With the pressures of the holiday season, rising COVID-19 rates, and the resulting social isolation from friends and family, people can easily fall into addictive or excessive behaviors. These are behaviors that are sometimes done to excess, taking on an addiction-like quality. In your life, this might look like eating too many cookies or too much ice cream, a lot of online shopping (Amazon packages keep showing up), too much screen time (binge-watching Netflix) or playing Minecraft or League of Legends all night long. If you are wondering how to keep these habits in check, here are five strategies to help reduce excessive behaviors. 1. Investigate the Behavior Investigate the behaviors you deem to be excessive. The more details you have about the behavior, the more opportunities you have to interrupt it. Examples of useful questions to ask include: When are you most likely to eat or drink more than you planned? Is it perhaps …