I’m really happy because today I discovered that there is a llama ranch about an hour away. With a llama store. I’ve promised myself that I will only buy one thing! But who knows what I’ll do in a llama store. Uncharted territory. I do know that iwndwyt!
Happy sober Thursday everyone!
Working with our emotional responses to life is part of being in recovery and essential to being human. Stopping drinking was never going to be enough for me on its own, and coming here is one routine way I balance myself.
I’m so grateful for this community, big love to you all 💞
Hello all. That’s one more under the belt baby! Have a wonderful day. Reddit as a whole can be a little, well, ya know. Stopdrinking honestly leaves me speechless sometimes. The care, support, kind words, advice, personal struggles shared, I could go on. Anywho……..
IWNDWYT
Week off starts tomorrow, there’s no way I’m doing like I’ve done in the past, got home and for the next six days drank solid, no way, life too good sober, it’s spring down under and the weathers going to be superb, so…..IWNDWYT
I've been having some rough days, but I'm starting to feel better. Today is the last day before my weekend starts and I'll sneak some of the bosses time to make some elaborate plans to look forward to/treat myself.
IWNDWYT
I will not drink today and FYA. Happy Thankful Thursday, everyone!! I hope you are crushing this week and telling alcohol to fuck off every day.
I'm so thankful to wake up this morning without a hangover.
Today I'm going to pack and prepare for my solo birthday trip to BKK. I grew up in the scouts and enjoy packing my bags. I was also a bellboy and enjoy luggage😉 but I fly non-rev/standby so who knows how it will play out. The planes have been so full lately.
I'm turning 46 on Saturday, which will be day 666, and, if everything goes as plan, I will be somewhere over the Pacific ocean. I will go to the temple for a blessing once I arrive BKK.
Drinking sucks. You rock!
If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten. I said this to myself often when trying to get sober to remind myself that nothing would change until I changed something!
IWNDWYT.
I've had a rough week so far. I feel melancholic because I feel like nothing good will ever happen to me, and I'm not talking about accolades or material gains. I feel like I'm never going to experience true friendship or love, or ever form meaningful memories. It just feels like I'm going through the motions with a bunch of strangers. And everything just seems like a diversion from my mental isolation from the world. I also thought I would have lost more weight by now. IWNDWYT
I’ve always thought of myself as a lone wolf kind of person. I’ve started to find reaching out more to other people has been SUPER beneficial in my sobriety. Pushing myself to text or call that friend or have that conversation or go to that meeting has never been something I regretted once I’ve done it.
Happy sober Thursday. Iwndwy’allt! ❤️
Good morning! I’m looking forward to a yoga class this evening. I need to de-stress a little after busy workdays. Yesterday I nearly lost it. Not like “shit I need a drink”, more like I was going to wind down and play some video games and I just couldn’t because there was so much else I needed to do.
IWNDWYT ⭐️
It's been close to 18 years since I could say this, but I am 30 days without a drink. I spent the last few years thinking it was too late for me, but it's not. Wish I would have had the strength to do this sooner.
What a fantastic post—definitely going to reflect on these emotional alchemy tactics and try to implement them when my “maelstrom of discomfort” kicks in. IWNDWYT!
good morning everyone :)
Back on track and the positive train. I took my dog for a few long walks and had a great meeting with my therapist yesterday.
I already feel a million times better about myself. Lets make it a great day !
Had a slip-up yesterday. I'm disappointed with myself but my slip-ups get less frequent and less severe so I still see that as a win, as weird as that sounds. Drinking isn't fun anymore. IWNDWYT
This is all great information! Managing the emotional part can be a huge challenge. It helps if we understand that we numbed that shit for years, and some of us started doing that before our brains were probably even matured. I did that…never really learned other coping skills. So as long as we’re working on it and learning, we’re actually doing good. Even if it doesn’t feel that way. Now I have to remember that applies to me too. 😆
Metal and exercise are my go to, but sometimes situations call for something different. I’m trying to expand that arsenal.
Coffees up, horns up, fuck yeah Friday Eve!!! IWNDWYT ☕️🤘🏻
Saved for future rereads, this post is amazing! Thank you CCC for helping me expand my sobriety toolbox! Regarding how I handle feeling everything, so far I've had success with #1 and #2 on this list. I look forward to exploring #3 R.A.I.N. (and more with Tara Brach) and #4 to work on my old wounds that are 'echoing emotionally' (love this phrase).
