Controlling your drinking: tools to make moderation work for you

Introduction

Thinking about drinking

Why change?

Is moderation for you?

When you drink: Setting limits

Keeping track

Taking charge

Slowing down

Refusing drinks

Affirming your progress

Moving along

Before you drink: Discovering your triggers

Places

People

Times

Special triggers

Feelings

Summary

Instead of drinking: Changing yourself by living as if

Maintaining your minimum daily requirement of pleasant activities

Talking caringly and wisely to yourself

Sleeping well

Relaxing

Managing anxiety and fear

Coping with negative moods and depression

Maintaining a positive self-concept

Being assertive

Relating to others

How are you doing?

When abstinence seems like the best choice for you

Sources of help.