EP 152: Reader Question - Alcohol & older adults, what we need to know
This Naked Mind Podcast
Annie Grace
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2019
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
We’ve heard that drinking is becoming a problem for an unsuspecting age group – those over 50. Is this true? And if it IS true, what explains it? Annie answers this inquiry by confirming that yes – the demographic statistics of problematic drinking is not limited to those in college or their 20’s or 30’s, etc. Annie shares a few of the theories surrounding this and sheds light on the physiology related to the effects of alcohol as our bodies age.
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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 | Hey, this is Annie Grace, the author of this naked mind and I am answering readers questions. |
| 0:32.0 | And today I have a question from a detail she says, I've read that drinking and people |
| 0:36.0 | over the age of 50 is on the rise. |
| 0:38.2 | I fell into that category until 1817 when I quit with this naked mind. |
| 0:42.1 | That's awesome. |
| 0:43.1 | My husband and I started drinking happy. |
| 0:44.9 | We missed our grown kids a lot, but it was also a bit of a freedom. |
| 0:49.1 | Then my drinking quickly turned into an addiction. |
| 0:51.3 | Blackouts and bruises seem to come easier with age. |
| 0:53.8 | I'm 61 this month. |
| 0:55.3 | My husband also increased as he spontaneously quit in May. |
| 1:00.0 | I've noticed a lot of older people that are interested in this and actually on your |
| 1:04.6 | Facebook page. |
| 1:05.4 | I wonder if you would be interested in this as a topic. |
| 1:08.1 | The concerns, the dangers and the advice for older drinkers. |
| 1:10.9 | I started on this path when your book first came out and I found it so easy to quit |
| 1:17.1 | that I thought I could drink again. |
| 1:19.1 | I was 100% wrong every single time and it wasn't until August of 2017 that I finally became |
| 1:24.3 | mad at myself to quit for good. |
| 1:26.7 | My addiction was deeper by then. |
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