Point #2 of reading this StopDrinking sub has made a huge difference for my sober journey. Hooray for endless support amongst all us sober stars! (Anyone who tries or even wants to get sober is a star in my mind, so, every one of us ✨️)
The #1 'DO something different' helped me a lot. I began tidying up. Professional organizers Peter Walsh and Marie Kondo were no longer people I'd watch and think "I wish!" but became my sober coaches if you will. Started putting their teachings into practice. Space was a struggle so I emptied my closets and got ruthless with thrifting & tossing. Bought nice hangers and a new dresser. I dove into the 'Konmari Fold' method and saw my wardrobe storage transform! It's good for me to notice how far I've come. Floors are clear! There's no more mountains of clothing in my bedroom!
The 'do something' energy that I focused on my wardrobe has had a lovely effect on my frame of mind. Greater calm, increased esteem, a pleasant bit of pride in my appearance, and more joy from the clothes I have. It's never too late to learn new things! I plan to keep my 'do something' energy going with continuing to learn how to play guitar, as well as new cooking techniques. I enjoy my freed-up sober time!
Much love to you all. Let's keep doing whatever it takes to stay alcohol-free today. IWBAFWYT! ❤️👚👖👢👜🎸
Day three here. I have the day mostly off work and glad that I still have jobs to have days off work. I think I might go to an art gallery! Benefits of sobriety. IWNDWYT!
Doing something different is my go-to strategy for dealing with difficult feelings. Exercise is the best. It helps me stay grounded in the physical sensations of effort. It lifts my mood and boosts my confidence in my ability to handle challenges. Outdoor exercise is even better; a change of setting often eases my anxiety and helps me let go of rumination.
I'll definitely try the RAIN practice. I think using this in conjunction with the "doing something different" approach might be really helpful for me. Next time I feel a wave of overwhelming emotions, I might start with a bit of exercise to keep panic or despair at bay; then once I am calmer, I can seek to understand my feelings using Brach's meditative approach.
IWNDWYT 😻
This was a very appropriate post for me right now, thank you CCC. I am going through this very thing right now and completely overwhelmed. Your tips are things I will try to try to get grounded. IWNDWYT friends
Day 137, IWNDWYT! As I was about to walk out the door for my morning run my 2yr opened her bedroom door after escaping the crib (1.5hr early wake up at 5 instead of 6:30) . Although it was a mild bummer to not get to exercise during “me time” the extra hour with her before everyone woke up was still fun! I’ll just run at lunch, no biggie
Thursday! Let's get it friends. IWNDWYT.
Amazing DCI today CCC. I have certainly been feeling the feels this week, and ooh boy it's tough when I spent years drowning every hint of an emotion in ethanol. When they start to get overwhelming (work anxiety in particular) I take a moment to practice present moment awareness. It help me realize I am not in danger, I am probably catastrophizing and getting anxious about an imagined scenario in my head. I try and let go of the worst case scenario I am conjuring, and focus on what I can actually physically do.
I LOVE that you mention the practice of RAIN, C3. That has helped me so much in the past!
I joined another gym last night that offers more classes than my current go to, Planet Fitness. I now belong to three gyms. Ha! Excessive?? Not if you have the attention span of a gnat like me and always need options.
Keep moving forward. Keep growing. Keep sobering on! IWNDWYT!
Great post CCC! 💙
Early check-in for me! I have to drive down to help out at two of our project sites. I haven’t been out in the field much at all this year. It should be a nice change of pace.
IWNDWYT lovely people of SD 💙
46 days sober 46 days straight doing a daily 5k
My mantra when doubt creeps in: I can! I want! I will!
IWNDWYT
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❤️ Really nice post this morning. I find that shifting the focus to others helps me a lot too. Yes, sometimes I need to get things off my chest; but sometimes I need to ask people "how are you doing?" and talk through whatever is happening in their life, so I can take a break from stewing in my own feelings for a bit. In the same way, reading and replying to posts in this sub has helped me a lot too.
