Originally Posted by Pint of Stella:
“Sorry to bump up an old(ish) thread, but I'm always fascinated by these as I do worry about drinking too much.
I drink 4 - 5 bottles of wine a week, but not as sensibly as you. I have that over 3 - 4 nights (with totally sober nights in between). Even though I have 3 - 4 nights a week where I don't drink at all, I always think that on the nights that I do drink it must be hard work for my poor old liver! My problem is that I can't do the whole 1 or 2 glasses of wine thing, never have been able to - to me it seems pointless having one glass, surely if you're drinking alcohol you want to feel the effects? If I was offered 1 glass of wine only or a soft drink, I'd choose the soft drink as I can't bear just being given one drink and that's it.
Has anyone else experienced this and been able to overcome it, or do I just need to accept that I'm an all-or-nothing person? I must admit, I can't ever envisage having one glass of wine and leaving it at that (which my OH can do, which amazes me!). And does it mean that I have a bit of a booze problem?”
Having read this post I got to thinking about the reasons I like my wine - it's not for the effects tbh because although I would never drive or operate machinery after drinking a bottle of wine, I'm still in control and wake up the next morning relatively clear headed although I do drink a lot of water before I go to bed.
I know that it's so called problem drinkers like me that the government are trying to target because although we're not antisocial we are ticking time bomb from a health point of view. The thing is though I like wine - there is nothing nicer than a nice meal and a large glass of wine after a hard day's work and like you if I'm not working the next day I like to finish the bottle. I'm in my 40s now and I guess if I developed diabetes or hypertension then I would be motivated to cut down but until then I'm going to be an ostrich and stick my head firmly in the sand