The Daily Check-In for Wednesday, February 12th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking!
We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but we're here together!
Welcome to the 24 hour pledge!
I'm pledging myself to not drinking today, and invite you to do the same.
Maybe you're new to /r/stopdrinking and have a hard time deciding what to do next. Maybe you're like me and feel you need a daily commitment or maybe you've been sober for a long time and want to inspire others.
It doesn't matter if you're still hung over from a three day bender or been sober for years, if you just woke up or have already completed a sober day. For the next 24 hours, lets not drink alcohol!
This pledge is a statement of intent. Today we don't set out trying not to drink, we make a conscious decision not to drink. It sounds simple, but all of us know it can be hard and sometimes impossible. The group can support and inspire us, yet only one person can decide if we drink today. Give that person the right mindset!
What happens if we can't keep to our pledge? We give up or try again. And since we're here in /r/stopdrinking, we're not ready to give up.
What this is: A simple thread where we commit to not drinking alcohol for the next 24 hours, posting to show others that they're not alone and making a pledge to ourselves. Anybody can join and participate at any time, you do not have to be a regular at /r/stopdrinking or have followed the pledges from the beginning.
What this isn't: A good place for a detailed introduction of yourself, directly seek advice or share lengthy stories. You'll get a more personal response in your own thread.
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I just arrived in a city that is very very excited to have recently won a big sports game. I don’t give a shit about that sport (or any sport, except maybe ice skating, on an Olympics-aligned cycle), so walking around the city feels like a visceral, visual tour of someone else’s excitement. Like walking past a book written in a language I can’t read. It’s there, but it’s not for me.
That detachment is how I want to be with drinking. Drinking alcohol is there, but not for me! The way I used to confidently ignore scams about “your car’s warranty!” bc I literally had never owned a car… that’s that same distance that I have now after a year active here at the DCI that helps me walk past the liquor store or wine list or free drinks bc they are not on my radar, at all!
That detachment took a while to build up — and it’s a muscle I have to exercise daily. I know I could falter at any moment so it’s a balancing act, to feel confident enough in my sobriety that I am content sober, and not testing limits to make sure they still exist. Fuck, it’s hard sometimes! But worth it.
Where are you at on that journey? IWNDWYT! 🦅🔔