Brian called in today to share his experience of facing his fear - the fear of change, of facing the unknown, the fear of failing as he move steadily towards a life of being alcohol free. In New York, where Brian lives there is a bar on every corner and so much of his social life with friends revolves around meeting up at the bar, watching and talking about sports. When his friends would call him up to meet up and hang out, the bar was always the focal point for the gathering. Brian had to confront the fact that if he was going to cut alcohol out from his life that meant that he would need to stay away from bars and lose some of the bonds and friendships that he had developed. Brain talks about how taking on a challenge like quitting alcohol is really a mindset change, how he has found new outlets to put his energy into and how so much of the time our fears aren’t based in any reality but just stories that we tell ourselves.
