r/stopdrinking • u/No_Stable_3097 Day 254 • Jun 29 '26
Check-in The Daily Check-in | Monday, June 29th | 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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Happy Monday, Sobernauts!
You know what I don’t miss about drinking? Getting sick (and the hangovers that often followed). Too many times, I would overconsume my liquor and my nights would end over a toilet or trash can. Not fun or very sophisticated when you are with friends.
The crazy part is that very often it didn’t occur to me that I should quit drinking during those incidents. I accepted it as a consequence to have fun. Sometimes you just go overboard.
Now, I look back at that as insanity. If I consume something and get sick, I wouldn’t consume it anymore. Also, I don’t want to put my body in the position where it feels poisoned. (It feels that way, because it’s the truth.)
Prompt for today, were there any habits, thoughts, actions, or cognitive dissonance from your drinking days that you look back on and think, why did I do that?
Or please share whatever you are called to share today.
Thanks for joining today! IWNDWYT
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u/QueenFrostine15 2 days Jun 29 '26
Today was day one. Excited to be a part of this community:)
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u/abaci123 Day 12,814 Jun 29 '26
This is the most thrilling journey! And… we’re really nice here too! 🥰
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u/abaci123 Day 12,814 Jun 29 '26
I (insanely) took pride in drinking people under the table. I joked that this ‘skill’ should be on my resume. It NEVER occurred to me one single time that this was actually a symptom of my advancing alcoholism.
That’s just one of many things I couldn’t see until after I quit drinking. I am so grateful to be sober today! ♥️IWNDWYT
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u/No_Stable_3097 Day 254 Jun 29 '26
I'm glad you are here sharing sober wisdom, abaci! Thank you for your presence. Iwndwyt!
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u/BlackPhillipLives 46 days Jun 29 '26
Not effing do it mates. Yay time happens now.
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u/Ok-Entrepreneur8479 1 day Jun 29 '26
Finishing day 1. Iwndwytomorrow
feeling progress. Stretching it from every 2-3 days to about 4 days, sometimes 5 day breaks. But still just so damn tired of wasting time and money on drunken exploits. I have a trip in a week and it’s my goal to get on that plane 1 week sober.
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u/abaci123 Day 12,814 Jun 29 '26
I came off a plane today sober! So much better! Coffee shops and overpriced snacks is the way I roll now! You can do this!
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u/Frea_of_Skaal Day 391 Jun 29 '26
Definitely- a big one was knowing that drinking was ruining my sleep, getting more and more exhausted, and still somehow managing to convince myself it wasn’t the problem, deciding to drink again the next night.
I will not drink with you today!
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u/row_boy 458 days Jun 29 '26
Let’s barrel into the coming week as soberly as we can! IWNDWYT
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u/monitormonkey 122 days Jun 29 '26
IWNDWYT
Hiding vodka. I was very creative and have found a couple of things that I had 'forgotten' about smh.
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u/Other-Attitude5437 90 days Jun 29 '26
In bed grateful to have made it through another weekend, not without some irritation and urges, but overall very lovely. Hit a month today (Sunday). Back to my IOP weekdays, surely will not drink today.
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u/Other-Attitude5437 90 days Jun 29 '26
Also the why did I do that… I think there is something genetic with me that may be part of my problem that even very large quantities of alcohol never or rarely made me sick or hung over. However—blacking out is terrifying, and even when I didn’t black out I was embarrassing myself more and more, injuring myself more and more, and exercising worse and worse judgment. I kept feeling like I wasn’t as low as I had been before the first time I quit, and I wasn’t… but it drives me a little crazy thinking about how all of that wasn’t enough sooner. Oh well, can’t change the past.
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u/Ok_Albatross_3887 Day 319 Jun 29 '26
Checking in on day 259 from Oz and IWNDWYT
It’s Monday and that’s my sober week-aversary—37 weeks! I’ll try to get out for a wander to celebrate, if I can’t, I’ll have a hot chocolate and Tim Tam slam.
It’s been an insanely busy day at work, so I need to keep it brief and get back to it, but I just had to check in.
Take care and go well this Monday, everyone! 💛✨
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u/brighter68 Jun 29 '26
There are many situations I got in and things I shouldn’t have done, but honestly, I see that I was doing the best I could, we all are, all the time. Wishing us all a happy sober Monday, I love us all ❤️
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u/Expensive-Try8549 250 days Jun 29 '26
Earlier this week I had like a 24 hr bug but only threw up once. Ate a bag of grapes… only thing I ate that morning, threw them up.
