A lot of people, self included, drink to feel seen

People aren't necessarily just screw-ups. There's usually an emotional reason behind it.

There are probably as many reasons people drink, or drink to excess, as there are people who do it, ranging from "relationship with mother" to "dog passed away" to various other things in between. I myself have been on this Merry-Go-Round of general life bullshit for probably 12 years now, if not longer, with some pockets of success here and there comba…