A question about two spritzers (ALCOHOL)

[TwoNames]

Hello,

I’ve been to my friend’s house one hour ago. I was there to help him with something, but because of the weather we sort of just hung out and he offered me a glass wine + sparkling water (spritzer). After drinking the first one, he offered me another, and I said sure, please. But at the beginning of the second one I started feeling the effects of alcohol. I finished the glass and went home. I started worrying that I have committed a mortal sin. I did not eat that much today - so I think this is the reason why I feel …drunk… or he mixed a strong spritzer. Now I know this was a bad idea, but I drove myself to a supermarket to buy something to eat - there was no real lunch food at home.

Am I in the state of a mortal sin? I went to confession on monday and I made a firm purpose of staying away from sin. Then something stupid like this happens. Now I still feel some effect of it. The food is cooking and I think this will get rid of the feeling… It’s not like drunk drunk, but when I was putting on my shoes at my friends house as I was leaving, I did feel dizzy, a bit at least.

I thank you for all the replies. May God bless your charity.

 

[Cruciferi]

But at the beginning of the second one I started feeling the effects of alcohol.

Feeling the effects of alcohol isn’t evil.

I started worrying that I have committed a mortal sin.

Why? How could feeling a little dizzy or tingling be a sin?

You had 2 drinks and stopped. There’s nothing sinful here but I think that you should be speaking to your Priest about these worries.

Now I know this was a bad idea, but I drove myself to a supermarket to buy something to eat - there was no real lunch food at home.

Know your limit and plan appropriately. If you needed food, well, you did what you had to do.

 

[TrueRomanCatholic]

Getting drunk by accident isn’t a mortal sin.

Not being able to gauge your limit, also not a mortal sin.

Getting on the road while knowingly impaired is a whole different situation. You have an ethical and legal responsibility the very moment you sit behind that wheel and turn that engine on.

I’m shocked you’d get on the road while tipsy, yet ask whether the process of getting tipsy was sinful!

 

[TwoNames]

I’m shocked you’d get on the road while tipsy, yet ask whether the process of getting tipsy was sinful!

Thank you for all of your replies. This reply is directed to TrueRomanCatholic. I have OCD, main manifastion is faith related. I did drive with an intention to get something to eat ASAP (not like racing around the streets towards supermarket), because with food I wanted to stop feeling tipsy (don’t know the term, english is not my first language), and perhaps kill some anxiety that the feeling brought (questioning if I am in mortal sin). I think I now understand what I’ve read someplace - scrupulous people can be scrupulous about some things and scandalously lax about other things. In this case that would be driving while feeling tipsy.

Do I have to go to confession now? Cruciferi’s and Blimp’s reply calmed me down, pretty much completely. But now I see that the true sin may be in driving. Same question. Please reply.

I am sorry for driving while feeling tipsy. I’d say I had a full knowledge - I know you’re not supposed to drive when drinking. And I did it anyway. Did I commit a mortal sin?

 

[Episcopalian]

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Since you do have OCD, I’d rather not feed into it by just answering the question. Attached is a flow chart you can use to see if the situation is mortal.

 

[Lou2U]

Please discuss this with your Priest. Scrupulosity is something you need to work on with people in your life who are able to help you. CAF cannot do that.

 

[TwoNames]

Should I go to confession ASAP? I generally don’t (shouldn’t) go more often than every second week.

 

[Episcopalian]

Should I go to confession ASAP?

What you’re doing is reassurance seeking questioning. Most people here on this forum are ill equipped to be cognitive therapists or cognitive behavioral therapists.

Not to be rude but this is OCD driven behavior, not religiously driven.

 

[Woodyl57]

Habitual part is a little tricky. If you got into the habit while you were not in a full understanding of the gravity and seriousness of the habit could be mitigating and now you struggle with a habit you regret starting?

 

[Woodyl57]

Well said. Habitual, addictive, etc is no excuse for not active effort to overcome.