Is everyone on the slow path towards addiction? Are all moderate drinkers a little bit addicted? We know alcohol is an addictive substance that gets us hooked and then changes our brains to keep us hooked, but why does this process even start? In this episode I’ll explain 15 risk factors that can lead us to become addicted to alcohol. You’ll learn about emotional factors, genetic factors, and life circumstances that influence the risk of developing a problem with alcohol.
What to listen to next:
E177: 4 years sober. Why did this happen to me?
E199: frustration tolerance
E203: why you want alcohol even when you hate it
E71 and 72: trauma episodes
E29: how alcohol affects the teen brain
E201: your dysregulated stress response (cortisol)
E202: wtf is "the work"?
E88: sibling studies: why one gets addicted and the other doesn't
Get Support:
Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors. Learn more:
https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors
If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support my work https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered
Sources are posted on my website
Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
E172: Guide to Your First Week Sober
E171: Sober October Tips with Casey Davidson, Suzanne Warye and Amanda E. White
E170: Here’s Why the First Year of Sobriety is So Hard (It’s Dopamine)
E169: Alcohol and Gut Health
E168: Is Drinking the Only Way to Meet People? (Dating, Socializing and FOMO)
E167: What to Expect With Your Anxiety When You Quit Drinking
E166: Cravings and Staying Stuck in Your Old Life with Angela Pugh
E165: I Quit Sugar for 30 Days
E164: How Taking Breaks from Drinking Helped Me Quit For Good
E163: Can We Learn to Moderate Our Drinking?
E162: What to Expect Cognitively in Early Sobriety
E161: What to Expect Emotionally in Early Sobriety
E160: Reflecting on the Early Days of Our Sobriety with Eric Zimmer, Laura Cathcart Robbins and Paul Churchill
E159: What to Expect Physically When You Quit Drinking
E158: Dry July: 7 Things You Need to Know to Get Started
Q2: How to Answer “Why Aren’t You Drinking?”
E157: Fatigue and Brain Fog in Early Sobriety
E156: 55 Tips to Quit Drinking
How Dopamine Impacts Your Level of Motivation
E155: My Career Journey (Teaching, Biotech and Working for Myself)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Good Mood Revolution
Audio Branding
Expert Authority Effect™ Interviews with Mario Fachini
Talk Shit With P
The 3-Day Weekend Entrepreneur
Classic Conversations