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**gelgit** · April 8, 2008, 02:35 PM

just wine is poison

Hi, Maybe you're one of the really lucky ones that can just say NO. I know people who have gone through similar experiences to yours and recovered and gone on to live happy lives.. But, I know others who have not been able to stop. We can go on for years just on the brink of disaster and it takes a superhuman effort to save ourselves. AL is a beast. Keep posting and keep well!:h g.

**Determinator** · April 8, 2008, 10:28 PM

just wine is poison

hi Shiraz and a big welcome to you. Wine has been my nemesis also. Problem is it eventually got so bad I'd start on wine but then switch to anything to maintain the buzz if I had to. You have found a fantastic community here at MWO!

**Heavenly** · April 9, 2008, 06:41 AM

just wine is poison

As long as you can stick to the beer and then feel fine I would do just that....you have an 'off' button with certain drinks and I envy you that.

I only have an 'on' button.

I don't like certain drinks, never drink spirits, liqueurs, aperitifs etc .... but if I was desperate they would all go down the same way ! HUH and have the effect I want .... until the next day ...

**My New Beginning** · April 9, 2008, 05:30 PM

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Hi Shirazgirl
I can so relate to what you are saying. I love wine. Chard or Cab are my favorites. I can't stand and licquor and only rarely (like once a year) will I drink a beer. What is it with that? I don't know. That's a tough one to figure out.
I'm hangin in there at day 2 AF and hoping for another tomorrow.
Good luck to you.

**readytotry** · April 10, 2008, 02:46 PM

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I, too, am new here. This is my first day. I only like white wines but will consume almost anything else in the house to keep that buzz. When I was 25 or 30 years younger, you could only buy wine at the liquor store. Now it is at the corner grocery and at the total wine supermarket and costco and walmart. I really need to stop. I don't drink during the day, but can't wait until 6pm for cocktails. My husband loves the cocktail hour, too, and we enjoy the taste and effect of alcohol. We go out a lot and there is always alcohol, even though several of our friends are teetotalers.
If I drink, I crave sweets and have put on at least 15 extra pounds over the past couple of years. Something's gotta give here and I am praying for help from this website. I also suffer badly from cyclical depression (am on medication) and I need those arms wrapped around me. Thank you.

**HSJMOMMY** · April 10, 2008, 03:10 PM

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I know the feeling

I, too, am a Shiraz girl. Don't drink much hard al, but wine, mmmm, love it. But, if the hard stuff were around, and heaven forbid I didn't want to lose that "buzz", I would drink it. I just feel sooooooo relieved to read other peoples' stories and know that I am in the same predicament as them. It might sound selfish, but it actually gives a sense of relief to me, to know that I am not alone. I can't talk openly/honestly about this to ANYONE! Here, I feel I can let it out and that is great. I still have yet to honestly tell myself that I am an alcoholic...it is just so hard to admit. One day at a time I suppose, and eventually i will be able to admit it. Just feel soo crappy about myself everyday though, but MUST put on a positive, pretty face for everybody around me, especially my kids. LIfe goes on.....

M
Vanc., BC

**HSJMOMMY** · April 10, 2008, 03:14 PM

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Uh Oh

A friend just called and asked me out to dinner....I let the machine get it. I can't admit to her that I am sitting here drinking. She doesn't drink and if I told her that I was, she would call my DH and let him know what I was doiing. The problem with that is that he thinks for the last 4 days I have had nothing. I am a CON ARTIST. I get it under control before he comes home. I lie and say that it is the supps I am taking that make me feel not well.
Such a pathetic liar I am. I am soooo sick of myself right now. What do I do?

M.

**Booklvr** · April 10, 2008, 05:03 PM

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Hey Shiraz girl

I too can drink beer or pretty much any liquor and stop! I remember what I did the night before and I don't get hungover. (with the occasional mistake - very occasional) But if I had a glass of wine first it UNLOCKS the beast and then I will drink and drink my way into the bottle.:upset:

I have tried sticking to other drinks once for a whole three years! But Wine is my true love and only white - it gives me such a nice content feeling. Everything slows down nad gets soft and fuzzy. I love it but then it turns on me (kind of like a nice pet tiger or something) and I feel awful the next day! Generally can't remember what I did the night before. Generallly, nothing terrible ....

