To drink almost a bottle of wine everynight

[Mum21beauty]

I am not reliant on it . I just enjoy it every night though ...

You'll end up with liver failure, that is too much alcohol for your body to process 🙈 don't get me wrong I love a drink too, but a family member told me about the renal failure ward they work on, stopped me drinking too much!!

(Two stone without dieting needs a visit to the GP)

How big are your glasses??? They must be large if two glasses = almost a bottle. My glasses are 4 full to the brim = a bottle I know this because I used to drink a bottle a night

Won't recommend my way if nipping the habit / reliance in the bud think getting and illness and ending up on medication you can't drink with

• illness wasn't to do with my drinking

But a bottle of wine a night isn't normal.

My liver would be screaming after a week of this. And I loves the booze

TBH I could easily do that and a bottle of wine does not make me drunk

Tiredtessy, doesn't it worry you that your tolerance is that high?

I wouldn't say you're an alcoholic but I do think you need to make changes. It is a lot of alcohol to consume in a week and it will be damaging you inside even though you may feel fine.

It can be a slippery slope and in your shoes I would take control now rather than let the habit escalate.

Fiveredbricks
Did you intend to sound so rude?
Also, if the OP is anything like me then a bottle of wine and I’m really quite sober so not necessarily detrimental to the 18mo.

OP, I’ve been where you are. I tried consiously to cut back with my health, weight and purse in mind! I now drink probably just over a bottle of wine throughout the week and maybe a gin at the weekend. I feel a lot better for it (and I didn’t realise I didn’t feel good in the first place!). I would try and cut back if I was you.

Honestly, i get it, but i think its such a slippery slope, i'd be looking to cut right down to be honest, at least 2/3 nights off completely and i'd maybe look at making spritzers instead. There is nowhere that will say that amount is good, but i think as a stess reliver in general alcohol is such a bad idea, its actually a depressant, makes you dehydrated, may make u pass out which is shitty quality sleep, just not the best really. Treat urself in other ways in the short term, but onviously you know long term to treat stress you need sleep, eating well, exercise etc
All the best OP

I suspect the op is in early stage alcoholism yes. She's displaying all the signs. I doubt strongly she's a full blown alcoholic.

I'm hoping she gets hangovers, because if not her liver has adapted to process it, and that confirms it, she's early stages alcoholic.

As said I've a couple of friends who drink like this, and say the same stuff. They say they aren't reliant, and are going to knock it on th head for a week or something, generally they last a day. Maybe two at a push. Then they are back on it. Now they don't say it any more, just that they need to stop.

www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/diseases/alcohol-and-cancer/

I think you already know the answer or you wouldn’t of posted

I don't know how you can justify spending the money on it every week. Must be at least £40/50 a week. That's £200 a month, £2400 a year.
How would you feel if you were invited somewhere for the evening where you couldn't have a drink? Would you start to panic?
I ask because I worry about how much my sil drinks. If they come over with the kids for an early tea she'll bring a half a bottle of wine for us to 'finish off'.
Make out like it'll go to waste if not but because she knows I would offer her a cuppa over booze at 5pm while the kids eat tea.
She goes home for 6.30pm to eat dinner with my brother so she could wait for her wine until then.

Why did you start this thread OP? What do you want from it?

You’re endangering your life.

Your kid probably wants you to stick around.

Have a listen to the Home podcasts. Also there’s lots of great ‘quit lit’ like This Naked Mind and The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober.

Good luck

I'm not reliant on it because if I was i would want it in the day and morning but I don't

That's not really what alcohol dependant means totally OP.

That kopparberg posted upthread is lovely. I'm working my way through all the alcohol free ones and it's not a hardship and you don't feel like you're missing out. Give your liver and brain cells a rest man.

I can easy drink way more than a bottle and not even be tipsy

Doesn't that worry you, happymummy12345?

Mmmmmmm, love to have a drink or two of wine in a n evening though.................................. (pours a glass)

You are a functioning alcoholic

I can easy drink way more than a bottle and not even be tipsy

Then your increased tolerance would indicate you are a heavy drinker.

The usual recommendation is that women should have no more than 1-2 drinks per day or about 10 units a week.

If you're drinking most of a bottle of wine every night, that's almost 6 drinks a day.

That's three times what you should be drinking.

You may need to seek help.

You have a young baby and are drinking to excess.

That's really not something to laugh off.

Bottle a night is huge,and it is problematic and your tolerance will be high
What are your work & parental commitments,are they impacted
You’ve said it’s work related stress to take the edge off. Clearly that’s significant
Can you change jobs,transfer? Be supported for whatever is the stressor

‘I'm not reliant on it because if I was i would want it in the day and morning but I don't. It just relaxes me and takes my stresses away’

So do drugs, if you took them everyday would you not be a drug addict?

Needing wine every day to relax and take your stresses away is addiction, it doesn’t matter what time it is. A glass I can understand, but a bottle? And finding that funny?
Are you driving yourself to work every morning after that?

I often habitually drink too much, it’ll “help” me through stressful times, but you’ve got to realise that this can only be temporary. I get it; I have two kids (difficult teenager) and I have turned to the booze now and again.
But you have to have a strategy for stopping/cutting right back. I’ve just started a new job and realised I’m as fat as fuck and I need to cut back so I’ve started couch to 5K and life drawing classes. You might be to knackered as your circumstances are different to mine, but you know what I mean. No judgement from me, it’s all fun and games when you are younger but your body won’t stand for it in the long run.
Mix it up a bit. Potter in the garden with a big glass on squash, have a game of scrabble/chess with your DH or a really early night with a good book and then plenty of sleep. You will feel more energetic the day after and sleep better. Good luck to you from an old bird who likes a drink x