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If you’ve decided to take a break from drinking alcohol, you’re not alone. Breaking the booze habit, whether it’s for 30 days or longer, has its benefits. But for many people, the challenge is getting started.
Here are six strategies and tips to get you on your way.
1. Assess your relationship with alcohol
Think about what’s motivating you to take a break from alcohol. To begin the process, consider starting a journal. Rachel Kazez, a licensed clinical social worker and therapist with All Along, says to begin with some basic questions to get a little perspective.
- How often, and how much am I drinking? What are the reasons I drink?
- How do I feel before I drink? How do I feel afterward?
These are all simple questions — but once you start reflecting — your answers may surprise you. “It’s the act of stepping back and looking at one’s relationship with alcohol that we think is where the magic is,” says Aaron White of the National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health. He says here are some more questions to ask yourself:
- How does alcohol affect your social relationships?
- Do you get to work on time?
- Are you hungover a lot?
- Do you find yourself thinking about alcohol?
There’s no right or wrong answer, and no judgment. Given that alcohol is so ubiquitous in our culture, some people drink out of habit and haven’t taken the time to take note of its effects. A break from drinking will give you this opportunity.
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6 tips to help you try dry January, or taking any break from alcohol. Becky Harlan/NPR
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