Addiction & Recovery

Pluvious

(4,365 posts) Sun Aug 28, 2016, 12:04 PM Aug 2016

The real reason why women drink

I found this worth reading, maybe it could be helpful to others.

http://qz.com/762868/giving-up-alcohol-opened-my-eyes-to-the-infuriating-truth-about-why-women-drink/

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The real reason why women drink (Original Post) Pluvious Aug 2016 OP

i saw that article NMDemDist2 Aug 2016 #1

Still the most common "root cause." n/t TygrBright Aug 2016 #2

Thank you. That was my first year of sobriety cally Sep 2016 #3

Accepting oneself can be very difficult.. Stuart G Sep 2016 #4

Entertainment can be hard to find Jemmons Oct 2016 #5

NMDemDist2

(49,313 posts)

1. i saw that article

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Sun Aug 28, 2016, 12:12 PM

Aug 2016

i drank because i liked the effect....

TygrBright

(20,783 posts)

2. Still the most common "root cause." n/t

Reply to NMDemDist2 (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 28, 2016, 02:47 PM

Aug 2016

cally

(21,603 posts)

3. Thank you. That was my first year of sobriety

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Thu Sep 1, 2016, 09:50 AM

Sep 2016

Spent the year angry and seeing alcohol everywhere. It is still everywhere but I don't notice it as much. The final paragraph is so true. I'm so happy to "be on this side of the pool!"

By the way--I'm still angry at expectations of women in this society. I just do not drink over them and have learned to accept myself.

Stuart G

(38,477 posts)

4. Accepting oneself can be very difficult..

Reply to cally (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 2, 2016, 12:42 PM

Sep 2016

It is something that took a long time for me to do...long after I stopped using..thanks for mentioning this...

Jemmons

(711 posts)

5. Entertainment can be hard to find

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Mon Oct 3, 2016, 04:12 AM

Oct 2016

Especially if you want something that can help you cling on to your warm fuzzy substitution of self control with self acceptance.

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