The Daily Check-In for Monday, September 5th: 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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Hey hey again my sober peeps!

I feel like self-care and self-love both have a tendency to be very tricky. Ever notice yourself telling others to take it easy, not beat themselves up and relax... and find it hard to take your own advice?

If you don't have that problem I really do applaud you, please show us how it's done 😅

The reason I wanted to talk about this today is because I had this whole big post typed out about taking care of yourself and learning when to say "that's good enough". But I realized I don't even do that lol. Always stressed, always running around like a crazy person, hating myself on days when I get home from work and spend the remainder of the day doing nothing- so I feel I'm in no position to give that type of advice 🤣

So today I'm going to tell myself to take a step back and just look at life as it comes. Easier said than done and there's that huge possibility I'll forget. But for now, just like with being sober, I am going to put the thought in my head not to dwell on self-doubt and try to slow down a little bit - just for today.

What about you guys? Do you already start off the day with a goal to think/do something positive for yourself?

If you don't, can you think of anything to say to yourself that'd take the pressure off, even temporarily?

Is there something you did yesterday that was an act of self-care/self-love?

IWNDWYT my people 😊