EP 144: Reader Question - Does everyone have alcohol withdrawals?
This Naked Mind Podcast
Annie Grace
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2019
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
My conscious mind has agreed with my subconscious mind and I no longer want to drink! So, let’s talk withdrawal. I haven’t had any withdrawal symptoms the past three nights, but should I be prepared for some to come? And what can I expect? Does everyone get withdrawal symptoms? Annie answers this question for us, educating us on the stages of withdrawal and explains emotional withdrawal.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Annie Grace and you're listening to this naked mind podcast where without judgment, |
| 0:16.0 | pain or rules, we explore the role of alcohol in our lives and culture. |
| 0:20.2 | Hi, this is Annie Grace, the author of this naked mind and I am answering readers questions. |
| 0:32.3 | Today I have a question from Donna. She says, Hi Annie, does everyone get withdrawal symptoms? |
| 0:37.3 | Even after you've decided in our firm, resolute that you're conscious and unconscious minds are both |
| 0:44.0 | in agreement that you no longer want to drink booze. Are there withdrawal symptoms? Something to be |
| 0:48.5 | prepared for and if so, what are they? I don't think I had any withdrawal symptoms the last three |
| 0:53.2 | nights. In fact, I felt great, but I'm keen to know if they might kick in after a week or two. |
| 0:57.9 | What are your thoughts? So this is such a great question, Donna. I feel like a few things. |
| 1:04.9 | My work just to say is primarily targeted at people who are emotionally addicted to alcohol |
| 1:12.1 | and interestingly, there can be an emotional component to withdrawals when you quit and you feel |
| 1:17.9 | like you're missing out on something. Your brain can tell you, Oh, well, I'm feeling bad because I |
| 1:23.8 | really need a drink and that can even be somewhat physically. But if you are worried about withdrawals, |
| 1:29.8 | the good news down is that you've gone three days and that is when the majority of withdrawals |
| 1:34.1 | have already happened. So I'm going to look at some sources here just to quote this stuff |
| 1:39.0 | correctly, but often alcohol withdrawals start within the first eight hours and that's like what's |
| 1:44.4 | called stage one withdrawal. And stage one can be anxiety, insomnia, nausea, and interestingly, |
| 1:51.3 | stage one withdrawal sounds a lot like a hangover. And there is an aspect a lot of sources say |
| 1:59.4 | in withdrawal to a hangover. And that is why, you know, hair of the dog having a drink to deal |
| 2:05.1 | with a hangover can be effective for some people is because there is an element of withdrawal to |
| 2:10.4 | just even a simple hangover in some cases. So that is according to different sources. And then |
| 2:15.4 | stage two is the first one to date three days that can be high blood pressure, increased body |
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