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I am afraid I am an alcoholic.

I am 50 years old. How could this happen at my age? I don’t get drunk, but I don’t want to stop. I drink about a bottle of wine every night and I have a cordial or two every night or so too. I get to feeling happy. The drinking is spread out from happy hour to early the next morning because I am a day sleeper. Still I am worried because the thought of not drinking really bothers me a lot. I am really upset. I don’t know what to do or where to turn. The thought of saying I am an alcoholic is overwhelming. The thought of giving up wine is overwhelming. I overeat and I believe that would be worse than it is already. I lost 100 lbs from a surgery. Maybe my issues just transfered, but that was back in 1996! I am so messed up!

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ℓινιηg4уσυ offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 995 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 month, 3 weeks ago (32 minutes after post)

A Glass of Red wine every evening is Good for heart..
But not alot alot..

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montheindy offline Verified User (1 month, 3 weeks) Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 month, 3 weeks ago (46 minutes after post)

I think it may only be a problem if it affects work or relationships with other people. By the sounds of it, you don’t feel out of control and that is the main thing, to stay in control.

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courtybubble offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 176 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 month, 3 weeks ago (1 hour, 29 minutes after post)

if you cant do without the drink for a night, then you have a problem, and you need to seek help from a rehab facility or doctor.

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