EP 590: Reader Question - What do I do when the desire to drink gets overwhelming?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Would you love to get a sneak peek of what it’s like to get coached by Annie Grace inside The PATH:365? Here’s your chance to do just that and witness Annie offering her insight, experience, compassion, and research to guide a member through their journey to be alcohol-free. The question today is - “What do you do when the desire to drink is overwhelming?”. Listen and learn as Annie shares how to stop feeling overwhelmed by alcohol.

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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 so
0:17.1	much more.
0:18.1	Listen in as she does some real life coaching for our path members.
0:21.2	What to do with the desire to drink is overwhelming.
0:28.7	At this point, you should just get really curious about it and just really understand.
0:34.8	Usually, when we are so concerned about cravings and stuff, we're not at a place where we
0:42.0	actually have much alcohol free time under our belt.
0:45.8	Usually what that indicates to me is when you're so in the weeds with worrying about having
0:52.3	these cravings and I'd love to do a poll in the chat and just confirm this for me.
1:00.6	But generally, in my experience, when we're so worried about cravings, we're in a battle
1:08.1	to not drink.
1:10.8	I'm trying to say if you're in a battle, put down the weapons, embrace the pause and
1:17.6	then let's move you out of battle mode.
1:23.3	Because when you're in a battle not to drink, like you're fighting, fighting doesn't feel
1:28.2	good.
1:30.4	Deprivation doesn't feel good.
1:31.4	Will power is literally by definition.
1:34.4	If you consider this for a second, our will is one of the things that is human beings
1:40.7	is different than any other organism.
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