Your post could have described me as well. The only thing I would add is that for me, in university, I did run into some friction about my choice, from time to

Your post could have described me as well. The only thing I would add is that for me, in university, I did run into some friction about my choice, from time to time. You'll find that when people are young, making a choice to go against the status quo and being secure about it will bring about all kinds of insecurity in others (e.g. those who are drinking, but only out of peer pressure). It helped me identify who were really my friends (the ones that didn't hassle me about my choices). When you get older (e.g. out of school), it gets much better as being a non-drinker becomes more acceptable and even admirable for some.