Alcohol Hypnosis: Your Complete Guide to Drinking Less or Quitting Alcohol
Welcome to the Alcohol Hypnosis Hub where you’ll learn about using self-hypnosis to support change in your drinking habits. You will also find all our professionally created alcohol hypnosis downloads, complete hypnosis programs and expert guides right here in one place, so you can easily compare them and choose the one that matches your goals.
This guide explains what alcohol hypnosis is and how it may help you by supporting changes in drinking habits. The guide explains how alcohol hypnosis can be used for drinking less or quitting alcohol and the different Rachael Eccles hypnosis recordings and programs available.
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What is Alcohol Hypnosis?
Alcohol hypnosis is a type of self hypnosis (or hypnotherapy) designed to support you as you reduce alcohol consumption, control drinking habits or stop drinking completely. Hypnosis aims to influence your subconscious mind to change habits, reduce cravings, and boost motivation. Many people use alcohol hypnosis to drink less, stop binge drinking, quit alcohol completely or feel comfortable in social situations without alcohol. Find out more in our article on Hypnosis for Alcohol – How it Works.
Drinking habits tend to become strongly associated with particular situations, routines and emotions. Alcohol hypnosis is designed to help you change your relationship with alcohol by reinforcing your resolve, changing habit patterns and helping you create new responses to situations instead of drinking.
Which Alcohol Hypnosis is Right for You?
Drink Less Alcohol
| I Want To… | Best Choice |
|---|---|
| Try alcohol hypnosis for free | Free Drink Less Alcohol Hypnosis MP3 |
| Feel satisfied with fewer drinks | Shrink the Drink |
| Drink less alcohol overall | Drink Less Alcohol |
| Drink less wine | Give Up Wine |
| Stop binge drinking | Stop Binge Drinking |
| Reduce nightly drinking and sleep better | Drink Less Alcohol & Sleep Better Program |
| Follow a focused drink-less program | Drink Less Alcohol Essential Program |
| Follow a comprehensive drink-less program | Drink Less Alcohol Ultimate Program |
Give Up Alcohol
| I Want To… | Best Choice |
|---|---|
| Try quitting alcohol hypnosis for free | Free Alcohol Hypnosis Download |
| Reduce alcohol and later stop completely | Give Up Alcohol & Drink Less Alcohol |
| Stop drinking alcohol completely | Give Up Alcohol |
| Become alcohol free | Stop Drinking Alcohol |
| Follow a focused alcohol-free program | Give Up Alcohol Essential Program |
| Follow a comprehensive alcohol-free program | Give Up Alcohol Ultimate Program |
Can Hypnosis Help With Alcohol?
Yes. Hypnosis can be a powerful tool to help people reduce alcohol intake or stop drinking completely. Alcohol hypnosis aims to focus your mind on the changes you are making and reinforce your motivation to succeed. It is designed to change the habit response to make it easier to reduce or stop drinking.
Alcohol hypnosis can help you with many different goals in terms of alcohol control. It may be that you simply want to keep alcohol just for the weekend, or for social occasions, or to stop drinking wine, stop binge drinking or become completely alcohol-free. An alcohol hypnosis recording that matches your goal can help by focusing on the details that matter to you.
Research that specifically focuses on the effect of hypnotherapy for alcohol problems is still limited, so it would not be appropriate to describe hypnosis as a guaranteed treatment for alcoholism, alcohol dependence or alcohol use disorder. However, it can be used alongside other treatments. For people who want to change their drinking habits and are not physically dependent on alcohol, self-hypnosis can be used directly as a tool to support those changes. If you are physically dependent on alcohol then you should seek medical advice before making significant changes to your alcohol intake.
How Can Alcohol Hypnosis Help?
Drinking can become a habit connected with routines, emotions and situations. It may be that certain feelings or circumstances may trigger the desire to drink alcohol, such as getting home after a stressful day, feeling bored or upset or when socializing.
