2 years without alcohol: benefits that I did not expect after quitting drinking

👇 Open to see chapters and skip the the right video topics 🧗‍♀️ In this video, you will learn: Why is it so hard to quit drinking? - Which role dopamine plays in your addiction to alcohol? - 8 proven and tested methods to quit drinking - How to find like-minded people and change your environment - What to say in social occasions - And finally, some unexpected benefits of quitting drinking ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:39 - Part 1: Why is it so hard to quit drinking? 04:15 - Alcohol and dopamine: how it makes us addicted 08:22 - Part 2: How to stop drinking alcohol + Tip Nr. 1 10:00 - Tip Nr. 2 Consider it as a project and be patient 12:12 - Tip Nr. 3 Measure your alcohol consumption before quitting 13:30 - Tip Nr. 4 Set a limited timeframe 15:05 - Tip Nr. 5 Change your identity 19:36 - Why I failed the first time when I quit alcohol and Tip Nr. 6 as well as Tip Nr. 7 24:18 - How do you find like-minded people who also do not drink? 25:51 - Tip Nr. 8 Think ahead of time what you will say in social situations 29:30 - Tip Nr. 9 Read books about alcohol and quitting (examples) 30:32 - Part 3: Expected benefits of quitting drinking 32:35 - Unexpected and surprising benefits of quitting drinking 39:55 - How I feel about alcohol today after being 2 years sober 🔬 Resources mentioned in the video in the order or mentioning: 1. Theo Von Clips - Jordan Petersen on Alcohol    • Jordan Peterson on Alcohol   2. "Molecule of More" Book by Daniel Lieberman and Michael E. Long 3. Dr. Hubermann - Hubermann Lab Podcast Episode on dopamine and its baseline    • Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, ...   Episode on how to overcome addiction    • Understanding & Treating Addiction | Dr. A...   4. This Naked Mind Book by Annie Grace - https://thisnakedmind.com/ 5. Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction - Book by Judith Grisel 6. Study about how your brain chemistry normalizes after quitting drinking https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... 📱 === Find me on social media === I do not use social media, but if you want a peek into my life, I will soon start sending a weekly mail which you can get through subscribing here: https://mailchi.mp/979c837f8f18/z65ts... Credits: Some media (such as graphics, video clips) is used as part of the One Design License agreement of Canva, November 20, 2020.