OT – Alcoholism and Addiction

[bearishgurl]

[quote=walterwhite]Wow. Almost 3 weeks without a drink. Thinking about instituting new rules;

don’t get a drink the minute I get home

wait till dinner

drink wine slowly, not like it’s water

stop after 2 drinks.

Don’t drink every day.

Don’t have more than 3 in a day.

Not sure if these are realistic but, they seem reasonable now.[/quote]

scaredy, when you re-institute your new “wine-imbibement plan,” may I suggest forgoing buying the box? Even though its cheaper, you don’t want five litres just sitting there begging for the button to be pushed whenever you’re home. Get individual 750 ml bottles with corks (even two-buck chuck, lol). Ceremoniously open no more than one bottle per eve (2 1/2 – 3 glasses) in order to pour yourself a drink, so when the bottle’s gone, that’s your allotment for the evening. Thin them down with seltzer water, if you have to, to make more drinks out of it :=]

I haven’t reinstituted my own “wine-imbibement plan yet” (gave it up on New Years). I won’t be able to budget for this until summer but I have been where you are and this is the only way back into a sensible plan, IMHO.

When I was employed full-time in “your world,” my fingers wanted to push the button as soon as I got home in the evenings to an available box just sitting there staring at me … so I can relate to your dilemma :=}

[NotCranky]

[quote=walterwhite]Wow. Almost 3 weeks without a drink. Thinking about instituting new rules;

don’t get a drink the minute I get home

wait till dinner

drink wine slowly, not like it’s water

stop after 2 drinks.

Don’t drink every day.

Don’t have more than 3 in a day.

Not sure if these are realistic but, they seem reasonable now.[/quote]
Pretty much what I end up doing and three weeks without a drink is a regular occurrence without thinking about it. I haven’t had more than that except for once or twice in almost 30 years.

More than two average or possibly three weak drinks over the course a party or whatnot, is pretty irresponsible in most circumstances, simply because it reduces ones ability to safely and effectively respond to many things. People responsible for children, with or without a partner, should probably never even get a slight buzz. Not saying I never have. It’s been rare and after they were all asleep.

[NotCranky]

[quote=walterwhite]Wow. Almost 3 weeks without a drink. Thinking about instituting new rules;

don’t get a drink the minute I get home

wait till dinner

drink wine slowly, not like it’s water

stop after 2 drinks.

Don’t drink every day.

Don’t have more than 3 in a day.

Not sure if these are realistic but, they seem reasonable now.[/quote]
Pretty much what I end up doing and three weeks without a drink is a regular occurrence without thinking about it. I haven’t had more than that except for once or twice in almost 30 years.

More than two average or possibly three weak drinks over the course a party or whatnot, is pretty irresponsible in most circumstances, simply because it reduces ones ability to safely and effectively respond to many things. People responsible for children, with or without a partner, should probably never even get a slight buzz. Not saying I never have. It’s been rare and after they were all asleep.

[NotCranky]

[quote=walterwhite]Wow. Almost 3 weeks without a drink. Thinking about instituting new rules;

don’t get a drink the minute I get home

wait till dinner

drink wine slowly, not like it’s water

stop after 2 drinks.

Don’t drink every day.

Don’t have more than 3 in a day.

Not sure if these are realistic but, they seem reasonable now.[/quote]
Pretty much what I end up doing and three weeks without a drink is a regular occurrence without thinking about it. I haven’t had more than that except for once or twice in almost 30 years.

More than two average or possibly three weak drinks over the course a party or whatnot, is pretty irresponsible in most circumstances, simply because it reduces ones ability to safely and effectively respond to many things. People responsible for children, with or without a partner, should probably never even get a slight buzz. Not saying I never have. It’s been rare and after they were all asleep.

[NotCranky]

[quote=walterwhite]Wow. Almost 3 weeks without a drink. Thinking about instituting new rules;

don’t get a drink the minute I get home

wait till dinner

drink wine slowly, not like it’s water

stop after 2 drinks.

Don’t drink every day.

Don’t have more than 3 in a day.

Not sure if these are realistic but, they seem reasonable now.[/quote]
Pretty much what I end up doing and three weeks without a drink is a regular occurrence without thinking about it. I haven’t had more than that except for once or twice in almost 30 years.

More than two average or possibly three weak drinks over the course a party or whatnot, is pretty irresponsible in most circumstances, simply because it reduces ones ability to safely and effectively respond to many things. People responsible for children, with or without a partner, should probably never even get a slight buzz. Not saying I never have. It’s been rare and after they were all asleep.

[NotCranky]

[quote=walterwhite]Wow. Almost 3 weeks without a drink. Thinking about instituting new rules;

don’t get a drink the minute I get home

wait till dinner

drink wine slowly, not like it’s water

stop after 2 drinks.

Don’t drink every day.

Don’t have more than 3 in a day.

Not sure if these are realistic but, they seem reasonable now.[/quote]
Pretty much what I end up doing and three weeks without a drink is a regular occurrence without thinking about it. I haven’t had more than that except for once or twice in almost 30 years.

More than two average or possibly three weak drinks over the course a party or whatnot, is pretty irresponsible in most circumstances, simply because it reduces ones ability to safely and effectively respond to many things. People responsible for children, with or without a partner, should probably never even get a slight buzz. Not saying I never have. It’s been rare and after they were all asleep.

[UCGal]

[quote=walterwhite]
don’t get a drink the minute I get home

wait till dinner

drink wine slowly, not like it’s water

stop after 2 drinks.

Don’t drink every day.

Don’t have more than 3 in a day.

