Shaun actually doesn't read too much into any of that. Sometimes, when things are shitty, the best thing to do is not get wasted, because there's only so much good escapism can do you before you start using it to avoid your problems all of the time, instead of just take a temporary break from them. And as for the second statement.]

That's pretty much why I don't drink. Well, I'll have a drink once in a while, but I almost never get more than a little buzzed.