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I used to help out a friend of mine, who was also my shrink at the time, with a treatment group he runs so I kind of know about this stuff. I talked to them about things like this. It was mostly about not using drugs to get away from your problems and realizing you have to feel pain and that's part of life but we did have a lot of alcoholics there. A bottle of wine is usually considered four servings of alcohol so you're not quite calculating right there but you're right about the cocktails and beers. Those are each one. But it's still a lot. As a general rule if you think there's a problem then there is. You may not admit it to yourself consciously or to others at all, but you know inside that something about it isn't right. It can mean other things but it almost never does. There are cases, though, where you think you have a problem with something and you don't. The odds are slim you're wrong to be honest but they are not negligible. So what if we do a test? How about you don't drink at all for two weeks? You can tell everyone you're afraid of gaining weight so you're just going to give yourself a break from the booze or you can say you haven't had quite as much energy for a few days so you just want to reset your body back to normal or whatever works for you. If two weeks without booze sounds like something you can't or won't do then you have to ask why. So if that's not a problem, and it shouldn't be, go ahead and try it and see how it goes. If you want to message me or something after you do it or you need help figuring out what happened feel free.
At very least you really should reduce your intake. I know young people drink a lot but when you're in college it's very easy to start gaining weight, throw off your sleep cycle, get dehydrated, and more. Drinking a little bit is okay if you don't have a problem or something but drinking a lot WILL get to you. It might take a while but why make life harder right now, you know? Why add stress?
In general I think if someone asks this question then there is reason for concern. You are drinking quite a bit. Too much. It doesn't matter what is "normal". A lot of college students drink like that. A lot of them eventually cut back or quit altogether. But a lot become alcoholics. There is no way to say this will happen, or that will happen. What's important for you to understand is that you are playing with fire.
You are worried about health consequences. Well you should be. You are doing damage to your health EVERY time you drink like that. Just because you don't see it or notice it doesn't mean you aren't doing damage. It's cumulative over time. Let me put it a different way - you are literally killing yourself. It ages you and slowly breaks down your body over time. Us old farts are well aware of this. We are aware that we ARE dying, and that every choice we've made in our lives speeds up that process or slows it down.
Life is about finding the right balance for ourselves. I don't necessarily think a person should be a nun, or a monk sitting on a mountain. I don't think we should go through our lives metaphorically wearing a straight jacket, or living in a sterile bubble, out of fear we might hurt our health. On the other hand you don't want to take too many chances either.
You need to decide for yourself what the right balance is in your life. Personally I think you are drinking too much. But you have to decide for yourself how you want to live your life and how many chances you are willing to take. I used to be a very heavy party animal. I can't honestly say if I would change many things if I were to do it over. But I DO know the price I paid for it, and that price was very high.
it's definitely not normal to be able to put away a bottle of wine and still be able to drink more.. cut back unless you're looking to get liver failure in 15-20 years or become an alchoholic
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It depends on what you call an alcoholic. Everyone's definition is different. The other thing is the more you drink, the more tolerance you get which means you end up drinking more to get that buzz. One big way to know for sure is to have those hangouts without the alcohol. See how many feel like joining in. Plus, think about if you're "drinking for effect." "If you're just drinking a beer it's one thing, but if you're deliberately drinking thinking about hittiong the buzz, you're in trouble.
I drink maybe 10-15 units of alcohol in a night when I go out
Units? Do you inject your alcohol intravenously?
I knew a guy who didn't think he was really drunk until he was on the floor and couldn't get up.
(like a bottle of wine, a few beers and a couple of cocktails)
That's a pretty high intake for one evening.
So on average when you go out you drink a bottle of wine, a few beers and a couple of cocktails? Yes, that is way too much, especially for a female. (Men generally weigh more, so our bodies can absorb more alcohol.)
You are probably drunk after 2 - 3 drinks. You are having like 10 drinks.
As an recovering alcoholic that started out that way, it's a slippery slope. That's a lot of alcohol for a night and if you continue your tolerance will continue to increase. There's the slope, intake continues to increase and before you know it you can't stop. I was in rehab at 30. If you can't stop after 1 or 2 drinks I would strongly suggest you take a good long look at your drinking.
What is 1 unit? A glass? What size? An entire bottle?
I dont have a problem with drinking. Me and alcohol get along just fine
If you're worried then cut back a little bit
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