74: Losing the Desire to Drink

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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🗓️ 19 June 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, we take a look at why I discourage my client from using words like abstaining when they are working on changing their drinking habits. I also explain why your desire for alcohol (or anything that tastes great to you) is so strong and outline the exact steps that you can follow in order to completely lose that desire.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 74.
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 is your host, Rachel Hart.
0:36.0	Hey everybody, so we are talking about the topic that I love.
0:42.0	It is about losing your desire to drink.
0:48.0	And the reason why I love this topic is because it is so hard to imagine what it is like not to desire drinking, not to desire alcohol when you really really love it, when you really really want it.
1:05.0	And let me tell you, for me, this was just something for the longest time I truly believed was impossible.
1:14.0	It would be impossible not to desire it. I could stop drinking, I could take a break, but I would always want it.
1:22.0	I would always feel like I was missing out.
1:25.0	I believe that for so long in the idea that that doesn't have to be your reality, it is where you get all your freedom.
1:34.0	So here's what I first want to talk about.
1:38.0	Part of the reason why I think this is a hard concept to envision is because most of society labels the act of no longer drinking for someone who previously drank as abstaining.
1:55.0	Right? You've probably said this yourself.
1:58.0	Now, I don't ever use the word abstaining to describe myself, to describe not drinking alcohol.
2:11.0	And I really want you to understand why because it really connects with this concept of losing your desire.
2:18.0	If you look at the word abstain, it's defined this way, the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something.
2:31.0	Why do you really hear that? The fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something. Do you see the problem?
2:39.0	Now, I'm talking about how to lose your desire to drink, but abstaining is focused on restraining yourself from something that you currently want.
2:55.0	The word abstaining suggests the desire is still there, but you are resisting this.
3:03.0	And that, my friend, is not the same as losing your desire. That is willpower. Right? That is summoning up your will, this internal resource that you have to say no to something that you want.
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