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Podcast: It's Not About the Alcohol
Episode: Change Your Mind About Alcohol--The Challenge Returns
Description: The motivation to drink less is usually pain. The problem is motivation to avoid pain disappears. The less you drink, the better you feel and the more likely you are to go back for another round. The reason the idea of sobriety feels like a denial of self and well-being is because drinkers view drinking as part of their identity. Also a coping strategy. So they ignore the evidence that life would be better without alcohol and focus on minimizing the pain. The solution is to reframe the problem. Stop trying to change the way yo...