We planned an evening yesterday with our neighbours which automatically came with wine and champagne on the table. I live with my boyfriend and we drink regularly, basically every weekend each of one us consumes at least two glasses of alcohol.We didn’t do this in the beginning of our relationship but I realised it sort of sneaked into our lives as a form of escaping the routine of everyday life. Yesterday I kept drinking and filling my glass over and over again and no surprise I felt like shit this morning. I woke up with a massive headache an upset stomache and could barely walk to the toilet. I stayed in the toilet for almost 3 hours with my pants down and my head in the toilet not caring about my hair or anything. I kept vomiting and felt incredibly nauseas and sick. Later on I crawled like a toddler to my living room and sat there for the next 8 hours sleeping and vomiting. I really want to quit now,this is too harmful for my physical and mental health. Who of you decided to go sober after a massive hangover? Will this be a good motivator?
@Rosepetal
From what you’ve explained you and your husband are by no means problem drinkers. If you feel after having a nasty hangover that you are through with drinking then so be it. It’s proven that alcohol has no true benefits whatsoever to the body. Every social drinker has had a time or two when they went overboard.
Most of us problem drinkers had our first hangover as a teenager and continued to go back for more time and time again. I got to the point years ago that I had my hangover down to an exact science. I knew how much I could drink, how much to eat before crashing, and how much sleep I needed to function the next day depending on what event I needed to attend.
It’s a good motivator to quit if you’re a normal drinker. Those of us that are problem drinkers never stopped at the first major hangover (otherwise I would of been like 15 when I quit). It took a long way down the rabbit hole for us to get sober and not just to stop a hangover. Our lives became unmanageable and a physical and mental obsession ruled our lives.
Yep, hangovers sucked, but that’s what bloody Marys, mimosas and breakfast beer were for. What I’m saying is, it didn’t take a bad hangover for me to stop. It took me realizing I wanted to stop, but couldn’t - I had lost all control when it came to my drinking. Once I started drinking, something took over and there went my day…into darkness, bad choices and regret.
If hangovers were the only bad part of drinking, I’d still be at it.
Sorry you had a rough day!! @Rosepetal I hope you find what you’re looking for here.
You drink on weekends? I used to drink 5 to 6 times a week. It wasn’t just a hangover that made me want to stop, it was not doing anything, but drink. I started isolating myself from my friends and family just so I can drink in my room. Alcohol owns me… I have no control over alcohol. I hope you find what you’re needing 
good luck
Thank you for all the replies. I’ve had a period when I was living alone and unsatisfied with my job where I drank myself to oblivion a few times but other than that it has always been the social drinking that gets out of hand. I am not as depended on alcohol as a true “alcoholic” but where do you draw the line in the end. I am going for total abstinence from now on! Good luck to you all
If you feel alcohol is a problem in your life, then quitting is the way to go. Wish you best of luck. I, too, was mostly a “social drinker” but every social event started to end with a blackout and a screaming fit (a lot of time police involved too). So while I only drank socially, i was actually binge drinkin through these events. 2 weeks sober now and making peace with my decision.
You have to do what feels right for you - maybe you’ve just had a couple of blips and you can handle your intake 99 percent of the time.
I had what I suppose could be called an epiphany 25 years ago, some time before I became an alcoholic - I see it as clearly now as though I’m there.
Two clear paths laid out for me, one involved getting control over myself, my life, and stopping drinking.
I chose the other.
50 days ago I ended back up at the same crossroads.
You know what, I made the wrong choice then, I won’t this time.
Good luck with your decision!