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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Stop Drinking Podcast, where we help
you make stopping drinking asimple, logical and easy
decision.
We help you with tips, toolsand strategies to start living
your best life when alcohol-free.
If you want to learn more aboutstop drinking coaching, then
head over to wwwsoberclearcom.
(00:21):
Why is it so hard to controlalcohol or stop drinking?
Especially this year, with allthe crazy stuff that's happening
in the world, it feels like nowis the hardest time ever to
stop drinking.
But why?
What is going on?
Has something changed?
Are things different at themoment?
Well, today I'm going to tellyou exactly why it's so hard to
stop drinking.
But most importantly is I'mgoing to give you a path through
(00:44):
it, a path where not drinkingalcohol just feels normal.
It feels natural Because, afternot drinking myself for seven
years, helping hundreds ofclients do it in my company in
SoberClear, I know exactly whyit's so hard to control drinking
, because I've tried myself for10 years.
I stopped and started moretimes than I can count.
But it's got nothing to do withcurrent events.
It's got nothing to do withwhat you think.
But if you're struggling rightnow to stop drinking alcohol,
(01:06):
then you simply need to watchthis video.
So we're going to unpack threekey ideas that, even if you've
stopped drinking already, arestill going to have a massive
impact on you and your journey.
The first reason why it's sohard to control alcohol is
because alcohol is one of themost addictive and destructive
drugs on the planet, bothphysically and mentally.
It is addictive Physically itdehydrates you, so the very
(01:30):
nature of alcohol is for you towant to drink more.
Not only that, but it alsocreates withdrawal.
Most people don't realize thatthey're in a constant state of
this very low level ofwithdrawal, so every time they
drink they feel this sense ofrelief.
But physically, it is one ofthe most addictive drugs known
to man.
It is up there as one of themost addictive drugs on the
planet.
But not only is it justphysically addictive, but it's
(01:52):
also mentally addictive as well.
Every social event feels likeit's linked with alcohol.
So we have this double edgedsword, and I just wanted to
remind you that if you'restruggling to control your
drinking, it has got nothing todo with you.
Alcohol is one of the mostaddictive drugs known to man and
we really need to be able toseparate the drinker from the
problem and fix the probleminstead of trying to fix the
(02:12):
person.
Which leads me into the secondreason why it's so hard to
control your drinking.
We are born into a world thathas already got a predefined
worldview when it comes toalcohol, at least if you're born
in the West.
If you're born in a 100% Muslimcountry with a Muslim
government, you're born into acompletely different paradigm.
But as a Western person asmyself I was born in England I
(02:34):
know a lot of Americans viewthis channel Australians,
canadians, europeans.
We're born into a world thatsees alcohol a very specific way
.
It's not this way globally.
I'm sure if you're born inSaudi Arabia, you're not going
to see alcohol as a good thing,but that's not our experience.
I've not got Saudi Arabianswatching this channel because
they don't have a problem withalcohol At least.
Yeah, sure, there are going tobe some, but mostly speaking,
(02:55):
broadly speaking, most of thepeople that watch my videos are
Western.
But we live in a capitalistsociety where alcohol companies
have got so much money behindthem that they are able to
create some of the mostsophisticated marketing
campaigns known to man.
That's why you see it in everymovie that you watch.
Every supermarket you'll seesome beautiful advertisement.
It's linked to so many thingslike sporting events.
(03:17):
It's everywhere, becausehundreds of millions of dollars
are spent on making you believethat it is this way.
That has been happening fromday one of being born.
We have been conditioned to seealcohol a very specific way.
We've been conditioned to seeit as something that adds value
to our life.
We were never asked do we agreewith this?
Nobody ever came up to us andsaid hey, when your son or
(03:38):
daughter is born, do you agreethat we're going to give you
these advertisements and they'reprobably going to think alcohol
is this way by the time theyreach 21 or 18.
We never got asked if that wasokay.
I'm sure that you would like toreview the curriculum of your
child's education before youchoose what school they go to.
I certainly plan to do it, butI want to know what information
will my child consume at thisschool versus this school?
(03:59):
I want to know who the teachersare.
I want to know how they'regoing to be educated.
But nobody came up to me andsaid your son or daughter, how
do they want to be educated onalcohol?
It doesn't work like that.
It's a bombardment.
Marketing message aftermarketing message after
marketing message, again andagain and again, all to make you
believe that there is somethinggood about consuming this drug.
That's why it's so hard tocontrol in the first place.
(04:19):
But that's what gets you hookedin the first place as well.
If everybody else does it, ifall these famous people do it,
if my parents do it, if myfriends do it, then surely not
everybody's falling for it.
