This guy had a meltdown, full stop. If alcohol hadn't been there for him, something else would have.
Don't get me wrong, alcohol is a nemesis of my own and I'm happy to point my finger at it when it's warranted but this guy wasn't looking for existential comfort from alcohol, he was shutting himself off (arguably with the intent of doing so permanently). This was suicide-by-booze, the "suicide" being the more relevant part here. The "booze" part could have been anything.
I was surprised that it 6 years to drink yourself to death. I agree it was very sudden and that something must have happened to trigger that. I feel like it could have been a genetic predisposition. Our bodies have lots of internal alarms and triggers. Perhaps something went off that triggered this downward spiral. A combination of environmental stresses coinciding with internal clocks. We'll never know. This is definitely a sad story. I appreciate the authors honesty about it. I'm very touched.
Don't get me wrong, alcohol is a nemesis of my own and I'm happy to point my finger at it when it's warranted but this guy wasn't looking for existential comfort from alcohol, he was shutting himself off (arguably with the intent of doing so permanently). This was suicide-by-booze, the "suicide" being the more relevant part here. The "booze" part could have been anything.