Alcohol is definitely a depressant & it's amazing how quickly we can get into the habit of drinking every day. It's good that you're not physically dependent on it yet, but even being psychologically dependent can be a little scary. Only you can decide whether or not you have a problem. I was pretty far gone before I got help, fully addicted and lost my job due to drinking so if you think you have a problem better to deal with it sooner than later.

Stopping drinking isn't easy, and it doesn't make your life get better right away, but it does get easier with time.

And there's a line I heard at an AA mtg, that I found pretty realistic and helpful "Most non-alcoholics don't sit around wondering whether they're alcoholic." If you do decide you want to stop you'll find lots of support here. There's also AA which I go to. And you can talk to your dr. about treatment programs too.

Good luck.

--splitimage