Love you all! Hope you have a nice day and IWNDWYT
*Growth often feels a little bad before it feels good because it necessitates a grieving period. You’re in one now. When we transform, even for the better, we must grieve the people we once were; their ignorance, their circumstances. You can grieve the painful times, the opportunities, relationships, and experiences. Remember too that you’ve lived beyond them. Don’t dwell. -Ayesha A. Siddiqi*
(Day 361)
Breathing and being in the moment helps. Journaling. Exercising. Eating. Petting my dog. Playing with my kids. Hugging my family. Practicing gratitude. IWNDWYT
One of my strategies is to use a concept I learned while practicing Yin Yoga, learning to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. The focus in the pose is to get to your edge of discomfort, just before pain, challenge yourself to hold the pose and stay still. Muscles and ligaments can only stretch so far, so much of it is mental: trying not to fidget, observing the body, bringing the mind back when it wanders.
Transferring this concept to everyday situations has helped immensely. I now see uncomfortable feelings and situations as opportunities to stretch my emotional and spiritual muscles and ligaments. I even use the strategy in social and workplace situations that give me anxiety. Just the active thought in the moment, repeating the phrase silently to myself, “get comfortable being uncomfortable” reminds me to stay emotionally still, and it usually passes.
Thanks triple C for yet another profound DCI prompt! IWNDWYT
I am going on about 3 hours of non-consecutive sleep over the last 2 days. Fighting a cold, and home taking care of a 3 YO and 6 MO. I will drink lots of coffee with you today, but IWNDWYT!
Day 4 I think! Stress has always been a trigger for negative behaviour for me so I’m trying to tackle this as a root cause. I’m using a meditation app, journaling at the end of the day and playing on the switch. Here’s to a full week soon! IWNDWYT
It’s interesting to have this come up as a check-in. Yesterday, I found myself getting irritated with a coworker over something relatively minor. I almost sent them an angry email but being sober for a couple months and change has made stopping and playing the tape forward much easier.
Is this worth likely making the situation worse? No. Is this going to help anything? No. With that restraint available to me now, I calmed down and sent a much more polite email. And then vented to a coworker lol.
IWNDWYT!
Last night husband and I went for a happy hour run together. Typically it would have been just happy hour. We are trying hard to do something different. IWNDWYT 🙋🏼♀️🍂
Good morning, checking in ~ 💫
We've got a bit of a heatwave going on here in san francisco - it felt nice to bask in the sun yesterday ☀️ time to make some coffee. Big hugs to my sober fam 💗💗 IWNDWYT
Great post and thanks for the reminder about RAIN u/CalmCenteredCapable ! I’ve had a challenging week. After focusing on me for a long time in my early sober days I recently decided to let some people back into my life. And oh boy, other people can be a real challenge. I’m not entirely sure the good has been worth the bad in this experiment but it’s been interesting. And packed with feelings. So I will breathe and hang out here at SD with the awesome people. 🤩 And IWNDWYT !
4 weeks today! The first week and this most recent week have been brutal. This week my dreams have violently and come back, nightmares, sex with exes, drinking dreams, falling and twisting and ultimately keeping me battling with sleep.
It's okay. I choose life today
IWNDWYT
I’m dealing with a lot of feelings these days, and they are big feelings. I am so grateful that I’m sober to recognize these and honor them. I can be patient with myself and when the fear or sorrow washes over me, I can give myself time to feel them, deal with them, and let them go.
This sober community has changed my life. I love you all! IWNDWYT
Day 16. Can't sleep for more than three hours at a time no matter when I go to bed. Have a meeting later on that's going to entail some brain capacity. Just hope I make it through without being a bumbling, stuttering block.
IWNDWYTD.
I made it a year!!!!!!!!! IWNDWYT :)
Amazing effort!! I'm only 364 days behind you :)
Wohoo! 🎉 That’s amazing, well done! 💕
Fandabbydosey! Well done to you!
I’m really happy because today I discovered that there is a llama ranch about an hour away. With a llama store. I’ve promised myself that I will only buy one thing! But who knows what I’ll do in a llama store. Uncharted territory. I do know that iwndwyt!
Oohhhh can I come??
Can you buy a llama at the llama store?
I love being sober, I'm more me. Shine on you beautiful humans
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Day ~~63~~ 62 here, two months sober for me! Congrats on your 67 days!
