The Daily Check-In for Thursday, November 7th: 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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Good Thursday morning, friends!
Well, yesterday was a hugely challenging day for so many on this sub, and I was very happy to see that so many said “nope” to the temptation.
It’s indisputable that stress is one the main things that makes us want to reach for the bottle. Alcohol won’t make the underlying stressful event go away. It won’t help us deal with it better. It will only buy us a few hours of oblivion, which we will have to repay with a hangover (or a DUI or whatever).
I’ve come to see self-care as the answer to dealing with this urge. I’ve simply come to prioritize: my sleep, my physical and mental health, and the balanced mood I’ll be in tomorrow. So I got into the habit of dealing with stress in different ways- going for a walk, playing fetch with my dog, a bath, turning off the 24/7 news cycle and picking up a book, and exercise.
If you felt triggered yesterday, what did you do to stave it off?