This comment really resonates with me. @Zoomtownresident21 thank you for starting this discussion. I too have found myself comparing my story to others, but thats not what its about. The fact that you are going back and forth on whether its a problem is telling. Is drinking intruding in your day to day?
I think the lying is getting to you and you are cheating yourself out of living authentically. I second the Alcohol experiment. Go 30 days sober and see how you feel.