Anxious start to the day as I did not know what to fully expect later on at the event.

As I was anxious I spent the morning focusing on small tasks around the house and keeping busy, which worked and brought down the anxiety.

This was the first event I have been to since leaving rehab, where I am around a group of people drinking, and it went well.  I was only there for a few hours and whilst other people were drinking around me, including wine, I had no temptations at all.

The expectations of thinking people will act differently around me were completely blown out of the water!  No one said anything awkward towards having a drink around me and just drank as normal, which I appreciated.

It was also heartwarming when people said how they are proud of me and well done on my sobriety so far.  I also shared stories with a few people who could relate and some of which have also given up drinking, although they were not an alcoholic like me, more of a lifestyle choice, for which I have a lot of admiration for them.

Overall, it was a very pleasant event with no awkwardness, and on the drive home, I took a different route.  I was not triggered at all today, even on the way home.

I stuck to my plan and feel proud of myself for managing well out of my comfort zone.