E232: The 3am Wake Up of Shame: Alcohol and Anxiety

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

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

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🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Not remembering how we went to bed becomes a normal experience, but it is not normal. We get drunk, eventually end up in bed, only to jolt awake around 3am. After the panic passes, we realize we’ve done it again. We got way too drunk and can’t remember the end of the night. This realization is followed by shame and anxiety, which likely continues into the next day before we repeat the process. The 3am wake up of shame was something I did a few times a week. I would force myself to stay awake until 6 as punishment for drinking too much, so my day could become even worse. There are 3 factors that go into this- how alcohol affects our sleep, how alcohol affects the central nervous system, and how alcohol affects the heart. I will cover all 3. This episode is part of a 9 episode series for Dry July 2024. Make sure to follow my podcast so you don't miss the rest of the series. Dry July Sober Powered Skills Special Dry July Course 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	Not remembering how we went to bed becomes a normal experience, but it's not normal.
0:06.5	We get drunk, eventually end up in bed, only to jolt awake around 3 a.m.
0:12.4	And after the panic passes we realize we've done it again.
0:17.2	We got way too drunk and we can't remember the end of the night.
0:21.2	This realization is followed by shame and anxiety which likely continues
0:26.2	into the next day before we repeat the process. The 3 a.m. wake up of shame was something I did a few times a week and I would even force myself to stay awake until 6 as punishment for drinking too much so that my day could become even worse.
0:43.7	There are three factors that go into this.
0:46.7	How alcohol affects our sleep,
0:48.9	how alcohol affects the central nervous system,
0:52.0	and how alcohol affects the heart and I will cover all three.
0:56.1	And before we dig in I'd like to say a quick thank you to my sponsors who made this
1:01.5	episode possible.
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