This article explores Damp January, a less restrictive alternative to Dry January, as a mindful way to reduce alcohol consumption and develop a healthier relationship with alcohol.
This article is part of Dry January , Straight Up, your no-BS guide to cutting out alcohol for 31 days—or longer. SELF will be publishing new articles for this series throughout January. Read more here. Curious about drinking a little less alcohol but don’t feel ready to ditch it entirely for Dry January ? There’s a less restrictive, possibly more mindful option you could try: Damp January , also sometimes called Dryish January.
By cutting back on booze rather than cutting it out completely you don’t have to miss Winedown Wednesdays but you can still take stock of your drinking habits (and bar spending)—and ideally set yourself up for a healthier long-term relationship with alcohol. Choosing to have a Dry January has gotten increasingly popular as more and more drinkers began to grasp the fact that alcohol really isn’t good for us (sorry to be a buzzkill!). After a December full of holiday party cocktails and champagne toasts to the new year, lots of people are ready to “step back from what might be some unhealthier habits that they have adopted over the holidays and give their bodies that break to return to a healthier lifestyle,” says Danielle Dick, PhD, director of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center and a science advisor at Seek, an at-home testing company that helps women determine the effects of their alcohol use. For many, consuming less alcohol is at the top of that list. Still, plenty of people want to keep drinking socially to an extent. “Like all things in life, we decide how much risk we’re willing to take versus the enjoyment we get out of things like alcohol as part of our lifestyle,” Dr. Dick tells SELF. The attractive thing about Damp January is that it isn’t all-or-nothing. Instead, it meets people where they are, she says. “Reducing any amount of alcohol is healthy for our bodies and healthy for our psychology.” And that’s simply more approachable and realistic for some drinker
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