Originally Posted by Pearljam3321

I've used alcohol as a coping mechanism for some time now,whether I'm lonely,depressed,angry,even in the rare happy moments,it's an escape but is slowly taking over my life.I went back to college a few years ago to and will be starting a new career soon(hopefully) but I'm worried I'll put all of that in jeopardy,including all of the hard work I've done if I don't get control over my drinking.I tend to keep people at arms length so am left with few friends and family,feeling a bit lost at the moment as I seem to be on this never-ending merrygoround.Don't know if I have the strength or necessary willpower to succeed.sorry if I rambled on a bit,any advice is appreciated