Dopamine and Alcohol: What to know when you’re taking a break.
Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter tied to mood and motivation… and drinking alcohol deeply disrupts the balance of this hormone in your brain. 🧠
If you’re taking a break from booze, you may experience a bit of a “lull” while your body rebalances and resets to its normal baseline…
What does drinking have to do with how we see the world?
This is a game-changer, folks. 🙌 Not an easy switch to flip, but one that leads directly down a path towards happiness & peace.
Our definitions of ourselves and others can be complex and, honestly, somewhat *habitual* 👉 Meaning: they become fixed. set. expected. “knee-jerk”
BUT. Here’s the kicker:
Why does it feel like I’m one person in the morning, but a DIFFERENT PERSON by happy hour?
This is a real question from one of my clients:
“When it comes to drinking: Why does it feel like I’m one person in the morning, but a DIFFERENT PERSON by the time happy hour rolls around?”
This is a common sentiment among my clients, and something I experienced *myself*...
Spoiler alert: The answer has *nothing* to do with self-control! 🙌