Welcome to Sober Recovery.
Originally Posted by
MrPL 
I have an event coming this Saturday where it will be very hard not to drink heavily (not going is not an option) ...
A drinking occasion that
must be attended...okay.
I have found the list of things we
must do to be a lot smaller than I would have thought, once I made the decision to not drink.
Recovery entails change. BIG change. Changes in how we deal with things, changes in routine, and changes in places we go and the people we hang out with. If you aren't ready to change, maybe you aren't ready to quit drinking.
If you must go, don't drink. And if you end up drinking, ask yourself, "Is this what I
had to go for? To get drunk?"