Honey..of course you're thinking bout drinkin'.
Life hits hard and we want to "check out" of the madness.
The personal heroics come in ..when we endure and get through to the other side. That's how you make yourself proud of you...that's how we build emotional muscle and self esteem.
But I feel ya..
A number of times this past week while in my own turmoil, there is a song on my workout playlist by Creed that keeps taunting me...the lyrics "I'm 6 feet from the edge and I'm thinking..maybe 6 feet ain't so far down".
Although the tune seems to be alluding to a far more dark and final kind of checking out...it has been come some sort of drinking metaphor for me..
We have those moments where yes...we feel ..6 feet from the edge...where we want to almost plummet into the "giving up"...
You're on the edge...don't jump...don't bail...
Stay with us.