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As a therapist, this is the book about drinking I have been waiting for. NOT DRINKING TONIGHT offers a fresh perspective on substance misuse and gently guides you, with relatable examples, on how to choose to stop drinking tonight, tomorrow, and--if you want--forever. Finally, a book on drinking that I truly believe in and am excited to recommend to my clients”https://journals.lww.com/nursingcriticalcare/fulltext/2019/09000/caring_for_hospitalized_patients_with_alcohol.3.aspx Yeah, yeah. And, and the, the sort of catch 22 is, it’s incredibly simple. But it’s not easy for a whole host of reasons. So, if you were talking to Brianna, or if a woman is listening to this, and in that, I can stop her while, but I can’t stay stopped. I don’t even know if I need to stop drinking. What do you do to kind of help her through that piece?

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I mean, I feel like this is very simple, like you said, but I think it’s really trying to set a certain amount of time to stop drinking, and take it slowly, one day at a time to that goal. Like I think, I mean, my recommendation is starting with at least 30 days 60 or 90 is more powerful, I think especially like that three month amount can help. Because I think what’s also really hard about it is that a lot of times when you stop drinking, you feel worse, and it is gonna make you want to drink again. Because you’re going to realize why you drank. So, until you get sufficient time away from alcohol, it is going to be harder, and it is going to make you feel worse because you’re going to need to build up those tools to live life. Without drinking. A lot of us literally never learned how to socialize without alcohol, how to go on a date without alcohol, how to go to a work function without alcohol, how to have sex without alcohol. A lot of us literally haven’t ever really done it. So of course, it’s going to be hard to do if we’ve never developed that skill, but there is something so empowering about learning how to do that without alcohol. It’s so amazing for your being able to feel empowered, that you know for your confidence that you don’t need to rely on alcohol. Yeah, well to do things. Maybe practice what you’re going to say. Give your reason then move the conversation on. By sounding unsure, you might give them the wiggle room, and your friends are more likely to try and push you to have ‘just the one’.” Should I tell them before we go out drinking? This book I think is a great start for someone who is sober curious and also is looking for some basics on self-help (setting boundaries, positive self-talk, etc). Yep, yep. Absolutely. Yeah. So there just isn’t a lot of there isn’t a lot of conversation. I don’t think there’s as much knowledge, I mean, I’m optimistic with some of the research that’s come out that people are finally talking about how there isn’t a good amount of alcohol, right? Like, there isn’t a healthy amount of alcohol for us anymore. But yeah, I mean, therapists are imperfect. And we, you know, we, I think because of our society, because of how ingrained it is, a normal person should be able to drink should be able to drink an addictive substance. You seem like the weird one. Yeah, you can’t, or you’re the one with the problem. Versus talking about maybe the problem is alcohol. As I said, it’s an addictive substance. With the change in lifestyle came a change in mindset. Before I got sober, I didn’t care about what I was putting into my body, climate change or what Brexit meant. In my sobriety I make an effort to learn more, be conscious what I'm putting into my body and genuinely educate myself on how I can help our planet more.

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A study of high school students found that alcohol’s tendency to lower inhibitions caused it to act as a gateway to other substances like tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. This study found that using alcohol was more likely to result in hard drug use than tobacco or weed. Being Sober is More Popular Than Ever You are interested in learning to identify what the underlying reasons are for the choices that you make. What’s more, alcohol use can wreak havoc on skin health and accelerate physical signs of aging. 7. Depression