How much alcohol is it okay to drink in a day?

There have been quite a few red flags in terms of your alcohol use and the reasons behind it so far in this thread, and it being literally the one thing you look forward to is another big red flag. Every time you post your anxiety is looking more like something that you need to seek professional help for. Alcohol is not medication, nor is it a viable coping strategy for anxiety or anything else.

I must admit that I started to think you might be trolling when we reached the point of the thread where your position shifted to “I’ll stop after Uni, or actually I might carry on for a few more years”, but it doesn’t matter. If this is genuine, hopefully you can reflect on some of the well meaning advice in this thread. If you are trolling, the advice will hopefully be useful for someone who comes across this thread in future in a similar situation.

Take it from a person who is basically you ten years from now - don't do it. A couple of drinks a night seems harmless, especially when you're not drinking to the point of getting drunk, but it is causing damage. It harms your liver and it alters your brain chemistry. Drinking daily is how you develop a habit and then from there it becomes an addiction. And you won't even notice it happen. I didn't know I had developed a dependence on alcohol until I tried to stop. And withdrawal when quitting is extremely hard - I would not recommend that you risk putting yourself in a position where you might ever have to go through it.

Alcohol makes anxiety worse in the long-run, so don't use it as a coping mechanism for this. See your GP or a counsellor regarding healthier ways to manage your anxiety.

Drink responsibility. If you're going to drink alone then make it an occasional or weekend treat rather than something you do every single night. If you're interested I have decent recommendations for non-alcoholic beers, wines, and mocktails.

I occasionally go a day without drinking and feel fine so mine hasn't developed into a dependance or addiction. I've tried methods for managing anxiety like trying to distract myself and all those silly breathing techniques but nothing else seems to work for me.

OK we're like 3 pages into this 'Is my drinking ok?' thread with no one really agreeing it is and you're still insisting it's the right medication for you.

I don't think it's the right medication I just don't really know what the alternative is

I don't think it's the right medication I just don't really know what the alternative is

seeing your GP about your anxiety is an obvious alternative method, it's nothing to be embarrassed about as lots of students go through similar things. My sister for one went through something similar with her anxiety and went to see a GP about it, was prescribed medication to help with her panic attacks and given other methods to help deal with her overwhelming anxiety and it seemed to really help her.

I'd seriously recommend it in your case but it's your own decision at the end of the day and for you to decide what's right.

That's what your GP is for! You don't need any kind of trauma or adversity to develop mental health struggles; your GP isn't going to judge you and this is clearly affecting you quite a lot.

tbh that's 'a drink' so your reaction sounds a bit extreme and near death

I have about 3 or 4 drinks a day (probably about 30 units across a week) which I don't think is that many but apparently the recommended maximum is 14 units a week. There's no risk to my health from drinking the extent I do is there?

I'm 20, female, and a uni student so surely I'm only drinking the same amount as an average person my age, it's just that I drink alone across the week instead of going out and getting drunk/having all my weekly alcohol in one go on a Saturday night. I will usually have about half a bottle of wine or a few gin/vodka and tonics in the evening before I go to bed but I never really go out clubbing or get properly drunk.

not entirely sure ik what you mean about near death, but i put it in double quotation marks for a reason cuz pretty sure a unit of alcohol is different from a glass. wait let me go check my bottle

but basically if i have one 'glass' of red wine on tuesday at 19:00 i would be awake at 02:00 on wednesday. this isn't uncommon, i remember talking to my coworker about it who suffered the same thing. metabolism kicks in and suddenly you're hot just like an oven, and not in a marvin gaye good way.

whether the op is doing is 'ok' well i don't want to give my unpopular opinion on bodily harm. i don't think it works practically tho and for some reason they didn't answer the question i posed about if they are able to attend morning lectures... unless i just dreamt i asked the question?

I have about 3 or 4 drinks a day (probably about 30 units across a week) which I don't think is that many but apparently the recommended maximum is 14 units a week. There's no risk to my health from drinking the extent I do is there?

I'm 20, female, and a uni student so surely I'm only drinking the same amount as an average person my age, it's just that I drink alone across the week instead of going out and getting drunk/having all my weekly alcohol in one go on a Saturday night. I will usually have about half a bottle of wine or a few gin/vodka and tonics in the evening before I go to bed but I never really go out clubbing or get properly drunk.

Your tolerance levels on alcohol consumption is increasing. So you will need to drink a lot more to feel the effects of it or whatever pleasure you are getting from it. That’s very, very dangerous . Try and pack it in . You sound like you are drinking the same amount and in the same environment as a six foot something old codger . Is that really you? If not - watch out because before you know it that is where you will be heading. Life ruined. My advice - join student societies - force yourself to go out with your class mates. Smell the fear and do it anyway. Good luck. Peace Out ☮️

I would be drinking more at social activities than I am in my room though

I would be drinking more at social activities than I am in my room though

Yeah the fact you don't even consider not drinking or even moderating it is a huge red flag here. You've made it a true habit.

OK we're like 3 pages into this 'Is my drinking ok?' thread with no one really agreeing it is and you're still insisting it's the right medication for you.

I accept that I've made it a habit. On the rare occasion I can't get out of a social event I get as drunk as humanly possible

Massive, Massive Red Flag

you are a problem Drinker and this Will bite you on the arse sooner rather than later