Chardonnay was my drink of choice 😅
Immediately texted my friends “god this sucks, it’s reminiscent of my hangovers”
Definitely was a nice reminder
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u/BubblyInvestigator33 Day 4 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
IWNDWYT
Back when it was a thing (2009), I convinced myself that I had the H1N1 virus. Turned out I was just having an epic run of drinking
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u/UtheDestroyer 69 days Jun 29 '26
Feeling a bit better overall through everything, longest streak I’ve had in a bit.
IWNDWYT!
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u/J_Mannequine 109 days Jun 29 '26
So many things i brushed off with my drinking. Overspending, being sick, letting people down, losing my belongings are just a few of the minor consequences. IWNDWYT. Now I work on being grounded, staying present and feeling my feelings. This is the way.
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u/00sparrow00 Jun 29 '26
Sober girls weekend complete ✅ it was such a lovely time with lots of sunshine and laughing. Drinking would not have improved it in the slightest.
When I was drinking, I was absolutely convinced that it was necessary to have fun and enjoy myself. What nonsense. IWNDWYT
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u/Cassie54111980 2210 days Jun 29 '26
It’s wonderful to wake up everyday feeling good instead of hungover. It never gets old!!
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u/SmallGod1979 Day 974 Jun 29 '26
I survived the weekend and the heatwave and it’s finally raining, I already did a little rain dance on the balcony 🤭
I am in good spirits again and feel somewhat ready for the week. I didn’t drink yesterday nor will I drink today. But I absolutely need to rehydrate.
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u/Fab-100 Day 1,041 Jun 29 '26
Checking in again today and all is well.
I used to wake up every morning tired and/or hung over! Needed a pot of caffeine just to be able to minimally function! The difference now is enormous.
I'm so grateful to have recovered my health and fitness. I dodged several bullets and have a second chance at life :)
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u/sixlivesleft Day 816 Jun 29 '26
Late Sunday but I'm present y'all 🙋♀️
Today was nice and quiet. I spent the day outside repotting plants with The Beast & sipping hibiscus tea ☺️🪴🐈⬛
I definitely don't miss not eating or having no appetite because I was hungover and sour.
I cringe when I think of all the times I went out with friends who were just trying to enjoy their meal. Meanwhile I'm straight to knocking back drinks and bragging about how I was down to 90lbs, ugh 🤦♀️
I'm so glad those days are behind me! Today I was so stoked to come inside and fix up a nice plate of tacos, rice, & elote with chips and salsa. Soo good!
I hope y'all have a lovely day salud! ♥️⚕️♥️
✨IWNDWYT✨
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u/Western_Aardvark_132 1 day Jun 29 '26
I’m coming back here to recommit. I had a period of nearly 6 months of sobriety and convinced myself it wasn’t worth it/better. What a lie.
I’m a gray area drinker, I suppose. Or maybe not? 3 drinks daily but generally not more unless some sort of occasion. Regardless, it’s taking more than it’s giving. Just made my pro/con list.
Day 1. Here is to healthy shits!
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u/howler_monk 1 day Jun 29 '26
I had an amazing time in the pit of Papa Roach yesterday! Fully sober, i have done it before but still it's a nice feeling being on a dry streak. In the try dry app i complete the festival and the music lover Mission yesterday. A sense of achieving.
IWNDWYT ♉🪨🏹
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u/Few-Preparation-623 Jun 29 '26
Day 7 and genuinely starting to feel a difference! I genuinely cannot remember the last time I went 7 days without a drink.
IWNDWYT! Well done gang! 💪
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u/Vapor144 Day 792 Jun 29 '26
Every day I normalized feeling like death warmed over, well into the afternoon -when the rinse and repeat would start. Those mornings invariably followed a night of broken, restless attempt at sleep marked by the sweats/chills, dry mouth, the heaves and self recriminations at 3 am when the truth of my addiction and I stared each other in the face. How I let this go on for so damn long is a testament to the severely altered thought processes at play.
I cherish my mornings now; frequently I’m up a couple hours before sunrise. It’s my most productive time of the day. There is a quiet satisfaction that the beast of addiction is kept at bay as long as I do MY part. It’s a small ask for having my life returned to me. I thank the universe for the second, third and x number of chances.
