Hi Diz,
Hope you are ok? Just a little bit of advice to you if I can, without going into detail I had a problem a few years ago & it was tearing me apart, my family / friends try to advise me, I would not take heed, I knew what the problem was & did not know which way to go, a music keyboard which i love and play solved the problem??? I had to sell it to try and keep up with my problem way of life, that was it, I told the problem to get the feck out of my life, I had a flat which the problem did not share but did have some item there, I gathered them all up put them in a bag told the problem to feck off & never return or call or contact me, it was like taking a load off my shoulders believe me, my life became good, my family stood by me, as they knew the person that was doing these stupid silly things was not me, I am now fine, know where I'm going ( maybe not on here with the answers I give) Diz, your S0-CALLED friends may disown you, but take it from me, Friends!!!!! you do not know what goes on behind closed doors!! You may know what I mean? but the effort my friend, but the pub is not the answer.