Jun 23
Is drinking 1/2 a bottle to a bottle of wine a night considered alcoholism?
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It’s usually 1/2 a bottle a night, sometimes more. Is this considered alcoholism? Are there any long term negative effects of doing this? NOTE – I NEVER get in a car after drinking the wine. I go to sleep. Thanks.
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Only if you attend meetings.
Half a bottle is what, like 2 glasses….? It can lead a predisposed person to alcoholism, but it’s not a problem unless it’s a problem. In other words, does it bother the person drinking? Affect his work, his marriage, etc.? Or, does it bother his spouse, boss, family? Half bottle = 2 glasses = no harm, no foul.
That depends. Could/would you stop if a doctor or health care professional told you to? If they said it was doing significant damage to your liver etc..? An alcoholic feels like they need alcohol to relax or whatever individual reason(s) they have. They can’t stop drinking without help,because they are addicted.
My advice would be to stop drinking any alcohol for one month. Find another ways to relax,reduce stress. If that is extremely hard for you,and you feel dependent on having the wine you normally do. Chances are you may have a problem and should seek help.
i think that does make you an alcoholic for sure…but that’s good you make sure not to drive, probably only because you have no where to go at that hour. That much wine, especially for a woman, would definitely put you in the drunk category were you to take a breath analyzer, so you are getting legally drunk every night, even if you are not breaking the law by driving. It might not cause any problems since you are not drinking til you feel very drunk so just be careful you don’t drink more and more.
NO
Well I say no but it’s not as simple as that.
If you are drinking because you NEED to drink then it doesn’t matter if you have 5 bottles, or half a glass, you are an alocholic.
If you are drinking because you enjoy it, and don’t need to drink every day then you are not an alcoholic, though you may still have a drink problem.
1/2 a bottle is more than recommended for a woman, which is 1 glass a night, but personally I don’t see it as a problem.
Not especially and alcoholic BUT you would be putting a strain on your internal organs as you are over the unit limit for a female.