Welcome to sober recovery.
Originally Posted by
newstart85 
I want to be able to just change my relationship with alcohol. No more whisky obviously, but I want to know if it is at all possible for me to even have a couple beers at a social event and be able to stop.
So, all the devastation that alcohol has caused in your life in such a short period of time, and your only concern is being able to drink socially?
You can keep on hanging on to that fantasy, or you can start gathering the information needed to quit drinking for good. Recovery starts with change. Often times big changes that we don't want to make. For instance, skipping your going away party.