66 Days Sober Challenge - Day 13

This is a series of 66 mini podcasts - to support you through a 66 day alcohol free challenge.

The challenge lasts for 66 days because thats how long it takes to change a habit.  

We have published an e-book called "66 days to sobriety" (available on our website https://www.tribesober.com) - this book contains 66 pages of tips, tools and motivation so I will read a page a day for these mini podcasts.

I will also update you on the healing taking place in your body and mind as you progress through the 66 days.

 

Time to rewire your neural pathways   We are "conditioned" from a very early age to perceive alcohol consumption as a fun and  social activity.  As children we see the adults drinking and laughing,  as students we come  across the peer pressure to drink  - and as we develop our careers there it is again! How many times have we heard "come on let's go for a drink" or "after the day I've had I need a drink" or "moms need wine!" by the time we get to our thirties... The brain absorbs these often repeated phrases and codes them into neural pathways - which are shortcuts for the brain to use to reduce the amount of conscious thought it requires to carry out these habits.  Your brain is facilitating a habit. Here's the thing:- If you don't change your neural pathways, if you don't examine all that social conditioning, peer pressure and marketing then you will not be able to change your habit - maybe not even for a month! So spend half an hour writing down some of your current "beliefs" around alcohol (eg  I need alcohol to socialise,  I need alcohol to relax, I deserve a drink at the end of the day..   etc etc)  Then try to "reframe them" so they become "mantras" (eg. I can enjoy being with my friends/family when drinking alcohol free drinks) That is how you get to "rewire your brain" and diminish your desire to drink alcohol. Create 3 or 4 mantras as often as you can and you will literally reshape the brain - it works - try it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Sober Spring Challenge is sponsored by The Duchess Alcohol-Free Drinks Studio. 
The Duchess is available in three refreshing alcohol-free gin & tonic variants and their brand new alcohol-free wine spritzers: Elderflower White and Berry Rose