I know I'm an alcoholic and frequently drink to deal with my problems
Would you like to tell me about your problems?
I think about death a lot. I have been around death from a very young age.
Well, the one thing we all share in common is that we all die eventually. Don't you think drinking exacerbates your problems?
I get drunk off alcohol so I don't have to deal with my problems.
Your problems have a way of catching up to you. Getting drunk isn't a healthy way to cope with them, nor does it resolve them.