It's Not About the Alcohol

EP166 Four reasons you should stop trying to quit drinking


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Have you noticed that the more you try to control your drinking, the harder it feels to control?

 

It’s assumed that the only way to prevent over-drinking is no-drinking. If you can’t stop once you start, don’t start. 

 

But science shows that people who identify as “sober alcoholics” are much more likely to relapse into binge drinking. Because they identify as diseased or damaged all-or-nothing people. 

 

And sobriety is the “nothing” in the all-or-nothing cycle. 

 

Alcohol use disorder isn’t a drinking problem, it’s a thinking problem. Which makes it a mental health issue. The story you’re telling yourself about your relationship with alcohol doesn’t make any sense. Somehow, drinking has become both the problem and the solution. 

 

In this episode, I’ll give you four scientific reasons why abstinence is not the cure for alcohol use disorder. And explain why emotional sobriety is the path to freedom. Because if you felt more powerful and at ease in your life, you would naturally drink like someone who feels that way.

 

Click here to BOOK A DISCOVERY CALL if you’re ready to fully commit to your personal growth and do the work to get emotionally sober. Side effects include an 80 percent reduction in drinking. You'll walk away from our call with a clear understanding of how to get the skills you need to transform your life.

 

—NEW! Colleen’s doing Q&A episodes! Do you want help from Colleen with a situation you’re struggling with? Click here to submit your question. Your name will not be mentioned on air! 

 

—Want daily updates from me? Find me on TikTok @hangoverwhisperer and IG @thehangoverwhisperer  and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@hangoverwhisperer

 

 —Click here to TAKE THE QUIZ: Do you have a drinking problem or a thinking problem?

 

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