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E150: 15 Moderation Strategies I Tried to Gain Control of My Drinking

E150: 15 Moderation Strategies I Tried to Gain Control of My Drinking

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E150: 15 Moderation Strategies I Tried to Gain Control of My Drinking

FromSober Powered

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2023
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Podcast episode

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I used to spend so many mornings Googling, “how can I moderate my drinking?” I thought if I could just figure out the right strategy, then I’d be able to control my drinking. What I didn’t realize was that I spent nearly all of my time drinking or thinking about my drinking, which meant that my drinking was already controlling me. To celebrate this milestone episode of releasing 150 episodes of the podcast I want to go over 15 moderation strategies that I tried that didn’t work. I hope this makes you laugh if you tried any of these too or if drinking you would have thought these were a great idea, and if you’re stuck trying to moderate your drinking then I hope this can help you work towards letting moderation go. It’s not worth it.

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Released:
May 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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