Exactly . You are giving up drug plain and simple. Feels like your constantly mourning something if you can't go here can't go there because you are surrounded by alcohol. Love going out and socialising, it's cool to be sober. Think reading the Jason Vale book has reconditioned my thinking , I am not giving up nothing and am gaining everything. Yes we all have different methods of stopping , just that some methods to me seem to keep alive the thought process that I am missing something. I feel sorry for people that have to drink and I mean any amount of drink.
I will agree though that some things I will avoid, not that I am scared of drinking or anything it's just that I do not want to be surrounded by loud intoxicated people, so boring and sheepish.