EP 210: Reader Question - Why hasn't my family noticed?
This Naked Mind Podcast
Annie Grace
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2019
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Why do smokers get all the accolades when they decide to quit but when someone quits drinking, it’s a different story. And even worse yet, what if nobody notices that we’ve quit drinking? Annie gives us some possible reasons why those who are closest to us might not be giving us the attention we want and deserve.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Annie Grace and you're listening to this naked mind podcast where without |
| 0:15.2 | judgment, pain, or rules, we explore the role of alcohol in our lives and culture. |
| 0:28.8 | Hi friends, it's Annie Grace and I am answering questions and today I have a question |
| 0:34.2 | we'll call her from from Jay. Jay says hi Annie, here I am at day seven and I feel very different |
| 0:39.8 | this time. Having gone a few days alcohol free, having gone very few days alcohol free and |
| 0:44.8 | decades. I've read your book twice, I listened to it on audio during my commute and at the office. |
| 0:50.9 | I'm done and I've decided to take my life in my memories back. Awesome job, that's so great. |
| 0:57.0 | Our stories are very similar, wine, stress, blackout, successful job, kids, etc. It's taken me a while |
| 1:02.8 | to shake the monster but I really feel I have. What seems odd to me is that no one in my life, my family |
| 1:08.9 | has said a word. I've not had my evening bottle and a half a wine and I've gone to bed each night |
| 1:14.3 | having said good night and walking up each day, fairly fresh. I keep telling myself I had a headache |
| 1:20.8 | for the first few days, I keep telling myself I was just the alcohol that did that, that's certainly true. |
| 1:25.4 | Anyway, I thought I would get a pat on the back from someone in my family that they would have |
| 1:29.6 | noticed I was drinking tea in the evenings. I'm afraid to say anything because they think I think |
| 1:34.4 | they might not trust that this is actually it to have any advice on seeking an add a girl. |
| 1:39.2 | I feel like my drinking didn't matter as much to them as they made it seem at times. Jay, this is |
| 1:44.2 | a great question. I think that what is probably going on is I pretty much guarantee you they're |
| 1:51.6 | noticing and they are probably thinking they don't want to say anything because they don't want it |
| 1:56.5 | to change and they don't want to rock the boat and they're like oh this is so awesome and I don't |
| 2:01.9 | I don't know if I should say anything or not. I don't want to lose you know have her lose her |
| 2:06.4 | momentum. So I think what's probably happening here and I'd love for you to you know write in the |
| 2:12.2 | comments if this is true or not but I think what's probably happening here is just complete like |
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