SickInLove, I'm one who was so stubborn that I purposely put myself in situations like a concert in early sobriety to PROVE to myself that I meant it. I was not going to drink, didn't matter if I stayed away from it or not.
It just wasn't an option.
I wasn't afraid of alcohol. I was done with it.
I think if my sobriety had been fear-based I might have felt differently, but my sobriety was empowerment for me. It was doing what I absolutely without a doubt knew was the right thing.
I had no fear of others drinking around me. I am not one to preach, "Stay away!" from it.