EP 280: Reader Question - Why Isn’t Everyone Addicted?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

If alcohol is addictive, why doesn’t everyone become addicted to it? Who are these magical beings who can drink without becoming addicted? Or not drink at all? Is it genetic? Does it have something to do with their personality? Are some people just broken and others are not? And, what is the one thing we can point to when a relationship with alcohol pivots from being mostly in control to very much out of control?

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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	I'm Annie Grace and I'm answering questions. I'm the author of this naked mind.
0:31.4	I have a question that says, Hi, Annie, I just finished the alcohol experiment and I had one
0:35.9	mindful slip at day four, but I've been alcohol free ever since. I basically had issues with alcohol
0:40.4	since the first sip and I always thought and had been told directly or indirectly that I'm weak
0:44.0	strange, not drinking the right way. You have taught me that that's not true, that alcohol is
0:48.5	dangerous and addictive and while I can't escape the responsibility for my life so far, I can
0:52.8	escape blame. So my question is, why isn't everyone addicted? There's certainly some people who
0:58.3	can drink one or two and stop or drink a beer a night or two and the amount doesn't increase
1:03.7	over time. What kind of magical beings are these? I know they exist because I'm married to one.
1:08.3	Also, I want to thank you for keeping the alcohol experiment free. It's helped me so much and I don't
1:12.4	think I would have done it if it would have cost money. I would have thought it would probably be
1:15.6	a waste of money. So for those people like me who it works for, I just want to thank you.
1:21.9	So anyways, yes, the alcohol experiment is free and is always going to be free at alcoholexperiment.com.
1:26.9	So if you haven't gone over there and checked that out, it's really life changing and incredible.
1:31.6	In terms of why, who are these magical beings? Why isn't everyone addicted? So I'm going to share
1:38.0	with you a study that I read and it basically the study and actually I don't think I read this study.
1:46.7	I think I was told about this study and it was where mice were forced to fat alcohol.
1:52.1	Okay, first of all, they were forced to fat alcohol because they wouldn't naturally drink it.
1:56.4	They were offered alcohol and they turned their noses up there and they're like, no, we're not
1:59.2	going to drink that. It's not good. So their instincts said, no, no, no, stay away from that.
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