Was anyone else out there a bottle of wine a night drinker? I just joined group on Friday, reset clock twice over the weekend but did not drink last night. I drink a bottle of wine a night and need to stop. Been doing this for years as a way to wind down after a long day. Need to loose weight, get healthy and find other ways to deal with stress other then the bottle.
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I was drinking simular amount but then started on Bacardi drinking 1/3 a litre a night. Life is very stressful at the moment and find the drink helps unwind. Went to docs last week and was given antidepressants and asked about my drinking habits…this was my turning point to know I need to stop. It’s not easy. I want to drink. I want chocolate. But I also want to be happy and healthy. So I know I need to do this and I’m sure you can to. Good luck x
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I was a bottle of wine a night drinker however on weekends more like 2 sometimes even more a night…for a long time…it was the worst life as that became my life…today is my one year sober…holy Shit and it has been the best year of my entire life for myself and my family and friends…there is so much more to life than booze…I didn’t even have a clue until I decided that drinking was taking over and I was not in control…good luck my friend you totally got this…so much good shit awaits You!!!
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Wow! Good for you, one year! I hope I can say the same thing for myself one day. Glad to know I’m not alone and thanks for the encouragement.
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What size bottle? 
I was definitely a one bottle per night person… a 1.5 bottle per night person. Pretty bad and on the weekends even worse. I’ve replaced my “as soon as I walk in the door” habit with exercise. Yesterday was 2 weeks for me. It’s definitely hard at first but I’ve found that replacing it with a much healthier habit has helped.
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Well done for realising you have a problem and you want to do something about it. That really is the first step.
Erm bottle of wine a night. I was more wine till I blackout usually with whatever was left in the bottle knocked over and stained everywhere. Red wine really was the undoing of me. Just the thought of a taste of it now makes me feel sick
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A bottle of wine plus a brandy…maybe a glass of rye too!!!
You are NOT alone. We’re here to give you support.
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I was. Sometimes a bottle and a half. First glass as soon as the work day ended. Second while cooking dinner. 3rd with Dinner. 4th after dinner, sitting in my chair, reading or watching TV. Sometimes I’d crack the 2nd bottle, and get half or 2/3ds into it. Passed out by 9 or 9:30.
I am on day 79, since the last drink I will ever take, in my life. No question in my mind, whatsoever. I enjoy who I am sober. My family likes having me back, from that dark place where I drank my wine.
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Sometimes I was a bottle and a half. Mind you, I’m only 5’3 and weigh about 110 lbs. I’ve been told that’s a lot for my size. Tolerance is a crazy thing.
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I have drank a 12pack of beer every night for 25 years I’m on my 7th Day and things are looking a lot better and I’m feeling a lot better, instead of thinking about everything in the future I think about everyday instead
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Wine gifted me with some pretty harsh headache hangovers when I would finish off a bottle. But I kept drinking anyway! I was also pretty active in a local wine group and would host large wine parties at the house. When a local restaurant would have tasting events, guess who they they would call to help fill up the guest list? Wine, wine, wine… and more wine.
Eventually I tired of wine and solved that hangover problem by switching to vodka… smooth move eh? Not. 85 days sober, feeling darn good and so happy to get rid of the lies alcohol promised me. I’ve been a pretty health conscious person and finally woke up to realize alcohol had taken a hold on my life, health and overall pursuit of happiness. Good riddance! Honest, it is like breaking off
a toxic relationship.
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You’re so right , the lies and deceit just to think if you drink you’re going to feel better and everything will be alright so I can tell you after 25 years it isn’t stay strong these people are good people on this app
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One bottle a night was a quiet night for me and I didnt see it as a problem at that time. It was just to unwind, treat myself. I felt that nothing was wrong with that. I loved cooking with a big glass of wine on the side and some music on and finish the bottle in the evening…
For me it were the binge nights (at least three times a week) that were a problem, or so I thought. When I look back I see that a bottle a day is already sick. I also started drinking more and more: on a regular day bottle two would be opened too. Now im 50 days sober and I feel so much better. I was scared I would miss it and not find a way to relax but it goes so easy I have to say. I feel free without it!
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I was bottle of wine a night and then moved into boxes of wine (3litres) this way I did not know how much I was drinking… moved on to vodka and wine… until it reached a litre of vodka a day! My life unsurprisingly spiraled out of control… after many relapses I am doing good and keeping and wanting to stay sober…day 84 and feel so much better… alcohol can creep up on you 1 bottle of wine a day drinkers…
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I was a binge drinker. I didn’t drink everyday…more like twice a week…but when I did, oh man, watch out! I’d drink around 24 beers plus multiple shots then go score drugs and more beer for home. My binder would last for 24 hours straight until I made myself really sick. I’d be hungover for 2 days then once I felt better, I’d start all over again. It was a $2,000 a month addiction that killed my health, my soul, and my bank account. This is how it progressed in a relatively short period of time. But for the grace of God, go I. I didn’t like that person. She was depressed, fearful, angry, stuck, and lost. The sober version is pretty awesome.
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Yep, me! I was a bottle a night drinker and then 1 1/2 bottles a night and then as much as 2 - 3 bottles a night!! I’ve had to re-set more times than I care to admit but am 71 days sober today and wouldn’t go back for the world.
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Right there with ya!
Yup, not every night, but if I opened a bottle I would finish it.
I somehow didn’t feel as bad buying wine from the store and the old “it’s only a bottle” BS thoughts would go through my head.
I can never understand my partner leaving at least 1/3 to 1/2 a bottle and often more. A bottle can last like 3 days… wtf 
Glad it’s all in the past.
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I think my problem began because I thought I was drinking all the “classy” drinks. Wine, brandy, scotch, even the super classy James Bond martini. That’s cool, not lushy at all. But yep, once I started drinking all of them every night and lots of it…nope, it’s no longer classy. I was officially out of control. I was a drunk!!!
43 days sober and I’m feeling stronger, clearer, brighter than I ever felt before.
EDIT: I’m not saying that I became an alcoholic because of what I drank…no, I drank for so many reasons and I became an alcoholic because I didn’t address those reasons. BUT, I didn’t notice my downward spiral because I believed that what I was drinking was classy and therefore I couldn’t be an alcoholic. I was oblivious for so long. I was a connoisseur!!
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I didn’t drink a bottle wine per day, I’m a binge drinker so every friday after work I had like 2 bottles of wine. Saturdays I had to buy more wine and often a sixpack of beer too. All in different stores bc I did not want to look like an alcoholic 
I got hammered again and then needet the whole sunday and often monday to recover from that shit.
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