Drinking alone let's us drink the way we really want to, but it greatly increases your risk of developing alcohol use disorder. In this episode, Gill will describe some recent studies from the past few years about solitary drinking, and one study even called it “serious drinking”. In this episode you’ll learn more about how drinking alone increases the risk of developing a problem and especially developing a severe problem. You’ll learn why drinking alone becomes so attractive to us and how getting into this cycle creates a major problem.

What to listen to next:

E43: Drinking to Cope

E29: The Link Between Drinking as a Teen and Developing an Addiction

E30: Gray Area Drinkers

E81: Why We Drink: Social Drinkers vs Problem Drinkers

E87: Why Shame Increases Loss of Control Over Alcohol and How to Manage Shame

E91: Do You Want to be Sober or Do You Want to Drink Without the Consequences?

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