Comments by "gwho" (@gwho) on "STOP DRINKING: Why alcohol kills self-improvement" video.

i get what you're saying here, but have you considered this? exposure therapy works in gradual increments. IF the dose is too strong, it re-traumatizes. If one is in a state or level of skill that can handle heavy weights, then heavy weights is good for that person at that time. But many others are in a much weaker state when it comes to emotional / social condition. And if they also have a fear of social judging or approaching, then the drink is what dampens things to be tolerable, and reduced enough to not re-traumatize. At the same time, it also allows the person to stay in the game, so to speak. and get that experience, rather than avoid it altogether. We may be talking about a certain weight, but it really depends on how conditioned the person is.
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