Im sorry to be vague with details but I know her STBXH lurks on MN so am being cautious.
Someone close to me is drinking very heavily. She said she did during her relationship as she was so unhappy (it was an abusive relationship) but, five months after their separation, she is easily drinking two bottles of wine a night, often three. Last weekend she and a friend quaffed two bottles of cava and a whole bottle of gin between them.
She has a very high powered job (legal) and does well but must be massively hungover most days, surely?
I am wary of confronting her with this as I know she is also struggling with the split (like many abused women, she feels embarrassed and ashamed) but I think she thinks that this level of drinking is just because she is stressed. I am now not so sure....