5 Common Near-Enemy Traps That Keep People Wanting Alcohol
Spot the difference between what you want and what alcohol gives
#1 🎭 Confidence vs. Liquid Courage
Belief: “Alcohol makes me more confident.”
- 🔵 Confidence allows us to trust ourselves.
- 🟠 Liquid courage trains us to rely on alcohol
#2: 🎭 Fitting In vs. Belonging
Belief: “Alcohol helps me feel like I belong.”
- 🔵 Belonging is being accepted for who we are.
- 🟠 Fitting in is being accepted by becoming someone else.
#3: 🎭 “Rest vs. Sedation
Belief: “Alcohol helps me sleep better.”
- 🔵 Rest restores our energy and refreshes our minds.
- 🟠 Sedation makes us lose consciousness without getting rest.
#4: 🎭 Happiness vs. Pleasure
Belief: ““Alcohol makes me happy.”
- 🔵 Happiness says, ”This feels good; I am content.”
- 🟠 Pleasure says, “This feels good; I need more!”
#5: 🎭 Engagement vs. Stimulation
Belief: “Alcohol helps me ease boredom.”
- 🔵 Engagement asks us to participate in life.
- 🟠 Stimulation only asks us to consume it.
For gray-area drinkers who are looking for new ways to outgrow the old drinking pattern
Why Do You Still Miss Alcohol Even After You Decide to Quit?
5 Near-Enemy Traps That Keep You Wanting Alcohol
It’s not alcohol that you really miss. What you really miss are the things you believe alcohol can give you:
Confidence. Good rest. Connection. Engagement. Happiness.
The key to finally outgrowing the old desire to drink isn’t more willpower. It’s learning how to weaken the beliefs that fuel the desire to drink.
It begins with learning to spot the difference between what you truly want and the convincing imitation alcohol provides.
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Hey, I am Jeanette
Once a daily drinker turned psychotherapist, and today a public educator and sobriety guide, I help growth-oriented individuals make sense of their relationship with alcohol through compassion, and outgrow it through agency and empowerment.
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