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E116: Drinking Envy and Wishing You Could Be “Normal”

E116: Drinking Envy and Wishing You Could Be “Normal”

FromSober Powered


E116: Drinking Envy and Wishing You Could Be “Normal”

FromSober Powered

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Have you ever wished you could just be “normal”? I used to think that all the time and sometimes I still do. Feeling envious of people who can have 1 drink and move on is totally normal, but we have to be careful that this doesn’t lead into thinking trying to moderate is a good idea or lead us into victim mentality. In this episode you’ll learn about drinking envy, how it can hurt your sobriety, and what to do if this is something you really struggle with.
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What to listen to next:
E103: Why We Use Alcohol to Enhance Our Experiences
E81: Why We Drink: Social Drinkers vs Problem Drinkers
E79: Why We Romanticize Alcohol

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Released:
Sep 9, 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!