If you're trying to take a break from drinking, try these 6 strategies

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🗓️ 2 January 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

If you want to cut back on alcohol, here's how to make a plan, navigate tricky social situations and reassess your relationship with alcohol so you can experience the benefits of dry January.

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0:00.0	This is NPR's Life Kit. I'm Alison Aubrey.
0:03.0	If you've decided to take a break from alcohol,
0:06.0	one thing to anticipate is the reaction from your friends and colleagues.
0:10.0	They may not get it.
0:12.0	Oh, you don't want to drink. Well, why not?
0:14.0	Well, why not? Why not?
0:16.0	There was a Friday happy hour every time,
0:18.0	and I would show up, and people would say,
0:21.0	like, oh, really just a spray, really just water.
0:24.0	Why don't you just have a beer?
0:26.0	They just kept asking, why, why, why?
0:28.0	Sometimes people would try to joke around like, oh, are you pregnant?
0:31.0	Or, you know, what do you mean you don't? Like, I'll call everybody likes to drink.
0:34.0	But don't let any of this hold you back.
0:37.0	Taking a break gives you a chance to evaluate your relationship with alcohol.
0:41.0	We think that one of the best things about taking a break from alcohol
0:45.0	is simply stepping back and looking at how alcohol fits into one's life.
0:51.0	In this episode of Life Kit, try January is a thing.
0:56.0	So is sober September or October.
0:59.0	Whatever time you choose, these tips will help you take a break from alcohol,
1:03.0	whether it's for 30 days or longer.
1:08.0	Before we get started, you know when you go to the doctor for your annual physical,
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