The Real Reason Quitting Feels So Hard
Most people think quitting alcohol is difficult because people “love drinking too much.”
I don’t think that’s true.
I think quitting is hard because alcohol becomes emotionally attached to everything.
Stress.
Celebration.
Loneliness.
Connection.
Boredom.
Dating.
Motherhood.
Vacations.
Friday nights.
Bad days.
Good days.
Over time your brain begins associating alcohol with relief, reward, comfort, escape, and pleasure.
Not logically.
Subconsciously.
That’s why you can consciously want to stop drinking while simultaneously craving it emotionally.
Your conscious mind says:
“This is hurting me.”
Your subconscious mind says:
“This helps us survive stress.”
That internal conflict is exhausting. Read More about my story on this here. If I was so smart why could I not quit drinking.
And many people mistake that conflict for weakness when really it is conditioning.
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