I was always a drinker and quite into a few types of drinks but it wasn’t ever into problem drinking territory. There were some episodes of binge drinking durin

I was always a drinker and quite into a few types of drinks but it wasn’t ever into problem drinking territory. There were some episodes of binge drinking during teenage years but mostly I’d drink when socializing but never had cravings for alcohol. Several years ago I was going through a rough time in my life and started to have a drink when I go home from work. At first it was just a single drink maybe twice a week, but grew from there. Within a few months it grew into problematic territory. It never got to the point where it was interfering with other aspects of life and I didn’t ha e a physical dependency but I eventually recognized the issue. Looking back it was clearly a coping mechanism. But the bad thing is how gradually it stuck up on me, and how long it took (About a year for me) to recognize it as a problem. The line I think is very much thinner than most of us think.