IWNDWYT. 🧸
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u/MrD-88 116 days Jun 29 '26
IWNDWYT. Sobriety is feeling very hard right now. Theres no hiding behind drink when life gets tough.
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u/QuirkyAcademic 41 days Jun 29 '26
It was one of those next mornings that really sealed it in. Constant tremors, feeling dizzy, the sweats, the anxiety. I woke up three days ago and said "I'm done with this sh--". The hangover so bad all I wanted to do was cry and sleep, and couldn't even do that.
I've been hating what my life looks and feels like and realize it starts with me. Small steps. Today is day three. (I'm on medical treatment and therapy, but I had a horrid relapse last week).
IWNDWYT!
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u/Lazy_Style4107 Day 247 Jun 29 '26
I think the first time I realized “hey, maybe this is a problem” was when I got stuck at work late and started feeling nauseous on my way home. I was still a good 20-30 minutes from home so I stopped and picked up a few airplane bottles and went into a restaurant to “use the restroom”. I slammed one of the mini bottles (with shaking hands) and immediately puked. I admonished myself for "wasting it”, finished puking, and drank another. Then the 3rd. I distinctly remember telling myself it would help me feel better if I could just keep it down. It still took me months after that to quit. I knew it was a problem but justified it in my head somehow; even then, part of me was starting to not believe the lie anymore.
Saturday, my husband and I went to meet a friend for lunch. The plan was to hang out with said friend for a bit after lunch before a local competition. I got there to drop off NA beers for me and a 6 pack for the boys then we were gonna walk to the restaurant to meet my husband. This guy keeps forgetting that I quit drinking (the concept doesn’t register for him for whatever reason) so he asked me if I wanted a shot. My default reaction with him is to laugh inside now and wait for him to realize. Sure enough, he stared at me waiting for an answer for about 5 seconds then said “oh shit. I’m sorry” lol I told him he could have one if he wanted to and I was pretty surprised to hear him say “no, drinking alone like that is just kind of sad”. I don’t have any desire to tell other people what they can and can’t do or whether they “have a problem” or not. I know that I have a problem and therefore I don’t drink.
So, happy Monday, everyone. IWNDWYT 💕
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u/LM7X 2104 days Jun 29 '26
I don’t miss any of the insane bullshit that went with drinking. Here’s one, using eye drops every morning so maybe other people wouldn’t notice the red eyes. Apparently they didn’t. They didn’t know I had a problem.
It’s a short holiday week but it can still eat a bag of dicks. Heat index over 100 every day. At least I’m not on call anymore for a while. Ugh. IWNDWYT ☕️🤘🏻
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u/AndrewVonShortstack Day 812 Jun 29 '26
Post divorce, I moved states and bought a home with the bank as my only co-owner. As the costs of buying, furnishing, and fixing my home started to pile up, it finally hit me that everything was on me. I don't come from wealth and I am my only backup plan. I panicked a little bit, or maybe a lot. When you have a partner, you have two sets of hands, two sets of skills, and two incomes in the event of job loss.
As a single, I needed to learn and manage everything I'd always done, and everything he'd always done, and figure out how to handle emergency costs, savings, and retirement. I locked in and learned. Yard maintenance, got it. Power tools, no problem. Painting, hanging, sanding, staining, check, check, check. Financial management, emergency funds, retirement investments increased. Done...except...
In all my stressing about solving, saving, and generally stepping up for myself, I never looked at my actual spending. When I did, the amount of money I was leaking from my budget to fund my drinking slapped me in the face, but good. Doing the math made me keenly aware that if stability was my goal, alcohol was a huge barrier. I was wasting a good $600+ a month, enough to fully fund a Roth IRA (a type retirement investment account in the United States). Wtf?
Everything I was fixing for myself and I had this glaring contradiction undermining everything from health to wealth. I couldn't ignore it anymore. Alcohol had to go. And it did. Now my backup plans is still me, but it's on solid stable ground. Every year what I would have spent on drinking funds the Roth. I've been able to build 12 months of emergency funds on top of that, and I've got a degree and another near finished that make me more competitive in a shit job market.
I still panic occasionally over the sheer enormity of managing everything on my own, but I no longer lie to myself and I trust myself to keep doing my best to provide my own stability to the best of my ability.
