66 Days Sober Challenge - Day 43

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 that's 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.

Feel the fear and do it anyway!

What are you afraid of?  

No more fun?   

Undoubtedly we have had plenty of fun filled nights when alcohol was involved - but there have also been those other nights which were just plain boring or even worse have descended into arguments and tears..   We have been conditioned by our social lives and by marketing to give alcohol far too much credit for "fun".  

What really makes the fun is the people you are with, the mood you are in, the music etc..  Some of your sober nights out may be rubbish but others may be awesome.  Just go with the flow - you are experimenting remember - and get it all down in that journal!

 

How will I cope?  

We are under the illusion that alcohol helps us cope with stress - it doesn't.  This was proved recently when a batch of mice were injected with alcohol for a month, the control group of mice stayed sober ;-)  Then they were all put through a stressful obstacle race - and guess what - the sober mice coped much better.  

Drinking does indeed numb the pain and is equivalent to putting your head in the sand for a few hours but the only way to reduce stress is to tackle the problem that is stressing you.

What if I fail?  

One of the advantages of taking a break from alcohol is that it gives you a chance to "reset" your habits and to actually test how dependent you may have become on alcohol.  

There is an ingrained belief in society that alcohol is an essential part of our lives and happiness.  Ergo life without alcohol equals deprivation.  Try turning those beliefs upside down - what about heroin, cigarettes - we don't normalise or romanticise these - we see them for exactly what they are. 

  Alcohol is a "sneaky bugger" and if it has got its claws into you then it's time to make a change.  Come to a WORKSHOP and explore your relationship with alcohol.

 

 

If you're enjoying the challenge and would like to change your relationship with alcohol then please think about joining our community HERE
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