Originally Posted by
BrendaChenowyth 
I understand that we do that when drunk, but why after a period of time sober, would that cause you to drink again?
We drink because we are alcoholics. There are a myriad of stressors, situations, "triggers", cravings that might make us more likely to want to drink, but at the end of the day it is all about avoidance/escape. In your specific question above one might feel embarrassed or shameful about something they said or did when drunk - and then drink again to avoid facing that person or facing the consequences.
And the real bottom line is that there will always be stressors and problems in life....it is impossible to avoid them all. We have to learn how do deal with them in a healthy manner besides drinking.
AKA--- the reason we drink is US, not some situation outside us.