Originally Posted by
lessgravity 
Absolutely appreciate it, sorry if it came off otherwise.
I could have stayed and I have been around friends who are drinking. But my anxiety overwhelmed me and I couldn't stay. Bummer!
I know I will be able to stay in the future and not miss out. And I really appreciate your thoughts
After a while that anxiety around people drinking lessens. I think it was wise of you to leave when you did. Like I said: I would test myself around drinking activities in the past with only a handful of sober days,then eventually cave to the "just one". Nowadays I still don't really test myself that often,but I'm OK around people drinking.