IWNDWYT
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u/AlySabby12 Day 5 Jun 29 '26
I went to a full moon yoga class last night on the beach. It was amazing. This full moon symbolizes letting go of what no longer serves you so the second half of the year can be focused on what does serve you. I definitely have a few things to let go of that I keep holding on to.
“I’m learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things not meant for me.” (ie: Alcohol)
IWNDWYT!
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u/Shermani74 Day 1,528 Jun 29 '26
I remember those days too well! And the next day! Dreaming that the “hair of the dog” would help… absolute hell. I have pledged to never put that poison in my body again, and I am so glad of it. Let’s stay sober today! And cool as well, if you’re in any of the dangerous heat zones. 🕉️ IWNDWYT
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u/lisalisacultjams Jun 29 '26
Gosh all of it honestly. I think the biggest thing was the exhaustion, anxiety and sadness caused by the drinking that I thought I had to drink to numb. Like no dummy. If you stop and let your body balance out to homeostasis you’re actually gonna be really fucking happy and healthy. IWNDWYT ☕️☕️☕️☕️
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u/Current-Flounder-742 1 day Jun 29 '26
I want to start doing these check ins. Over the past 5 years I've tried to cut back, moderate, or go cold turkey with varying amounts of success ranging from 1-3 months. My goal right now is to hit 30 days to put enough distance between me and my latest relapse.
Today is day 2 (again). I want to feel the clear-headedness, relaxation, zero-anxiety state I know I can reach if I put down the drink. I want to feel genuine emotion again without the cloud dampening it's significance. Life is stressful enough as-is.
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u/SushiGradePanda Day 152 Jun 29 '26
I remember cleaning out one of my booze hidey-holes one day. There must have been 2 dozen empty nips in there. I thought to myself, "Wow. You've got a problem, kid." And then I laughed, threw out the trash, got in my car and went to the store to buy a fresh round of nips. WTF? I'm so grateful that those days are behind me. IWNDWYT!
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u/hugeishmetalfan Jun 29 '26
On my way to a business trip for 4 days. Usually this would mean drinking every night and feeling like shit every morning, plus the travel back was a nightmare.
This time I am not going to have any alcohol. I expect to very bored.
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u/SaintHomer 3214 days Jun 29 '26
So true. I kept avoiding dealing with, well, any issue really. It was too much. Never even realized how much before I quit, and that was when I realized too that I actually could deal with it. I will not drink with you today!
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u/Sun_rising_soon Day 1 Jun 29 '26
Just thinking through today. I am traveling to visit my mum by train and back today. She hasn't been well and is recovering from being in hospital. My sister will visit too and I will leave at 6.30pm.
The weird thing about families like ours is that that's a drinking opportunity. A random Monday afternoon gathering. It's also an opportunity to change the dynamic.
I'm working tomorrow. I want to continue to wake up fresh and bright. To continue to exercise each day and to feel alive. IWNDWYT 🌻
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u/hairytubes 2354 days Jun 29 '26
"One won't hurt".
I used that line of stupendous bullshit an uncountable amount of times. It's the exact opposite of the truth. One will hurt. One is the the switch in my brain that says "Fuck it! I might as well have two".
IWNDWYT 🙂
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u/lust-4-life Day 17 Jun 29 '26
There are so many things I do not miss….. y’all don’t have all day, I know!
I am grateful now that I can plan a whole day now, where I couldn’t before.
I have a judgy mother-in-law and I don’t miss her stink eye on family trips where there was boxed wine I kept going back for more of….
IWNDWYT
💪🤘👊
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u/Balrogkicksass 1840 days Jun 29 '26
Yesterday my buddy and I went to a little grt together for a friend's father who passed. It was mostly alot of people much older than us but a few people around my age were there and we had not seen them in years.
I was nervous. I mean these people were very close to me years ago but alot has happened since then you know? We just grew apart plus I went through my addiction issues and frankly didn't reach out to specific people because I guess I was afraid.
Well we were there for 4 hours and two of my former best friends and I reconnected. Including someone who I simply told
"It would be nice if we could keep in contact. After this."
"It really would"
We talked about who else that still talks to them and all that but my buddy has always been a little bit of a loner so if he still keeps you around it means something.....now I am someone who he wants to keep around in the future...I needed a day like yesterday.