I am a sneaky drinker. I am sure people have no clue how much I drink. My parents have both been through rehab, my cousin too. All continue to drink:H WE all know the drill! I maintain a business, exercise, volunteer, have a beautiful child and a loving husband. I am sure people notice that I am a heavy drinker when we go out BUT generally I TRY REALLY REALLY hard to drink REALLY SLOWLY when I am around others.. But when they are not around I relax my vigilance...

So I am once again going to try it seems like you are in a similar position. Let's keep each other posted!

WWW

**shirazgirl** · April 11, 2008, 10:41 AM

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Hi,
Thanks for the reply. I guess staying away from that bottle of wine is what's most important. It's not worth the self loathing that comes the next day when I don't remember way I did......
I am generally a fund, easy going person, but I can get mean if I drink wine (not that I remember any of it). Good way to lost friends!
Everyday is a new day and everyday is a day that I can drive by the liquor store without stopping. Today will be one of those days.
Thanks for the support.

**SK8RGRL** · April 11, 2008, 02:38 PM

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I have posted many times about the affect wine has on me, compared to any other drink. I tried everything but nothing "hit" me like wine. When I drank spirits, beer or cider, I would drink and seem to reach a plateau, where as with wine, I just got drunker and drunker until I blacked out. I have no idea why?? as alcohol is alcohol, but yes.. wine definately affects me in a different way.

**gyco** · July 31, 2008, 05:29 AM

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just seen,some of your posts,very interestin,wine poison,you sound like a very lovely lady,and wise,i had the same problem with beer,it just filled me up,and seldom got drunk on it,other then when i drank at 16,1st time,hard stuff tho,different story,didnt hav to drink to much,yippyyyyyyy,got to as much as a 26 oucer,every 2.5 days,but i could stop,but,after all the disaster happened,and most of the time i remembered,on a few occasions,can count them on my hands and toes,not many really,but what i did,ouch,i wont go there,that is what makes,our drinkin and others different,until we mess up,and where did tht come from,my dear u said u were a lawyer,very nice,and now a doctror,dont get me wrong,you should be very proud of yourself,do u realise tht most doctors get about 2 hours of teachin in class,about alchoholism,then they give u pills and wonder why u have more problems,in canada up to 1988,there was only one university tht tot about the desease most others did not,so in essence they didnt no how to treat u,and by the way if your in the states you have a lot of canadian docrtors,but you can always ask the doctor how much training they had,i think the rate of addiction on prescription drugs has gone up considerably here,i cant amagine what it is anywhere else,and were a small country,im not educated but was fortunate to get treatment in one of the finest facilities in the world,homewood,ontario,in guelph,lookit up,want a 28 day vacation,i should of posted this rather than sending it to you,thankyou my dear lady,for your comments gyco ps i wish wish you well

**1967** · July 31, 2008, 07:00 AM

just wine is poison

shirazgirl... i do the same thing as u said. i cannot stop w/the wine. but i can have a beer or two and stop. probably just because i can't stand the after taste. yuck. i'm AF now 33 days and very very grateful for it. i had a few sips of champagne 8 days ago during a work meeting. i stopped and that was that. i was aware that if i finished the glass that would probably be the beginning of the end.
it has gotten easier to not drink... but that doesn't mean that if i start again i won't end up in the same annoying circumstance. i want a personal life... w/alcohol i need to be alone. it's time to start my life over.

**noodle** · July 31, 2008, 07:02 PM

just wine is poison

Hi Shiraz Girl - wine is my poison also - will drink other stuff occassionally - but if I don't like it - it will stay in the cupboard even if i'm desp. for a vino! Just love the taste of red wine sooo much that I just can not stop if I have some. Weird eh? I didn't drink at all through my pregnancies, but spent the entire time searching for something that would taste as good (I never have). Still, can keep on trying. Good luck to all - I'm so glad I've found this ws and found I'm def not alone in my struggles. Noodle x

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