In my case, every time someone offers me alcohol or asks why I don’t drink, I say, “Alcohol is poison,” either aloud or in my head. I have repeated the reframe so many times it has become my truth in this subjective reality in which we live. Is it hard for me to resist drinking? It used to be. Now I am puzzled by why anyone would drink poison for entertainment. My story that alcohol is poison has become my reality. But is alcohol poison? Yes, definitely. And by that, I mean maybe. Or not. Doesn’t matter. I’ve reframed alcohol out of my life. That was the plan. By the way, I’m not suggesting
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This made me give up my weekly drink. I feel much sharper.