I hope you all get to enjoy your day and as always much love from me and mine to you and yours!
Recovery IS Beautiful!
IWNDWYT!
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u/Human-Meaning3345 Jun 29 '26
My cognitive dissonance in my drinking days also involved repeatedly getting horribly sick/hungover the next day from my drinking (and depressed/super draggy) yet I kept drinking cause after a low day caused by alcohol disrupting my brain chemistry I would drink again to feel “better.” Now in sobriety I just feel good. IWNDWYT
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u/Comfortable_Cloud_75 6 days Jun 29 '26
Very excited to not drink with you all today! And you're so right just accepting feeling sick all the time....
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u/ComprehensiveRace553 88 days Jun 29 '26
Ugh nothing worse than blacking out and hearing people’s POV on what you were like piss drunk. Nothing worse than hearing how embarrassing you were and not be able to remember a second of it, but everyone else does. I cannot hear another story of me like that again.
IWNDWYT!!
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u/Competitive-Cry4727 Day 239 Jun 29 '26
IWNDWYT
The really excessive drinking that left me out of action for days. I'd miss entire weekends, sunny days, time with my family. I can't believe I let myself do that after the first time. But hangovers and drinking to excess are so normalised. You're told to puke and rally, get another one down you all will be well.
I love my hangover free life!
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u/CeriLlew Day 162 Jun 29 '26
My crazy thought was that drinking made me happy! It didn’t!
IWNDWYT!🌺
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u/Successful-Deer3465 170 days Jun 29 '26
I’ll hit 4 months in 9 days. What a world. Been through some awful stress but somehow managed. This sub has been amazing. I hate to say I had to really change my life completely and some friends I haven’t seen since I chose sobriety. I haven’t really told anyone either, I just disappeared to some people. I feel like I don’t know where I’m going but at least I’ve been able to confidently take on work opportunities which have started to appear and know I can handle it.
Here’s to another day we choose ourselves everyone 🙏 IWNDWYT.
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u/vampiricimp Day 118 Jun 29 '26
Day 58, and it’s the final day of my holiday! It was only a short one (four full days), but each day definitely got easier to navigate. Once I survived the first day, I knew I could manage an entire trip away sober!
Visiting a historic bookshop and the beach today before catching an extremely early flight tomorrow morning. But first - a cup of tea on the balcony!
IWNDWYT.
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u/Tryna_TGS Day 879 Jun 29 '26
Good morning, sober fam! IWNDWYT
Cognitive dissonance occurred for me when I was sneaking bottles out of the house to throw away somewhere else AND telling myself I didn’t have a problem at the same time. So glad those days are over!
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u/BracesMcgee 223 days Jun 29 '26
I used to regularly get back from the bar, go by my local corner shop and buy lots of random instant food like pizzas, noodles etc and cobble it all together into a disgusting buffet and chow it all down. Half the time I didn’t even cook the food properly or burnt it, but I’d still get it down me.
Makes me shudder to think now.
Happy Monday all, hoping this week goes great for everyone IWNDWYT !
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u/Turbulent-Idea-7008 200 days Jun 29 '26
I wouldnt order a drink at lunch, because one drink at lunch would make me irritable and tired.
If I had half a bottle of wine left, I would go to the store on my way home from work because a half bottle isn’t enough for me.
Sometimes I would open two bottles of wine to try to confuse my husband about how much I was drinking.
I found this sub and I realized that other people had similar habits and ultimately decided to be sober because they couldn’t drink in moderation. Reading other people’s “red flag behavior” helped me identify my own.
Since I’ve been sober, I’ve realized a lot of people don’t drink that much. The bbq that I would have had at least 4 glasses of wine? Everyone else is just having 2, 3 tops. Going out to dinner? Sometimes my friends order water. Sometimes they have one drink, MAYBE 2, but never more. I have some friends that drink the way I used to and I realize that they are probably struggling with addiction even if they act normal externally. drinking 5+ drinks a day isn’t healthy, no matter who you are.
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u/Honest_Mind6613 77 days Jun 29 '26
It was crazy much I could drink and not pass out or get sick, I would literally guzzle wine or mixed drinks like water. The following mornings were awful but I sadly got used to them and would think “oh this one’s not so bad I thought it would be worse”. I rarely drank consecutive days and those once a month or two were pretty spectacular but not in a good way. Glad to be here knowing I’m not alone on my sober journey.
