Count me in, and thanks for the excellent intro, Sao!
When I quit in Jan, I think I have spent more time wrestling with what to tell people than I have spent actually wrestling with my AV itself.
Rightly or wrongly, when asked why I don't want a drink, my answer now is simply "I am taking the year off". That seems to just get positive acknowledgement and avoids any further discussion. Explaining that booze nearly wrecked my life and that I can never drink again, although honest, seems a bit heavy for general conversation.
My thinking is, so long as you don't lie to yourself anymore, and stay on your path, you are doing OK.