On a side note.....4 years later... a lot of those friends that tried to get me to have " juts one drink " have since phased out of their binge drinking phase and we have reconnected and it has been beautiful. A lot of them were just drinking buddies , but a couple have actually settled down and we see each other and have meaningful conversations. So yes, I did set some bound Aries and took a lot of space, but the friendships that were meant to happen have grown stronger because of my sobriety and my ability to honor myself