Drinking becoming a problem

Drank for years but could keep it down to once a month. Now for the past couple of months I drink almost every day due to things in my life spiraling downward. Drinking helps I will admit. And now I drink everytime I’m off work. I’ll go to a gas station and get tall ones. The thought of not drinking after work or after 5:00 on my days off really bothers me. Like I feel like I have to do it. And I know I shouldn’t. And then I do and I get that temporary relief. I could keep it off a few days in the past but now I can’t stop drinking everyday. Like I said before, things in my life had spiraled. And so I ended up drinking more in response. If things improved in my life I might stop drinking less but that itself just sounds like an excuse to drink/not drink.