Preface: I say this as someone who has been sober from alcohol for almost 5 years. Something can be a "net positive mentally and mood-wise" without also being

Preface: I say this as someone who has been sober from alcohol for almost 5 years. Something can be a "net positive mentally and mood-wise" without also being something that is "not/[postponing]/[avoiding] solving an underlying problem for unhappiness".