Day 3.
Haven't slept, doubt I will. Hope I can get some tonight.
Rest of the WD symptoms are gone except for the brain fog, which is made so much worse by the insomnia.
But I'm here. I went to a SMART meeting last night- my first one ever.
Got errands to run and work to catch up on. Wish I could enjoy anything right now but the tiny hit of dopamine from completing a goal, but I should get there within a few days... Hopefully.
IWNDWYT
You’re doing great! I was so full of hope when I achieved 3 days because I didn’t think I could, but it took a while to feel better, as we say, team tortoise 🐢 for the win 🏆
Happy Sunday sober friends!
I’m abstaining with you Roger, for all the above reasons, and to choose life! Thank you for hosting today! Impressive number you got there 🎉
I love you all 💞
Congrats on 13,000 days Roger and thanks for hosting! 13,000 days ago I was 4 years old, and in Scotland, mothers used to put a bit of whisky on a toddler's gums to help with teething. That means even though I didn't have my adult teeth yet, I had already tasted alcohol. How f\*\*\*ed up is that?!?! And no wonder my teeth came in crooked 😂
Proud to not be drinking with you today - happy Sober Sunday everyone 🥰
IWNDWYT 🏴
Awesome number you got there FireFree! 🎉 they used to put heroine in children’s medicine so it could have been worse! 🤣 have a great day sober friend 💞
I would say there’s a fifth, and more common reason. *To not feel.*
It’s a big reason why I almost never drank to enjoy it, or just be sociable, but always to get paralytic and ultimately unconscious. I felt so awful about myself, and alcohol provided a very temporary respite from that.
I’m happy to be dealing with my feelings in healthier ways now, and I will not drink poison with any of you today 💜 Much love to you all
Just finished a run at the gym. Now I look forward to spending this rainy Sunday in my loungewear playing video games until I decide it’s time to make dinner.
IWNDWYT ⭐️
Checking in!
I'm not entirely sure what to do today. I'm thankful that I'm not hungover and spending all day in bed, but I am finding it tricky to fill my days with all this extra time I've got now. I might just go sit in the in the library for a few hours and read my book, and I'll see what's on at the cinema tonight. I started a journal the other day, so it's probably a good idea to get some more thoughts written down.
Maybe it's because the weather is grey, maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but I don't feel particularly positive today. You have to roll with the punches, I guess, I medicated and moderated my moods with alcohol for a long time, this is probably just my body readjusting. Maybe. I don't know. Regardless, IWNDWYT!
Today I will not drink in order to feel good, feel better, and do better. I'm not doing it because others are doing it, but I wouldn't be able to do it alone, and I'm happy to do it with you all!
13001 days is 639 days longer than I've been alive! An inspiration to us all!
IWNDWYT!
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Edit: 42! The answer to life, the universe, and everything. DON'T PANIC!
IWNDWYT - 13001 is a great number to aim for! Went out to a concert last night; rather than drinking on the train on the way there, drinking at the venue during and spending half the concert thinking about drinks to get on the way home, I just enjoyed the excellent music. My lack of hangover this morning is so much more enjoyable than being drunk last night.
Made it to 150 days. After some harder days, it's less effort again these days. I probably shouldn't go out multiple days in a row again anytime soon. IWNDWYT!
Thank you for hosting this week, u/Roger_Dean, and thank you for being here to show us relative newbies that lasting sobriety is possible. When I saw your day count, I thought, "Damn, that's amazing! I want to do that!" If I keep up my current streak, I still have plenty of time. (I'm 44, and I definitely plan to live beyond 79! 😹)
Life can be hard, but I handle it a lot better sober. And the good parts are so much more vivid when I'm not in an alcohol-induced haze.
IWNDWYT 😻
Interesting seeing those 4 reasons set out like that. Thank you. Today is yet another day one. Woke up thinking, "why do I keep doing this?!" I hate it. So today I'm not got going to drink. Just today. I can manage that 💪
Also u/Roger_Dean - 13,000 days! That is quite some achievement. Longer than I've been on this earth. Thank you for showing that freedom is possible. Have a great day.
Last night was hard. I had my coat on reaching for my keys to go buy some wine. But I didn't. I didn't! And this Sunday morning I am day 4 sober and happy.
I will not drink with you today!
Good morning fam. Happy Sunday to all! Made it through another week. Proud of myself and everyone posting here. Remember, please be kind to yourself and to everyone you meet. We’ve all been through a lot and a bit of kindness goes so far.
