congrats on 6 months mrjustin! Well done.
as for stress, it is something we learn to deal with - drinking or not. Just know that drinking actually makes the stress a lot worse.
I wonder how people who never drank deal with stress. Alcohol causes more stress than it relieves. And that relief is a false relief. It may make one forget about something or distract them, but the real cause is always there. And that's what needs to be addressed.
Remember that.