is drinking a bottle of wine every night mean i am an alcholic?

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what;s your definition of an alcholic? i take ad;s too I know, i know you shoudn't mix the two but i find alcohol relaxes me. this has been going on since christmas, prior to christmas i was only drinking one or two bottle a week.

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It used to be 14, they uped the amount not that long ago to 14-21 units

Agree with the others who said that it doesn't mean you are an alcoholic but it's not doing you any good. The alcohol content of many wines these days is exceptionally high too - 12-13% is not that unusual. You won't need much of that to be over your weekly allowance.

A bottle a night is quite a lot really - how strong is the wine?

Could you try and have 2 or 3 nights off a week? I like to have a drink most nights but I try and make myself have at least 2 pref 3 nights off as I really don't want to get to the stage where I have to give up completely. I fairly regularly have a few weeks off (twice a year usually)

I do find that non-alcoholic becks is really good for those nights when you quite fancy a drink but aren't going to have one.

You say you drink because it relaxes you. Perhaps its your AD you need to be looking at.

Think of how much £££ you'll save.

I'm currently drinking 2 maybe 3 bottles a night !!yes I have started asking for help and getting that . But I work daily in a high profile job my house is immaculate my kids are so clever clean fed and well but all that aside I drink too much not all are pouring it in there cornflakes but too much is too much no matter how much u auger coat it and seen fine I have learnt that .

You posting here is a really good first step to getting things back under control.
You know it's too much and it's stopping your medication from working while exacerbating your illness.
Alcohol does make things feel better but it's the mental equivalent of shoving everything into the cupboard instead of having a much needed clear out.
Eventually, everything will come tumbling out and the mess will be horrendous.
You've been brave to post this. See your GP and start getting your life back.

I very much agree with the clearing out the cupboard comment a great way too put it and too think about .

Did people miss this thread is ten years old?

Good luck with the help you're getting kirsty

Oops. Well done for recognising the problem before it goes too far kirstyabi

Just saw it was 10 years ago 🙈