Why did I drink 2 bottles of wine!

If this is an increase , look at what the triggers are . Sounds like you are going through a difficult break up . In my work events like that can be a trigger to drinking increasing and staying high . So perhaps look at ways to manage the difficult situation . It’s a bad time for you , look at what support you can access around your emotions, what you can do that helps.
again, no judgement . I’ve worked with many women who go through traumatic or painful times and become dependent .

Do take a look at what I’ve linked to .

It depends, what percent was it? I've had some as low as 5% which would be easy to do! Its like drinking juice!
Have also drank 2 bottles at 14% in the past and I really thought I was going to die the next day. Never again lol

Hi

ive worked in alcohol services . We talk about dependency rather than alcoholic. And it’s a spectrum.
the issue isn’t the one off, it’s what you drink normally week to week.

I don’t think people realise the damage alcohol does, it’s not just the liver .

Perhaps this quiz https://www.changegrowlive.org/advice-info/alcohol-drugs/alcohol-drinking-levels-quiz-self-assessment

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-advice/the-risks-of-drinking-too-much/

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/lifestyle-effects/binge-drinking

https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/health-professionals-communities/core-resource-on-alcohol/medical-complications-common-alcohol-related-concerns

https://adf.org.au/reducing-risk/alcohol/alcohol-diary/

My concern would be that you were able to function after drinking this amount.

Im not judging and I’m not asking you to say what you drink each week. Just leaving this info here for you or anyone else to take a look at .

The cherry stuff should be banned, it’s awful!!

@BlankBlankBlank14 ooh I don't know, i used to be all for coke but I do like a pepsi now, unless I get the cherry shit by accident, the cherry isnt written large enough on the bottle! Ive done it 3 times in about a month 😁

MN is the WORST place to come when you’ve got the hangover fear @Isitchristmasyett. If you so much as look at a bottle of wine you’re an alcoholic. There’s zero nuance and plenty of hyperbolic judgement.

I have definitely had a bottle or two to myself in the past, when I had the metabolism of a much younger person. I’d do it maybe once a year.

The fear I used to get afterwards - much like yours today - made it not worth it. I’ve found the further into peri I get the worse the hanxiety gets so I rarely drink now.

I do miss the taste and buzz of a good red on a cold day whilst cooking and chilling out at home. I wish there were as many options for that as alcohol free gin!

You aren’t a terrible mum for cutting a bit loose on a Saturday at a rough time.

Reminding OP to order a takeaway later. 🍲

I've always been able to drink a lot, from a young age eg at uni, even if I don't drink fir ages I still can.

When out for the day I can easily drink a bottle of wine then a few cocktails, don't get drunk, no hangover. I generally don't get hangovers, never really did, even at uni 30 years ago.

Like pp said MN'ers primarily are very minimal drinkers, a wee sherry af Christmas. Think nothing of it op.

Outrageous!!

Its coke not Pepsi that’s needed 🤣

In which case @Isitchristmasyett get yourself some pringles and pepsi today that always sorts me right out 🤣, and I don't think you need to go to aa just yet despite what all the goody 2 shoes may say. You fed your family and had a drink .

No, I've never drunk 2 bottles of wine. Don't think I've ever managed 1.

But I wouldn't ever drink during the day, or when cooking or on my own.

As a one off, it's not that big a deal.

After a month?

What is it with these men???

BMI does impact the effects of alcohol on a person.
A person who has a low bmi will receive a smaller amount of medication, as the effects are there, alcohol is similar.
It's just a fact.
OP, put it behind you, you're going through a lot and entitled to a blow-out.
You'll feel better tomorrow.

Unfortunately I could do this, but I don't have a healthy relationship with alcohol

Did your parents have some too?

I can more understand not counting if everyone was drinking so you had a bit out of several bottles and only realised today it added up to two bottles iyswim.

I mean don’t get too upset about it if it’s a one off! But just keep an eye that it doesn’t become a regular thing.

I think the problem with threads like this is that you do get people who do this regularly posting about it on MN seeking validation, and leaving out vital information. So everyone is really on their guard not to say “oh yea it’s fine” without all the info.

It’s a lot of alcohol but I. Rarely it doesn’t mean OP has a drinking problem. If it is part of wider pattern and this happens regularly then yes it’s a problem.

i have a friend with an alcohol problem. At its worst she was drinking two bottles a night. That was a serious problem.

this could be a one off.

OP-

Drinking 2 bottles of wine on a Saturday does not make you an alcoholic.

You were cooking, enjoying the wine, enjoying life and now you feel crap. It's fine.

You are not the first person to have done this and you won't be the last.

Drink the wine and be happy. Just balance your life with healthy habits, which I'm sure you do.

I do not judge you at all. Ignore anyone who does.

I could drink 2 (or 1 and a half) over the day when im cooking, like at Xmas and Easter. Im having a bottle now after a busy day at work while cooking my Sunday dinner. Also after your update saying you've recently split from your partner, maybe you just needed to let go, don't feel bad about it, as long as you didn't text the ex!!x

I drink more than I should and not proud of that. But 2 bottles is a lot. I've never drunk that much. I think I'd treat that as a wake up call

And, as others have asked, but you haven't answered, what did your parents think of how you presented yesterday? Although that's a bit of a red herring. That much alcohol is bad for you even if you have developed a tolerance for it

🤣🤣🤣. You really shouldn’t say that when I’ve got a full bladder!