The Therapy Edit On one tweak to find more calm and patience
May 15, 2023
A personal story about cutting back on alcohol and how one small tweak changed daily calm. Tales of evening rituals, social drinking norms, and discovering alcohol-free alternatives. Reflections on nervous system effects, sleep, and reduced reactivity after trying alcohol-free days.
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Evening Drink Was Her Daily Exhale
- Anna Mathur loved ending the day with a large G&T and leaned on alcohol as a daily exhale.
- A neighbour's alcohol-free swap at a jigsaw evening challenged her assumptions and stuck with her.
Alcohol Raises Sensitivity After The Buzz
- Alcohol affects the nervous system and can increase hypersensitivity after its initial depressant effect.
- Learning about this shifted Anna's view of alcohol as working against her goals for calm parenting.
Depressant Then Overcompensation
- Alcohol depresses the nervous system short-term but triggers increased sensitivity as the body compensates.
- That compensatory effect helps explain worse sleep and greater irritability after drinking.
