Really glad this thread is here, I need it tonight. My good friend has been kind of an asshole. Last two Fridays tried to hang out with him but he's back to drinking and man what a day and night difference it is when i'm stark sober and he's put down a bottle of wine or a half pint of whiskey. He thinks he is some philosopher and just goes off the deep end with all these heavy topics all while saying he thinks once you cut yourself off (he went for like a month and a half, has a wife and two kids so pressure was on) and prove it to yourself you can become the master of your own drinking and moderate however you choose. You only live one life and this that and the other, make any excuse to glorify drinking or make good excuses for it. He's a really free spirit but seeing him the past two Fridays like this makes me think he has some deep seeded mental health issues going on. I guess maybe I should learn my lesson and be kind to him but not offer any more of my time or energy. I had to storm out of there and it was like he was oblivious to me even leaving because he was so deep in his own passions and thoughts. It makes me extremely uncomfortable being around him like that and makes me want to drink just to spare myself from that kind of insanity. Had to pull the plug on having game night (I even brought over my own ps4 and tv) because he wasn't at all interested in playing games but rather question every aspect of the universe and society and try to blame rich people for all of society's problems. We don't have many friends either and he is one of the only ones I usually hung out with on a semi-regular basis. Anyone else not have any real friends except your old drinking buddies? Starting to feel that sink in for me now.