I am 22, and I’d like to be sober all together, but all of my friends drink and I get immense anxiety seeing large groups of people when I am sober. Even one on one time with friends I still get anxious and feel like drinking. I don’t drink often but when I do I binge drink until I black out. My behaviour when I drink causes problems in my relationship, because I lose my self awareness and don’t realise when people are acting inappropriately, or I say the wrong thing. After drinking I am stuck in an anxious spiral for a week, thinking i have done something terrible and ruined my relationships, and I take the whole week to recover. What are some tips to stay sober and get over the initial anxiety of seeing people?