I did. I used to drink four or five large glasses of wine every night, for years. Sometime after being diagnosed with depression, I gave it up. I was sober for seven years. Then I became a little manic while overseas and decided, impulsively, to start drinking again. That was in 2001, after I had been diagnosed as bipolar. I haven't abused the alcohol since then, though, probably through self-awareness and the fact that I've been far more stable. I now drink one beer, occasionally two, on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.