Was there anything else you ever chased or wanted to chase?
To be honest I found alcohol wasn't enhancing or helping me in the ways I thought it was. It takes a lot of very hard realizations to get there though.
I thought I need it to have fun when I was out...but frankly I can drink a coke and pretend its booze and no-one knows or cares.
I thought I needed it to get girls...nope, actually being sober its way better.
I thought it helped cool me down on a hot day. Water my dude.
I thought it helped pass the time. Games, study, workout, books.
I thought it helped me enjoy good food. Really? Totally ruins it and masks the flavor.
False paradise man.