Clinical hypnosis works by establishing a deeply relaxed physical state along with focused attention and the use of therapeutic hypnotic suggestions. The aim is to focus your attention on the changes you want to make. You remain aware of what is happening throughout the session. Self-hypnosis uses the same techniques allowing you to relax and listen in the comfort of your own home.
Alcohol Hypnosis May Help To:
Change Habit Responses: Drinking can become connected with particular routines. Alcohol hypnosis can help you change these responses and help you focus on reducing alcohol or cutting it out completely. Changing routines and choices day to day can help you stick to your decision and reduce triggers.
Cope With Cravings and Urges: Hypnosis can help to reinforce your reasons for wanting to drink less or give up alcohol altogether by reminding you of why you are making this change. It can help you respond in healthier ways if a craving occurs.
Strengthen Motivation: Alcohol hypnosis can help you develop a healthy lifestyle mindset, change your routines and habits and boost your confidence as the person you want to be without alcohol.
Develop Healthier Habits: Hypnosis can support you in changing habits and developing new healthy habits and better ways of coping with triggers.
Increase Self-Confidence: Repeatedly reinforcing positive hypnotic suggestions by regular use of a self-hypnosis recording can help to build confidence for some people that they can succeed and be in control of alcohol.
Hypnosis varies in terms of how it works from one person to another. Some people find it particularly helpful for changing habits and reinforcing determination. Individual responses to hypnosis vary so it should be considered a tool that may help, rather than being guaranteed to help.
Making Lasting Changes to Drinking
If you are considering using alcohol hypnosis to change your drinking habits, making practical changes to your routines and actions can help too. You may find it helps you identify triggering situations and find alternative activities and choices to help you relax or cope with stress. Some people also choose to use hypnosis alongside counselling, support groups or other help where appropriate.
If you are concerned about your drinking or want help to stop, the NHS recommends you seek support. This could be in the form, of therapies, support groups and even medicines.
If you drink out of habit but are not physically dependent on alcohol, self-hypnosis can be a very useful tool. However, for someone who has alcohol dependence or alcohol use disorder, medical advice is important before stopping or reducing alcohol.
Alcohol Withdrawal and Safety
Hypnosis should not be used as a substitute for medical treatment during alcohol withdrawal if you are physically dependent on alcohol. Stopping suddenly can cause severe withdrawal symptoms, such as hallucinations, confusion or seizures. Alcohol withdrawal in heavy drinkers can be dangerous and requires medical supervision. If you have concerns about alcoholism or withdrawal symptoms speak to your GP or alcohol support services before making significant changes to alcohol intake. If you experience severe withdrawal symptoms, seek urgent help.
This warning applies only to physical dependence and withdrawal. For people who are not physically dependent on alcohol and who want to change drinking habits, reduce alcohol or give it up altogether, this is where hypnosis can be helpful. Hypnosis is a tool that can support you as you make changes that you have decided to make. Hypnosis helps to reinforce the new habits, actions and ideas, helping you respond differently and choose to be in control of alcohol.
Do You Want to Drink Less or Quit Completely?
The first question you need to decide on is what your desired outcome is and what your goals are. Some people like the idea of quitting alcohol completely but find it difficult to just stop, while other people prefer the idea of moderating their alcohol intake rather than giving up alcohol completely. Another option is to cut down and if you wish to, quit completely after that.
Individual Hypnosis Downloads
Drink Less Alcohol
This alcohol hypnosis for drinking less is designed for anyone who wants to reduce their overall intake of alcohol but not totally quit drinking. If you have a plan to drink only at the weekends, on set days each week or only on social occasions, this hypnosis is ideal for you. It includes 3 tracks, a listen and wake, a mini craving buster hypnosis and a sleep hypnosis. This makes it easy to use as you select a track according to your needs. Using the sleep hypnosis helps reinforce the hypnotic suggestions and helps you doze off without alcohol.
