Oh my God, this is so reletable! A few weeks ago had one of the most relieving moments in my life with one of my good friends while drunk. He broke up with his gf recently and I had some fucked up problems of my own, so sitting down at a bar where my other friend worked at the time and being so open to each other helped me GREATLY. Probably one of the bigget reasons I'm still here. Later we had the time of our lives at my home with my parents. Tomorrow day we had another drunken night where we opened to each other EVEN MORE. And believe me, I'm not new to alchohol, and I know what a good party is. But opening to someone like that was one of the most liberating feelings I EVER had. At that time I drank regularly and to be honest, I had a bit of a problem quitting that lifestyle when school arrived, but I would forever be thankful that I got to expereince something like that. I wish I could recreate it somehow, but I don't think it's possible, not anytime soon, as I think that friend still has to open up a bit more to us being able to develop even closer relationship. It looks like he's really afraid of truly opening up, even though it was possible to him those few weeks prior.
But yeah, drink responsibly, as doing so too much WILL ruin it's effects and WILL cause you more problems like addiction. Believe me, I know this.