Means to an End
Breaking Free: Confronting Life's Challenges Beyond the Bottle
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Drink away all your problems as a way of coping
Using alcohol to deal with problems rather than facing them directly.
Instead of sitting and getting to know them
Not taking the time to understand or confront the issues.
All you'll have left are these aches
If this coping method continues, all that remains will be emotional pain.
And you'll take the cheapest way out just to soothe them
Opting for the easiest, possibly harmful, solutions to alleviate pain.
Instead of getting better
Instead of improving, things are worsening.
You are breaking the bank
Financial strain due to a system that restricts and controls.
Due to a system that is enslaving you
Feeling trapped by societal structures.
And the substances marketed to free you
Products sold as liberating are actually enslaving.
Taking the edge off to escape this pain
Using substances to numb oneself from constant pain.
That we are exposed to daily
The persistent suffering experienced daily.
Using only to silence my brain
Using substances to quiet the mind, but realizing it's not beneficial.
Overtime I found this ritual wasn't for me
Realization that this coping mechanism isn't suitable in the long run.
Using cause I was bored instead of
Using substances out of boredom instead of finding healthier activities.
Finding something to do
Not engaging in activities that could add value and purpose to life.
Never gave my life as much meaning as I could have
Realizing missed opportunities to give life more significance.
Never looking for people to be close to
Not seeking or valuing close relationships with others.
Wasting my time
Wasting time on destructive habits.
Drink away your problems as your way of coping
Repeating the pattern of using alcohol to cope.
Ignoring all your stressors as a
Ignoring stress as a way of handling it.
Way of coping
Understanding that this approach does not bring mental freedom.
It's not freeing the mind
Realizing that it's postponing dealing with inevitable issues.
It's delaying the inevitable
Encouragement to actively pursue personal happiness without relying on alcohol.
Work towards your own happiness
Avoid turning to drinking as a solution.
And don't turn to the bottle
Never again
Commitment to avoiding this harmful coping mechanism in the future.
Never again
Emphasizing the resolve to not repeat past mistakes.
I will never let this happen to me again
Determination to prevent falling into the same detrimental behavior.
This is a means to an end
Recognizing that using alcohol is a way to an eventual negative outcome.
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