Many drink at certain times of the day, week, or event. And the pattern we establish early in our drinking careers fits around our lifestyles and social norms; drinking by the clock is one of the ways many of us try to bring some control over our drinking. Many years of following this pattern trains our minds to expect alcohol at these moments, hence the overwhelming urgesUrges are that overwhelming feeling of needing or wanting a drink. They can happen after a craving or a trigger. More around these times.
Identifying those times and noticing how we feel around them can help us make changes in our lifestyle that break the pattern to reduce and eventually erase those urgesUrges are that overwhelming feeling of needing or wanting a drink. They can happen after a craving or a trigger. More.
The times you drank
At the end of every Peps, we’ve invited you to submit information about your drinking through the 24-hour check-in form. Here’s what you’ve recorded so far.