Ep 275 Navigating Skepticism: What to Do When Loved Ones Dismiss Your Desire to Cut Back

This episode dives into what to do when someone you care about shares that they don’t think you need to cut back or wishes you wouldn’t cut back or dismisses your desire to quit or cut back. Mostly, when people dismiss your desire to cut back it’s just because they don’t want to cut back. They don’t want anything to change. So when you say you are going to do something differently, it often will make them look at their own habits around alcohol. And they might unconsciously feel a bit threatened about their own attachment to alcohol. What really matters is that YOU acknowledge you want to cut back and that you do something about it. And that it’s not black and white. Just because you don’t present like a down and out alcoholic doesn’t mean that your alcohol consumption isn’t a concern to you.  If you think you drink too much and it’s been hard to cut back, it needs to be addressed.  Don’t let someone else’s opinion deter your desire to cut back. You know if it’s too much and that is what matters. Click here to join us in Say YES to Drinking Less:https://www.angelamascenik.com/say-yesCheck out my retreat/private coaching packages:https://www.angelamascenik.com/2024retreatsandcoachingApply for private coaching with me:https://form.typeform.com/to/x8tcz6lm Tags: Stop Over-drinking, Angela Mascenik, stop drinking podcast, how to feel, how to overcome addiction, how to drink less wine, change your relationship with alcohol, coach for women who want to drink less alcohol,  help to stop over-drinking, stop over-drinking, life coach to help stop over-drinking, self-love, importance of self-love, online membership to stop over-drinking, program to help quit alcohol, how to quit drinking, spouses, partners, food, overeating, moderation, sober retreat, how to prioritize yourself, make yourself a priority to drink less, masked desires, covert wants, disguised desires, self serving acts, say yes to drinking less, negative skepticism, dismissed