Drinking more than you’d like.
Not enough for anyone else to be worried.
But enough that you’re starting to worry.
From the outside, life looks fine.
You’re working.
Looking after everyone else.
Keeping on top of things.
But underneath, you’re tired.
Not just physically tired. Mentally tired.
Tired of promising yourself, “Not tonight,” and finding yourself standing in the kitchen pouring a glass.
Tired of the constant ‘should I / shouldn’t I’ negotiation in your head.
Tired of wondering why something that used to feel like a treat now feels more difficult to control.
You’ve always been someone who gets on with things.
You hold yourself to high standards.
You expect a lot from yourself.
When life feels overwhelming, or you’ve spent the whole day giving to everyone else, that first drink feels like the only time your brain finally goes quiet.
Even on the days you promised yourself it wouldn’t happen.
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You tell yourself:
“I just need something to help me switch off.”
“I’ll cut back next week.”
“It’s not that bad. Everyone does it”
But deep down, something has changed.
It used to feel like a choice.
Now it feels like you’re having the same conversation with yourself every single day.
And that’s exhausting.
And yet, part of you wonders:
“Why does this feel so much harder than it should?”
“Why do I keep doing it when I said I wouldn’t?”
“Am I still going to be having this same conversation with myself in five years’ time?”
They’re not dramatic thoughts.
They’re the quiet thoughts that come when you’re lying awake at 3am…
or pouring your first coffee the next morning.
If any of this feels familiar, you’re not alone.
The women I work with are successful, capable and used to figuring things out for themselves.
They’ve tried cutting back.
They’ve made rules.
Promised themselves, “Not tonight.”
Started again every Monday.
The problem isn’t that they haven’t tried hard enough.
It’s that they’ve been trying to change their drinking before understanding why they drink in the first place.
That’s where things begin to change.
Once you understand the pattern, you can start breaking it.
And that’s exactly what we’ll do together.
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