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Podcast: The Truth About Alcohol (Why Quitting Feels So Hard)
Episode: The Second Glass Moves The Line
Description: You don’t say, “Let’s get smashed.”
You say, “I’ll just have one.”
And that’s where the line moves.
In this episode, we look at the quiet negotiation that happens before the first drink — and why “just one” often isn’t discipline… it’s camouflage.
If you constantly promise yourself you’ll stop at one and don’t, this isn’t about willpower. It’s about a collapsed gap between stimulus and response.
Inside this episode:
• Why “just one” is often bargaining, not control
• What actually happens in the nerv...