EP 586: Reader Question - How do I avoid cravings when not drinking?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Are you ready for another riveting episode of Ask Annie Grace Anything? All of your questions about anything and everything related to you and your relationship with alcohol gets answered each and every week. This week Annie Grace dives in and answers a question on how to avoid cravings when not drinking. She explores how the brain reacts when we look to make a change, what science says is the best approach to making changes and avoiding cravings, and how to approach the entire process in a way that leaves you feeling empowered and in control.

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0:00.0	Hey there!
0:05.2	Every month Annie has a call with our path 365 members and answers their questions.
0:09.5	She tackles a wide range of topics from what to do with big emotions, what kinds of tips
0:13.2	and advice she has for addressing difficult situations, how to deal with cravings, and
0:16.9	so much more.
0:17.9	Listen in as she does some real life coaching for our path members.
0:27.3	The first question is really all about avoiding cravings and here's the thing.
0:32.5	So we are currently in the part of the path called the pause.
0:36.6	And in the pause, although I understand that some of you feel really resistant to maybe
0:40.4	drinking at all and that's fine and you get to do what you want to do, but in the pause,
0:45.9	the idea is that we're kind of trying to stop the cycle.
0:50.8	All right?
0:51.8	So there's a cycle that happens and there was another question.
0:54.4	I'm going to answer both at the same time and this question was, why is it that when
1:01.4	I fully understand what alcohol is doing to my body and mind and I know why I need ASAP,
1:07.4	does my drinking become more?
1:10.0	Here's the thing.
1:11.0	Your drinking becomes more as soon as you want to stop.
1:15.9	Something really bizarre happens inside of our brains when we decide I need to change
1:22.5	this, but we don't yet know how and we don't yet know we have the same feeling around alcohol
1:30.5	that we've always had.
1:33.4	The main thing that is a problem with how we look at changing behavior and we're going
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