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E180: Why Your Drinking Gets Worse Over Time, Not Better

E180: Why Your Drinking Gets Worse Over Time, Not Better

FromSober Powered


E180: Why Your Drinking Gets Worse Over Time, Not Better

FromSober Powered

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Dec 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's easy to fall into the trap that your drinking will get better over time. That you're just going through a phase or you're just leaning on alcohol, and if only things in your life would improve, then you wouldn't have to drink so much. That's what I thought too. In this episode, I'm explaining the progression from when I was sober curious to when I developed a full out problem, why your drinking gets worse over time and not better, and how multiple cycles of withdrawal/detox makes it more difficult to quit drinking.
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Released:
Dec 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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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!