Originally Posted by
Dee74 
I stayed away from parties - I wanted to go too - but I wanted to stay sober more.
Bingo! I didn't go anywhere when I first quit. Now, if I go somewhere I always have a plan in case I feel uncomfortable and need to leave.
And if someone gets upset or offended, it's not my problem. My sobriety ALWAYS has to come first. If I don't have that, I won't have anything.