You’ve probably heard of the acronym HALT, hungry, angry, lonely, tired. These are all triggers for relapse because they influence our ability to think things through and wait. These feelings make us impulsive, overwhelmed, and more likely to go for an instant gratification choice like drinking, even when we know we want to stay sober. In this episode I’m explaining why these 4 conditions are triggering.
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E161: What to Expect Emotionally When You Quit Drinking
E162: What to Expect Cognitively When You Quit Drinking
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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)
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”?
E201: Your Dysregulated Stress Response
E200: My Greatest Shame
E199: Frustration Tolerance
E198: 5 Ways Anger Management Changed My Life
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