Bottled Up: Your Stories About Drinking

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Podcasts

Business, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Careers, Relationships, Sexuality

4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We asked you about your relationships with alcohol—why you drink, or don't, the strategies you use to manage your consumption, and what alcohol brings you besides a buzz. Here's what you told us. If you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol or seeking more information about alcohol consumption, check out these resources. Sign up for our newsletter at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter, and every Wednesday we'll send you podcast listening recommendations, listener letters from our inbox and updates from the show. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at [email protected]. Support Death, Sex & Money today at deathsexmoney.org/donate.

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0:00.0	I always wondered when I was going to get my adult card, you know you think it's going to be
0:04.2	18 and then at 21 and really now I'm thinking maybe it's 34 is when I got my adult card
0:11.0	and drinking on a Thursday night,
0:13.8	make a Friday not so pleasurable.
0:16.0	Your adult card comes in the form of just a hangover,
0:18.7	feeling crappy.
0:19.8	That's what adulthood feels like.
0:22.0	It's not fair. They don't tell you that.
0:25.0	This is death, sex, and money.
0:30.0	Let's talk about alcohol.
0:32.0	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.
0:35.9	Not drinking, definitely did not solve my problems. And need to talk about more.
0:40.7	Oh, this is what a hangover is? Oh my God, it's the worst. I'm Anna Seale.
0:48.0	Carrie is a listener in her mid-30s. She lives in Indianapolis, and she got in touch with us when we asked you to tell us about your
0:55.4	relationships with alcohol. What do you like when you're a little buzzed?
0:59.2	I'm giggly and my face usually gets a little more pink and I lose my volume
1:07.1	control to some degree. And if there's a microphone I might pick it up and sing something you just never know.
1:14.8	Carrie told me that drinking is a part of her daily routine. She likes having a glass
1:19.8	of wine with her husband after work during the week.
1:22.6	And then on the weekends.
1:23.8	I have a pretty core group of girlfriends and if we're getting together, there's definitely
1:29.0	going to be alcohol there.
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