It is said that your first interactions with alcohol can determine your relationship with it moving forward. Do you remember the first time you had alcohol? Was it a good experience or a bad? Did you learn how to drink in moderation or do you not have any control? What do you wish you knew or had done differently when you were younger?
WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ALCOHOL?
(answer as much or as little as you want)
50, Female, Miami, US
I grew up abroad where the drinking age was younger, and not enforced, so it was never something I felt so justified by. When I moved to the US I realized that teens here felt it was “cool” to drink because they had to sneak it around. So all through high school and college, I never felt the need to overdrink like my peers.As I got older, my relationship with alcohol changed. It started as mostly social on weekends, and then once I had kids, I really began to drink for “relaxation” at the end of the day during the “witching hour” (when little kids are most cranky) and I was making dinner. I’d say I probably have drink a glass of wine nightly since.Now it seems I’m entering a new phase of life where I don’t feel good and don’t sleep as well if i drink even a drink daily…so I’m trying to cut back from this daily habit.