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5 Overdrinking Triggers To Watch Out For In 2019

January 1st first brings with it resolutions and commitments to cut down on bad behaviors from the year prior. Sometimes it’s on the heels of a nasty New Year’s Eve hangover, or a holiday season of over-indulgence. One of the more common New Year’s resolutions is to cut down on drinking, especially overdrinking. While a few drinks here and there in moderation can be healthy and enjoyable and won’t necessarily have negative effects, overdrinking may.

So if you’re looking to eliminate overdrinking in 2019, here are five common triggers that might cause you to drink more than you had originally planned. Remember, you have the power to control these urges, and you’re more likely to do so if you know when they may be coming.

1. Genetics/Biology

Unfortunately, having a family member who abuses alcohol, or who previously abused alcohol, predisposes one to drink more. Knowing this about your own family tree opens the door for self-awareness and monitoring of alcohol use, urges to drink, and the amount and frequency of drinking that we engage in.

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Author

  • Dr. Konstantin Lukin, Ph.D.

    Dr. Konstantin Lukin is a psychologist, author, speaker, and researcher specializing in men’s issues, couple’s counseling, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). He is the Director and Co-Founder of the Lukin Center, northern New Jersey’s premiere evidence-based psychotherapy practice. The Lukin Center emphasizes evidence-based treatments such as emotion-focused therapy for couples, and cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapies for children, adolescents, and adults. Since its inception, the Lukin Center has grown to include testing and assessment as well as medication management services.

    As a therapist, Dr. Lukin focuses on providing support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. He integrates complementary modalities and techniques – including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), schema-focused therapy, and emotion-focused therapy (EFT) – to offer a personalized approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, he works with his clients to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth to which they are committed.

    Dr. Lukin has extensive experience in private practice, conducting outpatient therapy with children, adolescents, and adults. He also has extensive clinical and research experience with people of all ages and their families, including those diagnosed as severely and persistently mentally ill, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He has co-led groups for children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with OCD in an outpatient setting. He is trained and experienced in administering a variety of psychological test batteries including neuropsychological, cognitive, and personality assessments, and he has conducted diagnostic and intake interviews and prepared evaluation reports.

    Dr. Lukin is a graduate of the Honors College at SUNY at Stony Brook, and earned his doctorate from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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