Originally Posted by
YCDT 
See, I THINK I would be fine. I mean, you just dont order it, right? But, I dont know if I want to take the chance. How do you know when you are ready to give it a shot?
The thing to keep in mind is that seeing other people drink (in my case) makes me feel like I'm depriving myself of something (a reward). I can go out now but didn't go to a place that served alcohol until I was past 6 months.
My prior relapses got me to a point where I realized I needed to isolate myself from alcohol for awhile.
I went out with my wife when we were out of town, she ordered one drink and drank half of it. I remarked that I used to finish all her drinks off, she replied "yup".
And yes, the bill is much much smaller without those drinks.