Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT, 😁!

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 c/stop drinking 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, let’s not drink alcohol!

  • FenderStratocaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    21 days. I decided SMART meetings weren’t for me. Neither is their program. I feel like I don’t need it. I am working out again. Eating better. I’m on the right track.

      • FenderStratocaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        I posted another comment summing it up. Here it is:

        Sober for 11 days now. I was a grey area drinker. Drank enough to limit my potential, but never hit rock bottom. I went to 3 SMART recovery meetings. They read articles then talk about the article. I can’t pay attention, it’s like torture. Then a bunch of people check in and talk about their very serious problems. Like REAL problems. One guy wrote a poem about how he has a gun to his head and a finger on the trigger and wants to put a knife in his wife’s heart. Another woman’s dad died 2 days ago and she’s upset that there’s liquor stores on every corner. Another woman was mad at her family for drinking around her at Christmas. I don’t have the severity of problems or problems with recovery that some of these people do. It seems that a lot of these people struggle with severe trauma, abuse, personality disorder, and other serious issues. The articles were about somewhat basic healthy adult coping skills and self-awareness. I feel like I am in a good spot emotionally. I am optimistic. I have no urges to drink. I go to these meetings and it makes me feel like maybe I didn’t have the problem I thought I did. I didn’t have problems like these people. That’s not good though, because alcoholic or not, I drank more than I wanted to and it’s time to stop. However, I feel like these meetings are for people that suffer from recovery. I am not suffering, I am thriving. I’m productive, moving more, eating better, controlling my emotions. I did the dishes last night, made my breakfast and lunch for today, cut my hair, and got dinner ready. None of that would have been done with a hangover. I realized that I am more motivated by the life I want to live than the one I want to leave behind. I don’t want alcohol to define me, sobriety or not. I’m working for alcohol to not dominate my schedule like it used to.