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This Naked Mind Podcast

EP 676: Reader’s Question - Will I Ever Stop Craving Alcohol?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Feeling the fear of future cravings? You're not alone! Today, Annie Grace tackles a question on the minds of many – "Will I ever stop craving alcohol?" This episode explores the concept of "firsts" and how navigating unfamiliar situations without alcohol can be a powerful learning experience. By understanding the underlying motivations behind cravings and shifting your perspective from fear to curiosity, you can unlock new levels of self-awareness and empowerment. Tune in for an episode full of hope and actionable advice, and don't hesitate to send in your own questions for Annie to explore in the future!

Thank you so much for listening to this episode. If you’re ready to see how This Naked Mind can help you on your personal health and wellness journey and wanna learn more. Go to ThisNakedMindpodcast.com to learn more. Again, that’s ThisNakedMindpodcast.com. We have all of our free resources, programs, social links, and more available for you there. Plus, if you have your own Naked Life Story, you can submit it there as well. Until next week, stay curious.

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0:00.0

Hey there!

0:05.0

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 and

0:13.4

advice she has for addressing difficult situations, how to deal with cravings, and

0:16.9

so much more. Listen in as she does some real life coaching for our path

0:20.4

members. Hey, this is Annie Grace and I am answering readers questions and I go to Kristen today

0:31.4

that says, hi Annie, I do not crave alcohol now is,

0:35.1

and I can be around it and abstain.

0:36.8

But what I have is what I would explain

0:38.8

is a fear of alcohol that one day I'll have a craving

0:41.2

or I'll fear the thought of never drink again.

0:44.0

I don't feel confident that I won't want to drink.

0:47.0

Like I feel that there's still a desire, not willpower fighting strong, but still some sort of desire. will this go away or is it something that will always be

0:55.7

29 days sober so I think the gist of the question is am I always going to have some sort of craving

1:01.7

am I always going to have some sort of desire. Am I always going to have some sort of desire?

1:03.7

First of all, I want to say a 29th day sober to just like mostly, you know, not crave alcohol is amazing. It's phenomenal.

1:10.4

It means that everything is happening and working just great. It's great, great progress. Second, I want to say that often, you know, having no desire ever from alcohol comes from two main things. It comes from first of all going through a lot of first

1:28.4

for the first time. So we often recommend an entire calendar year.

1:33.0

You know, that's why the Path Program,

1:34.4

we recommend people do it for an entire calendar year.

1:37.4

And that is really this idea of anything

1:39.4

that you're gonna do for the first time,

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