Sounds I've come to hate...
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Wow, I was going to post this topic at one point. For me, a beer can crackin’ open still gives me anger & anxiety. 
My ex would start at 5/6am. Honestly I pretty much can’t stomach or be around any alcohol right now as it all bothers me. White wine makes me ill. She’d buy the screw off caps so she could open them secretly/easier, hidden throughout our apt. But my hearing became so overly sensitive... I could hear her screwing off the cap even when I was in the shower. My obsession/desire to monitor her drinking was horrible... right as her hiding became even more secretive. Oh the triggers..
My ex would start at 5/6am. Honestly I pretty much can’t stomach or be around any alcohol right now as it all bothers me. White wine makes me ill. She’d buy the screw off caps so she could open them secretly/easier, hidden throughout our apt. But my hearing became so overly sensitive... I could hear her screwing off the cap even when I was in the shower. My obsession/desire to monitor her drinking was horrible... right as her hiding became even more secretive. Oh the triggers..Member
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Not an alcohol related sound I don't think, though I have suspected esophageal varices, but my ABF has a horrible wracking cough that devolves into gagging and sometimes puking. It's worst in the morning or anytime his blood pressure raises like with stress or sex. It makes me feel ill whenever I hear it.
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I SO relate to this! I hate the sound of beer cans opening and wine bottles opening too, and the really sick part is that I can practically predict when the sound is going to happen. Like right now, I know that any minute, any second, I will hear the cork popping out of the bottle of wine in the kitchen.
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Not a sound but my parents would drink beer out of pewter goblets, and my sister and I can't stand seeing similar goblets these days, decades later. BTW the goblets eventually wore out.
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Originally Posted by FeelingGreat 
BTW the goblets eventually wore out.
i hate wine glasses now. Hate drinking my 1-2 glasses a week out of them as i dont want the kids to see. I also can't stand jokes about alcohol on social media.
it's incredible just how we have all been affected in so many ways - obvious, and not so obvious.
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Ice cubes...
the sound of a beer can opening ..
Ice cubes in a glass!
The smell of red wine gin or brandy turns my stomach
I hate crystal cut glass decanters and tumblers because XAH bought some to put his drinks in - an attempt to make his drinking seem “sophisticated” Like when he tries to make out he knows his wines (yet I know he’d drink neat vinegar if it was 14% proof)
Yes it sets my nerves on edge too and I feel anger rising in my chest..
Ice cubes in a glass!
The smell of red wine gin or brandy turns my stomach
I hate crystal cut glass decanters and tumblers because XAH bought some to put his drinks in - an attempt to make his drinking seem “sophisticated” Like when he tries to make out he knows his wines (yet I know he’d drink neat vinegar if it was 14% proof)
Yes it sets my nerves on edge too and I feel anger rising in my chest..
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Originally Posted by hearthealth
The slurred speech. The exuberant tone.
Just the sound of the 'Hi' or 'Hello' on the phone is enough for me to gauge whether she's drinking or not.
I hate the smell of vodka.
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The Glass Hitting the Ice Machine makes me CRINGE!!... Just sharing this & I'm new here in need of support too.
Everyday we argue but that's really nothing new.
Your alcohol addiction has taken over your life.
That bottle of whiskey has become the only true
" love of your life."And me,well am just a wife.
You refuse to see the issues that this" love of your life" causes daily.
It consumes your every thought,controls your every move
and causes pain and sadness within our family.
When you wake up sober you once again show
love and kindness to those around you.
But slowly as the day goes on,
Oh how you crave your "lover".
So the alcohol demon awakes.The "lover" takes you by
the hand and swears "she" can make it better,
but with every glass of ice I hear you pour
I so wish you had never met "her".
Your attitude changes dramatically,
especially towards me, your wife.
You start to act completely miserable
And scream, "I hate my life."
You forget the things we talk about,
The things you say and do.
The drunk I see every single day
Is far from the MAN I once knew.
Your addiction is taking over our lives.
This is an obvious fact.
It's taking away our good memories
And time we can never get back.
You know you have a problem but say,
the problem is me.The truth is, I will never be the "lover"
And I'm not sure how much longer I can be the wife.
Everyday we argue but that's really nothing new.
Your alcohol addiction has taken over your life.
That bottle of whiskey has become the only true
" love of your life."And me,well am just a wife.
You refuse to see the issues that this" love of your life" causes daily.
It consumes your every thought,controls your every move
and causes pain and sadness within our family.
When you wake up sober you once again show
love and kindness to those around you.
But slowly as the day goes on,
Oh how you crave your "lover".
So the alcohol demon awakes.The "lover" takes you by
the hand and swears "she" can make it better,
but with every glass of ice I hear you pour
I so wish you had never met "her".
Your attitude changes dramatically,
especially towards me, your wife.
You start to act completely miserable
And scream, "I hate my life."
You forget the things we talk about,
The things you say and do.
The drunk I see every single day
Is far from the MAN I once knew.
Your addiction is taking over our lives.
This is an obvious fact.
It's taking away our good memories
And time we can never get back.
You know you have a problem but say,
the problem is me.The truth is, I will never be the "lover"
And I'm not sure how much longer I can be the wife.
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Join Date: May 2019
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Kixster great poem!
I am so disgusted with alcohol I have given up my one or two wines at social occasions. Strictly teetotal from now on. Anyway I have always founds a club soda with a slice of lime and a bit of ice way more refreshing than a beer. Not a drink in 7 weeks and I don’t miss it at all.
I am so disgusted with alcohol I have given up my one or two wines at social occasions. Strictly teetotal from now on. Anyway I have always founds a club soda with a slice of lime and a bit of ice way more refreshing than a beer. Not a drink in 7 weeks and I don’t miss it at all.
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Any noise in the kitchen after I have gone to bed - whether it's a drawer being closed, the fridge being opened, or something dropping, I sometimes have to fight my instinct to run downstairs to be sober police... and my husband has been in recovery for almost 18 months. I started taking melatonin to help me sleep more deeply.
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