Am I a Lush?

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🗓️ 5 April 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Am I a Lush? - Maria can easily drink a bottle of wine each night and wonders if this is the beginning of alcoholism. - Dr. Laura: "The only irresistible impulse is the impulse not resisted." | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern time on serious XM.
0:10.0	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.
0:29.0	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.
0:47.0	Well, how much of the bottle of wine at the end of the day do you have?
0:52.0	I can finish a bottle of wine. What if you only finish two glasses?
1:04.0	I want more, but I can ask you what you want it. I don't care how much you want.
1:13.0	I said, what if you only have two glasses?
1:18.0	That would be nice. Then why don't you do that?
1:23.0	Okay. I didn't know at what point you do. Is it something that is normal?
1:32.0	You're becoming a lush, taking a whole bottle of wine down, babe, and you know it.
1:40.0	Okay.
1:42.0	Don't play games with your head. I do that often.
1:49.0	Don't. It's your most prized possession, your brain, your thoughts, your emotions, your plans, your dreams, your boredom.
2:00.0	Find other ways to deal with it at the end of the day.
2:06.0	Fall in love with Hot Coco in a movie.
2:13.0	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.
2:27.0	So to sex.
2:30.0	Yeah, we have a good sex life. So at least that good thing.
2:35.0	That release is stress like nothing else.
2:38.0	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.
2:55.0	Okay.
2:56.0	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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