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I completely ruined Thanksgiving and I feel so guilty
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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 564712" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Threesies!</p><p></p><p><strong>CB</strong>, I'm not going to tell you to stop drinking. I come from a long line of Irish drunks, and it's just an ignorant thing to say to someone.</p><p></p><p>I suspect that what you might want to be most concerned about is what you have said about how the wine doesn't give you a buzz at all (I'm a cheap half glass of wine drunk and it's not as if I don't normally drink - I do); that you you like the way it relaxes you; and that you like your wine because you feel more able to be happy/bubbly/talkative when you drink.</p><p></p><p>You're young, and there are more healthy ways to relax. You can learn to open up more and be smarter about what you say and do whether you are drinking or not. There's Toastmasters. They cost $72 a year and you will learn to open up and you will meet nice people that you otherwise might not. It's cheaper than wine <em>or</em> therapy. There are other options, but I don't know what you are interested in or who you know.</p><p></p><p>If you're not ready to stop drinking, then I'm not going to tell you that you should. I <em>do</em> think that you should address the reasons that you list here that you like to drink, because it sounds as though you are using alcohol to deal with things you feel unable to do. I'm sure that you know how much sense that makes in the real world.</p><p></p><p>Clinical studies show that some people are predisposed to blackouts. Given that you only had a couple of glasses of wine, you may be one of them. I have no reason to doubt that your recollection of how much you drank is accurate. While you're sober you should look into the different reasons people can blackout while drinking. I have never blacked out, so I can't speak to it. I know that for a woman who is often alone, I'd be frightened to death if it had happened to me.</p><p></p><p>I hope that you will find a way to be more comfortable around people without the wine. It can only help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 564712, member: 99"] Threesies! [B]CB[/B], I'm not going to tell you to stop drinking. I come from a long line of Irish drunks, and it's just an ignorant thing to say to someone. I suspect that what you might want to be most concerned about is what you have said about how the wine doesn't give you a buzz at all (I'm a cheap half glass of wine drunk and it's not as if I don't normally drink - I do); that you you like the way it relaxes you; and that you like your wine because you feel more able to be happy/bubbly/talkative when you drink. You're young, and there are more healthy ways to relax. You can learn to open up more and be smarter about what you say and do whether you are drinking or not. There's Toastmasters. They cost $72 a year and you will learn to open up and you will meet nice people that you otherwise might not. It's cheaper than wine [I]or[/I] therapy. There are other options, but I don't know what you are interested in or who you know. If you're not ready to stop drinking, then I'm not going to tell you that you should. I [I]do[/I] think that you should address the reasons that you list here that you like to drink, because it sounds as though you are using alcohol to deal with things you feel unable to do. I'm sure that you know how much sense that makes in the real world. Clinical studies show that some people are predisposed to blackouts. Given that you only had a couple of glasses of wine, you may be one of them. I have no reason to doubt that your recollection of how much you drank is accurate. While you're sober you should look into the different reasons people can blackout while drinking. I have never blacked out, so I can't speak to it. I know that for a woman who is often alone, I'd be frightened to death if it had happened to me. I hope that you will find a way to be more comfortable around people without the wine. It can only help. [/QUOTE]
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