the thing about booze, is that you THINK you can drink normal, but sooner or later you wind up back at the bottom of the pit...because if you are like me....there is NEVER enough wine, beer, vodka and all the experimenting in the world gives you that same old result.
i think going to bars and the whole social thing needs a major overhaul for you. at least for a few months. what's going to happen when the holidays hit you?