If your job is too stressful the issue isn't that you need a drink. If you think life is boring without booze however did you live before you started drinking?
I did a lot of the same things set boundaries one by one I broke them all till I didn't care any more about such things I had ions of reasons to drink and not many at all not too it seemed at least none put a fire under me. I still kept a job was a father and pains the bills etc.. Pretty functional but by 33 years old in my case my mental state was falling apart panic attacks and having to drink earlier and earlier in the day to calm my nerves.
It's progressive it you don't think you have a problem then why bother drinking what's the point? Just quit for 6 months or some if you don't have a problem it should be simple to put it down.
I think in my case if I didn't stop when I did I woulda lost my mind first and then everything else shortly after.
It's progressive it just keeps chipping away at you did me anyhow.