If a lecture on the dangers of drinking was all it took to motivate someone to quit, you wouldn’t be reading this.
And personally, I much prefer talking about the benefits of alcohol-free living, because it’s such a lifestyle upgrade after all.
But the other day I had a conversation with one of my clients that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about – as I explain in today’s video:
Key points
The real worry
One of my Getting Unstuck students – who’s now in long-term sobriety – recently said to me, “Looking back, I often wonder why I was so afraid of sobriety, when I was never afraid to drink and face the consequences.” I was exactly the same. I spent hardly any time thinking about how scary it was to continue drinking. I glossed over those risks and put my time and energy into worrying about sobriety and how impossible it seemed. However, the potential for worrying things to happen is so much greater if you continue to use alcohol!
The risks of drinking
Most of us have done things whilst drinking that we regret. For example: walking home alone. Losing keys. Sending angry text messages. Having an argument that you can’t remember the next day. Staying up late drinking the night before an important presentation at work. Embarrassing yourself in front of people you wanted to impress. Flying to the other side of the world on holiday and seeing very little because you’re hungover. Falling over, risking your health or injuring someone nearby… the list just goes on and on.
Your brain is tricking you
The only reason that drinking seems safer right now is because sobriety is the unknown thing. Your brain likes certainty and alcohol feels relatively ‘safe’ and familiar compared to sobriety. But what I’m trying to show you is that drinking isn’t really safe at all. There are so many risks – you could be right around the corner from something bad happening. I’m not scaremongering here, but my point is, if you’re going to worry about anything, worry about the risk of drinking. Don’t be scared of sobriety, because there’s nothing to be scared about. If you quit booze, you won’t regret it!
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