Shrink the Drink
This is a simple straightforward single track hypnosis session to be used any time of day. It is designed to support your decision to drink less alcohol and feel absolutely fine with less alcohol. It helps to reinforce your motivation and stick to your decision and feel good about drinking less.
Give Up Alcohol
This alcohol hypnosis is for people who want to stop drinking alcohol completely and become alcohol free. It is designed to be very motivating and help you stick to your decision. It includes a listen and wake hypnosis, a mini craving buster hypnosis ideal for triggers or difficult moments, and a sleep hypnosis which can be useful in the early days of quitting alcohol especially if you used to find drinking helped you sleep.
Stop Drinking Alcohol
This alcohol hypnosis includes 3 tracks and is designed to help you focus on becoming alcohol free and identifying with that version of yourself. It focuses on helping you change your desire for alcohol, no longer feeling that you need it and to be fine without drinking at all. With continued use over 2 to 3 weeks this hypnosis reinforces your determination and your decision to stay alcohol free. Includes Listen and Wake, mini craving buster and a sleep hypnosis.
Give Up Wine
If your focus is drinking less or abstaining from drinking wine, this hypnosis can help you take control. It reinforces your freedom to choose when to drink and when not to, it works on releasing you from the desire for wine and gets you feeling in control. You may choose to drink a smaller amount or you may choose to give it up completely, that is your decision, but the hypnosis helps you see wine not so important and helps you stick to your decision to choose to not drink wine and feel comfortable with that. It includes 2 tracks a listen and wake hypnosis and a relaxing sleep hypnosis track.
Stop Binge Drinking
This alcohol hypnosis is focused only on controlling binge drinking. It focuses deeply on the ability to have less alcohol and feel happy with that. It does not aim to put you off drinking at all, but instead helps you drink less and be able to enjoy social occasions with 1 or 2 drinks only, or none at all.
Give up and Drink Less Alcohol
The hypnosis combines the Drink Less Alcohol and Give Up Alcohol Hypnosis sessions. It is designed for people who want to reduce alcohol first, and then move towards becoming alcohol free. Many people find this gradual approach feels more achievable than just stopping immediately.
Free Alcohol Hypnosis Downloads
We have 2 free alcohol hypnosis downloads available for you to try. Each of them is just 5 minutes long. These mini hypnosis sessions are taken from the full versions. The full versions include 3 tracks: a listen & wake hypnosis, a mini hypnosis booster and a sleep hypnosis session. The mini hypnosis session is designed to support the full length version but can also be used alone. It gives you an idea of the style of hypnosis and can help reduce a craving and boost your motivation. Here are the free hypnosis downloads:
Alcohol Hypnosis Programs
These alcohol hypnosis programs combine several complementary hypnosis downloads designed to work together. A program can be helpful because it addresses alcohol issues from several different angles including cravings, confidence, motivation, sleep, healthy lifestyle and long-term change.
We have several options when it comes to alcohol hypnosis programs. A program includes a carefully selected bundle of titles designed to work together to support the changes you are making.
The Essential Drink Less Alcohol Hypnosis Program
This program includes 3 titles and 6 hypnosis tracks. Includes Drink Less Alcohol, Shrink the Drink and Healthy Lifestyle hypnosis. This is ideal for anyone who wants a simple straightforward approach to reducing alcohol intake.
The Essential Give Up Alcohol Hypnosis Program
A focused alcohol free hypnosis program combining Give Up Alcohol, Overcome Your Addiction and Feel Powerful and Strong. This is ideal for anyone who wants to quit alcohol completely.
The Ultimate Drink Less Alcohol Hypnosis Program
This comprehensive 10 download program helps you reduce alcohol intake, reduce cravings, improve lifestyle choices and maintain the positive changes. This program focuses on putting you in control of alcohol and able to enjoy it in moderation only.
The Ultimate Give Up Alcohol Hypnosis Program
This comprehensive 12 download program is designed to help you become alcohol free, strengthen motivation, sleep better and achieve and maintain long-term sobriety.
