I drank to be witty - and I became a boor. I drank to relax - and I couldn't stop my hands from shaking. I drank to feel good - and I suffered through sickening hangovers. I drank to be happy - and it made me depressed. I drank to be a good dancer - and it made me stagger. I drank to be a good conversationalist - and I couldn't pronounce my words. I drank to be sociable - and I became angry and resentful. I drank to help my appetite - and I cheated my body of nutrition by not eating right. I drank to be a good lover - and I couldn't perform. I drank to show I was a man - and became a slobbering, bawling baby. I drank to be popular - and lost all my friends. I drank to enjoy life - and contemplated suicide. I drank for camaraderie - and drove everyone away from me. I drank to escape - and I built a prison for myself. I drank to find peace - and I found hell.