My wife left me just months after our wedding because my depression led to alcohol abuse. Her leaving hurt so much that the alcohol use got worse to try to escape from life. A few months ago, I almost died from it. My body shut down. I ended up in critical care on support. I eventually made it out with a damaged brain and body and quit drinking entirely… but my wife never came to visit, called to check in, texted to wish me luck, etc. I made it out the other side with my life but lost my most dearly loved partner and friend in the process. The pain I was trying to escape from through alcohol was nothing compared to the pain that the alcohol use caused in the end.