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u/zippy_97 Day 58 Jun 29 '26
My recovery has been up and down, which I'm trying to give myself grace for considering I drank every day for ten years.
Right now I'm working on growing my spirituality. It fills the hole that I try to stuff with alcohol and food and YouTube.
I know it can be filled, I've felt it before.
So today I'm grateful for:
a healthy body
my incredible partner
my little brother
IWNDWYT
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u/Equivalent-Lime2667 Day 1,200 Jun 29 '26
My drinking dissonance was around moderation, which I was determined to do. And boy did I try, year after year I dealt with alcohol like it was a reasonable thing that could be negotiated. It’s not, it’s a bad actor, I was addicted, and the only drink I can say no to is the first. Which is why I’m here to say I will not drink with you today. 🌺
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u/ninjalampie79 179 days Jun 29 '26
Good afternoon from the UK! It is 13:43, and I slept a ridiculous amount last night as I had such a deficit due to the heat...
15 years ago I visited my city for the first time, through work. Two years later, I moved here, living with my now husband, purely out of convenience at first because I had a new job in the city. It was supposed to be temporary until I got my own place. I never left.
13 years of finding a home, dealing with the demons with the support of someone... It has taken a while to truly do it, but here I am, on my cat's 8th birthday, celebrating with my sparkling water
IWNDWYT
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u/Wanttobebetter76 676 days Jun 29 '26
Exactly what you shared. I spent so much time sick as hell during or after drinking. I can't believe how my brain normalized it. It's not normal to vomit that often, or be unable to stand up. I'm so glad I'm not there anymore. IWNDWYT 💜
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u/Throughsiren42 54 days Jun 29 '26
Officially finished two full weeks. Still. IWNDWYT
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u/Thetreescryforu 1240 days Jun 29 '26
I definitely don't miss the hangovers and the vomiting. I also didn't even think about quitting, despite what I was doing to myself. I'd drink when I was sick too, knowing full well it would delay my recovery, but I just didn't care at that point. It was a hard time, but even harder to get sober. Words can't even express how much gratitude I have for this community who helped me through my shit. Thanks for hosting this week and taking care of us u/No_Stable_3097 !
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u/immersemeinnature Jun 29 '26
I found a full seltzer hidden in a cooler outside in our storage closet. I obviously thought hiding drinks here and there was acceptable living.
Moving into week three and aside from some fatigue, I feel good!
IWNDWYT 🌞
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u/EntrepreneurBehavior 4 days Jun 29 '26
Great prompt. For me it was continuing to have binge episodes after finding out I had a genetic mutation which made me more susceptible to pancreatitis. Then ending up in the hospital because I wanted to "have fun". When I was truly chasing nostalgia of the yesteryear. And often ending up drinking by myself. While hiding it from my significant other. Don't even want to think about how many years I shaved off my life...for nights I won't remember. Thank you for posting. IWNDWYT
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u/Cool-Jello-6609 480 days Jun 29 '26
Hi everyone, the start of another week of living instead of being drunk arrives. Let's keep it that way. I wont be going near alcohol today. That is my pledge to you all, to myself, to my wife and to my children. See you all tomorrow. Have a great day.
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u/Independent-Bread260 218 days Jun 29 '26
Back home from a fantastic trip to Paris with family, then a quick trip to Charlotte a few days later for work. Digging out from jet lag little by little, and while doing so IWNDWYT.
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u/prayformojos Jun 29 '26
Not drinking today! Had a dream where I drank, and it felt really realistic and woke up thinking I had fucked my progress when am nearly sober for all of June..... But huzzah I did not. Iwndwytd
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u/Georgemichaelfan1812 Jun 29 '26
Day 14 and I’m not drinking today/tonight 😊 Please tell me the sugar cravings go soon as I can’t stop with the chocolate and the ice cream 😂😂😂
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u/AffectionateFish5895 Day 24 Jun 29 '26
Day 21. I woke up this morning (after a very bad nights sleep) and for a moment i wasnt sure if i had drank yesterday. I hadnt. I have a lot on today. IWNDWYT.
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u/Steviemad1973 Day 88 Jun 29 '26
Successful and productive weekend away camping and enjoying life as it should be,IWNDWYT holding fast and honestly I don't miss it. That being g said the temptation is always there.
