Ambivalence in Early and Long Term Sobriety (E312)
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You can know alcohol is hurting you. You can want to quit. You can be exhausted by the consequences. And then still drink. In this episode, we’re talking about ambivalence: what it actually is in the brain, why negative consequences don’t always make us change, and how drinking shifts decision-making from intentional to automatic. I’ll also discuss how ambivalence can creep back in long after you’ve made the decision and result in the slow drift back to drinking.
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Gillian Tietz. Ambivalence in Early and Long Term Sobriety (E312). Sober Powered. 2026
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