Recovery Elevator | Stop Drinking, Start Recovering. | Alcohol, Addiction & Life In Sobriety

Today we have Susan, she's 61, she's from Pennsylvania and took her last drink Nov 19th, 2017.  This is her story of living Alcohol Free (AF).  Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE.  Paul's Intro   Today I will share information on the 4 main chemicals we're dealing with when we ditch the booze. I'm outline them, give a framework of how to work with these chemicals in a healthier way and a loose timeline of what to expect when you quit drinking and how these chemicals will come back into balance.     The four main players dance with an addiction are Endorphins, Dopamine, Serotonin and Oxytocin.   Endorphins and dopamine are the chemicals of progress. Short-term feel-good chemicals. And Serotonin and oxytocin are the long-term chemicals.   Let's cover the short-term molecules first: endorphins and dopamine   Endorphins - We often hear the word endorphins with exercise. And it's true. This is the reason for the runners high. Endorphins have