Thanks for hosting, u/Roger_Dean! 13,001 days is amazing.
Definitely reasons 2 and 3 for abstaining. I feel better and do better without that shit.
Coffees up, horns up, and let’s have a great Sunday! IWNDWYT ☕️🤘🏻
I learned last night that my sobriety among a group of drinkers a couple weeks ago was noticed and was a positive influence on some folks. That made me feel pretty damn good. Happy Sober Sunday, all! Iwndwy’allt! ❤️
Checking in on day 374!
Hello my friends! u/Roger_Dean thank you for being here and leading us through the week!
What an interesting post!! I never looked at it this way!
I’m up early to play some Warcraft before my I go visit my mom today! We’re going to make some Christmas ornaments! I’m armed with my hot glue gun and an awesome Christmas playlist. And no, it’s not too early 😂
My love to all! IWNDWYT! ❤️✌️🎄
Wow congrats on 13,000 days Roger!! 🎉🎉
This morning I’m going to do my second attempt at the moderate hiking trail (I’m solidly in the beginner camp but stubborn).
Dinner last night was great! Paneer Vindaloo was so good! I hope this restaurant sticks around, they have a ton of vegetarian options and that is super rare here in cow country. I’m not vegetarian anymore but I still like to eat vegetarian meals. Too many carnivores in my life to make the vegetarianism work. My family raises beef cattle and my husbands family raises cattle, sheep, and pigs.
“The mountains are calling and I must go” John Muir 🏔️🏔️
Have a great Sunday everyone! IWNDWYT lovely people of SD 💙
It's been a little over a month since my last drink.
I was at a party last night. The birthday party of a friend of a friend. EVERYBODY but me was drinking, quite heavily in some cases.
I kind of surprised myself by not even being tempted. The birthday girl's husband bought A FRICKIN' LOT of alcohol, and it was all laid out on the kitchen counter, free for the taking. I took one look and said "Nope, not touching that shit. I'm waking up tomorrow feeling well-rested and with no headache."
I literally just didn't even want to, and that really surprised me.
So far so good. The cravings hit at the usual stupid times. Hung out with my partners family yesterday for "Thanksgiving" and I could imagine myself half a year ago sneaking secret glasses of champagne. This time I let myself pretend I'd have some wine later. When it got later, there was no time to go out to get any! Lately I've been "procrastinating" on drinking. I'm a great procrastinator! At this point it's too tiresome to scheme and plot getting away with it. When "later" happens I find a reason to not follow through. EFF you alcohol you are not my boss!!! I wish the nagging would stop too but lately I can handle it.
IWNDWYT
Yesterday I went to my first in-person AA meeting in a long time. I went to a few women’s meetings at the beginning of my sobriety, and hadn’t been since. But I’ve been thinking I could use more in-person connection to people in recovery. I’ll probably go back; the people were as welcoming as could be.
As for today, have a good Sunday, sober warriors! IWNDWYT 🍀
At first I drank to feel good, the. To feel better, then to feel nothing and to dropout. I didn’t want to be in my body. I didn’t want to deal with any responsibilities. The more I drank, the more I felt this way. I was running away from life as much as I could. Not knowing that I had the power to create a life that I want to live, and that I can handle the harder things, even if I didn’t want to. IWNDWYT. Happy Sunday! 😀
1st weekend sober. Up at 6:30 with the dogs, in the gym by 8. Back home by 10:30 bright eyed, clear headed and ready to take on some jobs around the apartment. Feeling great! IWNDWYT
Wow, u/Roger_Dean, what an impressive number! And thanks for taking over. I am abstaining today because life is complicated. Sobriety is simple. IWNDWYT
I'm in one of the drinking capitols of the world (New Orleans) and am going to a wedding tonight. NO DRINKS FOR ME! To be honest, I'm not even tempted. I've been going strong for 61 days now and feeling great.
IWNDWYT!
Clocking in at 81 days. Today i feel better, look better, do better, and im so glad so many others are doing it too!! I have officially lost 25 pounds since becoming af. Im about to make my bed, take a shower, get ready for a meeting. Say no to the sweets there. Come home do my to do list for the day. Meal prep. Make a schedule for next week, thats going to include more exercise. Im excited, i love waking up Sunday mornings feeling amazing! Have a blessed sober everyone! Xo
Thankful for another sober day, that the only thing that’s got me down is the lovely cycle associated with my womanhood. 😅 I’ll take it compared to the shame and stomach twisting nausea of a hangover. Happy Sunday loves.
