Glad you made it through. It was necessary to change where I went, what I did and who I hung out with when I made a decision to not die of drinking poison daily.
Those decisions weren't not always easy - simply removing alcohol from my daily life yet going to the same places, interacting with the same people and doing the same things would have never allowed me to stack much sober time.
Around 6 months I met up with a friend at a franchise sports place to watch football - that was my first venture back somewhere I use to go.
Change is possible but as you aptly commented we can't just go to the same places!
Thanks for the post