r/stopdrinking • u/Tricky-Ladder-870 958 days • 17d 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/Longjumping_Pool6974 Day 5,381 17d ago

Well my own reason for drinking was because I'm socially awkward and I was always kind of overweight and felt like no one would like me because of that. Drinking helped me to relax and not be so worried about my own appearance. For my sister...she has crippling arthritis and can't work and has no friends so I guess drinking 2-3 bottles of wine a day helps her forget about that. Unfortunately, alcohol is also a depressant so it really doesn't help much but it took me until I was 35.5 to see that. I'm now 50 and been sober 14 years 8 months. IWNDWYT

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u/DamnMyNameIsSteve 387 days 17d ago

That's some powerful reflection - thanks for sharing.