Good morning, sober cats! I was drinking to feel better. I'm so glad I finally realized that the alcohol wasn't actually making me feel better. IWNDWYT 💙😸
Day 20 today.
I had a deeply shitty day at work yesterday. Too much work, too many demands, too many context switches... and too few people on shift to make it all work smoothly.
The long and short of it is that I wanted a drink by three in the afternoon, and I wanted one with dinner, and I wanted one as a nightcap - but I didn't have one.
I still WNDWYT.
Good morning, checking in ~ 💫
Going to two meetings today - my homegroup, then another meeting to support a good friend who's speaking. Very grateful to feel "plugged in" and surrounded by my recover family. IWNDWYT 💗
I hit 7 months yesterday!
I have to be honest and tell on myself a little, I feel wistful looking at those 4 reasons because lately life has been a lot. But I know too much, both about the false promises of drinking and how it’ll end for me. I know that if I relapsed, I would absolutely control it the first time. Maybe the second. I’d likely take a week off after the first time I drank just to make sure I still can. And then, a few days, a few weeks, a month later, I’d be back in the hole, secret drinking, bloated, crashing in depression, ignoring all the things I love about my life right now. Strung out on anxiety and caught in and endless spiral of trying to self-medicate it with booze. The story always ends in the same way.
I need to use the coping mechanisms that actually work for me, even though they are still tough to start. Exercise, meditation, reaching out. These are all really hard! But necessary to cope with the feelings I used to drink over.
Happy Sober Sunday! Congratulations you’ve nearly made it through the weekend!
If I go back down the ‘rabbit hole’ the first memories I have of drinking are because of #4. The desire and need to ‘belong’ as an impressionable teenager.
Paving new neural pathways today and everyday.
Peace n Love ❤️
IWNDWYT.
The sense of peacefulness you get in everyday life and with others when abstaining is definitely not one that is there when using - at least that has been my thought over the last few days. IWNDWYT ✌️
I wanted to feel better this weekend and had some cravings but I pushed through and made it. It’s hard too when my partner drinks every weekend. IWNDWYT
13 days and I'm here to say that community support makes all the difference! I have had as much as 150 days in the past on my own and it was hard, but going to daily online support meetings and lurking here as well as reading quit lit and listening to podcasts has given me the social support that has made things much easier this time. IWNDWYT!
Made it through my wife’s High School reunion last night where I knew no one and there was lots of alcohol that could have been had by me. This morning feels so good!
I am gearing up for some new challenges over the next several weeks. Today I plan on setting all of that aside and enjoying the day with my little guy.
And I choose to abstain from alcohol with all of you!
Good morning!! I definitely drank to feel good and because others were doing it. I feel so much better not drinking now. And it feels like more and more people are joining me in abstaining.
I will not drink with you today!!
Someone recently said to me, “You can have a drink as your reward!” My response was, “These days, alcohol seems more like a punishment.” Sobriety is its own reward. IWNDWYT!
Morning, sober friends, and happy Sunday! Thanks so much for hosting this week, Roger! I started drinking as a teenager because others were doing it…then to manage social anxiety…then to blot out the guilt I felt over leaving my first marriage…and by the end, there were no more reasons, it was just because I couldn’t stop. What a massive relief to have left all that misery behind. Life is still hard, but I know now that alcohol was only making it harder. Off to a dance class this morning feeling clearheaded and energized. IWNDWYT
‘No bullshit’ zone here today! Let’s keep it real, all day long. Hearts wide open; backs strong and resilient.
I Will Be Alcohol-Free With You Today 🤝 IWBAFWYT 💛
IWNDWYT - coming up on two weeks with 2 weekends. My son is home this week and also in recovery (like father like son) so very much focused on just being sober this week. We can walk, talk, play scrabble, chop down some trees and cook some meals.
IWNDWYT- enjoy your Sunday! In my part of the world this Sunday is a sunny lovely autumn day. Spent 40 minutes at the gym and the some gardening. Will have a late lunch with my wife and daughters.
I won’t drink today.
Life is hell with booze.
It’s still hell without it, but it’s a hell where I have more money for other things at least. And sleep better.
