SAMPATH25

Hi my name is sam, and I am 25 years old . I never used to drink or smoke till the age of 18 and would wonder why my friends used to do it, but at the age of 18 I gave into peer pressure and started binge drinking from then onwards.
Drinking has caused me a lot of pain, i have developed a reputation as a alcoholic, I have blacked out at weddings, office parties and even lost the love of my life cause she couldn't handle my drinking.
I don't drink often but when I do, I drink a lot .I recently moved to a new country and my drinking reduced significantly as for the past 6 months I have only consumed alcohol 6 times, however yesterday I drank again at my cousins bday. It wasn't a terrible time, I didn't make a fool of myself but yea I kind of ruined a good thing I was having with a new girl I just met by acting like a fool and also lost my wallet. Further I am unable to handle hangovers anymore and I feel like absolute garbage and tend to do stupid things during hangovers.
I want to give up alcohol , I have realised every bad thing that happens to me is one way or another related to alcohol. However the biggest obstacle I have is that I need alcohol to socialise. I am generally a introvert unless I know you and alcohol helps me to loosen up . Anyone can relate to this and help me. I hope to start my sobriety today and hope to keep it up and would know if I can maintain a daily blog on my journey?

Thank you for taking time to read this
Sam