Not sure if these are realistic but, they seem reasonable now.[/quote]

This is pretty much what I do. For me it’s because there’s enough alcoholism in my family that I need to set limits just to reassure myself I’m not one.

BG – the way we pour – a bottle of wine is 4 glasses – just over 6 oz each. More than you get in a restaurant if you order by the glass. My hubby and I split a bottle and each get two glasses.

[UCGal]

[quote=walterwhite]
don’t get a drink the minute I get home

wait till dinner

drink wine slowly, not like it’s water

stop after 2 drinks.

Don’t drink every day.

Don’t have more than 3 in a day.

Not sure if these are realistic but, they seem reasonable now.[/quote]

This is pretty much what I do. For me it’s because there’s enough alcoholism in my family that I need to set limits just to reassure myself I’m not one.

BG – the way we pour – a bottle of wine is 4 glasses – just over 6 oz each. More than you get in a restaurant if you order by the glass. My hubby and I split a bottle and each get two glasses.

[UCGal]

[quote=walterwhite]
don’t get a drink the minute I get home

wait till dinner

drink wine slowly, not like it’s water

stop after 2 drinks.

Don’t drink every day.

Don’t have more than 3 in a day.

Not sure if these are realistic but, they seem reasonable now.[/quote]

This is pretty much what I do. For me it’s because there’s enough alcoholism in my family that I need to set limits just to reassure myself I’m not one.

BG – the way we pour – a bottle of wine is 4 glasses – just over 6 oz each. More than you get in a restaurant if you order by the glass. My hubby and I split a bottle and each get two glasses.

[UCGal]

[quote=walterwhite]
don’t get a drink the minute I get home

wait till dinner

drink wine slowly, not like it’s water

stop after 2 drinks.

Don’t drink every day.

Don’t have more than 3 in a day.

Not sure if these are realistic but, they seem reasonable now.[/quote]

This is pretty much what I do. For me it’s because there’s enough alcoholism in my family that I need to set limits just to reassure myself I’m not one.

BG – the way we pour – a bottle of wine is 4 glasses – just over 6 oz each. More than you get in a restaurant if you order by the glass. My hubby and I split a bottle and each get two glasses.

[UCGal]

[quote=walterwhite]
don’t get a drink the minute I get home

wait till dinner

drink wine slowly, not like it’s water

stop after 2 drinks.

Don’t drink every day.

Don’t have more than 3 in a day.

Not sure if these are realistic but, they seem reasonable now.[/quote]

This is pretty much what I do. For me it’s because there’s enough alcoholism in my family that I need to set limits just to reassure myself I’m not one.

BG – the way we pour – a bottle of wine is 4 glasses – just over 6 oz each. More than you get in a restaurant if you order by the glass. My hubby and I split a bottle and each get two glasses.

[carli]

BG, you must be pouring some hefty glasses of wine to only get 2-3 per bottle. Or maybe if scaredy’s wife is sharing that bottle with him, they’d polish it off in one night with 2-3 glasses each.

I can’t seem to curtail my 2 glasses/night habit. And I don’t drink the cheap stuff…I’ve often thought I should review the credit card statements to add up the wine shop total in a year, and then I’d probably be motivated to quit.

It’s a whole ritual thing…I always pour a glass as I’m making dinner and catching up with my husband and kids, then pour another with dinner. The habit of just those two is SO hard to break, which would make it even more gratifying and actually thrilling to be able to do it. I would probably feel like I ran a marathon or climbed Mt Everest!

Thanks for the inspiration, scaredy.

[carli]

BG, you must be pouring some hefty glasses of wine to only get 2-3 per bottle. Or maybe if scaredy’s wife is sharing that bottle with him, they’d polish it off in one night with 2-3 glasses each.

I can’t seem to curtail my 2 glasses/night habit. And I don’t drink the cheap stuff…I’ve often thought I should review the credit card statements to add up the wine shop total in a year, and then I’d probably be motivated to quit.

It’s a whole ritual thing…I always pour a glass as I’m making dinner and catching up with my husband and kids, then pour another with dinner. The habit of just those two is SO hard to break, which would make it even more gratifying and actually thrilling to be able to do it. I would probably feel like I ran a marathon or climbed Mt Everest!

Thanks for the inspiration, scaredy.

[carli]

BG, you must be pouring some hefty glasses of wine to only get 2-3 per bottle. Or maybe if scaredy’s wife is sharing that bottle with him, they’d polish it off in one night with 2-3 glasses each.

I can’t seem to curtail my 2 glasses/night habit. And I don’t drink the cheap stuff…I’ve often thought I should review the credit card statements to add up the wine shop total in a year, and then I’d probably be motivated to quit.

It’s a whole ritual thing…I always pour a glass as I’m making dinner and catching up with my husband and kids, then pour another with dinner. The habit of just those two is SO hard to break, which would make it even more gratifying and actually thrilling to be able to do it. I would probably feel like I ran a marathon or climbed Mt Everest!

Thanks for the inspiration, scaredy.

[carli]

BG, you must be pouring some hefty glasses of wine to only get 2-3 per bottle. Or maybe if scaredy’s wife is sharing that bottle with him, they’d polish it off in one night with 2-3 glasses each.

I can’t seem to curtail my 2 glasses/night habit. And I don’t drink the cheap stuff…I’ve often thought I should review the credit card statements to add up the wine shop total in a year, and then I’d probably be motivated to quit.

It’s a whole ritual thing…I always pour a glass as I’m making dinner and catching up with my husband and kids, then pour another with dinner. The habit of just those two is SO hard to break, which would make it even more gratifying and actually thrilling to be able to do it. I would probably feel like I ran a marathon or climbed Mt Everest!

Thanks for the inspiration, scaredy.

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