407: Stop Putting So Much Pressure on Your Compelling Reason

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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🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

So you’ve got your compelling reason—your rationale to go after change in the face of discomfort. The only problem is, it doesn’t seem to be helping you drink less or stop altogether. Is it not compelling enough?

Maybe that’s part of it, sure (and that is easily fixed, as I’ll share). But perhaps you’re putting too much stock in that compelling reason. You could be expecting too much from it. Instead, it’s time to change your mindset.

Tune in to this episode for a quick refresher on what a good compelling reason can be and how to work with it. You’ll learn the most common stumbling blocks and how to avoid them, including connecting with your compelling reason on a regular basis.

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0:00.0	Have you ever thought that the reason you're struggling to say no to your cravings is because your
0:05.4	compelling reason to drink less or to stop drinking just isn't compelling enough?
0:11.4	I mean, sure, it's compelling when you're not faced with temptation, but the moment temptation
0:16.6	strikes kind of pales in comparison. This is episode 407, and I'm going to explain why the real
0:23.3	problem isn't your compelling reason, but what you're expecting it to do for you in the moment.
0:30.5	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit
0:35.7	from the inside out.
0:40.9	We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist temptation.
0:44.2	No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire
0:49.3	and stop worrying about your drinking.
0:52.0	Now here's your host, Rachel Hart.
1:04.2	All right, we are smack in the season of New Year resolutions, which makes this the perfect time to address compelling reasons. This is such a misunderstood topic, and it's
1:10.2	something that I have to work with people on
1:12.5	all of the time. It is really, really easy to feel like you're caught in this place of, you know,
1:17.8	I want to drink less. I want to have a different relationship with alcohol. But when push comes
1:22.7	to shove, that reason that I have for change, it just doesn't feel all that compelling, right?
1:30.9	That craving appears and it's like, oh, that compelling reason is right out the window.
1:35.4	Now, part of the problem is that you are misunderstanding what compelling reasons are supposed
1:41.7	to do for you in the moment. You also may not have pinpointed
1:47.3	just yet why it truly matters to you to do this work and change your relationship with alcohol.
1:55.1	So because of this, I'm revisiting an episode back from 2018 where I talk all about compelling reasons, why your compelling
2:02.6	reasons haven't worked in the past, and what you should be doing instead. I hope you enjoy.
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