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Find activities you enjoy that require you to be sober and/or up early. If you find a gym routine that's satisfying and requires being awake at 6AM, that puts a
by kevinmchugh 5y ago
Find activities you enjoy that require you to be sober and/or up early. If you find a gym routine that's satisfying and requires being awake at 6AM, that puts a limit on how much you can drink. You can build a social group from those activities. Be mindful of habit clustering, some times people balance healthy habits with unhealthy ones, and drink more _because_ they're highly active.
Day is easier than night. Coffee shops are often open at night and not focused on drinking.
I find it easier to stop at zero drinks than at one. And I find it easier to defer a drink than to turn one down (even to myself). "I'll have this seltzer first, and if I still want a drink afterwards, I can have it then".
Your situation might be mostly social, but if you want something that's nice to drink and 0ABV: seltzer + bitters