How to Beat Alcohol Cravings - Through the Glass Recovery

Through the Glass Recovery

E52: How To Beat Alcohol Cravings

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Join us as we kick off Season 2 with an incredible conversation about how to beat alcohol cravings.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a few days sober or ten years sober – cravings happen. At their best, they are annoying. At their worst, they sneak up on you when you least expect it and smack you upside the head and suddenly everything is spinning and you don’t know which way is up. By the end of this episode, you’ll have a whole new stack of tools to add to your sober toolbox, and you’ll realize that cravings aren’t actually something to fear or feel bad about at all.

“You won’t feel this way forever.”

Besides learning how to beat alcohol cravings, we help you work through:

Coping with FOMO when it shows up as a trigger
Creating and using a sober toolbox
Surviving even the hardest cravings without giving in
Breaking the habit of situational triggers
Alcohol and social situations
Giving yourself permission to put your sobriety first
Cognitive dissonance – the argument inside your brain
Finding the courage to talk about the hard things
Recognizing the physical symptoms of triggers before it gets out of hand
Romanticizing the old days
Understanding that cravings aren’t a sign of a failing recovery

“Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary emotion.”

Katie talks about the toolbox that she uses to help her stay sober. Here’s her list of tools:

Call my sponsor
Call my husband
Go to a meeting
Take a walk with my dog
Call/text sober support people
Watch recovery Tiktok
Write a prayer to put in my God box
Set a 10 minute timer
Meditate/breathing exercises
Pray and let go of my will

Meet our guests:

Robbie started his sobriety journey due to being sick of the same old story he would put himself though. He found his cannabis and alcohol use getting worse as the years went on. He used them to cope with everything and anything. Robbie is now nine months sober, and couldn’t be happier with his decision to take on this new journey. Robbie co-hosts Golden Hour Adventures podcast and can be found on Instagram @runshills605.

Katie B is 42 years old from Dallas, Texas but currently lives in Everett, WA. She has a handsome husband of 7 years with 1 16 year old son, Jakob, and 2 bonus kids, Layla, 15 and Isaac, 20. For the last 2.5 years she’s worked at the same rehab facility where she got sober. Her sobriety date is March 16th, 2016 after 28 1/2 years of active addiction and alcoholism.

Matt is a 38 year old father of 2 from Burnt Hills, NY who works in State government. He’s an avid outdoorsman, and his favorite times are those he gets to spend with his children playing games, reading, and coaching his son’s sports teams. Matt has attempted both inpatient and outpatient treatment multiple times in the past 5 years,and last year had the opportunity to experience residential sober living at Release Recovery in Westchester County. He encourages people who are still struggling to reach out and know it’s ok to ask for help. You can find Matt on Instagram @shamman780

Watch Matt’s story on YouTube here.