I know I need to find healthier ways to deal with this
Is drinking helping you deal with it? It doesnt do anything to remove or solve the problem all it does is numb your for a time and then you sober up and the problems are all still there. The drinking really didnt accomplish anything for you.
That being said going for a walk reading a book getting distracted by a tv show etc.. are all other ways to take your mind off the problem without having to worry about the bad effects drinking has. But none of these will remove the problem either.
Some problems you can fix others you just have to accept them. And in either case you have to learn how to roll with the punches. I hit a point where I new i was screwed if i drank i was screwed if i didnt drink. It was pointless to drink it wasnt accomplishing anything other then making my life considerably worse. Once i quit I had a big chunk of my probelms removed I learned I could handle the rest without the booze. Its not always easy but it can be done.