The Day 21 Trap: Why Dopamine Doesn't Reset After You Quit Drinking

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[00:00:00]Most people think that when you stop drinking, your dopamine system just resets. Like you remove the alcohol and the chemistry corrects itself within a week or two and you'll feel normal again. Absolute crap. And that belief that your dopamine bounces back quickly is the exact reason why people hit day 21 feeling genuinely good and they decide that they've cracked it and they pour a drink to celebrate. Now week one doesn't feel the way that they expected, but by day 21, that's the most dangerous day on this entire timeline for a reason that nobody explains. And in this video, I'm going to give you the dopamine timeline that nobody else gave you. I'm Emma McInnes and I've been alcohol-free for over 11 years and I've worked with over 200 clients, executive lawyers, finance people, people who are have very high functioning on the outside, but they know that something has to change on the inside.