The Wrong Solution

What is the attitude toward drink that a person has when they begin to drink “too much” as we might say.  I think that the hope of such a drinker is that they expect things to get better the more they drink in any drinking session.  They have a tough day or they want to celebrate an event.  They think that a drink will make them feel better, and then another, to celebrate better.  More drinks to get even better.  Things turn into disaster by the end of the drinking session or bout.  So next they decide that they want to drink normally, but have more positive results, less car crashes, jail, spouse and family leaving, loss of job and so on.  This all sounds crazy to many of you right?  But ask yourself what you overdo in order to feel better?  The flu gets you down, but you think you will feel better with some gym work or a run or go to work.  The thought of bed and fluids leaves you thinking, “That is not enough.”  Where do you get into trouble when your thinking says, “More is better.”