1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: I know what it's like to sit inside a car wondering, well, 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,160 what am I going to listen to in a podcast? 3 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,240 I'm sick and tired of listening to the news. I 4 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:08,359 don't want to listen to cooking shows. I don't want 5 00:00:08,359 --> 00:00:11,199 to do any primetime crime. I just need a place 6 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:13,720 to escape. Where do I go to? You need that 7 00:00:13,839 --> 00:00:16,359 choice right, because you can hit any search engine? And 8 00:00:16,359 --> 00:00:19,320 what are you going to get in return? Aro dot net, 9 00:00:19,679 --> 00:00:25,760 rre dot net. Enjoy your exploration when it's extremely difficult 10 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:27,879 to make up your mind. I mean, having that power 11 00:00:27,879 --> 00:00:31,920 of choice can actually weaken a person's heart. On this episode, 12 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,799 we're going to explore our choices to consume alcohol. Oh 13 00:00:36,039 --> 00:00:38,600 wait a second, this is not a negative, just a 14 00:00:38,679 --> 00:00:40,840 subject that our parents forgot to slip into our late 15 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,320 night lessons being learned as young adults. When does the 16 00:00:44,439 --> 00:00:49,039 choice to drink become self acceptable over self guilt? My 17 00:00:49,119 --> 00:00:52,079 name is Arrow. Life is a series of choices. Who 18 00:00:52,119 --> 00:00:54,799 decides when you're not making the right choice? And is 19 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,840 it a fear out of going wrong? The greatest lessons 20 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,000 in life are often lost inside hidden away at time 21 00:01:00,039 --> 00:01:04,599 tips and concepts. Well, it is time to reopen your heart. 22 00:01:05,079 --> 00:01:09,400 Having that power of choice is your daily gift. On 23 00:01:09,439 --> 00:01:12,879 this highway, we're gonna learn how to trust mirages. What 24 00:01:13,239 --> 00:01:18,079 is the choice? Are the effects of alcohol the top 25 00:01:18,239 --> 00:01:21,280 choice as to why people lean in on the consumption 26 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,480 of this one time plant now turned liquid? I mean, 27 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,079 it sounds like a total setup question, doesn't it. Yet 28 00:01:28,159 --> 00:01:31,200 it's very real. Do people make the choice to drink 29 00:01:31,239 --> 00:01:36,040 alcohol strictly for the buzz? Well, research is not too 30 00:01:36,079 --> 00:01:38,920 shocking because the answer to that is yeah, we're going 31 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,879 for the buzz. The effects of alcohol are the primary 32 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,920 reason behind that choice. I mean, let's break it down here. 33 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,560 The chemical effects. It's no hidden fact. We all know 34 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:53,879 that alcohol changes our brain chemistry. It is well written 35 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:59,000 about the effects of drinking alcohol are powerful, not accidental. 36 00:01:59,159 --> 00:02:01,840 Let me say that one more time. The effects of 37 00:02:01,959 --> 00:02:07,079 drinking alcohol are powerful, not accidental. The choice to use 38 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,039 alcohol is based on how it alters our perception and feelings. 39 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,960 If it didn't lead to the human having that ultimate escape, 40 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,479 it is said, and it is written over and over again, 41 00:02:18,759 --> 00:02:23,199 that alcohol sales would fall. Choosing that path to a 42 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:27,960 buzz is a social permission slip. It gives people the excuse, 43 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,879 Oh I did that because I chose to drink last night. 44 00:02:32,439 --> 00:02:35,840 If I wasn't drinking, my choice, wouldn't abandon dance. Oh 45 00:02:35,879 --> 00:02:42,840 I'm so sore today. Alcohol lowers your accountability. Hey, coming 46 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,800 up next, let's go even further with this subject, making 47 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,159 that choice to spice things up when it's your choice 48 00:02:49,199 --> 00:02:54,800 over everybody else's. Hey, thanks for coming back to the choice. 49 00:02:55,199 --> 00:02:58,759 Making that choice to spice things up with alcohol. It 50 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,680 is a ritual identity and a sense of belonging. It's 51 00:03:02,719 --> 00:03:06,719 not always about the taste or the buzz. It's about 52 00:03:06,759 --> 00:03:10,719 the shared moments, you know, weddings, happy hours, sporting events. 53 00:03:11,159 --> 00:03:16,080 People usually continue using alcohol because of its memory connection. 54 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,080 Let's be honest here. There are studies that show that 55 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,400 if alcohol didn't change how people felt, then you know what, 56 00:03:22,479 --> 00:03:25,400 we wouldn't get past that bitter taste. But there are 57 00:03:25,439 --> 00:03:28,520 some red flags to look out for, and they include 58 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:34,120 drinking for more than just pleasure, choosing instead to calm 59 00:03:34,759 --> 00:03:40,120 down your anxiety, and withdrawal. Studies unveil that people who 60 00:03:40,199 --> 00:03:43,400 make that choice to drink alcohol rely on the mental 61 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:48,280 changes mainly because the effects are acceptable. What you may 62 00:03:48,319 --> 00:03:51,520 not know is how alcohol sales around the world today 63 00:03:51,919 --> 00:03:55,400 are at an all time low. In fact, only fifty 64 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,159 four percent of the people in the United States are 65 00:03:58,199 --> 00:04:02,639 actually pouring it into their system. Number one reason, health 66 00:04:03,479 --> 00:04:07,960 and wellness. It is a choice. I'm Ril, and that's 67 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,759 what I was writing while the sun was waking up 68 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:11,280 on a brilliant new day.