Are you drinking because you want to? Or....By Alyson Premo

Are you drinking because you want to?

OR

Are you drinking because you don't know any other way to cope and don't want to feel left out in a society where everything revolves around alcohol?

So what is it?

I can 99% guarantee that you're drinking not because you want to. I mean, no one wants to feel like death run over the morning after drinking. No one wants to wake up with racing thoughts and a racing heart. No one wants to destroy friendships, relationships, or their own life.

But we put ourselves in these situations over and over again because why? Are we a glutton for punishment?

Or do we just not know how to cope with a stressful day? Or do we not know how to celebrate without alcohol? Or do we succumb to peer pressure because we don't want others to think we have a "problem"? Or have we been brought up in an environment where everything revolves around alcohol, and it's perceived as the norm?

It's probably all of the above, right? We don't really WANT to drink a poison that increases your chances of cancer, can lead to an array of issues with your relationships, including the relationship with your kids, causes more anxiety and sadness, and ultimately leads to premature death. We don't want that. We want alcohol to escape or fit in.

Screw fitting in for the sake of my health. And there are much better and healthier ways to cope with the stresses of life and motherhood—no need for a glass of wine.

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