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The Clear Head Club · July 20 · 27 min

Ep 27: Alcohol Makes You Feel Like Shit…. So Why Do You Keep Going Back?

If alcohol makes you feel so shit, why do so many people keep going back to it? In today’s episode, I share my own experience of what kept me stuck in that cycle for years. Now, eight years sober, I understand it wasn’t as simple as just stopping drinking. We talk about what alcohol is actually doing to your brain, the neuroscience behind why it can be so difficult to stop, and everyone’s favourite feel-good chemical, dopamine, and the part it plays in keeping the cycle going. The more you understand alcohol and what it’s doing to your brain, the more everything starts to make sense. If you’ve ever wondered why you keep going back to something that makes you feel so awful, this episode is for you.

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If alcohol makes you feel so shit, why do so many people keep going back to it?


In today’s episode, I share my own experience of what kept me stuck in that cycle for years. Now, eight years sober, I understand it wasn’t as simple as just stopping drinking.


We talk about what alcohol is actually doing to your brain, the neuroscience behind why it can be so difficult to stop, and everyone’s favourite feel-good chemical, dopamine, and the part it plays in keeping the cycle going.


The more you understand alcohol and what it’s doing to your brain, the more everything starts to make sense.


If you’ve ever wondered why you keep going back to something that makes you feel so awful, this episode is for you.

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