Gastric Bypass, Alcohol Use Disorder & The Sinclair Method: Melissa's Experience

Summary Melissa shares her journey with alcohol, gastric bypass, and the Sinclair Method, emphasizing her transformation and newfound clarity since quitting drinking. Highlights Personal Struggle: Melissa describes a lifelong relationship with alcohol, beginning in high school, leading to dependency in her 40s. Bariatric Surgery Effect: After weight loss surgery, drinking habits worsened, highlighting the complex relationship between food, alcohol, and body metabolism. Sinclair Method Experience: Initially struggled with compliance on the Sinclair Method but found clarity and motivation after participating in a 30-day alcohol-free challenge. Mindset and Identity Shift: Emphasizes the importance of changing one’s identity around alcohol and addressing underlying emotional issues to combat drinking habits. Encouragement and Support: Advocates for perseverance in treatment, maintaining that lasting change is possible, and urges seeking help and connection with others.   About Thrive Alcohol Recovery Thrive Alcohol Recovery is a worldwide online alcohol treatment program that uses a neuroscience-based approach to treat alcohol addiction with a clinically-proven 78% success rate. This treatment is called The Sinclair Method and uses the medication naltrexone to help individuals unlearn alcohol use disorder over time. Thrive delivers this treatment privately and 100% online through a computer or mobile app – making it easier than ever for someone to find freedom from problem drinking so they can live their best life.   About Katie Lain Katie Lain struggled with alcohol use disorder for nearly ten years until she stumbled upon The Sinclair Method. She couldn’t believe how effective the treatment was as it truly allowed her to become a moderate “normal drinker” – yet somehow, most people hadn’t even heard about it before. Katie Lain’s personal success with The Sinclair Method has inspired her to be a lifelong advocate for this method. Today, Katie is "accidentally" alcohol-free as she unexpectedly lost interest in drinking, thanks to this treatment. Now she advocates for and supports others through this wildly effective (yet unknown) treatment for alcohol use disorder.      *Links* https://www.thrivealcoholrecovery.com/ https://tiktok.com/@thrivealcoholrecovery https://youtube.com/@thrivealcoholrecovery/ https://www.instagram.com/thrivealcoholrecovery/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/thrivewiththesinclairmethod https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-alcohol-recovery/ https://twitter.com/thrivewithtsm/