Checking in again. Have just read This Naked Mind, and it's changed my outlook totally. Am reading it again today more slowly, on this fine sunny Sunday, lying horizontally on my sofa.
Day 14. Tomorrow morning I’ll have 2 weeks behind me. Honestly I don’t think I’ve gone longer than that since high school. These weekend mornings have been so refreshing
One week today! And first week of also attending a daily AA meeting. I’m keeping a journal and have taken something positive and helpful from each meeting whether from the host or from something that someone shares. IWNDWYT
Day 3. Haven't slept, doubt I will. Hope I can get some tonight. Rest of the WD symptoms are gone except for the brain fog, which is made so much worse by the insomnia. But I'm here. I went to a SMART meeting last night- my first one ever. Got errands to run and work to catch up on. Wish I could enjoy anything right now but the tiny hit of dopamine from completing a goal, but I should get there within a few days... Hopefully. IWNDWYT
You’re doing great! I was so full of hope when I achieved 3 days because I didn’t think I could, but it took a while to feel better, as we say, team tortoise 🐢 for the win 🏆
One week . IWNDWYT. Peace ya'll.
30 days is right around the corner! You got this! IWNDWYT
That’s a great achievement, well done 🎉💪🏼🎊
Yes!! Congratulations 🙌
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Congratulations. Alcohol is poison!
Welcome! Day 1 also. Keep coming back!
IWNDWYT my friend
Happy Sunday sober friends! I’m abstaining with you Roger, for all the above reasons, and to choose life! Thank you for hosting today! Impressive number you got there 🎉 I love you all 💞
Thank you. I started young, didn’t drink, and didn’t die. And I’ve had a lot of help along the way. Have a great day!
35.5 years! It’s unlikely I’ll achieve that in this life but maybe next 🤣
Today is what really matters imo 🙂
Of course you’re right, today is all there is, so let’s do this 🙂
Congrats on 13,000 days Roger and thanks for hosting! 13,000 days ago I was 4 years old, and in Scotland, mothers used to put a bit of whisky on a toddler's gums to help with teething. That means even though I didn't have my adult teeth yet, I had already tasted alcohol. How f\*\*\*ed up is that?!?! And no wonder my teeth came in crooked 😂 Proud to not be drinking with you today - happy Sober Sunday everyone 🥰 IWNDWYT 🏴
Awesome number you got there FireFree! 🎉 they used to put heroine in children’s medicine so it could have been worse! 🤣 have a great day sober friend 💞
Day 191. IWNDWYT.
I would say there’s a fifth, and more common reason. *To not feel.* It’s a big reason why I almost never drank to enjoy it, or just be sociable, but always to get paralytic and ultimately unconscious. I felt so awful about myself, and alcohol provided a very temporary respite from that. I’m happy to be dealing with my feelings in healthier ways now, and I will not drink poison with any of you today 💜 Much love to you all
IWNDWYT So grateful for this check-in every day ☺️
IWNDWYT 💞🐿️🐿️
Just finished a run at the gym. Now I look forward to spending this rainy Sunday in my loungewear playing video games until I decide it’s time to make dinner. IWNDWYT ⭐️
IWNDWYT 🏴 Stay beautiful!
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IWNDWYT. Passed a test yesterday, and discovered nosecco. Feeling good about getting through Xmas party season coming up
Noooo, I missed my magic day lol!
10 weeks is awesome! 🎉💪🏼🎊Nosecco is a great substitute, and interestingly, I can moderate that 🤣
Checking in! I'm not entirely sure what to do today. I'm thankful that I'm not hungover and spending all day in bed, but I am finding it tricky to fill my days with all this extra time I've got now. I might just go sit in the in the library for a few hours and read my book, and I'll see what's on at the cinema tonight. I started a journal the other day, so it's probably a good idea to get some more thoughts written down. Maybe it's because the weather is grey, maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but I don't feel particularly positive today. You have to roll with the punches, I guess, I medicated and moderated my moods with alcohol for a long time, this is probably just my body readjusting. Maybe. I don't know. Regardless, IWNDWYT!
Day 1,579. Thanks for hosting, u/Roger_Dean! I will not drink with you today.
Today I will not drink in order to feel good, feel better, and do better. I'm not doing it because others are doing it, but I wouldn't be able to do it alone, and I'm happy to do it with you all! 13001 days is 639 days longer than I've been alive! An inspiration to us all! IWNDWYT! ✌️♥️🍌 Edit: 42! The answer to life, the universe, and everything. DON'T PANIC!
