Going full sober might be hard for you given the detail provided in the OP. Something that made me really cut down on drinks without going full sober was to only drink when I actually wanted to drink. I know it sounds dumb, but it shifts your mind away from "does this situation mean I should drink?" or "my friends are all drinking so I should too" and turns it into "what do I want to do?"
I've found I drink way less now and I actually enjoy the experience when I do. When pressed on it I think it's easy to say "I don't feel like a drink right now" and just move on.
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