Q. In what situation do you consume alcohol? What are your feelings in these situations? Does it make you feel more self-confident?

Q. On average how many units do you consume a week? (Be truthful.) You can only change if you are willing to take a good hard look in the mirror.

Q. What do you think would be a good alternative to drinking in the situations that you identified?

E.g., you come home exhausted, kids screaming and running around. You’ve had a hard day at work and all you want is to put up your feet and want share a bottle of wine with a friend or partner. How do you stop after one glass? What other activities or relaxation techniques in your lifestyle could you use as an alternative?

Q. You go out with all your friends after a long week at work and you just want to have fun. They all want to go out and party.

How do you stop your self from drinking too much? What can your friends do to help you and support you? Are there any other alternative lifestyle changes or activities you could do? What are the alternative drinks you could drink?

Keep a diary of intake in units to clarify your pattern of use and quantities. Cutting down works best if you set limits for yourself that you feel you might reasonably stick to.

• Identify those occasions, times of day, companions, or moods when you are prone to excessive use.

• Rather than just focusing on reducing your alcohol intake, think about increasing some other activity. There are lots of different and novel opportunities to do something different - use them; you may uncover an unknown aspect to your personality.

• The influence of others can be powerful, so use it to support yourself; write down the friends that you can rely on to support you. Communicate with your friends to try and find other activities that you can do together apposed to drinking.

• It can be helpful to write up a balance sheet of the pros and cons of drink, in order to clarify whether you are really determined to cut down.

Best wishes,

Garth Delikan
The Lifestyle Guy - Personal Empowerment Coach

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Garth Delikan
The Lifestyle Guy
Personal Empowerment Coach