The Daily Check-In for Wednesday, March 12th: 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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A link to the current Daily Check-In post can always be found near the top of the sidebar. -————————————————— Happy Wednesday, friends! The midweek slump always gets to me, so it feels like a good day to talk about wellness. Now, of course the number one thing we’re all here to do is not pour ethanol down our gullets, leaving the cleanup to our precious, vascular livers. Full stop, if you do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE today for your own wellness, you are doing something fantastic just by not drinking alcohol!!
I read a neat book last summer that changed the way I thought about wellness: The Wisdom of Your Body, by Hillary McBride. Essentially, it’s about “embodied living”— that we are bodies, and we can feel good and comfortable in our bodies, right now, in whatever condition they are. It’s made me aware of how I talk about (and to!) my body, to treat my body gently and carefully, to feed it nutritious food, move in ways that feel good, and to let my body rest. When I first quit drinking my body just screamed “SUGAR” and honestly I leaned into that. For the first time since I was a child, I just let myself eat. It was kind of wonderful to follow what my body needed, to help it recover from what felt like a long illness.
So for Wellness Wednesday, Share, if you like, something you are doing to contribute to your own wellness today. Yoga? A walk? A giant cheeseburger? A family-sized pack of Twizzlers? Some sunshine, fresh water, fresh air? What does your body need, today?
I may just take a nap! And I Will Not Drink With You Today! 🧁💖
“Defenses are like winter coats. At one point they helped keep us safe, but now that we are somewhere new, or the seasons have changed, they no longer serve us and can actually hurt us.” Hillary McBride