When I first started weaning off the drink but I still wanted to hang out with my friends, I realized I was in a pretty tough spot. I quickly found out that there are a lot of mental gymnastics to get through a night out without falling to social pressures. Maybe that isn't the case for a lot of people, but it was for me. So, what do you do when you don't want to drink but you want to go out with your drinking pals?