Originally Posted by Radix

Hi Happydays,

I don't know if you've discovered this in your own life yet, but many people find that alcohol can make depression (and anxiety) worse.

I don't know your whole story so I apologize if this is something you've tried in the past, but if you're looking to improve your situation, you might try going 30 days without any alcohol to see if you feel better after a month. Your depression might improve a bit, and you may end up with some extra spending cash in your wallet as well. There's absolutely no risk in simply staying sober for a month, as an experiment, to see how things go.

If you want to stay sober but find it hard to make that change actually happen, then that's where various tools in the recovery toolkit can help.