372: Hair of the Dog

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

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Using alcohol as a remedy for a hangover is so common that it has its own term: “the hair of the dog.” Discover why some people swear by this and what’s really happening when you drink to feel better.

This episode explains the real reason hangovers feel bad (it’s not what you think). We explore why so many people promise “never again” after a hangover, only to go back on their word. And we examine why you should be a scientist—not a moralist—when you’re looking for relief.

Get the full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/372

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Hart, episode 372.
0:05.0	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out.
0:14.0	We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink 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 your drinking
0:27.8	Now here's your host Rachel Hart
0:31.1	All right everybody welcome, welcome back.
0:33.4	Today we are talking about something called Hair of the Dog.
0:38.5	It's a very weird term, but it essentially
0:41.2	means when you wake up feeling hung over you have a drink in order to
0:45.7	feel better. We're gonna talk about why this is, why some people swear about it and
0:52.3	why it's been around for a long time and if you
0:55.0	actually have a hangover what you should do to feel better because a key part of
1:01.4	why you're suffering is something that the vast majority of people overlook.
1:06.4	It's something that I overlooked for a really long time.
1:09.2	You need to understand this. If you want not just to feel better,
1:13.2	but also not be caught in a cycle
1:16.4	that's actually going to get in the way
1:18.9	of helping make sure that you don't drink so much next time that you end up hung over.
1:25.0	All right, let's start with this weird term,
1:27.1	hair of the dog.
1:28.2	It is really very strange, but apparently
1:30.5	it's an expression that comes from a medieval folk remedy for rabies.
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