EP 60: Reader Question – I see no benefit to alcohol, why can’t I just quit?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

If I understand and agree with pretty much everything I read in This Naked Mind, why am I having such a hard time actually quitting? Annie gives us some great information on why we might be experiencing this frustrating situation and provides some great resources to help us move forward. Episode Links: Alcohol Explained by William Porter The Alcohol Experiment Urge Surfing

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0:00.0	This is Annie Grace and you're listening to this naked mind podcast where without
0:15.2	judgment, pain or rules, we explore the role of alcohol in our lives and culture.
0:28.6	Hi friends, it's Annie Grace with this naked mind and today I have a question from Val.
0:34.4	She says, I have a question for you. I am still struggling big time with putting alcohol.
0:39.3	I agree with all the liminal points, logics and the principles behind this naked mind are amazing
0:43.7	and I 100% agree. I don't drink for the taste. I don't find it gives me courage. I don't think I
0:48.7	need it in social situations and it certainly hasn't helped me with stress. When I started the naked
0:53.5	mind over a year ago, I was skeptical especially about the socialization and I now realize how
0:57.6	wrong I wasn't holding that perception. When I'm so bright, I've just as much fun as I ever did
1:01.6	in the past, if not more, and I can abstain socially, but I can't seem to do so in regular day-to-day
1:07.6	life. So in the past year, I still not be successful in achieving 100% sobriety. The most I've done
1:13.4	in a rose four days. Much like you were, I'm a bit intense in my work life, I am a senior management
1:18.4	position and no one would ever notice I've had a problem. I run marathons, I go to the gym with
1:23.1	my coworkers. They don't even know that I drink over a bottle of wine every single night.
1:27.5	Only my husband knows this and he doesn't even get mad. It's quite strange. I feel awful
1:31.7	and it makes my anxiety worse. I'm wondering what steps I should take now. I'm now on my fifth
1:36.0	lesson of your program and I've listened to other things. Should I join AA? I keep waiting for the
1:42.4	desire to drink to go away, but I still have this strong desire to drink even though I no longer
1:48.4	enjoy it, but I keep doing it what gives. I'd love to hear it from you. And while I'm still
1:54.3	functional and moving along in my career, I know at some point this is all going to fall apart.
2:00.0	All right, so Val, that is a great question. I think there's probably a few things going on here
2:06.7	and I'm going to give advice and hopefully you can find some next steps in your journey.
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