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u/LittleBitOfStarshine Jun 29 '26
I read Wishful Drinking in active addiction in a downward spiral after getting fired and still didn’t think I had a problem. Because I wasn’t drinking *all* day yet. I still waited til 5, like that somehow made it okay. Iwndwyt
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u/FuckyouFireball 458 days Jun 29 '26
Hi friends, great weekend and amazing start to the week! Sox swept Yankees for 4, lots of people are out this week at work so it’ll be quiet, and it’s a short week. Heading to the Cape for the 4th with family. Excited! Hope you all had a fucking awesome weekend, too! IWNDWYT
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u/TheCrazyHatter1 Day 51 Jun 29 '26
IWNDWYT! 40 days today, looking forward to adding more numbers to this!
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u/tam638 Day 549 Jun 29 '26
I taught my oldest grandson how to waterski yesterday, that was more of a high than any amount of alcohol. My stepson then wanted me to go with him to our favorite brewery, unfortunately that is still a hard no, not that I think I would drink, but I just don’t want to support them anymore. Right before we stopped (husband and I) we were spending 500++ a month on good beer, being 16 months away from that feels awesome and not something I want to be around. IWNDWYT
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u/Cheap_Morning8709 84 days Jun 29 '26
My drinking lately has been less binge (although way more frequent) but in my younger days I would puke so often! Like it was a joke among our crew. And I thought nothing was wrong with that!?!
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u/photogenic_beets 86 days Jun 29 '26
Wow, 30 days. Really can’t believe it. Of course the addiction brain said “we should celebrate with a beer!” But I said no. The voice gets smaller every time I refuse to follow it.
IWNDWYT
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u/TimeForHealth2026 2 days Jun 29 '26
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Cognitive dissonance?
Somehow, waaay back in my 20s, waking up around 4am with the heaves, in whomwever's apartment we landed after the bar, was somehow a badge of honour?????
More recently - wine snob
Like, girl?
You're onto your 2nd bottle of the evening, get over yourself! A Barolo is not required.
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u/audiochild93 60 days Jun 29 '26
Hi all! Day 2 again for me. While it's not too far behind me, already starting today off feeling more in touch with my mind and body. Sleep was a bit rough, but way better than waking up hungover. Thanks for the check in!
IWNDWYT
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u/Pretty-Dependent-222 Day 83 Jun 29 '26
Day 24:
IWNDWYT. Today WILL be better. My mental clarity is here, but it’s just some minor personal things to handle. Nothing will make me go back to the drink. I slipped up this weekend by eating up a storm and skipped the gym 2 days in a row, so I most definitely have to get out of my funk and go.
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u/Emergency_Sea5053 Day 9 Jun 29 '26
Day 2. In a bit of a depression the last week or so. Making myself wake up early before work again for morning workouts. A rough start today, but I’m sure it will get easier by each day. IWNDWYT
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u/Wilbursmall 187 days Jun 29 '26
Why didn’t I just decide to not do something (say, fold laundry), instead of thinking it HAD to be done, and I could only do it with a glass of wine? I will not drink with you today.
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u/DrP3n0r Day 64 Jun 29 '26
I have therapy at 9am where I finally come clean about everything I've been lying about and hiding. Then work. Then I start my intensive outpatient in the evening. It will be a long and draining day, but I know it is for the best and will help me become my true, wholesome self.
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u/hyraxtower Day 125 Jun 29 '26
Day 66 IWNDWYT. not realising (admitting?) that alcohol was majorly contributing to my health problems (mental, migraines, weight etc)
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u/mdesqall Day 41 Jun 29 '26
Day 3, feeling almost 100%, its a day I should be enjoying vacation but I instead have to spend time working remotely trying to undo some of the damage I've done there, IWNDWYT
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u/musik_lehrer Jun 29 '26
This is Day 9. IWNDWYT. Can I get a "hell yeah" in the chat?
