388: The Escape: What the Brain Learns

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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🗓️ 23 July 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

There are no shortages of pop-culture examples in which someone is seen drinking to numb their pain—likely because people have been using alcohol to drown their sorrow for centuries. But the fact is, doing so can prevents you from coping effectively.

The Escape is one of eight Drink Archetypes and it teaches your brain that whatever negative situation or series of events happening in your life is too much to handle. You’re then caught in a cycle of using alcohol more frequently (and in greater quantities) to dull your feelings.

Tune in to this episode to learn more about how The Escape is activated, why this archetype makes it even harder to change your relationship to drinking, and the three things you're not doing when it is present.

Take the free Drink Archetype quiz to understand your drinking patterns and how to address them effectively: http://drinktype.com

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Heart, episode 388.
0:05.0	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out.
0:13.0	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 your
0:27.0	drinking.
0:28.0	Now here's your host Rachel Hart. Hey everybody welcome
0:36.7	welcome to another episode all about the drink archetypes and what your brain learns.
0:43.4	We're talking about the escape archetype today
0:47.1	and we're gonna do a deep dive into really understanding
0:50.9	this archetype and really understanding how it impacts your relationship with alcohol.
0:56.0	I've been doing a whole series all about the drink archetypes, all about what the brain is learning with each archetype.
1:03.3	So if you haven't listened to the previous ones, go back and check those out.
1:07.5	And also, if you're not familiar with the drink archetypes, if you don't know what your drink archetypes are, then you
1:15.1	really need to check out my free quiz at drinktype.com. You can take the
1:21.8	quiz and you can find out which of the eight different types of
1:26.9	drinking shows up in your relationship with alcohol. It's such important
1:31.5	information to have because it really gives you the blueprint for lasting change
1:36.7	So what I'm going to do during today's episode is really do a deep dive into the escape and help you see how it connects to the Think Feel Act cycle
1:47.7	and what your brain is a learning every time you drink because of the escape archetype. Now the escape is all about
1:56.4	using alcohol as a way to forget what's bothering you. It's a way to kind of quiet your
2:02.2	chattering mind or to stop worrying or to numb certain negative emotions.
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