People can indeed become physically dependent on alcohol over time. Still, most people who find it difficult to control their drinking have yet to become physically dependent. Sure, once someone has created reliances and built tolerances, they become sensitive to the effect of alcohol withdrawalUnlike withdrawal symptoms, everyone can experience withdrawal from alcohol. It can happen from around 40-minutes after a drink as the alcohol begins to be processed our bodies. Continued drinking delays and extends withdrawal. More – manifesting as needing a drink. But this is not the same as physical dependencyPhysical dependency is when the physical addiction has become so engrained through repeated use that the body finds it difficult to function without the drug resulting in withdrawal symptoms. If you believe you are physically dependent then seek medical advice. More.
So when it’s not yet a physical addictionSimply defined, you have a physical addiction when you repeatedly use a drug until you become so dependent on it that your body can no longer function without it. More in people, it stands to reason the urgeUrges are that overwhelming feeling of needing or wanting a drink. They can happen after a craving or a trigger. More to drink must be psychological. And we know this is possible because many other addictionsAddiction is an uncontrolled compulsion to continue engaging in an activity despite suffering negative personal or professional consequences. More do not involve imbibing a substance, such as gambling, social media and sex addictionAddiction is an uncontrolled compulsion to continue engaging in an activity despite suffering negative personal or professional consequences. More. Therefore, it must be the mental links and associations we’ve made between alcohol and joy or support driving our addictionAddiction is an uncontrolled compulsion to continue engaging in an activity despite suffering negative personal or professional consequences. More at this stage.
The good news is that we can make new neural connections with practice. These Peps are designed to do precisely that. So that drinking is no longer top of mind when we find ourselves at specific events or feel certain emotions.