371: Unconscious Drinking

Take a Break from Drinking

Rachel Hart

Alcohol, Lifecoach, Alcoholicsanonymous, Self-improvement, Hungover, Society & Culture, Smartrecovery, Drinking, Cognitivebehavioraltherapy, Education, Cbt, 12steps, Sobriety, Drunk, Recovery, Personal Journals

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever thought, “Once I start, I can’t stop”—you’re not alone. Lots of people find it easier not to drink at all than to moderate.

But if don’t want to stop drinking forever, then you must be willing to challenge this belief. Yes, alcohol is an intoxicant and if you consume enough it will impair your judgment. But you might discover that you’re checking out long before this happens.

There’s a paradox embedded in “Once I start, I can’t stop.” The more you believe you can’t trust yourself, the less attention you give alcohol when you’re consuming it. And the less attention you give to the experience of drinking, the more you’ll drink.

Listen to this episode and discover the real reason you go on autopilot once you start drinking. Discover how the Drink Archetypes can help you start paying attention and drink less.

Get the full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/371

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Heart, episode 371.
0:05.2	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit
0:11.8	from the inside out.
0:13.0	We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink
0:17.0	and why it can be hard to resist temptation.
0:20.0	No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying about
0:26.7	your drinking. Now here's your host Rachel Hart.
0:31.1	All right everybody welcome, welcome back.
0:32.8	Today we are going to be talking about checking out once the drink is poured.
0:38.2	Now, this is something that I talk about all the time.
0:41.2	It comes up all the time with people that I'm working with inside the
0:45.1	membership. Are you checking out once that drink is poured? Are you even
0:50.9	conscious of what is happening? This is such an important question for you to really consider.
0:57.5	You want to find out the answer. No matter what your goal is when it comes to drinking.
1:02.8	Maybe you want to drink less, maybe you want to stop.
1:05.2	Right now, if you're thinking,
1:07.9	yeah, I'm drinking more than I want to.
1:11.0	You need to know the answer to this question. What's happening? Why are you checking out? I will tell you this, there are a lot of people listening that might be on a break from alcohol. It's still a really powerful question to consider.
1:24.5	Was my pattern to check out once I started drinking and what was going on?
1:31.0	So much of the work that I want to help you do is how do I bring my higher brain back online to support my goal?
1:39.0	Let's be conscious of our cravings and let's be conscious of our excuses and conscious of all of the decisions
1:45.4	that we make around alcohol. Let's not be on autopilot. Let's not wake up the next day and be like,
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