The Daily Check-In for Thursday, March 20th: 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 morning sobernauts What an incredibly over-whelming response to my post yesterday. Thank you!
Wednesday was a very long day and just the sort of day where I would have come in, opened some wine and numbed my senses for a few hours and then fallen into bed! Not today poison, not today!
Hosting the DCI can be a little overwhelming at times, I snuck in a few replies in some of my gaps in the day, but I was active in every other hour I’ve been awake so not seen much. Before I go to bed tonight I will have a scroll.
Anyway, all I think I can achieve is a,
IWNDWYT!
Because sometimes, that’s all that you can drag out of yourself, and today is one of those days! I did not drink with you yesterday and as sure as a juggler’s box, I will not be drinking with you today.
IWNDWYT!🖤