In my particular case, my problem drinking was related to drug control. Originally, I used to smoke pot, but it was much easier to get wasted on alcohol. I don’t blame the drug policy for my alcohol addiction, but I do see it as a contributing factor. If alcohol is the only way you can get legally, than people who are prone to alcoholism are much more likely to get addicted to it instead of using safer alternatives.
There is more to it than that, however. Otherwise, I could have managed to stop drinking alcohol much sooner. In some ways, I’m a pretty straight edge, repressed sort of guy. I have to have my emotions tightly under control at all times, and I think the stress of this attitude contributed to my drinking problems. I would be a different person when I was drunk ñ uninhibited, reckless, and free. It gave me an excuse to live out fantasies that I had always had ñ the ones I couldn’t usually admit to myself. Suddenly, I was a daring, fun and carefree guy. The drinks I had took me away from the worries of daily problems. Once I started, I never wanted to Quit Drinking Alcohol.