Originally Posted by awuh1
It’s my belief that most often, the primary motivation for a drink is that the individual is attempting to change how they feel. Forgive me for stating what might appear obvious, but that’s the bottom line. The problem then becomes how to deal with the feeling(s), and to do so without alcohol.
Or the primary motivation could be to get drunk. Life could be grand and one may not want to change a thing, nothing to run from, nothing to numb, but maybe they want to ramp it up from great to greater by getting a buzz on, but there's a problem with the off switch.
So my off switch is broken, defective, or simply not there. I don't care why really. I mean it might be interesting as a bit of trivia, but it doesn't really matter why when it comes to drinking, what matters is that drinking is bad for me and for those I love and who love me back. period.