Drinking: A Love Story
All of those things melted away when I drank. The bottle was my friend, my companion, a portable vacation. Whenever life was too intense, alcohol would take the edge off or obliterate the problem altogether for a time.
A.A. World Services Inc • Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
"Beck explains these reactions in his book, Alcohol Lied to Me: The Intelligent Way to Stop Drinking. He says that all humans are motivated by just two component factors: seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. That is a key reason why your friends, no matter how much they care about you, don’t want you to stop drinking. When you stop drinking they are
... See moreI needed alcohol to drink away the things that plagued me. Not just my doubts about sex. My self-consciousness, my loneliness, my insecurities, my fears. I drank away all the parts that made me human, in other words, and I knew this was wrong.
Sarah Hepola • Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
It is utterly wrong. You can enjoy life without alcohol; in fact, not only can you enjoy life without alcohol, but it is far more enjoyable. You just need to fully understand how the drug affects us and how every one of its perceived benefits is an illusion. With this in mind, let’s now move on to consider a better way of stopping.