More Than a Drunk

By Joseph Hansman

For 20 years I got drunk every night, that all ended on May 2nd, 2020. This podcast explores the world after alcohol and the struggle against alcohol addiction. Since I am more than a drunk, some epis... more

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July 13, 2020 Ep.10 – Unhealthy Thinking - Overgeneralization
Overgeneralization is when we blow things vastly out of proportion. How can we slow that down and work through it?
Resources: AA: www.aa.org SMART Recovery: https://www.smartrecovery.org/SAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov
Remember: For today, I will not drink with you!
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk Shoot an email over: [email protected]

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July 06, 2020 Ep.9 – Unhealthy Thinking - All or Nothing
All or nothing thinking is thinking in extremes. You're either a success or a failure. Your performance was totally good or totally bad. If you are not perfect, then you are a failure. You're either a terrible drunk or on the wagon.
Let's talk about that and how to work around it.
Resources: AA: www.aa.org SMART Recovery: https://www.smartrecovery.orgSAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov
Remember: For today, I will not drink with you!
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk Shoot an email over: [email protected]

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June 20, 2020 Ep.8 – Fighting Against Giving Up
Resources: AA: www.aa.org SAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov
Remember: For today, I will not drink with you!
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk Shoot an email over: [email protected]

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June 11, 2020 Ep.7 – Handling Setbacks
Keep fighting the good fight, even when life kicks you down, don't let booze deliver a Stone Cold Stunner.
Resources: AA: www.aa.org SAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov
Remember: For today, I will not drink with you!
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk Shoot an email over: [email protected]

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June 08, 2020 Ep.6 – Why Do I Drink?
Looking at all of the justifications we use to have our first drink of the day and a few strategies on curbing some of those cravings.
Resources:AA: www.aa.orgSAMHSA (Fed Govt resources): www.samhsa.gov
Remember: For today, I will not drink with you!
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunkShoot an email over: [email protected]

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May 31, 2020Ep.5 – Day 1 - Beginning the Journey
Resources:
Alcoholics Anonymous:
www.aa.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
SMART Recovery:
www.smartrecover.org
NAR-Anon:
www.nar-anon.org/
Google searches can find many more in your area!
Remember: I will not drink with you today!
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk

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May 30, 2020 Ep.4 – Why I Quit
Resources: - Alcoholics Anonymous: www.aa.org - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline - SMART Recovery: www.smartrecover.org - NAR-Anon: www.nar-anon.org/
Google searches can find many more in your area!
Remember: For today, I will not drink with you!
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk

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May 30, 2020 Ep.3 – Understanding Un-supportive People
A few thoughts on why people that you love and care about may not be 100% supportive of your decision to quit and how to handle that.
Remember: I will not drink with you today!
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MoreThanADrunk

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May 30, 2020 Ep.2 – Day 0 - Giving Booze the Boot
Walking through my thought process prior to quitting booze and some ideas/suggestions for resources to reach out to to support your decision to quit.
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May 29, 2020Ep.1 – Managing Cravings
My take on fighting against cravings. Some helpful tips:
List of Why’s
Why to quit drinking
Make sure they’re short and to the point
Why to drink
To erase this feeling
To feel better
LIES, ALL LIES
Distractions
Find anything to distract you
Get up and move (not to the liquor store)
Drive around the block
Hobbies
Try a new one
Watch a video on it
Try a sweet treat
My sweet tooth has grown back in
Pray
Even if not to any specific diety
Make up a diety to pray to
Sobrii god of Sobriety
Christian
St Jude – Lost causes
St Maximillian Kolbe
Polish friar (friar is like a monk but sociable)
Don’t let the evil part of your brain win
Just pledge to not drink in the next second, minute, hour...
REMEMBER: I will not drink with you today.
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FAQs about More Than a Drunk:

How many episodes does More Than a Drunk have?

The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.