The Drink Less & Sleep Better Hypnosis Program
This program is designed for people who feel their drinking habits are closely connected to relaxation and being able to sleep at night. This combines alcohol reduction hypnosis as well as give Up Alcohol hypnosis. This means you can reduce it and quit later according to your preference. Includes a powerful confidence boost and sleep hypnosis.
Why Choose Rachael Eccles Alcohol Hypnosis?
- Over 20 years’ clinical hypnotherapy experience.
- More than 740 professionally recorded hypnosis and meditation titles.
- Programmes for both drinking less and becoming alcohol free.
- Free introductory downloads available.
- Instant MP3 downloads and CDs.
FAQs
Can hypnosis help me stop drinking alcohol?
Yes, if you have decided to become alcohol-free using hypnosis can help to reinforce your decision, boost your motivation and help you become more motivated to enjoy a healthier lifestyle while enjoying positive new habits and routines. If you are planning to quit alcohol, then you may find the Give Up Alcohol, Stop Drinking Alcohol and the Give Up Alcohol Programs helpful.
What’s the difference between drink less alcohol hypnosis & give up alcohol hypnosis?
Drink Less Alcohol hypnosis is designed for people who want to reduce how much alcohol they drink but not quit completely. They may want to feel satisfied with less alcohol and only drink on set days such as weekends or social occasions. Give Up Alcohol hypnosis is designed for people who want to stop drinking completely and be alcohol free. Some people prefer to gradually cut down and then decide later whether they want to quit completely.
Can hypnosis reduce alcohol cravings?
Alcohol can become a habit and hypnosis helps to change habits and reinforce positive new responses. Alcohol hypnosis can help with cravings and triggers and this can make the process of reducing alcohol or giving it up feel much more manageable.
How long does it take to see results?
This varies from person to person. Some people notice changes quite quickly and for others it can take a little longer. Either way it is best to continue using the hypnosis in order to reinforce the changes.
How often should I listen?
Ideally listen daily if possible for the first 7 to 10 days. Many people listen twice per day, sometimes using complementary titles to help conquer cravings and old habit responses. With hypnosis is tends to be more effective with repetition because the hypnosis suggestions are reinforced when repeated. Listening every day initially will bring the best result. Ideally continue using the hypnosis for 21 to 30 days and then as and when required.
Can hypnosis help me drink less rather than quit?
Yes it can, because hypnosis can help to change habit responses. Many people use self hypnosis to help them reduce alcohol intake, reduce cravings and reinforce healthier habits. Alcohol hypnosis can help support you in your decision to drink less. If your goal is to moderate alcohol intake then titles such as Drink Less Alcohol, Shrink the Drink and the Drink Less Alcohol Programs may help you.
Can I use hypnosis alongside other support?
Yes, in fact many people use self hypnosis along with lifestyle changes, counselling support groups. If you have any concerns about alcohol dependence or withdrawal symptoms please speak to your doctor before making significant changes with alcohol.
Is alcohol hypnosis suitable if I only want to drink at weekends?
Yes. A lot of people like the idea of being able to enjoy alcohol at the weekend and on special occasions, and not drink at all during the week. This is why we created the alcohol hypnosis, Drink Less Alcohol, because it helps you achieve this. Alcohol hypnosis can help reinforce your decision to control alcohol, reduce the urge to drink and makes it easier for you to enjoy evenings without alcohol.
Rachael Eccles is the creator of over 740 hypnosis and meditation recordings and one of the UK's largest hypnosis and meditation audio catalogues. Since 2006, she has helped people worldwide through professional hypnosis, meditation and personal development recordings.
Rachael is an Advanced Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist with over 20 years' experience and is registered with the GHR, GHSC and CNHC.
Her work has been featured on BBC Radio, Hello! magazine and other media publications. She writes about hypnosis, meditation, wellbeing and personal development.