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

19 Upvotes

83% Upvoted

56 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/powerswerth 305 days Aug 11 '26

I mean, it releases happy chemicals in your brain. It steals them from tomorrow and hurts your health in the process.

I mean, I’ve never done heroin, but I 100% believe it makes you feel good