My drinking has been slowly spiraling out of control. I don’t drink every day, but it is getting more and more frequent, and it is almost unpredictable if the day/night will turn out fine or if I will get way too drunk or do something else to otherwise be self distractive or embarrassing. I would quit (I have tried several times) but my roommate and I have been drinking buddies for the past 10 or so years. He seems to be able to regulate his drinking a lot better as it doesn’t seems to interfere with his life like it does to me. I feel a weird social obligation to drink with him. I had another embarrassing event just 2 days ago, it was a painful enough experience that I am motivated to stop drinking… but my roommates brother is visiting this weekend, and another friend is visiting end of September. It is hard enough to quit when I am just wrestling with my own willpower, adding in the social pressure makes it so much more difficult.
Looking for advice.