Right, there must be somethingin it, and I'm here to be the
bearer of bad news.
You've been lied to.
You've been lied to your entirelife.
It's a poison, it's ethanol andit will do nothing for you at
all.
And it's, it's a carcinogen,scientific fact.
(04:42):
That's not what we're told,right, we're told.
This is sophistication, this ishow we celebrate, this is how
we live a good life.
Bs, all of it.
Which leads me to the thirdthing Now.
The third reason why it's sohard to control alcohol all
boils down to your paradigm.
If you buy into thisconditioning and you buy into
the idea that you're the problemhere, not the drug, alcohol
(05:02):
will be the hardest thing thatyou will have ever given up in
your life.
In fact, I don't want to benegative, I don't want to
discourage you, but it'llprobably be impossible Because
until you can actually fix yourparadigm and do what I've done
and what I teach people to do onthis channel, which is
something called firstprinciples thinking, which is
where we break the problem downinto its component parts, we
study them, we put them backtogether to create a new
(05:22):
paradigm.
Until you've actually done thatand you see alcohol purely for
what it is, without anyconditioning, any preconceived
ideas.
When you can see it in its rawform, as this addictive drug,
that's when it isn't hard tostop drinking, that's when it's
the easiest thing you'll haveprobably ever done in your life.
It's the most logical, simpledecision.
The same way that a lactoseintolerant person drinking a
(05:45):
pint of milk is never going tohappen.
Because why would they?
It's just going to give themstomachache and they'll be sat
on a toilet all day.
Why would I drink if I've got alactose intolerance?
Well, that's how I feel withalcohol.
I feel allergic to it.
I feel repulsed by the idea ofdrinking it, but it didn't used
to be like that.
For the 10 years that Istruggled, I struggled with the
first and second thing that I'vejust told you about.
I thought I was the problem andI hadn't fixed the conditioning
(06:07):
.
If you want to help doing it.
There's 700 YouTube videos onthis channel.
It's what my coaching companyhelps people do.
If you want to see if that's agood match, you can click the
link down below, fill in anapplication and schedule a
consultation.
But reframing the way that youview alcohol by using first
principles thinking will justeradicate this idea, if it be
gone at all.
Thanks for checking out theStop Drinking Podcast by Sober
Clear If you want to learn moreabout how we work with people to
(06:29):
help.
Welcome to the Stop Drinking Podcast, where we help
you make stopping drinking asimple, logical and easy
decision.
We help you with tips, toolsand strategies to start living
your best life when alcohol-free.
If you want to learn more aboutstop drinking coaching, then
head over to wwwsoberclearcom.
(00:21):
Why is it so hard to controlalcohol or stop drinking?
Especially this year, with allthe crazy stuff that's happening
in the world, it feels like nowis the hardest time ever to
stop drinking.
But why?
What is going on?
Has something changed?
Are things different at themoment?
Well, today I'm going to tellyou exactly why it's so hard to
stop drinking.
But most importantly is I'mgoing to give you a path through
(00:44):
it, a path where not drinkingalcohol just feels normal.
It feels natural Because, afternot drinking myself for seven
years, helping hundreds ofclients do it in my company in
SoberClear, I know exactly whyit's so hard to control drinking
, because I've tried myself for10 years.
I stopped and started moretimes than I can count.
But it's got nothing to do withcurrent events.
It's got nothing to do withwhat you think.
But if you're struggling rightnow to stop drinking alcohol,
(01:06):
then you simply need to watchthis video.
So we're going to unpack threekey ideas that, even if you've
stopped drinking already, arestill going to have a massive
impact on you and your journey.
The first reason why it's sohard to control alcohol is
because alcohol is one of themost addictive and destructive
drugs on the planet, bothphysically and mentally.
It is addictive Physically itdehydrates you, so the very
(01:30):
nature of alcohol is for you towant to drink more.
Not only that, but it alsocreates withdrawal.
Most people don't realize thatthey're in a constant state of
this very low level ofwithdrawal, so every time they
drink they feel this sense ofrelief.
But physically, it is one ofthe most addictive drugs known
to man.
It is up there as one of themost addictive drugs on the
planet.
But not only is it justphysically addictive, but it's
(01:52):
also mentally addictive as well.
Every social event feels likeit's linked with alcohol.
So we have this double edgedsword, and I just wanted to
remind you that if you'restruggling to control your
drinking, it has got nothing todo with you.
Alcohol is one of the mostaddictive drugs known to man and
we really need to be able toseparate the drinker from the
problem and fix the probleminstead of trying to fix the
(02:12):
person.
Which leads me into the secondreason why it's so hard to
control your drinking.
