Recognising it as a problem is a good start...
Stop buying it would be a big help.
Seeking your docs advice is sensible.

Thanks Fern, it just scares me at the moment that I need it to help me relax  due to work probs and boss being such a sh**

Get empty Vodka bottles, pour water into them, store them, then whenever you fancy a drink, go for the bottles of Vodka.

It works, honest!

Hey matey 

That was me 5 yrears ago after my divorce, and enough was enough. Now I allow myself Thursday nights and Saturday nights, Habit, boredom, whatever, pm me if you need to talk onetoo, I'm here if you need a chat 

Trouble is crunchy, it's not vodka.......it's usually lager...but lately wine

Don't let the bast*rd grind you down Pam..

There are plenty of other ways to relax, which your doc will help you with

Thanks Dame, I might take you up on that,  when im able to think clearly enough

 

hay          i.m same............. lookin a the end of bottlle    i thot comin here woz good  ... it aint

i'm making excusez to get home  i mean drink

ask at your doctors - ours does very informal one to ones with experienced sisters now for drinking and smoking cessation etc - saves having to put the pressure on the overloaded doctors rota who maybe wouldnt have such a sympathetic approach

start by taking your lager down to a larger shandy and water or lemonade the wine down so the alcohol content is less   my friend a nurse did this with her OH who was drinking 3-4 bottles of sherry a day 

honestly................ i was asked to work half hour late ....... i said no chance    i was chokin  for a voddy

Lexi, you and me both know......drinking is not good. while i realise all peeps have problems, I really need to do something about mine. Hope you can do the same too

I know you & I joke about being vodka pals..but You need to seek help..when it becomes a crutch for everyday life then it is a problem

Put on ya best brave face & go see your doctor...let me know how you get on

Oh crikey mrs h. mine's not that bad but i really wanna stop it before it is

i have begged my doc for help    she wont or dznt want to know

i am going thru 2 ltre voddy a week   but i need the sleep

change your doc Lexi!! ask to be referred!!

but i sometimes dnt want to stop   i'm going thru a hard time    drink seemz easy option   .. sleep and oblivion

do you drink at certain times onetoo?? could you maybe find other things to do that didnt allow you to drink? like if you arranged to go round and see a friend one night, drove so had a cup of tea instead of sitting in and drinking?  Or go to the cinema.

Maybe sign up for a new social hobby that will get you out of the house a couple of nights a week. Start a painting course or a cookery course.

onetwo, does it impose on your life? if it doesn't, don't fret about it.

No Lexi, its not the answer. even i know that! it only masks the problem. change your doc and ask to be referred to a councillor/someone who can talk to you. and make things seem rational/better. thats a starting point

Drink is a crutch for loads of folk these days. There is a fine line between drinking too much and alcoholism. Where is this line? A good question. I do not know. Consuming alcohol to ease ones feelings is often represented as alcoholism, but what about smoking ciggies to ease nerves- an easily forgotten obsession and rarely given any support. Its up to the individual to realise there may be a problem and do what they have to do.

Totally agree with this this.

Thanks Gyps, but for one reason or another, i find it hard to 'socialise' shall we say. and yes, i know , i'm letting all my secrets/insecurities out here and maybe I'm finding solace online maybe it's because i'm the youngest of three and was never really 'taught' i dunno   it seems to be every night lately (re drinking) and i know it's wrong and am trying to do something about it

Not at the minute Cologne, but it could be a problem shortly and i'm trying to stop that.

You have to ask youself why you feel guilty about it. Herein may lie the answer.

ONETWO.  It's life, it really is.

Binge drinkers probably drink more than most folk drink all week, on a weekend but are they clased as alcoholics? NO. do what you think is best for you Onetoo. and good luck.

OK, thanks everyone for your input. i'm goin to bed now and with any luck, i'll feel better in the morning. I may go missing from the forum for a while, but that only means i'm trying to get myself in order and will be back as soon as i can  night everyone.

Night onetoo, and as you want to do it, i know you will, so good luck x

Night Onetoo.have a good nights sleep and see how you feel later.

Beware doctors and detox courses peeps. If the DVLA find out - and a doc may tell them - you'll lose your driving licence for a year.

Good luck with it onetoo and your determination to stop/cut it down 

last minute post. I don't drive Velvet, so i guess that's one thing in my favour

And the pills they give you... fecked me up i can tell ya. Worse than the booze. This was a while back- but still beware.

Big hugs onetoo and madamski!

I have family who are the same with drink and, believe me, it's a huge step to talk about it.
If you need help, seek it out, change doctors if you need to, but also try to limit yourselves to only certain nights, for a start. If you haven't got a serious problem, you'll get used to it fairly soon, and will feel more in control of yourselves.

I wish you all the best.

Onetoo.....

I want to ask you so many questions...but for now 2 will do...How much wine do you drink?and how often?


I drink white wine almost everyday, mostly I have 2 or 3 glasses,some days it can be 4 or 5, I too started feeling this may be a problem, I had to go to the doctors last year just for a few checks, they asked me the usual question about smoking and drinking and I decided to tell her the truth,I was shocked to discover she didn't think it was a problem.



I tend to pour a glass when I start cooking dinner, and I enjoy it,  it does relax me and I very rarely get drunk.....I have been doing this for years and as has already been said if it doesn't impose on your life try not to worry.  I went to America to see my sister this year it was so hot that we had lots of ice in our wine, and now I do it all the time, the drink last longer and because you are drinking water too the affects are less. Sorry about the long post I just hoped that telling you might make you feel a little better...