Hi, today I decided I’m going to work towards being alcohol free as I feel like it really brings out the worst in me, and I’ve had a few traumatic experiences I drink five days a week and it drains me and ny bank account. I always feel so miserable. Where I am from, drinking culture is a big part of life and being social, my partner who I live with goes out all the time to the pub for a casual drink, as do my friends. They don’t really meet up for other things than a drink, and that’s all my friends. I’m scared that me going sober is going to make a divide in our relationship as I love him so much, and we have a future planned together. And my friends, what if they find me boring? I’m also not from this city I’m here to study, so I’m terrified I lose my support system here. But I need to do this for me.