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This Naked Mind Podcast

EP 712: Reader’s Question - Why Do I Still Feel Unhappy After Quitting Drinking?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Has quitting drinking been a bit of a let down? You kicked the habit, but happiness feels like a distant dream. You might be wondering, "Why do I still feel unhappy after quitting drinking?" Believe it or not, even Annie Grace, creator of This Naked Mind, struggled with finding peace and joy for years after giving up alcohol. In this episode, we'll explore why this happens and how to find lasting happiness, even when you're feeling stuck. 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. This is Annie Grace.

0:27.0

I'm answering questions today, and the question is, hi, I feel like I've changed a lot regarding alcohol, but I'm still

0:34.4

having issues with my circumstances. They haven't changed. I'm still poor, I'm still stuck

0:39.3

in an unhappy place geographically. For years now since my move from the big city I've used alcohol to escape because I cannot physically

0:46.2

escape.

0:47.2

I'm here for at least another year if not indefinitely.

0:49.6

I don't know how to cope with my unfortunate circumstances. The only pull that alcohol has anymore is an

0:55.4

occasional escape from this feeling of isolation. So that is such a great question and thank you for

1:00.5

being so brave to ask that phenomenal

1:03.0

phenomenal question.

1:04.6

And of course I can't know all of your circumstances

1:08.8

or everything that's happening in or inside of you.

1:11.8

But I can know that I actually was interviewed yesterday and the final question she asked me was what does freedom mean for you?

1:22.8

And I had been thinking back over my life

1:25.8

in order to answer this question.

1:28.3

And I was 33 years old, and I was in the really blessed and yet very unfortunate position of really having

1:37.8

gotten everything I wanted in life. And I know that that sounds kind of crass almost at the beginning but here I was I was living in the

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