Originally Posted by
Outonthetiles 
I'm a little worried. There's some things coming up where I'll get together with friends where drinking is mandatory. I'm going to have to be extra vigilant, because I am NEVER going back to what I was.
IMO, you should strongly consider skipping the events OOTT. I'm in the process of cancelling any event, trip, party etc that would jeopardize my sobriety. I've been down this rode before and I've found it's just too difficult trying to pass on a beer or a drink when I'm around other people drinking and partying it up.
In the future, I'll be able to handle being around drinkers and drinking events, but for the next few months I'm staying away. I owe it to myself.