As a cancer survivor and former alcoholic, I am one example of a person who has found healthy coping mechanisms. Instead of coping with alcohol, I read math te

As a cancer survivor and former alcoholic, I am one example of a person who has found healthy coping mechanisms. Instead of coping with alcohol, I read math textbooks and do problems. This has improved my life dramatically. I feel good. I feel proud. And despite optimizing for happiness as opposed to wealth, this coping strategy has made me loads of money. I should mention my cancer occurred in my childhood, so it's not as though my drinking was a cause.