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I'm 11 Maria. Welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. Thanks for taking my call. Thank you. Oh my god. I'm so nervous. I was calling because just during this recent pandemic, I find myself drinking more than usual.

And I guess I do it out of boredom or, you know, just to ease the stress. And it's difficult to not open the bottle of wine at the end of the day.

Well, how much of the bottle of wine at the end of the day do you have?

I can finish a bottle of wine. What if you only finish two glasses?

I want more, but I can ask you what you want it. I don't care how much you want.

I said, what if you only have two glasses?

That would be nice. Then why don't you do that?

Okay. I didn't know at what point you do. Is it something that is normal?

You're becoming a lush, taking a whole bottle of wine down, babe, and you know it.

Okay.

Don't play games with your head. I do that often.

Don't. It's your most prized possession, your brain, your thoughts, your emotions, your plans, your dreams, your boredom.

Find other ways to deal with it at the end of the day.

Fall in love with Hot Coco in a movie.

Yeah. I have a great husband and children and a lot of, you know, that comes with a lot of stress during this time and I need to find another hot cocoa and a movie reduces stress.

So to sex.

Yeah, we have a good sex life. So at least that good thing.

That release is stress like nothing else.

Okay. And my parents are both alcoholics and I do get nervous that it's come down to me as well and just decide two glasses is your limit.

Okay.

Don't you have discipline? How many cookies? I mean, do you want the whole box of cookies? Yes. Do you eat the whole box of cookies? No.

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