Does anyone else drink most evenings?

[SandraOhh]

I do. Wine usually, a couple of glasses. It's how I unwind. I do skip some nights. I know it's not great for you but everyone has their vices. It helps me cope and feel happier and more able to 'do' life.

Too much wine and i wake up with a racing heart about 4am. Another reason I've reigned it in.

@MarchingOnTogether

My mum used to drink a glass or two a night when we were kids. And my dad went to the pub after work most nights for a couple of pints. They died at 57 (mum) and 62 (dad). Both suffered kidney and liver failure.

I am sorry that they were taken from you early

Nope

I think the weird thing about alcohol is that it's particularly hard to do in moderation.

Unlike more 21st-century drugs, which don't make you feel invincible / reckless / devil-may-care, alcohol has a built-in valve suppressant. That valve that tells you you've had enough and it's time to stop.

@Alcemeg

I think the weird thing about alcohol is that it's particularly hard to do in moderation.

Unlike more 21st-century drugs, which don't make you feel invincible / reckless / devil-may-care, alcohol has a built-in valve suppressant. That valve that tells you you've had enough and it's time to stop.

And you tend to need a certain amount to get the desired effect (and you just want to carry on drinking when you get it).

I used to but not anymore, I rarely drink now probably because I can never determine whether I'll wake up with a headache or not.

And you tend to need a certain amount to get the desired effect (and you just want to carry on drinking when you get it).

For me it’s just to enjoy drinking a glass of wine/g and t/bottle of beer. That doesn’t require drinking a lot to get any effect. Not everyone is drinking to get drunk.

What is with this 'nope' trend in replying to the OP?

I don't because I'm struggling with my weight and don't want the extra calories .

I barely drink anymore.
I feel I sleep better when sober. It also gave me anxiety.

I don't. I went for months without drinking at all last year, but now I typically have a drink about once a week. Usually only one.

I don't really need it to unwind and I'm not that bothered as to whether I have it or not.

I have a hefty V&C every evening (preceded by a large glass of water) which I nurse for 90 minutes and then one or two glasses of red with dinner. Never drunk, never feel the need to drink more and I'm up at 6.30 every day.

I don’t drink every night, I tend to save it for a Friday or Saturday night.

If I could stop at one or two glasses I probably would, but once I’ve had one I have to have at least 3 more.

I’m ashamed to say I never grew out of the whole drinking to get drunk phase as opposed to drinking to unwind, enjoy the flavour tbh. I have to be at least tipsy before I’m satisfied and ready to go to bed. So yeah, I might not drink on the reg, but I do suspect I might have a slight problem/habit of’ binge drinking’. If I’m only gonna have glass or two I don’t see the point. I’m all or nothing, either a cup of tea, or an entire bottle of wine.

I'm teetotal. I don't really get the whole drinking to relax thing.

I did used to drink, I just don't see the appeal.

A bottle of wine lasts a working week. So like one glass a night maybe 2 if it's been a long day. I think I have about 14 units a week. HCP looked at me as though I had two heads when I told her that the other day

@IngridTails

What is with this 'nope' trend in replying to the OP?

I've noticed it quite often. It means "no" but with slightly dismissive, morally-superior, pious overtones. No one ever replies "nope" to questions about whether you've ever been on a helicopter, or whether you like anchovies!

Yes, I have a glass of wine every night. It's my treat to unwind after working a stressful, senior, full time job, while being a single mum to twin toddlers.

I'm not worried about developing a dependency on wine. I gave up wine easily, multiple times while doing IVF, and obviously while pregnant.

It's only ever one glass, while in bed with my book. It's not "the thin edge of the wedge" which will grow to 2 or 3 glasses and then a bottle.

No, it’s really not a good idea.

If you are looking for AF wines, I have tried a number of them, and my favourites are Noughty by Thomson & Scott, and Freixenet 0% rose

No. It sounds like you’re drinking too much, I don’t mean to sound preachy. I can literally go weeks without a drink. I last had half a can of a pre mixed gin and tonic last weekend and before that it was a cider maybe two weeks before that.

I've wanted to cut down for a long time, but never seem to be able to keep up my resolve. I also just can't stop once I start. It wasn't so noticeable in the UK, but now I live abroad and everything is cheap Freeflow, I've had many nights ending with an alcoholic blackout. Even if I set a drink limit before I go out, as soon as I start drinking I just want more, and I drink faster and faster.

At home I'd have several drinks, several nights a week.

So I've decided to stop altogether. Last night was myself first big 'test' - a work party with our clients. Freeflow alcohol and lots of people enclosed in a small space. I drank water all night. Feel great today! I hope I can maintain this.

@LevantHera Well done 👍. It's bloody hard but once you've changed your mindset you've cracked it.

No I feel guilty drinking on a work night, feels over indulgent. Do drink every weekend though, DH the same. We both have alcoholic parents so feelings impacted by that. But alcohol isn't my vice, I do have other vices

I chill a bottle on Friday and have a large glass on Friday and the same on Saturday and DH and I share the rest on Sunday lunch and that’s it - nothing Monday to Thursday.

@notanothertakeaway

If you are looking for AF wines, I have tried a number of them, and my favourites are Noughty by Thomson & Scott, and Freixenet 0% rose

Ooh, is the Noughty a red or a white? Found a few good AF sparkling wines, but have yet to find a good red.

Agree about Freixnet rose!