Has anyone heard of The Sinclair Method for AUD?
Sorry, but I’m old school. Don’t believe in short cuts to sobriety or substituting one drug for another. Naltrexone is like taking suboxone for heroine. Withdrawing from any substitute is just as hard as quitting completely. Just saying.
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I appreciate your insight
Hi Kimberly, from my understanding the Sinclair Method is used to “control” our drinking and change the neuropathways. From my experience, the wreckage of my life reached a point where I no longer wanted alcohol in my life in any type of moderation because it had become so toxic for my body. So I guess you would have to decide how important being able to have one or two drinks is. I live a perfectly normal fruitful life where I can do whatever I want and go where I please and I just order or make myself mocktails. For me, my life is better without alcohol and all the chaos that ensued. Your life may be different. I wish you the best!
Hi Jenn, thank you for your response. I was curious about TSM but like you I’ve made the choice to just eliminate alcohol out of my life all together. I’m not sure where or why my fear of completely eliminating it from my life. It’s not a positive attribute. It’s always present at family gatherings and such a “normal” but like you said it has also caused chaos at times. I am not sure how to get started on this path but all of your stories on here have been inspiring and helps me feel less alone in this decision. Thank you for your input..it’s appreciated more than you know.
Hi Kimberly, it’s a hard choice to make because society says there is something wrong with us when we cannot “handle” our alcohol. But the reality is that alcohol is poison, and no amount is healthy for anyone. It’s hard to commit because it’s counter to our cultural norm, but there are so many new ways of supporting sobriety compared to when when I first tried to get sober ten years ago. Some suggestions on how to get started: if you are into reading, there are a handful of books by women I would suggest: Quit Like a Woman, We Are the Luckiest, Sober Curious, Girl Walks Out of a Bar, This Naked Mind. They all have different approaches to sobriety, which I love because there is no single way to get and stay sober. Another option is meetings, there’s the classic AA meetings, but also there’s a group called Women for Sobriety, Laura McKowen offers meetings in a group called We Are the Luckiest, and Holly Whitaker created a sobriety school called Tempest Sobriety School. Another thing that I love are sobriety podcasts, some of my favorites: Tell Me Something True, Recovery Happy Hour, Recovery Rocks, and Home. Another aspect of my sobriety is connecting to my body and mind, so I like to practice yoga and meditate, I also do therapy regularly. I hope some of these are helpful, I know this can be hard to get started, but you definitely have support available through this app!