I used to think that way too - that I needed my life to be less stresssful before I could stop drinking. It was always I'll stop next weekend. But that next weekend never came. I finally lost my job due to drinking and that sent me on a bender that landed me in hospital. That was when I started to get serious about getting sober.

The thing is it may seem like alcohol is a helpful way to deal with stress and lots of people use it to relax. But like they say in AA there's no problem that alcohol won't make worse.

It sounds like you already know that you might have a problem with alcohol, so I'd urge you to quit before you seriously screw up your life like I did. Sure things are still hard and stressful in sobriety but at least I'm not trying to deal with them hungover or waiting for that next drink. I also find it better to face my problems and deal with them rather than by trying to escape from them through a bottle.

Give sobriety a try. It can be a hell of a ride. But it's the best thing I ever did for myself. And it's never too early to start.

--splitimage