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WHY I DUMPED DRINKING
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In this personal edition of the podcast I give a detailed account of why I dumped alcohol on November 4th 2019. It wasn't because I think alcohol is wrong or evil in itself. As a Catholic, I don't believe that. The wedding miracle at Cana happened when Jesus changed six jars of water into wine, not grape juice (John 2.) But for me it was the right decision. I didn't like how alcohol reacted to my body and vice versa. What delayed my quitting for a couple of years was my quiet anxiety that I would crave it if I quit it. The thought that I was an alcoholic was disturbing enough. The whole idea of no longer drinking made me nervous because I didn't know what my reaction would be. My dad (Jack, RIP +2018) was an alcoholic who found sobriety through AA; his father died from acute alcoholism. I hope and pray this episode inspires you to give serious thought to dumping alcohol. I have never looked back, and actually rarely think of it. Backstory to the reasons why I quit:
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- Anecdotes about my father’s (and his father’s) alcoholism
- In what sense I buy the disease model of alcoholism
- I loved the natural high feeling when I did the Whole 30 Diet, and dropped 20 pounds without trying
- I met a Chaldean Christian at a party who told me he quit drinking as a spiritual sacrifice—a kind of fast—on behalf of souls who are away from Christ, and why it moved me
- I peed the bed through the night after drinking too much over not enough hours
- I had my first and only blackout during a backyard party that involved too many tequila shots
- My habit of weeping while watching romantic comedies bothered and embarrassed me
- My decision to change my mindset from “giving up” drinking to “getting rid” of drinking
- I fell in love with San Pellegrino sparkling water, crushed ice, and lemon slices
450 afleveringen
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Manage episode 445684378 series 1358176
Inhoud geleverd door Patrick Coffin. Alle podcastinhoud, inclusief afleveringen, afbeeldingen en podcastbeschrijvingen, wordt rechtstreeks geüpload en geleverd door Patrick Coffin of hun podcastplatformpartner. Als u denkt dat iemand uw auteursrechtelijk beschermde werk zonder uw toestemming gebruikt, kunt u het hier beschreven proces https://nl.player.fm/legal volgen.
In this personal edition of the podcast I give a detailed account of why I dumped alcohol on November 4th 2019. It wasn't because I think alcohol is wrong or evil in itself. As a Catholic, I don't believe that. The wedding miracle at Cana happened when Jesus changed six jars of water into wine, not grape juice (John 2.) But for me it was the right decision. I didn't like how alcohol reacted to my body and vice versa. What delayed my quitting for a couple of years was my quiet anxiety that I would crave it if I quit it. The thought that I was an alcoholic was disturbing enough. The whole idea of no longer drinking made me nervous because I didn't know what my reaction would be. My dad (Jack, RIP +2018) was an alcoholic who found sobriety through AA; his father died from acute alcoholism. I hope and pray this episode inspires you to give serious thought to dumping alcohol. I have never looked back, and actually rarely think of it. Backstory to the reasons why I quit:
…
continue reading
- Anecdotes about my father’s (and his father’s) alcoholism
- In what sense I buy the disease model of alcoholism
- I loved the natural high feeling when I did the Whole 30 Diet, and dropped 20 pounds without trying
- I met a Chaldean Christian at a party who told me he quit drinking as a spiritual sacrifice—a kind of fast—on behalf of souls who are away from Christ, and why it moved me
- I peed the bed through the night after drinking too much over not enough hours
- I had my first and only blackout during a backyard party that involved too many tequila shots
- My habit of weeping while watching romantic comedies bothered and embarrassed me
- My decision to change my mindset from “giving up” drinking to “getting rid” of drinking
- I fell in love with San Pellegrino sparkling water, crushed ice, and lemon slices
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