Tag: Moderation Techniques
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Friendly Friction: How to Drink Less at Home
In some ways, outside drinking can be easier to manage. It has built-in friction. For a start, going to the pub in your dressing gown is widely discouraged. But beyond the need for clothes, shoes and a raincoat, it involves other people and their encouragement or judgement, either of which you may be trying to…
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6 Drinking Habits That Undo Moderation Without You Realising
Instead, what happens is the accumulation of a series of small actions, unseen habits and automatic behaviours that all add up over the week. So that by the time Friday rolls around, you feel like you’ve made no progress, nothing’s working, and you might as well knock it all on the head for now and…
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A Grown-Up’s Guide to Drinking Differently This Christmas
But when you’re working on cutting back your alcohol intake, the festive season can be quite a daunting time. Everyone and everything is centred around eating (yay) and drinking (hmm) in copious amounts, and saying no at this time of year can seem like an impossible challenge.
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Is Going for Two the New Going for One? Coasting with Mid-Strength Drinks
For me, low-no and light drinks are all about choice. They’re about options that I never felt I had when I was in what I lovingly call my ‘professional drinking days’, and that I’m really excited are available to moderating drinkers now.” Coasting with mid-strength
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Are You Overcomplicating Your Moderation?
Whenever you’re starting to feel overwhelmed by thinking about the who, what, when, where, why and how of moderating, just remember – you don’t need to perform this for anyone, make the “right” choice, or defend your decision with a pre-rehearsed script. Pick the simplest way forward for you in any given situation and go…
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Active and Passive Moderation Explained
There is no one-size-fits-all model for drinking less. There shouldn’t be. You don’t need to declare your intentions to the world, or promise never to drink again, or be perfect in your approach. All you need is a willingness to experiment. To see how different choices feel.
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A Grown-Up’s Guide to Mindful Drinking Nights Out
You don’t have to (and shouldn’t) give up socialising to drink less. You don’t have to (and shouldn’t) hide away or make excuses. You don’t have to (and shouldn’t) throw in the towel just because things don’t always go to plan. You can still go out, have a laugh, and be part of the fun…
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When’s the Right Time to Take a Break From Alcohol?
There will always be a reason for you not to take a break. It’s pointless looking at your diary and waiting until all the stars have magically aligned and everything in life is set exactly as you want it. That day is never going to arrive.
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Five Years into Drinking Differently
Mostly, I’ve come to learn that mastering mindful drinking is not all about rules and restrictions. It’s about getting to know yourself all the way. I don’t count my drinks. There is nothing more miserable on a night out than having to keep a count of how many drinks I’ve had before I’m not ‘allowed’…
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Alcohol Cravings Don’t Last As Long As You Think
Whatever word you use, the desire to reach for a drink when you’ve already told yourself that you don’t want one can be a pain in the arse that you just don’t need.
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