471: I love the taste of my favorite drink [Thought Swap]
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Take a Break from Drinking: Practical Tools to Drink Less & Change Your Relationship with Alcohol
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Why does saying no to a favorite drink feel so hard?
Does saying no to a drink feel hard because you just really love the taste? I was stuck here for the longest time, mainly because it felt like I was supposed to convince myself that I actually didn't like my favorite drink and it was really bad for me. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't deny that I just really liked how it tasted. This is episode 471, and I'm giving you three thought swaps that can help you drink. That have nothing to do with demonizing alcohol or trying to convince yourself that you shouldn't like your favorite drink or that your future self will thank you if you say no. These swaps are all about creating more curiosity, which in turn helps create more pause. Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out.
We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist temptation. No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying about your drinking. Now here's your host, Rachel Hart. Alright, we are back with another ThoughtSwap episode. This time with a thought. I just really love the taste of my favorite drink. I will tell you, this is such an easy place to get stuck because it feels like you're just reporting a simple fact about your preference. A drink tastes good and you like things that taste good. Now, I will tell you, this shows up a lot with the upgrade archetype. So you're not drinking because you're stressed or you're anxious or you're bored.
You're drinking because you truly enjoy the taste of something. And it feels like that taste elevates your experience. And it just feels hard to say no to something that you really enjoy and love. And here's why I want to be really careful with this thought swap in particular, because so much of what is out there about changing a behavior that you don't like has you focus on the downsides of that behavior. So thinking about what you don't like about it. Often with alcohol, it's really about demonizing drinking and demonizing the object of your desire, kind of telling yourself, you know, you shouldn't drink that. Look what it's doing to your body. And this instinct to try to convince ourselves that we don't like something, even when in the moment we do find it enjoyable, it really shows up beyond just alcohol.
We will do this with food, with screen. time with spending money. We assume for things that can feel kind of compulsive, we assume that we should try to talk ourselves out of the enjoyment that we feel in the moment. Now, what I have learned both in my own life and by working with so many people over the years is that the second you start to demonize something that you genuinely enjoy, you're going to create resistance. You're going to put up a wall. And when part of you is being told you shouldn't like the thing that you do like, what happens is you often cling to it tighter. You might get defensive. You know, you might almost have kind of like a protective stance around it. So we don't want to do that here.
I am not about trying to convince you that you don't love the taste or that alcohol is poison or it's bad for your health. That's not what these thought swaps are about. They're about giving your brain a different way to look at a story that is keeping you stuck in a relationship with alcohol that you don't. Don't fully like, you don't actually fully enjoy, and you want to change. This thought, I just love the taste of my favorite drink, it comes up a lot for people who have spent time really learning about their favorite types of wine or beer or gotten really into bourbon or craft cocktails. So you're not just drinking whatever willy-nilly, you probably have very strong preferences about what you like to drink.
You may spend a fair amount of money on what you drink. You may have spent time educating yourself about the ins and outs of making it or become very knowledgeable about a specific type of alcohol. And I think that this is key. And because a lot of times people will tell me, oh, you know, Rachel, I would never drink, you know, just anything.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
Why does saying no to a favorite drink feel so hard?
0:00–6:43
2
What is the “Thought Swap” method and why does it avoid demonising alcohol?
6:43–13:58
3
How does the “Upgrade” drink archetype explain loving the taste?
13:58–23:11
4
What is Thought‑Swap #1 – “Yes, I love the taste… what else?”
23:11–25:40
Speakers
1 identifiedMore from Take a Break from Drinking: Practical Tools to Drink Less & Change Your Relationship with Alcohol
481: Wanting to prove you can drink less
480: Tolerating the discomfort of not having another drink
479: How do I get back on track after I slip up and drink too much?
478: I've made so much progress with my drinking. So why doesn't it feel any easier? [Listener Q&A]
477: Chasing the Sweet Spot with Your Drinking
476: Why You Can Always Find a Good Reason to Drink