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3 days sober almost 4 , I have a wedding next weekend, it's my niece, there will be lots of drinking , should I go or should I just attend church and dinner then go home. We are staying in hotel my wife still drinks socially , I am a classic binge drinker very rarely do I have a couple and relax it's all or nothing with me , then I don't drink for 4 days , realize now during those days I am miserable because I am actually going through withdrawals, I had a blackout my last night drinking can't remember the last 3 hours, burnt a pizza in oven have no recollection of cooking it,
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Originally Posted by bunchie 
...should I go or should I just attend church and dinner then go home.
But if you insist on going, putting appearance before your sobriety, then just attend the ceremony, eat, and leave.
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Just attend the wedding, not the party afterward. I couldn't be around drinking situations for quite a while after I got sober. It was too tempting and I wasn't yet strong enough to resist. Now I can go anywhere and not be tempted. It just took time to get to that point. 
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Social anxiety for a problem drinker is a huge problem.
Many a time I have avoided going to an event only to feel miserable about it which led me to drink alone to excess.
If you go and get drunk and do something silly this will cause you a lot of anxiety and regret which will set you back big time.
A difficult situation for you. You are between a rock and a hard place. Discuss it with your wife.
If you must attend don't go to the part afterwards.
The recent wedding between prince harry and Megan marked her father did not attend. Weddings are very difficult and stressful for all concerned.
Don't go I think is the best option. Good luck
Many a time I have avoided going to an event only to feel miserable about it which led me to drink alone to excess.
If you go and get drunk and do something silly this will cause you a lot of anxiety and regret which will set you back big time.
A difficult situation for you. You are between a rock and a hard place. Discuss it with your wife.
If you must attend don't go to the part afterwards.
The recent wedding between prince harry and Megan marked her father did not attend. Weddings are very difficult and stressful for all concerned.
Don't go I think is the best option. Good luck
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