Why We Say Yes When We Want to Say No, Especially Around Alcohol. Here’s the thing: Most of us struggle to say no—not just to alcohol, but across the board.

Related: 6 Major Things That Happen to Your Body if You Stop Drinking Alcohol. Both doctors say that what matters more than the type of alcoholic drink is the amount of alcohol consumed.

You stopped drinking—but the rest of the world didn’t. One of the hardest parts of changing your relationship with alcohol is learning how to say “no” to a drink with confidence. People ...