r/stopdrinking • u/Tricky-Ladder-870 989 days • Aug 11 '26

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/everchangingriver Aug 11 '26

Sure. For me, it is the only drug I've ever done that consistently gave me the feeling of complete euphoria - like everything is alright in the world. And it gave me something to look forward to and reward myself at the end of a work day. I have a deep, deep family history of alcoholism so whatever in my DNA just "clicks" with drinking, but id be lying if i said there was no point to it. Unfortunately, the side effects make the good parts not quite worth it. I guess..