Age 20, sophomore in college at Auburn University. I am sure I was considered a "problem drinker" at that point. And I am sure that is when I was psychologically dependent. I was a binge drinker. Made it through college, graduated with honors... which blows my mind looking back. It's sad because I might have done so much more had I not been a drinker at that stage. But I used it for social anxiety mostly. That's how it all got started.