Hi Jan, and welcome
I also read your other post.
Alcoholism is progressive.
I used to go clubbing... hit the bars.
My friends were all people who were at least as 'bad' as I was.
It eventually got to the point where I had to totally gave up on the bar scene though.
You see, I couldn't ever get as much to drink in a bar as I wanted.
I thought it better just to stay home where I could drink my face off
every night with no worries. This went on for years.
So, I ended up become somewhat of a recluse.
I would find any excuse to pass on any social outing or family gathering because I wouldn't be able to drink the way I wanted plus I was usually much to out of it or hungover to do anything anyway.
At home I could drink my face off every day as much as I wanted.
Like I say, alcoholism is progressive. You're very wise to recognize your problem and even wiser to want to do something about it.
If you keep going the way you have been alcohol will end up robbing you of your youth, your looks, your sanity, your job, your family, and steal years of life from you.
Fairweather friends are just that Jan.
Once you are sober for a while you'll recognize you really have very little in common with those people besides drinking and drugs.
Best of luck on your journey Jan.
You can change.
It would be so worth it for you.
It will just get worse and worse as years go by if you don't