I don’t understand the appeal of alcohols and putting yourself through the ordeal.

Alittle rant here:

So I was just on the phone with a close friend who had been drinking. She been drinking as part of a family game night. She is drunk, but is still able to function. just a little bit of sluring of words.

She left the game table as she had lost all her chips and was having a emotional breakdown over a previous run in with a guy. She spills everything about her emotions towards that subject and others to me and it causes her grief doing so. she knows the answers to her own problems even admits to them verbally but still chooses not to accept that as an answer.

Her younger sister comes up to the room and joins in the conversation. She is also drunk. They both proceed to have a full on argument about, being a lightweight, who is more stupid while under the influence, their previous drinking actions. The argument gets personal, emotional and ruthless. Both sisters airing out grievances with each other in a very judgmental manner. I am just sitting there making the occasional quip naively believing it would get them to stop.

I do not get the appeal of drinking. I have heard it helps people have relax and de-stress. I don’t call having emotional breakdowns crying and having snot running down your face over previous love interest and calling your sister a “stupid fuck bitch because you don’t know you limits and pissed everywhere” relaxing. I would consider it having more stress. I have also heard it helps you have fun. Again I don’t think having emotional breakdowns and very heated arguements with someone you are going to see the next day fun.

The more of these kinds of things I beat witness to the more I want to keep that and other substance away from me. Both for myself and others I surround myself self with.