Behind the temptation to drink are often unexamined beliefs about alcoholWhat we feel tempted to reach back for is not alcohol itself, but what we believe we are missing out on by giving up alcohol. Beneath the temptation is not a lack of willpower, but the beliefs that we're giving up something valuable by skipping alcohol. The invisible force that fuels the drinking loop: unexamined beliefs. The first step toward change: naming the beliefSource: Jeanette Hu/Sober CuriosityToday, I call these temptation-fueling beliefs unexamined beliefs. As long as these beliefs remain unnamed and unexamined, the temptation to drink will almost always persist.