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I take a break from caffeine for a week every two months. I do the same with alcohol every month. It helps me stay objective about the amount I'm consuming. It helped me cut way back from pandemic-levels of coffee especially. Hoo, boy, I was one jittery, confined ball of anxiety and despair.
Pro tip: don't schedule both during the same week.
Me and my wife have started doing Dry January. There was a study about how it led to drinking less year over year. I like it!
I've read similar. A full, continuous month would probably be more effective than my week-long dry spells, but I have alcohol-related hobbies (brewing, distilling, other fermentations) that I don't want to shelve for that long. So more frequent week-long spells are for me.
Happy journey with your spouse, I hope it's a positive for you!
Honestly the first couple times I would make exceptions for birthdays and whatnot but itβs gotten easier. Also in your case it seems like tasting booze for hobby purposes is different than having a drinkβ¦ anyway good luck to you too!
Weeeeell, it's a better excuse, innit?
I am, in a non-self deluded (I hope) way, a "social drinker". I don't keep any alcohol at home. I only drink around friends, and I keep company that does more things than just go to bars. This makes alcohol actually seem like more of an upbeat treat than something habitually consumed.
I took an involuntary tolerance break from cannabis for 4 days, and it reduced my daily intake by 90%
What do you mean involuntary? Did you get locked up or something?
I was traveling and the laws at my destination had changed since I'd last been there.
For 4 days? Sounds more like his dealer ran out.
I was locked up for 3-4 days in Finland for weed.
Jail =/= prison.
Or his bank account.
Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee
FYI caffeine and alcohol don't actually build tolerance unless you really drink a lot.
It's not about tolerance, it's about monitoring how much I'm consuming so I don't overdo it.