7_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HpKn29oCD0_reducing alcohol consumption
gpt
So I know we've determined that you sprained your ankle yesterday and I'm wondering if you can tell me a little bit about how that happened?
human
Um, it's really stupid. Uh, I was at a pub crawl last night and you know how pub crawls are. You have a few drinks and then I thought it was a really good idea to catch up with my friends who are, yeah, they're in front of me. So I just like jumped off the stairs of the bus and I was wearing these like stilettos 'cause it was a 90s-themed pub crawl. Anyway, and then I just like fell on my ankle. It was really embarrassing.
gpt
Sounds like a wild night.
human
Yeah.
gpt
Yeah.
human
It was a lot of fun but I didn't do any dancing after that.
gpt
No, I guess that that would be the end of your, uh, shaking and moving. I know-- I wonder if you'd be open to exploring your alcohol use and what that looks like during the week.
human
Uh, sure, uh, as long as we don't talk too much about like vodka 'cause I'm still, ugh, a little—
gpt
You're still feeling the effects of-
human
Yeah.
gpt
-last night, are you?
human
A little bit.
gpt
Oh wow, it was-
human
Yeah.
gpt
-really a rough night.
human
Well, it's normal.
gpt
So what is a typical week for you as far as your alcohol use?
human
Um, well, me and my friends kinda, uh, we party on the weekend and, you know, we're all university students and so it's just normal, um, to have a few drinks.
gpt
So a few drinks is nothing new to you?
human
No.
gpt
And what does a few drinks look like? Is that per night? Is it two drinks?
human
Um, per night, uh, like if we go out oh, it's a lot. It's like I can drink probably like seven or eight drinks like if I'm going hard. Um, and then, you know, like maybe when I get home from school, a long day at the library, have a beer or two, so.
gpt
All right. Do you have any concerns at all about your alcohol use?
human
No. I-I don't know. It's normal for university students I feel.
gpt
Okay, so at this point, you're not too concerned and you think that, you know, this is what the other students are doing?
human
Yeah.
gpt
Would you be open to kind of looking at the low-risk drinking alcohol guidelines?
human
Yeah, sure.
gpt
I don't know how you're feeling right now but I'm just wondering if we can take a-just a quick glance at this-
human
Yeah.
gpt
-and what the safe limits are for women is 10 drinks for women a week with about two drinks, uh, per day.
human
Oh really?
gpt
Yeah.
human
Wow.
gpt
Where do you- where do you feel you fall into that?
human
Uh, uh I would say a little over that.
gpt
Okay, okay.
human
Especially with midterms coming up.
gpt
Okay, so it's kind of a way to cope through stress?
human
Yeah.
gpt
Right, and is that something that has been, you know, a way of coping for a while?
human
Yeah. Yeah, I guess.
gpt
Okay. Does that concern you at all?
human
Um, I mean, the 10 drinks seems like not a lot, uh, for like-for me and like my tolerance.
gpt
Mm-hmm.
human
I guess I've kind of built it up over the years.
gpt
Okay.
human
Um, so that's a little- a little bit, uh, concerning I guess to me.
gpt
Do you feel like you have any reasons to kind of bring your alcohol use down within the limits?
human
Uh, any reason to? Uh, I guess health-health reasons.
gpt
Tell me more about that.
human
Um, well, I mean, clearly I don't feel good right now. Um, and it's-- I definitely feel more productive when I don't have a hangover. Uh, so I see a benefit.
gpt
So you can see some advantages to reducing the amount of drinking-
human
Yeah.
gpt
-um, that you consume during the week?
human
Yeah
gpt
Is this something you would be willing to explore with me a little further at another time maybe when you're feeling a little bit better? Is this something you'd be willing to come back and talk to me about?
human
Yeah, yeah, I think when I'm feeling a little- a little better. Maybe when I haven't gone all out the-the night before and sprained my ankle.
gpt
I'd love to, uh, set up an appointment for you if you can come in later this week or early next week to-
human
Okay, okay.
gpt
-kind of explore this a little bit further and maybe some of those advantages of reducing to the safe limits. Is that something that we could do?
human
Sure. Yeah, just not on a Saturday morning. [chuckles]
gpt
That's okay with me.
human
Okay.
gpt
Thank you.
human
Yeah. Sounds good.