The Daily Check-In for Tuesday, August 23rd: 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!
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**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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Damn, I love you people!!! Seeing hundred of upvotes and scrolling through hundreds of people making the pledge for another 24 hours is really damn powerful! This hosting thing really is incredible!
So I definitely had a case of the Mondays. I took some vacation last week and so today was just a lot. I felt irritable multiple times, and others in the organization were also having a difficult day as well (not because of me). I have a pretty critical eye in general, and it is much more common to see everything that could be improved. I think one of the reasons I drank was to numb out and turn off the critical appraisal.
One of the things that I like to do when I'm feeling low or pissy is to chart some wins on the day. I have a really bad habit of overlooking lots of great things that I'm doing or that others around me are doing, so this helps to switch my brain patterns. Would you soberheroes like to list 3 or 5 wins happening in your life right now? Crow at the top of your lungs!
My wins for Monday:
Stayed sober, the foundation of everything good in my life
Slogged through the email backlog
Hit the gym and got some good cardio
I got some meal prep done for several days
Knock this DCI out and do sleep hygiene
Whether I'm kicking ass or sucking wind, I only have one essential goal for the day: get my head on the pillow sober. So I commit to another day with you champs: IWNDWYT!!!