The Daily Check-In for Sunday, September 4th: 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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Whatup whatuuup SD! Happy to be here hosting my first DCI!
Crazy to think how long ago I was here, I made my attempts in the past to stop drinking and failed. I never took it seriously. I always quit with the intention of drinking again one day, as if I could magically cure myself if I went long enough without and be back to drinking like a normal person.
Well, turns out that mentality doesn’t work for me. Has to be all or nothing, I’d rather it be nothing. This is the longest I’ve gone sober and I don’t plan on looking back.
It takes a lot to realize what exactly the problems were that made me even start – sometimes you just know, but sometimes the longer you spend without a drink the more little details pop up that you hadn’t even considered before. It has taken a lot of time, and will take more still, to get everything figured out and to work out the kinks – but its better than time spent drunk, in my opinion.
Anyway, hope everyone is having an amazing day!
IWNDWYT