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Alcoholic Denial Be Like...

28 Jun 2023 · 0 min

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Short YouTube monologue by Amber Hollingsworth ("Alcoholic Denial Be Like...") discussing how people who are still functioning may rationalize or minimize their alcohol use. The speaker urges viewers to examine thought patterns used to convince themselves they can manage use, keep certain people/places in their lives, or avoid quitting completely.

When people are still sort of functional. So easy to convince yourself that, well, I'm not a real addict or alcoholic, which means I don't have to quit completely. That's what that's about. If you're having trouble, that's the first place I'd look. What is your thought process around that? How are you convincing yourself that you're either going to manage it differently, how are you convincing yourself that you're going to be able to go to these places or keep these people in your life and it's not going to trip you up?