377: Special Occasion 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

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🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we tackle a familiar scenario: you've made progress in reducing your drinking, but then a special celebration comes up. So, how do you stay on track with your commitment?

The answer isn’t what you may expect. Discover how your Drink Archetypes, especially The Upgrade, can act like blinders in these moments and the exact question to ask yourself to change your perspective.

Remember, working with your excuses around special occasions is about moving toward pleasure, not away from it.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Hart, episode 377.
0:05.2	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change
0:11.0	the habit 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
0:26.4	about your drinking. Now here's your host Rachel Hart.
0:31.8	Hey everyone welcome back Today we are talking about an excuse that comes up
0:37.4	quite a bit when you are trying to change your relationship with alcohol and
0:40.7	that excuse is it's a special occasion. Maybe you're one of those people who has
0:46.5	made a lot of headway with your drinking, it's no longer part of your routine, it's no longer
0:51.9	just what you automatically do when the day is over, you're drinking of your
0:54.0	drinking way less, but then you look at the calendar and you see
0:58.0	a party or a birthday or an anniversary or a wedding
1:01.0	or a wedding or something special coming up and you start to think
1:05.9	am I not going to drink that? How much am I going to drink? How much am I allowed to drink?
1:11.4	Or maybe something random comes up. Maybe your best friend gets a
1:14.4	promotion or a friend you haven't seen in years comes into town and suddenly it's not
1:19.4	just a regular Tuesday, it's a special occasion and special occasions need a celebratory drink or one or two or more.
1:28.0	This is an excuse that comes up for the upgrade archetype quite a bit. When this archetype is activated, the brain
1:36.0	associates alcohol with elevating whatever you are doing. Drinking makes
1:39.8	everything like the meal, the celebration, the sunset, a little bit better.
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