Oh hell yeah.... but I was also self-medicating due to ADD too, as it turned out. I used alcohol, valium (stolen from my stepdad), and speed. And I worked and was promoted twice during this time period! Then I struggled without drugs for a few years, then went back to alcohol.... then to AA.

After being diagnosed bipolar and put on a mood stabilizer, I rarely get an urge for a drink (as in less than once a year).