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This is my first serious attempt at putting down the bottle. I'm 39 years old, been drinking for 25 years, seriously for the last ten. I didn't drink every night but probably 2-3 times during the week - a bottle of wine and 1-2 shots whiskey - and more on the weekend. I haven't been to a meeting yet. I was going to go to one last Tuesday but I chickened out. There is a women's AA meeting tomorrow night I am thinking of going to... partly because I'm going to be at a loose end now on my Friday night after work...
The consensus seems to be in favour of potential bamboozlement ahead! I shall consider myself warned. Thanks all.