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E106: Why You Feel Overwhelmed (The Amygdala Hijack)

E106: Why You Feel Overwhelmed (The Amygdala Hijack)

FromSober Powered


E106: Why You Feel Overwhelmed (The Amygdala Hijack)

FromSober Powered

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Gill discusses overwhelm. Getting overwhelmed is one reason we turn to alcohol. Maybe you drank after some sober time and then afterwards you don’t even know why you did. Or maybe you find yourself feeling out of control and needing alcohol or food to bring you back down. In this episode, you’ll learn about something called the amygdala hijack which prevents our rational thinking brain from working correctly. She explains what is happening in the brain when we get overwhelmed, how this tactic is used in the courtroom, and 3 strategies you can use to prevent overwhelm and calm yourself down without reaching for alcohol. Gill also shares a quick life update, because her own experience with the amygdala hijack has prompted her to make some career changes. She will tell you about what happened and what she's doing now.

What to listen to next:
E98: Emotion Intensity and How to Start Self-Regulating
E94: Drinking to Cope or Numb Out Doesn't Help, Here's How to Really Cope
E45: Emotional Overwhelm
E55: How to Power Through When You Want to Give Up
E62: Dopamine Deep Dive
E102: Alcohol and Your Dysregulated Nervous System With Beth Bowen, LMSW
E82: So You Quit Drinking, Now is When the Work Starts with Amanda E. White, LPC
E78: We Need to Learn to Feel Our Feelings with Nikki Eisenhauer from The Emotional Badass Podcast

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Released:
Jul 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Do you ever say, "I'm never drinking again!", but then you drink again? There are many reasons why this happens, and none of them are that we're weak-willed losers. After years of rationalizing why her drinking wasn’t that bad, Gill reached her breaking point. With her background in biochemistry, she set out on a quest to understand why some of us struggle with addiction and others don’t. In the Sober Powered Podcast, Gill uses science, psychology, and compassion to help you understand why you struggle to moderate, why it's so hard to quit drinking, and how to develop the coping skills you need to stay sober. Not sure where to start? Episodes 76, 91, 94, 99, and 102 are very popular!