for this post. Really made my day to read it and tugged my damn heart strings that you are so happy and have so much determination :) I've never been a HUGE drinker, despite my sorority girl status in college (although I certainly drank a LOT a couple of time) -- I've never really like how it makes me feel (which makes WAY more sense since my diagnosis). Because all of my friends drank though, I still did the bar and "club" scene (is there really a "club" scene in Utah?) -- and drank one or two drinks when I went out. About three years ago, however, I realized that I really kind of hated the bar scene and didn't enjoy alcoholic drinks that weren't red wine -- so I stopped drinking completely. Since I've never been LDS (and my family isn't either), I found that I received a lot of push-back from my friends about NOT drinking -- like they were afraid that I was going to get religious on them and start judging them. I don't have a problem with drinking (although I do when it's dangerous), but I've chosen not to have alcohol be the main part of my social life. I don't regret it, but I do know that I have friends that I spend less time with now that I don't drink. How did you friends react when you stopped drinking? " i quit drinking so i could have optimal results. YES, this was hard.