Posted by nolegirl23 on January 29, 2007, at 18:22:23
In reply to getting concerned about drinking too much lately, posted by laima on October 12, 2006, at 14:07:35
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> I have typically been a responsable drinker, within the reasonable guidelines that we've all heard about, and often took "breaks" pretty easily, anyway. The last 5 weeeks or so have been full of massive stressors, such as getting attacked, discovering someone I was doing business with was cheating me, etc- every week it seemed like something of that magnitude occured, one blow after another. Lo and behold, drinking 1-2 glasses wine several nights per week has rapidly become most of the bottle, just about daily. I'm getting a bit freaked out that this time, it's awfully hard to stay away. I'm sure this extra alcohol is contributing to worsening mood. Is 4-5 weeks of excessive drinking actually enough to become addicted??? Or could this be psychological at this stage? And does anyone have any ideas, from experience, about how I can nip this now, and Just Stop before it gets way out of hand? Thank you.
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>Hi laima -
You just described me to a T.
I went wild in college, but since then, I have pretty much kept my drinking in check.
After an inpatient hospital stay, I picked up a second job at a restaurant to help pay off my co-pay.
There I was introduced to wine.
And damn, do I love the stuff.Like you, i went from a glass or two a night, onto a full bottle a night, and sometimes, I dare say,
I go and get a second bottle - yikes!I'm freaked out. I am so scared that I may have replaced my eating disorder rituals with alcohol.
But then I tell myself, "it's just wine.." It's not like I'm downing a fifth of vodka a night...
But I don't know, do I have a problem?
I really do LOVE wine, the flavor, the feeling, the relaxing effect it has on my ever racing thoughts..But.... you know the rest :)
Thanks for posting. You posted my mind :)
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