Comment on When someone says that you shouldn't drink alone
SpezCanLigmaBalls@lemmy.world 1 year agoI think you’re looking at the “don’t drink alone” the wrong way. I think it means that if you drink alone it’s much more likely to become a habit and in turn become a problem than if you just drink with others
NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social 1 year ago
I definitely have a habit. Every Friday night I pick up two random tall boys of craft beer, fire up rimworld and play until I’m too sleepy to continue.
I get what you’re saying but wouldn’t it be just as likely to form a habit if you enjoy drinking with others? I think the issue boils down to what enables you or justifies pushing it to the next level but that’s just my BS opinion based on almost no real facts or understanding of addiction.
SpezCanLigmaBalls@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yet a ton of people started to drink alone during isolation and all of a sudden had an addiction after never having one before. I don’t think addiction is as black and white as you make it seem. Addiction is incredibly complex, which studies can back up, and that’s entirely what the “don’t drink alone” is about. If you drink only with others but you only are with friends once every other week then you are probably much less likely to form a problem than If you decide to drink by yourself. There would be a lot more opportunities to drink by yourself than if you only drink socially with others. Just because you aren’t a victim to it doesn’t make the saying BS