Purge That Urge To Drink Alcohol

by SusanANSYupdated on May 5, 2024December 17, 2021

You’re doing so darned well when that urge to drink seems to pop into your mind out of nowhere! You’ve even got a few weeks of sobriety tucked under your belt, and then poof! The old desire to drink hits you and you start to feel panicked.

Many times, the urge to drink can appear when we’re in a particularly good mood. That good mood is telling our brains to “go celebrate.” I think we need to tell our brains to go “____ itself.”

Such Trickery!

We’ve had enough of our brain’s ability to keep on tricking us into thinking we’re better off drinking. We’re NOT!

Also, our brains can send out messages to go have a drink when we’re feeling down and vulnerable. Knowing this can happen is a big step in being aware and is half the battle won towards beating booze. It’s realizing the brain is very powerful. But remember this: you are in charge.

YOU Are In Charge

When you fall off the wagon through that darned urge having succeeded, then you’ve really got no one to blame but yourself. You ARE in charge here. You’re not a kid anymore. Muster up your best somatic marker and get back on track tomorrow.

It’s like being on a weight-loss diet, in a way. You slip up and eat the cake, but you grab back your self-control and say no to the cake tomorrow. Yep, piece of cake. (You knew I had to throw that saying in there!) Eating ONE piece of cake won’t pile back on all the weight you’ve lost. When that urge comes around again, nip it in the bud.

Handling Harmful Urges

I know a lot of you readers are sitting there thinking, “Yeah, that’s easier said than done, Susan” regarding handling the more harmful BOOZE urges. I agree. So that’s where the “Life’s Better Sober” eBook comes into play.

In the eBook shown above you’ll learn how to create somatic markers. This is how you handle those irritating urges. You will learn to purge that urge.

Keep Track Of Your Progress In Our Paperback Journal

Our 66-Day Journal (paperback, interior shown above, cover shown below) allows you to keep track of your emotions and sobriety success – daily. At the end of each day, you’ll put a checkmark by the “Yes! I’m Sober Today!” box. If you slipped up, you’ll mark the, “No, I Slipped Up Today” box. You’ll also read Susan’s inspirational words of wisdom too – tailored to that day.

I’ve been sober for over 20 years now, and I’m at the stage in my recovery where I don’t even think about a drink. It just doesn’t enter my mind – ever! You WILL get there and it won’t take two decades; more like a month, in my humble opinion.

Still On The Fence?

If you’re (secretly) wondering if you’ve got a drinking problem that needs tackling, ask yourself these 7 questions. If you answer “yes” to more than 4, you’ve got a problem. Get it under control now.

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