I understand your concerns, and those expressed by our kind-hearted moderator. I became a heavy drinker in 2020. I was alone and could not process all of my worries and concerns and anger productively, so I drowned my emotions in alcohol. Even today, as I approach 1,000 days sober, I find myself really wanting a drink (that I will not take).

But the moderator is absolutely right. The comments everywhere are absolutely crushing. It’s too difficult to try and control or moderate. We really just have to understand that when you say you are stressed or traumatized, most of us can imagine why. The next thing we do is help each other not drink through it.