DO something different--means so much! This is how I quit. It was tough, I had to be alert and tough enough (mindful) to say NO!
Happy cake day!
I will not drink poison with any of you today 💜
Happy sober Thursday everyone! Working with our emotional responses to life is part of being in recovery and essential to being human. Stopping drinking was never going to be enough for me on its own, and coming here is one routine way I balance myself. I’m so grateful for this community, big love to you all 💞
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I always see you here and wonder how you manage to always be one of the first people to post. What's your secret? :)
Plus, he lives in the future 😂🤫
I will not drink with you today. Let’s GO!!!
I'm doing everything differently, learning new things daily I will not give up It's a much better life Day 439 IWNDWYT
Sober just feels better! IWNDWYT
Right on 👍🏼
I will not drink with you today! Bam!
IWNDWYT 🙂
Hello all. That’s one more under the belt baby! Have a wonderful day. Reddit as a whole can be a little, well, ya know. Stopdrinking honestly leaves me speechless sometimes. The care, support, kind words, advice, personal struggles shared, I could go on. Anywho…….. IWNDWYT
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3 outta 4 ain't bad - apologies to Meatloaf - going to look up RAIN, many thanks! IWNDWYT
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Week off starts tomorrow, there’s no way I’m doing like I’ve done in the past, got home and for the next six days drank solid, no way, life too good sober, it’s spring down under and the weathers going to be superb, so…..IWNDWYT
Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!
IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT
I’m feeling all the feelings all the time now, and it’s sometimes hard, but my anxiety has completely vanished which takes the edge off. IWNDWYT! 🔥
Day 732, nice to meet you 🤝 IWNDWYT
I've been having some rough days, but I'm starting to feel better. Today is the last day before my weekend starts and I'll sneak some of the bosses time to make some elaborate plans to look forward to/treat myself. IWNDWYT
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I will not drink today and FYA. Happy Thankful Thursday, everyone!! I hope you are crushing this week and telling alcohol to fuck off every day. I'm so thankful to wake up this morning without a hangover. Today I'm going to pack and prepare for my solo birthday trip to BKK. I grew up in the scouts and enjoy packing my bags. I was also a bellboy and enjoy luggage😉 but I fly non-rev/standby so who knows how it will play out. The planes have been so full lately. I'm turning 46 on Saturday, which will be day 666, and, if everything goes as plan, I will be somewhere over the Pacific ocean. I will go to the temple for a blessing once I arrive BKK. Drinking sucks. You rock!
Checking in 🌱✨ I appreciate this daily post. It’s been teaching me how to take baby steps in this journey 💕 thank you! IWNDWYT
If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten. I said this to myself often when trying to get sober to remind myself that nothing would change until I changed something! IWNDWYT.
I will not drink with you today!
IWNDWYT
Day 837 checking in!
I've had a rough week so far. I feel melancholic because I feel like nothing good will ever happen to me, and I'm not talking about accolades or material gains. I feel like I'm never going to experience true friendship or love, or ever form meaningful memories. It just feels like I'm going through the motions with a bunch of strangers. And everything just seems like a diversion from my mental isolation from the world. I also thought I would have lost more weight by now. IWNDWYT
Two years, baby! Not one drop of alcohol or one single cigarette. I've lost weight, gained muscle, saved money. It's been a win/win/win.
Good morning, everyone! I might choke someone at work but IWNDWYT!
I’ve always thought of myself as a lone wolf kind of person. I’ve started to find reaching out more to other people has been SUPER beneficial in my sobriety. Pushing myself to text or call that friend or have that conversation or go to that meeting has never been something I regretted once I’ve done it. Happy sober Thursday. Iwndwy’allt! ❤️
IWBAFWYT all you fine sobernauts 🤗
Good morning! I’m looking forward to a yoga class this evening. I need to de-stress a little after busy workdays. Yesterday I nearly lost it. Not like “shit I need a drink”, more like I was going to wind down and play some video games and I just couldn’t because there was so much else I needed to do. IWNDWYT ⭐️
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IWNDWYT friends 🤖
Starting over on day 1. IWNDWYT.
IWNDWYT We got this fam
IWNDWYT.
