People will often drink alcohol to block out emotional pain. They turn to it when relationships go bad or friends let them down. It is often used to offset the boredom of daily routines. But with continuous use a dependency will set in and before someone knows it they are addicted. When trying to quit depression, anxiety, and stress set in and an individual will drink to relieve these symptoms. There is help to get out of the viscous cycle of addiction for the alcoholic and that is with treatment for their alcohol addiction.