We are born into a world thathas already got a predefined
worldview when it comes toalcohol, at least if you're born
in the West.
If you're born in a 100% Muslimcountry with a Muslim
government, you're born into acompletely different paradigm.
But as a Western person asmyself I was born in England I
(02:34):
know a lot of Americans viewthis channel Australians,
canadians, europeans.
We're born into a world thatsees alcohol a very specific way
.
It's not this way globally.
I'm sure if you're born inSaudi Arabia, you're not going
to see alcohol as a good thing,but that's not our experience.
I've not got Saudi Arabianswatching this channel because
they don't have a problem withalcohol At least.
Yeah, sure, there are going tobe some, but mostly speaking,
(02:55):
broadly speaking, most of thepeople that watch my videos are
Western.
But we live in a capitalistsociety where alcohol companies
have got so much money behindthem that they are able to
create some of the mostsophisticated marketing
campaigns known to man.
That's why you see it in everymovie that you watch.
Every supermarket you'll seesome beautiful advertisement.
It's linked to so many thingslike sporting events.
(03:17):
It's everywhere, becausehundreds of millions of dollars
are spent on making you believethat it is this way.
That has been happening fromday one of being born.
We have been conditioned to seealcohol a very specific way.
We've been conditioned to seeit as something that adds value
to our life.
We were never asked do we agreewith this?
Nobody ever came up to us andsaid hey, when your son or
(03:38):
daughter is born, do you agreethat we're going to give you
these advertisements and they'reprobably going to think alcohol
is this way by the time theyreach 21 or 18.
We never got asked if that wasokay.
I'm sure that you would like toreview the curriculum of your
child's education before youchoose what school they go to.
I certainly plan to do it, butI want to know what information
will my child consume at thisschool versus this school?
(03:59):
I want to know who the teachersare.
I want to know how they'regoing to be educated.
But nobody came up to me andsaid your son or daughter, how
do they want to be educated onalcohol?
It doesn't work like that.
It's a bombardment.
Marketing message aftermarketing message after
marketing message, again andagain and again, all to make you
believe that there is somethinggood about consuming this drug.
That's why it's so hard tocontrol in the first place.
(04:19):
But that's what gets you hookedin the first place as well.
If everybody else does it, ifall these famous people do it,
if my parents do it, if myfriends do it, then surely not
everybody's falling for it.
Right, there must be somethingin it, and I'm here to be the
bearer of bad news.
You've been lied to.
You've been lied to your entirelife.
It's a poison, it's ethanol andit will do nothing for you at
all.
And it's, it's a carcinogen,scientific fact.
(04:42):
That's not what we're told,right, we're told.
This is sophistication, this ishow we celebrate, this is how
we live a good life.
Bs, all of it.
Which leads me to the thirdthing Now.
The third reason why it's sohard to control alcohol all
boils down to your paradigm.
If you buy into thisconditioning and you buy into
the idea that you're the problemhere, not the drug, alcohol
(05:02):
will be the hardest thing thatyou will have ever given up in
your life.
In fact, I don't want to benegative, I don't want to
discourage you, but it'llprobably be impossible Because
until you can actually fix yourparadigm and do what I've done
and what I teach people to do onthis channel, which is
something called firstprinciples thinking, which is
where we break the problem downinto its component parts, we
study them, we put them backtogether to create a new
(05:22):
paradigm.
Until you've actually done thatand you see alcohol purely for
what it is, without anyconditioning, any preconceived
ideas.
When you can see it in its rawform, as this addictive drug,
that's when it isn't hard tostop drinking, that's when it's
the easiest thing you'll haveprobably ever done in your life.
It's the most logical, simpledecision.
The same way that a lactoseintolerant person drinking a
(05:45):
pint of milk is never going tohappen.
Because why would they?
It's just going to give themstomachache and they'll be sat
on a toilet all day.
Why would I drink if I've got alactose intolerance?
Well, that's how I feel withalcohol.
I feel allergic to it.
I feel repulsed by the idea ofdrinking it, but it didn't used
to be like that.
For the 10 years that Istruggled, I struggled with the
first and second thing that I'vejust told you about.
I thought I was the problem andI hadn't fixed the conditioning
(06:07):
.
If you want to help doing it.
There's 700 YouTube videos onthis channel.
It's what my coaching companyhelps people do.
If you want to see if that's agood match, you can click the
link down below, fill in anapplication and schedule a
consultation.
But reframing the way that youview alcohol by using first
principles thinking will justeradicate this idea, if it be
gone at all.
Thanks for checking out theStop Drinking Podcast by Sober
Clear If you want to learn moreabout how we work with people to
(06:29):
help.
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