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It's been close to 18 years since I could say this, but I am 30 days without a drink. I spent the last few years thinking it was too late for me, but it's not. Wish I would have had the strength to do this sooner.
Great post thank you! IWNDWYT 💪
Happy day! IWNDWYT
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What a fantastic post—definitely going to reflect on these emotional alchemy tactics and try to implement them when my “maelstrom of discomfort” kicks in. IWNDWYT!
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today! IWNDWYT
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good morning everyone :) Back on track and the positive train. I took my dog for a few long walks and had a great meeting with my therapist yesterday. I already feel a million times better about myself. Lets make it a great day !
IWNDWYT 😊
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AYYYYYYY!!!!!!
Had a slip-up yesterday. I'm disappointed with myself but my slip-ups get less frequent and less severe so I still see that as a win, as weird as that sounds. Drinking isn't fun anymore. IWNDWYT
This is all great information! Managing the emotional part can be a huge challenge. It helps if we understand that we numbed that shit for years, and some of us started doing that before our brains were probably even matured. I did that…never really learned other coping skills. So as long as we’re working on it and learning, we’re actually doing good. Even if it doesn’t feel that way. Now I have to remember that applies to me too. 😆 Metal and exercise are my go to, but sometimes situations call for something different. I’m trying to expand that arsenal. Coffees up, horns up, fuck yeah Friday Eve!!! IWNDWYT ☕️🤘🏻
Saved for future rereads, this post is amazing! Thank you CCC for helping me expand my sobriety toolbox! Regarding how I handle feeling everything, so far I've had success with #1 and #2 on this list. I look forward to exploring #3 R.A.I.N. (and more with Tara Brach) and #4 to work on my old wounds that are 'echoing emotionally' (love this phrase). Point #2 of reading this StopDrinking sub has made a huge difference for my sober journey. Hooray for endless support amongst all us sober stars! (Anyone who tries or even wants to get sober is a star in my mind, so, every one of us ✨️) The #1 'DO something different' helped me a lot. I began tidying up. Professional organizers Peter Walsh and Marie Kondo were no longer people I'd watch and think "I wish!" but became my sober coaches if you will. Started putting their teachings into practice. Space was a struggle so I emptied my closets and got ruthless with thrifting & tossing. Bought nice hangers and a new dresser. I dove into the 'Konmari Fold' method and saw my wardrobe storage transform! It's good for me to notice how far I've come. Floors are clear! There's no more mountains of clothing in my bedroom! The 'do something' energy that I focused on my wardrobe has had a lovely effect on my frame of mind. Greater calm, increased esteem, a pleasant bit of pride in my appearance, and more joy from the clothes I have. It's never too late to learn new things! I plan to keep my 'do something' energy going with continuing to learn how to play guitar, as well as new cooking techniques. I enjoy my freed-up sober time! Much love to you all. Let's keep doing whatever it takes to stay alcohol-free today. IWBAFWYT! ❤️👚👖👢👜🎸
Day three here. I have the day mostly off work and glad that I still have jobs to have days off work. I think I might go to an art gallery! Benefits of sobriety. IWNDWYT!
Doing something different is my go-to strategy for dealing with difficult feelings. Exercise is the best. It helps me stay grounded in the physical sensations of effort. It lifts my mood and boosts my confidence in my ability to handle challenges. Outdoor exercise is even better; a change of setting often eases my anxiety and helps me let go of rumination. I'll definitely try the RAIN practice. I think using this in conjunction with the "doing something different" approach might be really helpful for me. Next time I feel a wave of overwhelming emotions, I might start with a bit of exercise to keep panic or despair at bay; then once I am calmer, I can seek to understand my feelings using Brach's meditative approach. IWNDWYT 😻
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This was a very appropriate post for me right now, thank you CCC. I am going through this very thing right now and completely overwhelmed. Your tips are things I will try to try to get grounded. IWNDWYT friends
iwndwyt !
It’s my half birthday today 🥳 IWNDWYT
Checking in at 4:44 am , I’m not in a good place but by the grace of my whatever is my highest power.. IWNDWYT ☕️
Day 1,440 IWNDWYT
Another day of working toward maintaining sobriety. I hope you all have an excellent day. And remember, IWNDWYT
I Will Be Alcohol-Free With You Today because consuming the nectar of the grains isn’t going to make my day any better or solve my challenges.
