Just read the article. Some points definitely hit close to home.
I too used alcohol as a crutch in social situations and then it turned in to an addiction where I often avoided social situations so that I could drink to excess and not have to worry about embarrassing myself in public.
This week for me is going OK. Been very busy at work, which while stressful, I tend to actually enjoy. Problem is that my sleep has been awful this week. I'm alternating between not being able to fall asleep until 3 AM with waking up at 3AM and being unable to fall back asleep. Since I've been so busy at work, I haven't had time to think about how tired I am. I've been awake in bed for a few hours now and am going to try to get an hour of sleep now before work. I go through bouts of insomnia like this quite a bit, so I'm not overly concerned about it, but it's frustrating and not healthy.