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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E215: 5 Different Ways of Thinking About Sobriety

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

Science, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Do we “get” to be sober or do we have to be sober? What if you don’t want to glamorize sobriety or think about alcohol as a class one carcinogen? Do you have to call yourself an alcoholic to quit drinking for good? In this episode I’m explaining how we think we are different from everyone else and 5 different ways I’ve seen the sober community talk about sobriety. At the end of the episode I’ll share how to know if your thinking is helping you quit drinking or keeping you trapped in the cycle with excuses and unrealistic expectations. What to listen to next: E138: 5 ways problem drinkers think differently E204: can anyone get addicted to alcohol? Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Anger Management Program https://www.soberpowered.com/anger Sober Powered Skills (bonus episodes with practical application and coping skills) https://www.soberpowered.com/skills Weekly emails on Thursdays https://www.soberpowered.com/email Free resources https://www.soberpowered.com/free Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors. Learn more: https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support my work https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Do we get to be sober or do we have to be sober?

0:04.6

What if you don't want to glamorize sobriety or think about alcohol as a class 1

0:10.1

carcinogen and do you have to call yourself an alcoholic to quit for good?

0:15.2

In this episode I'm explaining how we think we are different from everyone else and

0:19.9

five different ways I've seen the sober community talk about sobriety.

0:24.6

At the end of the episode I'll share how to know if you're thinking is helping you quit drinking

0:29.8

or keeping you trapped in the cycle with excuses. And before we dig in, I'd like to take a moment to thank my sponsors who made this episode possible.

0:40.0

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