Alcohol in movies and TV shows

Since I stopped drinking, I noticed how often alcohol is depicted, especially as a coping mechanism when thinks look bad. So many scenes where the hero of the story sitting at a bar and pooring drinks, because things look like there is no hope. This was ingrained in me for so long, and I never even questioned it before. Lost a job, drink. Girlfriend left you, drink. Basically, whenever you start to loose hope, drink. I went through a devastating break up 1,5 years ago, and for the first time in my life, I didn't turn to alcohol, I just felt that it would have destroyed me. Now I really question my past choices, but I realized, that there is a reason I always drank, when I felt bad. Because media told me, that is what people do. What do you think about that trope?