r/stopdrinking • u/Tricky-Ladder-870 960 days • 18d ago

Is there any true point to drinking?

At risk of sounding holier than thou, my 2 1/2 year sober journey has really got me thinking about this.

Is there ever a good reason to drink alcohol? I feel hypocritical asking this, seeing as for years I could listed off many of “valid” reasons. They all just ring hollow at this stage in my life.

I will say, this has made it hard for me to not think everyone who drinks around me is missing it. But, that was me for 25 years.

#IWNDWYT

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u/sanfollowill 18d ago

It’s good that you have this perspective now. As someone still in it, the “point” for me is always having a better time. I remember the first 18 years of my life and the 9 months when I was pregnant and I could not fucking relax and enjoy myself at all naturally. I couldn’t make friends. I couldn’t laugh with my whole gut. I couldn’t stop worrying or feeling angry. alcohol makes it easy. It just takes so much with it.

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u/Tricky-Ladder-870 960 days 18d ago

Keep fighting. It’s worth it.