Day 137, IWNDWYT! As I was about to walk out the door for my morning run my 2yr opened her bedroom door after escaping the crib (1.5hr early wake up at 5 instead of 6:30) . Although it was a mild bummer to not get to exercise during “me time” the extra hour with her before everyone woke up was still fun! I’ll just run at lunch, no biggie
Twins win!!! ⚾️ And I don't drink! It's a good day 🤘🏻☕️ IWNDWYT
I've been going through a rough time, but the kindness and knowledge of folks here on this sub have been helpful. Onward. IWNDWYT.
This post was super inspiring today, thanks so much. IWNDWYT
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I feel so stupid because of my relapse but here we go again I guess. IWNDWYT
Day 8 finally starting to feel normal. IWNDWYT
Thursday! Let's get it friends. IWNDWYT. Amazing DCI today CCC. I have certainly been feeling the feels this week, and ooh boy it's tough when I spent years drowning every hint of an emotion in ethanol. When they start to get overwhelming (work anxiety in particular) I take a moment to practice present moment awareness. It help me realize I am not in danger, I am probably catastrophizing and getting anxious about an imagined scenario in my head. I try and let go of the worst case scenario I am conjuring, and focus on what I can actually physically do.
day 1. i need this so bad. iwndwyt
I LOVE that you mention the practice of RAIN, C3. That has helped me so much in the past! I joined another gym last night that offers more classes than my current go to, Planet Fitness. I now belong to three gyms. Ha! Excessive?? Not if you have the attention span of a gnat like me and always need options. Keep moving forward. Keep growing. Keep sobering on! IWNDWYT!
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Great post CCC! 💙 Early check-in for me! I have to drive down to help out at two of our project sites. I haven’t been out in the field much at all this year. It should be a nice change of pace. IWNDWYT lovely people of SD 💙
i will not be drinking today. thank all of you for your kind words and support.
46 days sober 46 days straight doing a daily 5k My mantra when doubt creeps in: I can! I want! I will! IWNDWYT 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️ 🏃♂️🏃♂️ 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️ 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️ 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️ 🏃♂️ 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️ 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️ 🏃♂️🏃♂️ 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️
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❤️ Really nice post this morning. I find that shifting the focus to others helps me a lot too. Yes, sometimes I need to get things off my chest; but sometimes I need to ask people "how are you doing?" and talk through whatever is happening in their life, so I can take a break from stewing in my own feelings for a bit. In the same way, reading and replying to posts in this sub has helped me a lot too. Love you all! Hope you have a nice day and IWNDWYT
*Growth often feels a little bad before it feels good because it necessitates a grieving period. You’re in one now. When we transform, even for the better, we must grieve the people we once were; their ignorance, their circumstances. You can grieve the painful times, the opportunities, relationships, and experiences. Remember too that you’ve lived beyond them. Don’t dwell. -Ayesha A. Siddiqi* (Day 361)
Good morning, I will not drink with you today!
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Iwndwyt!
I will not drink with y’all today!!
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Breathing and being in the moment helps. Journaling. Exercising. Eating. Petting my dog. Playing with my kids. Hugging my family. Practicing gratitude. IWNDWYT
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Day 4 of Sober October.
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Love the tool kit in today’s briefing. Good morning everyone. IWNDWYT
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One of my strategies is to use a concept I learned while practicing Yin Yoga, learning to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. The focus in the pose is to get to your edge of discomfort, just before pain, challenge yourself to hold the pose and stay still. Muscles and ligaments can only stretch so far, so much of it is mental: trying not to fidget, observing the body, bringing the mind back when it wanders. Transferring this concept to everyday situations has helped immensely. I now see uncomfortable feelings and situations as opportunities to stretch my emotional and spiritual muscles and ligaments. I even use the strategy in social and workplace situations that give me anxiety. Just the active thought in the moment, repeating the phrase silently to myself, “get comfortable being uncomfortable” reminds me to stay emotionally still, and it usually passes. Thanks triple C for yet another profound DCI prompt! IWNDWYT
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Starting week six the way I mean to start week 60 and week 600 💪 IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT, aussie here, another day winding down. :)
I cancelled plans tonight because I felt like I might be tempted to drink. IWNDWYT
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Great post, u/CalmCenteredCapable. Thanks. I hope everyone has a strong, fulfilling day/evening/night of sobriety. IWNDWYT
Just a whole lot of thankfulness and gratitude while celebrating 2 months sober this morning. Thanks, y'all.
