I was a young and impressionable bar keep many years ago, and 5-6 nights of heavy drinking was the norm, things happened, drank more, I crashed, lost some stuff and got smacked in the mouth by my best mate. (thanks) The next morning he put me on a bus from one side of the country to the other. Some 20 years later I'm pretty good with where I'm at, I have 6 kids all told, to 4 different mothers, one ex-wife is reason enough for most blokes to drink. There always seems to be something to have to 'deal' with and the biggest tip for young players is to sit with that for a while soak up the emotion and figure out the what, where, why, and how.
I probably drink 4 or 5 nights a week but that will range from one 90ml taster to 5or 6 pints and I supose most of the time it's 2 or 3 middys (pots).
As i have been down some dark alleys in my time I remain well aware of where I'm at, and I've been on green 'p"s for like 4 years so I have to be 0.0ABV the next day.
My best mate is still my best mate too.
MB