When I quit drinking I thought I could quit and just move on with my life, but then all of these big emotions rushed in and it was shocking. I didn’t consider myself a person who drank to cope. I thought I was drinking to have fun and socialize, so it didn’t make sense that I had all of these big emotions. This is very common though and even if you didn’t consciously use it as a coping mechanism, it effectively served that purpose by numbing and suppressing your emotions. In this episode I will explain why our emotions become so intense when we quit drinking and common emotions that you may experience like anger, the pink cloud, lack of pleasure, and post-acute withdrawal syndrome or PAWS.
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E220: The Hippocampus and Alcohol: Blackouts, Memory Deficits, and Learned Associations
E219: 7 Healthy Lifestyle Changes to Support Your Sobriety
E218: In the Moment Craving vs Constant Craving
E217: Warm Weather: 3 Reasons We Think Alcohol is Required
E216: 4 Types of Impulsivity: Which One Are You?
E215: 5 Different Ways of Thinking About Sobriety
E214: Self-Medicating with Alcohol
E213: Self-Care is NOT Temporarily Turning Off Your Brain (Getting "Me Time")
E212: Why Some People Get Sober and Others Don’t (Resilience and Epigenetics)
E211: The Anticipation of the Drink
E210: Good News, Your Brain Heals A LOT After 90 Days Sober… Unless You Relapse
E209: How Porn Addiction Affects the Brain
E208: Stress, Depression and Our Eating Habits
E207: 15 Milestones to Look Forward to in Sobriety (Sober Timeline)
E206: HALT: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
E205: Kindling in Alcohol Withdrawal
E204: Can Anyone Get Addicted to Alcohol?
E203: Why You Still Want Alcohol Even When You Hate It (It’s Dopamine!)
E202: WTF is “The Work”?
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