412: Inconveniences That Lead to Drinking More

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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🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Do you ever find yourself inconveniencing yourself without even giving others a chance to say no to your requests?

This habit of not asking for what you want can have a bigger impact on your life than you might think. In fact, it could be contributing to your drinking more than you'd like.

In this episode, I share a personal story about how I caught myself falling into this pattern and the realization I had about its connection to the reward archetype. Discover how the small, seemingly inconsequential decisions you make throughout the day can influence your cravings later on, why willpower and discipline alone won't be enough to change your drinking habits, and what you can do instead to start shifting this pattern.

Find a personalized approach that helps you change your habit in my new book, The Ultimate Guide to Drinking Less, here: https://rachelhart.com/guide/

Discover alternative approaches to drinking less inside our membership program, Take a Break: https://rachelhart.com/tab/

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0:00.0	How often do you inconvenience yourself without ever giving someone the chance to turn down your
0:06.3	request? This is bigger than not getting what you want. It's about not even bothering to ask for
0:13.7	what you want. And it shows up all the time with a reward archetype. This is episode 412 and I'm going to
0:20.1	explain how the habit of not asking for
0:22.4	what you want can lead to drinking more than you like. Whether you want to drink less or
0:28.7	stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out. We're challenging
0:34.6	conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist temptation.
0:40.5	No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying about your drinking.
0:48.3	Now here's your host, Rachel Hart.
0:59.7	So the other day I was getting ready for a Zoom call and our doorbell rang.
1:04.3	There had been a leak in our bathroom and the bathroom happens to be right outside my office and the plumbers had arrived.
1:06.9	I took them upstairs.
1:08.0	I showed them what was going on.
1:09.7	And one of the guys, Joey, he was so lovely,
1:12.1	he was like, listen, no problem. We can get started fixing this right away. And normally this is
1:17.0	exactly what you want to hear in a situation where you have something like a leak. But I was about
1:22.8	to lead a monthly coaching call that I do for the ultimate guide to drinking less. And my office happens to be
1:29.7	right next to where they would be fixing the leak. Now, if you don't already know this, when you buy
1:35.4	a copy of the ultimate guide, you're able to hop on a live group call with me once a month
1:40.0	where I can answer all of your questions. If you can't be there live, you can send in questions ahead of time, and I answer them so you can
1:46.6	listen to my answer on the replay.
1:48.7	But this is one of my favorite calls every month.
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