Alcoholism as an unhealthy coping mechanism | Wellbeing

Mary Wairimu 9/21/227:37 PM

By now you know that stress is a constant in life. How we cope with it makes all the difference. There are both healthy and unhealthy ones. That is where things tend to go wrong and can lead to alcoholism.

Stress is at the core of alcoholism. It is also at the core of unhealthy coping mechanisms. One of the most asked questions is, “Can’t alcoholics just stop drinking?” That always sounds like the first and only solution that comes to mind. Yet compassion should help us ask, “What caused them to run to alcohol as first and best solution? “

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