Why did I drink 2 bottles of wine!

[Isitchristmasyett]

So, I was making a Sunday roast yesterday, opened a bottle of wine and before I knew it 2 had gone! This is not a regular occasion and don’t think I have ever done that before. It was over the course of about 6 hours but I am paying for it today.

can anybody else manage 2 bottles?

Me too which is why I know what true alcoholism is. It’s not a one off session, it’s years of insidious drinking that ruins lives and relationships.

can anybody else manage 2 bottles?

No. I can't even mange one. I would be ill after one bottle and horribly ill after two. Ignore the posters who get drunk after half a thimble of wine. I do drink, but in moderation. However, it's worrying that you can still feel OK after one bottle.

Didn't you share the wine with your parents?

It wouldn’t be normal in my world but everyone is different.

Full fat coke….. to add to that!

If I was in a place where I could sink 2 bottles of wine without even noticing I would take a look at my drinking and probably knock it on the head for a few weeks.

Your first option is two Large glasses per adult over 6 hours.....absolutely not an issue at all so she definitely means 2 bottles to herself.

Or presumably, like me and plenty of others I know, call any roast a ‘Sunday Dinner’. I could make a roast chicken dinner on Wednesday and still call it a ‘Sunday dinner’. No fabrication necessary.

Not gonna lie, this would have killed me. Half a bottle is my limit. 2 bottles of wine is crazy @Isitchristmasyett !!!

Yes, I agree. This might be the first time you noticed it.

You would have had to keep going back to fill your glass or take a swig. That speaks to more than just enjoying a tipple, that sounds more like a compulsion. We could be wrong, of course. If it is true you'll start to notice it more and more.

I suppose you have a point - a bit of bacon is a cure for most things.

It's obvious that it's a one-off and you're going through some serious emotional stuff right now, so don't beat yourself up over it and don't let some of the extremely judgy comments you've received feed into making you feel worse.
If it wasn't a one-off, you wouldn't be bothered about it.

I've been in a deeply emotional state before a couple of years ago and I opened a bottle of wine and thought "f*ck it!" as a kind of release valve. In my case, it was a really tasty Malbec and I was listening to music and watching music videos and because I was tipsy, it felt like a non-issue when I opened the second bottle. I was just enjoying that particular wine and felt good in those moments.

I did it once, and never again, I felt the anxiety you feel the next day but after a day of being kind to myself, everything was fine.

If you can, get something carby and a bit salty to eat, rehydrate yourself and try and have a shower and a hairwash and then snuggle down, watch a feel-good movie and try and have a sleep.

Most of all - stop feeling bad about it - you've done nothing wrong - you just had a blow-out that's all. You've let your steam off x

Sometimes we need a wake up call. Drink absolutely loads of water for the rest of the day and night. Honestly, I'm 42 and a glass of wine affects me so much the next day. I was one of those bottle of wine before we went out early twenties gals.

No. If I drank more than one bottle then I’d throw it back up. Not a chance I could keep two bottles down. I think it depends on BMI though. Bigger people can usually drink more.

I’ll drink two bottles of wine tonight if that will make you feel better OP. Clutch your pearls everyone! Oh and I might make a Sunday dinner on Tuesday! The horror.

I'd be comatose!

Well deal with that issue and stop projecting your issues on to others.

It's absolutely normal for 2 bottles of wine to make someone absolutely hammered! I would be puking in the kitchen if I had done that. I don't think normalising that kind of binge drinking is smart.

We’ve reached the peak. Weight has been crowbarred in.

OP, god love you.
Sounds like a grief blow out.
You will indeed be on a hell of a downer today.
Alcohol is such a mood depressant.
Be very careful of it.
Forgive yourself.
You will feel better tomorrow and better again on tuesday.
Wine is the most shocking of hangovers.
I had one two months ago on a girls reunion.
Haven't had a glass since.
Forgive yourself and move on.

Plenty of water, orange juice and sea salt will balance your electrolytes.

We've lost sight of what a healthy 15 units looks like.

Actullay, size does make a difference.

Don't listen to all the judgey comments. All lot of us have done it at some point. As long as its not a regular thing.

Well yes, that was what I was getting at.

Back in the day, easily. These days, not so much. Chill op, now and again is not an issue (imo). MNetters will have you phoning AA though, so be warned.

I was going to say that I admire the pp’s style: ‘I can’t drink that much because of my petite slim figure’. Top marks!