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The AA way was described in The Power of Habit as one of the examples of successful habit change. Basically: keep the habit's cue(e.g. feeling depressesed) and
by didymospl 7y ago
The AA way was described in The Power of Habit as one of the examples of successful habit change. Basically: keep the habit's cue(e.g. feeling depressesed) and the reward(social interaction) but replace the bad habit(drinking) with a better one(meeting with the sponsor).
- ulshv 7y ago+1. I came here in comments section to mention it as well :)
- unethical_ban 7y agoMy alcoholism (if it can be called that - it is a spectrum) is driven in part by the social interaction of fellow drinkers. The predictability of seeing each other at the bar, of hanging out and not worrying about the day. I've talked to one or two of them about doing tea on Tuesdays, or some other thing that could get us from drinking 3-7 stouts a night. That book may be worth a read.