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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E226: Using Alcohol to Escape Your Life

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

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

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Many of us use alcohol to turn off our brain, escape our problems, or check out, but escapism is actually associated with more intense drinking and lower life satisfaction. In this episode you’ll learn about the different theories behind escapism, why we’re doing this, and how it makes our problems worse. I hope that this episode can help you make some connections so you realize drinking isn’t helping you. I’ll also share a personal story of when I drank to escape and how that went for me. What to listen to next E213: self care is not temporarily turning off your brain E214: self-medication E216: 4 types of impulsivity Sober Powered Skills Bonus Episode: One Cause of Escapism and How to Cope https://www.soberpowered.com/skills Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Anger Management Program https://www.soberpowered.com/anger 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

Many of us use alcohol to turn off our brain, escape our problems, or check out.

0:06.9

But escapism is actually associated with more intense drinking and lower life satisfaction. In this episode you'll learn

0:15.9

about the different theories behind escapism, why we're doing this and how it

0:21.3

makes our problems worse. I hope that this episode can help you make

0:25.6

some connections so you can realize that your drinking is not helping you. I'll also share a personal

0:32.2

story of when I drank to escape and how that went for me.

0:36.0

And before we dig in, I'd like to take a moment to thank my sponsors who made this episode possible.

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