66 Days Sober Challenge - Day 9

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.

Alcohol and stress

There are so many myths around the "magic properties" of alcohol and one of them is that it will relieve your stress. Well yes, it may numb you so that you don't think about what is stressing you for a few hours. Then you wake up the next morning with a hangover - and - surprise - the problem is still there! There was a study in 2012 which proved that alcohol actually makes you less capable of dealing with stress and anxiety. Researchers gave mice doses of alcohol for a month, then ran tests to compare the mice who had been drinking to normal mice. Both sets of mice were put in stressful situations to measure their reactions. The mice who had been drinking were less able to deal with anxiety and stress - the alcohol had rewired their brains to make them less resilient. The only way to relieve stress is to deal with the source of it.

 

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