Is this pattern alcoholic?
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I just googled how many shots are in a half pint..it is 5 shots. So if she made a "normal" drink that is 5 drinks..but if she is like I was...5 shots would come up short of 2 drinks. I was good friends with the bartenders. Towards the end of my drinking marathon I asked them if I could have the pour spout that they use on bottles to determine 1 shot. I stuck to it..but still ended up with more drinks since they were weaker drinks. The alcoholic mind thinks it is very clever!!!!!!!! You are the only one that knows your wife..I guess I want to add that I didn't start out a hard core alky..it took me a bit of time to build up to it..but once I did..I couldn't even stop drinking as long as there was any kind of alcohol in the house. Maybe that is something you should watch out for..
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Hi Scotty
I think, considering you're here, you must be concerned.
I think I might be too, in your shoes...but only you know your wife and whatever the consequences are of her drinking and how it makes you feel.
We also have a family and friends forum here you might also be interested in
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Welcome to SR
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I think, considering you're here, you must be concerned.
I think I might be too, in your shoes...but only you know your wife and whatever the consequences are of her drinking and how it makes you feel.
We also have a family and friends forum here you might also be interested in
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Welcome to SR
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Welcome to SR! I would say that it would be a concern but more importantly, is she concerned? And, something to add...as an alcoholic, whenever someone "voiced" their concern over my drinking (be it saying something, a look or whatever non-verbal vibe I got from them), I started hiding it from them just to appease "their" concerns which had nothing to do with me (haha). I used to identify myself as "independent" meaning that I liked living alone - But in reality...I just liked having a space that gave me freedom to drink without anybody bothering me!
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Hi Scotty, Welcome to SR!
Your wife is drinking 75 or so units of alcohol a week in vodka. In the UK the government recommended healthy limit is 14. Cutting back a bit might be wise, problem or not.
Good luck to you both.
Your wife is drinking 75 or so units of alcohol a week in vodka. In the UK the government recommended healthy limit is 14. Cutting back a bit might be wise, problem or not.
Good luck to you both.
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Alcoholism is the cyclic presence of tolerance, withdrawal, and excessive alcohol use; the drinker's inability to control such compulsive drinking, despite awareness of its harm to his or her health, indicates that the person might be an alcoholic.
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5 drinks a day is a lot... especially all at once like that. I would say the question is not so much whether she's an alcoholic as whether her drinking is unhealthy (which it is) and whether it's causing problems (which only you and she know.)
Cutting back would be advisable, from a health standpoint alone if nothing else.
Cutting back would be advisable, from a health standpoint alone if nothing else.
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See, I was too cheap to buy liquor by the half pint (unless I needed a small bottle for traveling or concealing--I kept small bottles that I poured into for that purpose).
If that's the size bottle she is drinking from, I wouldn't be surprised if she has some more hidden or in her purse or desk drawer or glove box. Just the voice of experience...
My personal favorite trick was to conceal a half pint of vodka and another of scotch in between the plastic liner and the trash basket next to the desk in my home office. You'd be AMAZED at how long "just one" drink can last when you are able to keep topping it off.
If that's the size bottle she is drinking from, I wouldn't be surprised if she has some more hidden or in her purse or desk drawer or glove box. Just the voice of experience...
My personal favorite trick was to conceal a half pint of vodka and another of scotch in between the plastic liner and the trash basket next to the desk in my home office. You'd be AMAZED at how long "just one" drink can last when you are able to keep topping it off.
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Originally Posted by ScottyH 
My wife is now drinking 1/2 pint of vodka nearly every day. She drinks the vodka very fast, usually within an hour. Is this reason to be concerned?
Should you be concerned? Yes, if it progresses.
The bigger question is: Is she hiding that fact that she sometimes does more?
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