I used to drink a lot in my 20s, binge drinking, social alcoholic. I suffer from depression and anxiety, possibly did then as well and the alcohol masked it, but drinking now makes me feel much, much worse the next day. I also suffer badly with vaginal thrush and tee total is the only way to keep it under control - that and eating zero sugar. Well of course I'm a chocoholic! And I do drink, just not very often. It's still definitely a social crutch for me, but not something I've ever felt the need to do when I'm on my own.