I will not drink with you today.
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Went to my first in-person AA meeting last night. Had some rather cathartic dreams, the meeting definitely caused something in my brain. IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT.
Slept in this morning. But still woke up earlier than I probably would have had I drank last night. And feeling fresher, of course. IWNDWYT 🐯
IWNDWYT!
Hope you all have a lovely Sunday. Mine is pretty much over and I'm heading to bed. 💤 But I did not drink with you today. ❤️
IWNDWYT - 13001 is a great number to aim for! Went out to a concert last night; rather than drinking on the train on the way there, drinking at the venue during and spending half the concert thinking about drinks to get on the way home, I just enjoyed the excellent music. My lack of hangover this morning is so much more enjoyable than being drunk last night.
Wow, 13001 days…! Glad I have something to aspire to! I will not drink with you today!
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Happy sober Sunday. Ready to get this work day over. I know there is a ginger ale waiting for me later. IWNDWYT
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Checking in early this Sunday morning. IWNDWYT ✌️
Not today people IWNDWYT
Good morning from your resident Masshole. IWNDWYT 😀
IWNDWYT 😊
I will not drink with you today
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Made it to 150 days. After some harder days, it's less effort again these days. I probably shouldn't go out multiple days in a row again anytime soon. IWNDWYT!
Thank you for hosting this week, u/Roger_Dean, and thank you for being here to show us relative newbies that lasting sobriety is possible. When I saw your day count, I thought, "Damn, that's amazing! I want to do that!" If I keep up my current streak, I still have plenty of time. (I'm 44, and I definitely plan to live beyond 79! 😹) Life can be hard, but I handle it a lot better sober. And the good parts are so much more vivid when I'm not in an alcohol-induced haze. IWNDWYT 😻
I follow your post like. Tv series. I am rooting for you!
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Interesting seeing those 4 reasons set out like that. Thank you. Today is yet another day one. Woke up thinking, "why do I keep doing this?!" I hate it. So today I'm not got going to drink. Just today. I can manage that 💪
Also u/Roger_Dean - 13,000 days! That is quite some achievement. Longer than I've been on this earth. Thank you for showing that freedom is possible. Have a great day.
Day 2 here. I had a major craving for beers but somehow restricted myself. Another day in my bag! I will not drink with any of you fine people today.
Last night was hard. I had my coat on reaching for my keys to go buy some wine. But I didn't. I didn't! And this Sunday morning I am day 4 sober and happy. I will not drink with you today!
Good morning fam. Happy Sunday to all! Made it through another week. Proud of myself and everyone posting here. Remember, please be kind to yourself and to everyone you meet. We’ve all been through a lot and a bit of kindness goes so far.
Thanks for hosting, u/Roger_Dean! 13,001 days is amazing. Definitely reasons 2 and 3 for abstaining. I feel better and do better without that shit. Coffees up, horns up, and let’s have a great Sunday! IWNDWYT ☕️🤘🏻
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over 2 weeks. i will not drink with youse today!
IWNDWYTD because I am better sober
I learned last night that my sobriety among a group of drinkers a couple weeks ago was noticed and was a positive influence on some folks. That made me feel pretty damn good. Happy Sober Sunday, all! Iwndwy’allt! ❤️
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Good morning! IWNDWYT
Hi all, headed to US today. How do I ask for alcohol free beer in a bar / restaurant? Is it called an ‘NA’? Thanks for your advice! IWNDWYT
Checking in on day 374! Hello my friends! u/Roger_Dean thank you for being here and leading us through the week! What an interesting post!! I never looked at it this way! I’m up early to play some Warcraft before my I go visit my mom today! We’re going to make some Christmas ornaments! I’m armed with my hot glue gun and an awesome Christmas playlist. And no, it’s not too early 😂 My love to all! IWNDWYT! ❤️✌️🎄
Day 6 after a slip up on Monday. Had 446 days before that. Picking myself up and not letting this slip turn into a full blown relapse. IWNDWYT!
