The real reason why women drink

[Pluvious]

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/

[NMDemDist2]

1. i saw that article

i drank because i liked the effect....

[TygrBright]

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

[cally]

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

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]

4. Accepting oneself can be very difficult..

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

[Jemmons]

5. Entertainment can be hard to find

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