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Emma JacobsAfter a period of heavy drinking, one 40-something professional woman felt a short-term fix would not be the answer. So, instead of simply attempting “Dry January”, as many drinkers now do, she decided to abstain in December, as well.
That way, she reasoned, the prospect of an ascetic new year would not fill her with dread. When she stopped, she said, there was little ceremony. “My last drink wasn’t a last hurrah, I had two G&Ts, went to bed and thought, ‘That’s that.’”
Financial Times
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