E81: Why We Drink: Social Drinkers vs Problem Drinkers Sober Powered

 Gill discusses why we drink. Our motivation for drinking matters and a recent study found that why we drink coincides with the development of alcohol use disorder. She covers the main reasons why people drink: to cope with mental health and negative emotions, to unwind after work and deal with stress, to socialize, and to cope with stress from parenting. She found some interesting studies to share with you about why people drink, and one study at the end of the episode about why mom’s drink.

What to listen to next:
E55: How to Power Through When You Want to Give Up
E63: Why Alcohol Causes Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
E79: Why We Romanticize Alcohol
E54: Neuroplasticity and Using Alcohol to Escape or Numb Out
E43: Drinking to Cope

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