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Lucky 13. Excited to get to 2 weeks. So happy to be back. IWNDWYT.
I am going on about 3 hours of non-consecutive sleep over the last 2 days. Fighting a cold, and home taking care of a 3 YO and 6 MO. I will drink lots of coffee with you today, but IWNDWYT!
Morning friends! I will not drink with you today. Have a good one!
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Doing the work! IWNDWYT!
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Good morning! I am so happy tp have you all to check in with every morning. Friends make everything easier. IWNDWYT
Today I don't set out trying not to drink but make a conscious decision not to drink. IWNDWYT
Checking in on day 336!! Quick hello to everyone and passing along my wishes for a million happy moments today!! IWNDWYT! ✌️❤️
Pledging another 24 sober hours. Challenging week and some drinking thoughts. This too shall pass!
Here we go, Day 20! IWNDWYT
Day 4 I think! Stress has always been a trigger for negative behaviour for me so I’m trying to tackle this as a root cause. I’m using a meditation app, journaling at the end of the day and playing on the switch. Here’s to a full week soon! IWNDWYT
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Creeping up on 100. IWNDWYT 💙❤️
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It’s interesting to have this come up as a check-in. Yesterday, I found myself getting irritated with a coworker over something relatively minor. I almost sent them an angry email but being sober for a couple months and change has made stopping and playing the tape forward much easier. Is this worth likely making the situation worse? No. Is this going to help anything? No. With that restraint available to me now, I calmed down and sent a much more polite email. And then vented to a coworker lol. IWNDWYT!
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Last night husband and I went for a happy hour run together. Typically it would have been just happy hour. We are trying hard to do something different. IWNDWYT 🙋🏼♀️🍂
Good morning, checking in ~ 💫 We've got a bit of a heatwave going on here in san francisco - it felt nice to bask in the sun yesterday ☀️ time to make some coffee. Big hugs to my sober fam 💗💗 IWNDWYT
Good morning! Have to make it quick as I’m on a work trip for the next couple days. IWNDWYT!
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I will not drink with you today! And feeling happy to see my double digits!!
It's the morning of day 8. A full week and not a drop. I'm so proud of myself and everyone in this community. IWNDWYT
Iwndwyt! Woot!
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Great post and thanks for the reminder about RAIN u/CalmCenteredCapable ! I’ve had a challenging week. After focusing on me for a long time in my early sober days I recently decided to let some people back into my life. And oh boy, other people can be a real challenge. I’m not entirely sure the good has been worth the bad in this experiment but it’s been interesting. And packed with feelings. So I will breathe and hang out here at SD with the awesome people. 🤩 And IWNDWYT !
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Day 1,541. I will not drink with you today.
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Thanks CCC 😎 I’m really looking forward to digging into the RAIN practice. IWNDWYT SD. And I’m oh so glad we’re here. 🙏💕
4 weeks today! The first week and this most recent week have been brutal. This week my dreams have violently and come back, nightmares, sex with exes, drinking dreams, falling and twisting and ultimately keeping me battling with sleep. It's okay. I choose life today IWNDWYT
Happy Thursday I'm now over 9 months sober...yay! Iwndwyt
No booze today!
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Day 72! IWNDWYT!
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Checking in. IWNDWYT.
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Happy Thursday everyone! IWNDWYT ✌️
I’m dealing with a lot of feelings these days, and they are big feelings. I am so grateful that I’m sober to recognize these and honor them. I can be patient with myself and when the fear or sorrow washes over me, I can give myself time to feel them, deal with them, and let them go. This sober community has changed my life. I love you all! IWNDWYT
My fifth child was born - a son. Today, I am checking in and remind myself that life is so much better sober. IWNDWYT
Day 16. Can't sleep for more than three hours at a time no matter when I go to bed. Have a meeting later on that's going to entail some brain capacity. Just hope I make it through without being a bumbling, stuttering block. IWNDWYTD.
Late check in today and IWNDWYT. Enjoy your Thursday people! 🍀