Self-binding strategies for individuals with drinking problems include not keeping alcohol in the house, only drinking with friends on special occasions, limiting consumption to no more than two standard drinks per occasion, and carefully tracking intake.

“that might look like not having uh any alcohol in the house right a very simple and obvious self-binding strategy that might look like um pledging to never drink alone but only with friends on special occasions making sure that I don't now fill my schedule up with many different special occasions which happens right that can look like making sure that I um am very cognizant of how much I'm drinking and keep it to no more than two standard drinks on any given drinking occasion and track it carefully and write it down”