?
1:38.0	Why do I feel like I don't know who I am?
1:43.0	And I'll tell you guys what I always tell them, you're in the in between time, right?
1:49.0	You're in this place where you are slipping off one identity and starting to create a new one.
1:56.0	And that that place of unknown will bring up a lot of fear for people.
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