Alcohol is No Replacement

Family issues such as fighting, distant relationships or maybe no family at all can all contribute to depression and loneliness. When things go wrong at home, they begin to deteriorate at school. Nothing seems right any longer and you feel the need for comfort. Alcohol gives a warm feeling to the core and the loneliness appears to have gone. But once it’s back, the longing to take it away returns also and you find yourself on the kitchen floor alone, drinking away the pain.

Other things can comfort those who use alcohol for this purpose. Wrapping yourself in a blanket, lying with your cat, listening to your favorite songs, reading, writing in a journal or blogging can comfort you and maybe take you to another place. If these materialistic items don’t help, try talking to a close friend or adult that you trust.

Alcohol isn’t the only way; remember that.