Loneliness

Alcoholism is called by some, “The disease of loneliness.”  This is New Year’s Eve.  It is a day/night when there is a lot of drinking.  I avoid going out to party on these nights.  There are a lot of amateur drinkers, the occasional kind who then try and drive home.  But many people this night drink as they often do, too much.  It is New Year’s Eve, they think, a time to drink a lot.  If you are feeling antsy and anxious about NOT going out to party, you might ask yourself why?  If you are feeling lonely, I suggest that going out and partying will not make you less lonely.  At best, it will be a temporary fix, for the night, and then you will wake up, still lonely, but feeling physically and maybe emotionally worse, than if you just had a quiet night at home or with a friend or two, without all the over the top drinking.  Alcohol, drugs, and one night stands never solved loneliness.  The Alcoholic is a slow learner.  I hope that is not you.  But if you are, there is a solution.  Hopefully, Happy New Year to you.