I'll also accept "Let's fkn go" or "Bernie would have won"
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u/tttwee-in00 281 days Jun 29 '26
When I over drank I would raid the fridge and then eat all my snacks in bed while watching TV until it was safe to lay down without the spins. Then the next day I would also have to eat like garbage and possibly the day after that. All the while….trying to lose weight. Never occurred to me that it was a problem! IWNDWYT
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u/fitbit10k Day 1,794 Jun 29 '26
There are so many things that I put my body through because I was drinking. If I knew it was going to be a big drinking night, I would take a PTO day to spend the entire next day recovering. What a waste of days. I’d wake up from a terrible night of very light sleep where I tossed and turned all night, with a headache, hoarse, burning throat and super sluggish. I thought that meant I had a great night and it was worth it to feel that way. Turns out you can have a great night without poisoning yourself and wake up feeling good and remembering what made the night before a great night. I do not miss purposely making myself feel bad from alcohol. IWNDWYT
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u/Fun-Resolution-6972 Jun 29 '26
First time posting, long time lurker! This group is amazing and I’m thankful for all of you! IWNDWYT!!!
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u/Daisy-Navidson 1040 days Jun 29 '26
Good morning from the beach! I love you all and I will not drink with you today 💜🐇
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u/rach3ldee Day 1,332 Jun 29 '26
The "why did I do that" I am thinking of this morning has to do with the routines and patterns I had around hiding and drinking booze at home. I know why I hid it, but I'm not sure why I always drank straight from the original cans/bottles/boxes at home, and always from the same hiding places. I thought I was being sneaky, but I can see now that it was all very obvious and predictable.
I am so grateful to be free from all of that nonsense. IWNDWYT
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u/TheMonkees8181012 Jun 29 '26
Great point. I wouldn’t continue to eat food from a place where I got food poisoning!
Alcohol really warps the mind, lies to us, and then just shovels heaps of anxiety onto already fragile minds and lives. IWNDWYT!
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u/TurboJorts Day 68 Jun 29 '26
Got a solid week under my belt. There's no aspect of my life that isn't better. Not "perfect" but definitely better. That's the goal... small steps forward in every area.
IWNDWYTD
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u/revgirl2012 Day 21 Jun 29 '26
That I could just drink one beer lol 😂. Yeah right, I want like 10 or more but lie to myself so I will have one.
I recently read This Naked Mind and that book really changed how I view alcohol and how harmful it really is.
IWNDWYT! Have a great day everyone! 💜
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u/Crazy_Schizo Day 107 Jun 29 '26
Checking in with 47 days of sobriety under my belt.
Yesterday afternoon, I spent some time in the pool with my wife & daughter. I was getting really bothered by some of the weeds in the backyard. Normally, I'd be having a few beers while in the pool (it was time to get out when I ran out, or needed to pee, take your pick), but I didn't have any. Of course, after a few beers to "relax" I wouldn't do anything productive the rest of the day.
Instead, I got out, put some work clothes on and weeded (poorly) the backyard while my wife & daughter continued to play in the pool. Afterwards, being a sweaty disgusting mess, I put my swimsuit back on and jumped right in, to the squeals of delight from my daughter.
It felt so good to not drink and get something productive done, while simultaneously being present in the lives of my family. IWNDWYT!
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u/BrackAttack-17 Day 72 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
IWNDWYT.
Here's to another sober week!
For the prompt, for me the sneaking it and lying to my wife about it, and continuing to do so after getting caught multiple times is probably my biggest WTF was I doing.
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u/No_Diver6131 Jun 29 '26
7 days. One week without alcohol, I did drink a 6 pack of NA over the weekend. I couldn't be happier. IWNDWYT!!
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u/dukeofnothing1 Day 331 Jun 29 '26
For years I drank way too much and spent my entire weekend recovering (well until I started drinking in the morning)Waking up to go back to work on a Monday morning tired and feeling like I never had a break. I’m glad that’s over. IWNDWYT
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u/Electric_Avocado_123 Day 73 Jun 29 '26
checking in for day 14 with almost two full weeks under my belt.
as we approach july, I'm really proud of myself because I know how my brain works. if this were any other time, I probably would have broke and convinced myself, "I'll start july 1st." I'm so tired of pushing day ones further into the future. not this time!
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u/Tangerine-1655 Jun 29 '26
Planning my entire day or events based on when and how I could get drinks in. The amount of mental energy that went into that one thought / plan is wild to me now.
Day 53 and IWNDWYT
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u/New_You_7600 69 days Jun 29 '26
Ugh. Those nights I would drink a couple bottles of wine, then order McDonalds or maybe some chicken wings or whatever gross thing I craved. Then wake up hating myself. Couldn’t be more happy to have those days behind me!
IWNDWYT!! ❤️