One potential challenge when people stop drinking is rebuilding a life without alcohol. It may be important to:
- Educate family and friends
- Develop new interests and social groups
- Find rewarding ways to spend your time that don’t involve alcohol
- Ask for help from others
When asking for support from friends or significant others, be specific. This could include:
- Not offering you alcohol
- Not using alcohol around you
- Giving words of support and withholding criticism
- Not asking you to take on new demands right now
- Going to a group like Al-Anon
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