E54: Neuroplasticity and Using Alcohol to Escape or Numb Out
Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober
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Show Notes
Gill discusses using alcohol to escape. You’ll learn about instant gratification versus actually working for stress relief, tips to deal with stress without drinking, and a couple of interesting studies about how brain differences in social versus problem drinkers influence our desire to escape, and how alcohol relates to overall happiness.
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