Okay, I've taken a nap (it is just so exhausting) and am, like, well... ~75% sober now.
Thank you all for your support - You are right, alcohol doesn't solve problems, it creates them.
I just don't know what to say to "her" (person 1), without hurting her feelings. She is the one that creates drama out of nothing. Says she has cut contact with her mother, sister.... because of me? What....