The guilt thing - when drinking alcohol is no longer fun

Feelings of guilt are something that most of us experience at some point, in varying degrees of seriousness and intensity.  Guilt over a missed deadline or a missed workout you committed to, or the way you spoke to your sister/mum/dad/wife on the phone the other day - are all typical low-grade guilt that most of us feel from time to time.  

But guilt that comes from the consistent overuse of alcohol can be deep-rooted and can feel like a huge barrier to moving forward.  Our subconscious mind is wired to help us feel better, quickly, so the easiest way to set aside that feeling of guilt is to go and do more of what is causing the guilt in the first place.  It's so easy to get caught in a spiral of getting drunk, behaving in a way that is not great, feeling crap about what you did and then to make yourself feel better, going and getting drunk again. Does that feel familiar?  This is problem drinking.

A crucial part of moving forward and creating a sustainable change to any behaviour does mean some work to get your brain and body working in harmony, and that is a big part of what we do at Go-Sober - we help you jettison what is holding you back.  

There is no one single guaranteed way of breaking free of your own personal mental chains.  12 step programmes encourage you to face stuff head on and seek out people that you have wronged in some way.  But, for some people that might feel overwhelming and yet another barrier to getting off the alcohol merry-go-round.  

If you are in that camp, focussing on finding a way that enables you to start working on changing the behaviours that cause the guilt in the first place would seem to be a great place to start. Taking these steps will give you courage, start to rebuild your self-esteem and personal pride and start the spiral up to better everything.  This is where Go Sober’s Find Your Sober Programme or our individual coaching approach is different - we work with you to help you find YOUR individual way through.  We don't tell you what to do, we help you work out what you need to do, for you and you alone. 

It might also actually kill a few birds with one stone - the people closest to you will see the change, they will see what you are doing to move forward and very simply, that might well be enough to simply pave the way for a conversation that wipes the slate clean for you all.