Cravings Increase After Quitting Drinking and Peak Around 60 Days Sober and 6 Months Sober (Replay)
About this episode
This episode discusses the phenomenon of cravings increasing after quitting drinking, peaking around 60 days and 6 months sober, and offers insights on managing these cravings.
You probably expect that the more sober time you have, the less you crave alcohol. That’s true for some people, but others experience an effect called incubation of craving. This is where cravings build up over time and peak around 60 days, then again around 6 months sober. In this episode, I’ll explain the research on incubation of craving, what you might experience, why this happens, and what you can do to stay sober. Work with me: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching Course Pickled. Why Moderation is Impossible https://www.soberpowered.com/pickled Weekly email: You’ll hear from me on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email Support the show: If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support all the research and effort that goes into this podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion…
People in this episode
Host: Gillian Tietz
Topics covered
- cravings
- sobriety
- incubation of craving
- alcohol addiction
- sober coaching
- mental health
Keywords
- cravings
- sober
- alcohol
- incubation
- addiction
- mental health
- coaching
- sobriety
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sober Powered, Living a Sober Powered Life, Sober coaching, Buy Me a Coffee, Megaphone
Products: Pickled. Why Moderation is Impossible
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