When an alcohol craving happens it can be scary. When a trigger hit me either by a smell, sound or something or someone, I would see, the trigger would sometimes start an alcohol craving.
It’s always a weird sensation because I often could taste alcohol in the back of my throat and I can even recall having the sensation of having alcohol in my body, you know that “warm blood” feeling that happens after the first drink.
The body reacts and creates an alcohol craving
I realise now that they are just my body’s way of reacting to the thoughts and memories in my head.
Just the very same way it does if someone says “supermacs!” I’ve immediately got the smell of chipper food and the taste of garlic cheese fries in my mouth.
And when I’m losing weight I get bombarded with adverts of food that create triggers and then turn into cravings.
Is it a no win situation?
Seems like a no win situation doesn’t it?
Well let me tell you, I may be tackling the food right now but not that long ago I had to tackle the alcohol and then the cigarettes .
I can now be around alcohol
However, guess what? I can now be around alcohol without it triggering a major craving.
Now, if it ever does happen, I can “nip it in the bud” fairly fast and get on with my life.
The same applies to the cigarettes. I now can be around people who smoke. I have never once jumped across the bar to drink from the beer taps or grabbed cigarettes from a person’s mouth!
So cravings can go and you can live an alcohol craving free life!
There are lots of ways to handle alcohol craving
There are many ways to handle cravings for example
Just sitting with the craving, knowing it cannot harm you and will pass in time can be helpful.
Sounds funny but I found moving the sofa can help. Click here for more details
Lucy’s top tips are also very useful. Click here for details.
Meditation can really help with cravings
Many people find meditation helpful. So we’ve created this free 8 minute audio meditation to help with any alcohol craving you may have. So make your’re sitting comfortably, your speaker is on and click here
Enjoy!