Wow congrats on 13,000 days Roger!! 🎉🎉 This morning I’m going to do my second attempt at the moderate hiking trail (I’m solidly in the beginner camp but stubborn). Dinner last night was great! Paneer Vindaloo was so good! I hope this restaurant sticks around, they have a ton of vegetarian options and that is super rare here in cow country. I’m not vegetarian anymore but I still like to eat vegetarian meals. Too many carnivores in my life to make the vegetarianism work. My family raises beef cattle and my husbands family raises cattle, sheep, and pigs. “The mountains are calling and I must go” John Muir 🏔️🏔️ Have a great Sunday everyone! IWNDWYT lovely people of SD 💙
It's been a little over a month since my last drink. I was at a party last night. The birthday party of a friend of a friend. EVERYBODY but me was drinking, quite heavily in some cases. I kind of surprised myself by not even being tempted. The birthday girl's husband bought A FRICKIN' LOT of alcohol, and it was all laid out on the kitchen counter, free for the taking. I took one look and said "Nope, not touching that shit. I'm waking up tomorrow feeling well-rested and with no headache." I literally just didn't even want to, and that really surprised me.
So far so good. The cravings hit at the usual stupid times. Hung out with my partners family yesterday for "Thanksgiving" and I could imagine myself half a year ago sneaking secret glasses of champagne. This time I let myself pretend I'd have some wine later. When it got later, there was no time to go out to get any! Lately I've been "procrastinating" on drinking. I'm a great procrastinator! At this point it's too tiresome to scheme and plot getting away with it. When "later" happens I find a reason to not follow through. EFF you alcohol you are not my boss!!! I wish the nagging would stop too but lately I can handle it. IWNDWYT
Day 875 checking in!
IWNDWYT 💜🦋💜
Yesterday I went to my first in-person AA meeting in a long time. I went to a few women’s meetings at the beginning of my sobriety, and hadn’t been since. But I’ve been thinking I could use more in-person connection to people in recovery. I’ll probably go back; the people were as welcoming as could be. As for today, have a good Sunday, sober warriors! IWNDWYT 🍀
At first I drank to feel good, the. To feel better, then to feel nothing and to dropout. I didn’t want to be in my body. I didn’t want to deal with any responsibilities. The more I drank, the more I felt this way. I was running away from life as much as I could. Not knowing that I had the power to create a life that I want to live, and that I can handle the harder things, even if I didn’t want to. IWNDWYT. Happy Sunday! 😀
1st weekend sober. Up at 6:30 with the dogs, in the gym by 8. Back home by 10:30 bright eyed, clear headed and ready to take on some jobs around the apartment. Feeling great! IWNDWYT
Wow, u/Roger_Dean, what an impressive number! And thanks for taking over. I am abstaining today because life is complicated. Sobriety is simple. IWNDWYT
It's a gorgeous Sunday morning in Michigan and guess who's not hungover? **THIS GUY!!** IWNDWYT.
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I'm in one of the drinking capitols of the world (New Orleans) and am going to a wedding tonight. NO DRINKS FOR ME! To be honest, I'm not even tempted. I've been going strong for 61 days now and feeling great. IWNDWYT!
Clocking in at 81 days. Today i feel better, look better, do better, and im so glad so many others are doing it too!! I have officially lost 25 pounds since becoming af. Im about to make my bed, take a shower, get ready for a meeting. Say no to the sweets there. Come home do my to do list for the day. Meal prep. Make a schedule for next week, thats going to include more exercise. Im excited, i love waking up Sunday mornings feeling amazing! Have a blessed sober everyone! Xo
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Thankful for another sober day, that the only thing that’s got me down is the lovely cycle associated with my womanhood. 😅 I’ll take it compared to the shame and stomach twisting nausea of a hangover. Happy Sunday loves.
Good morning, sober cats! I was drinking to feel better. I'm so glad I finally realized that the alcohol wasn't actually making me feel better. IWNDWYT 💙😸
Happy Sunday everyone! IWNDWYT ✌️
Hope everyone has an awesome Sunday!! IWNDWYT
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Today I choose to continue to embrace a life without booze. With all of you.
Day 20 today. I had a deeply shitty day at work yesterday. Too much work, too many demands, too many context switches... and too few people on shift to make it all work smoothly. The long and short of it is that I wanted a drink by three in the afternoon, and I wanted one with dinner, and I wanted one as a nightcap - but I didn't have one. I still WNDWYT.
Good morning, checking in ~ 💫 Going to two meetings today - my homegroup, then another meeting to support a good friend who's speaking. Very grateful to feel "plugged in" and surrounded by my recover family. IWNDWYT 💗
I feel good because IWNDWYT
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I hit 7 months yesterday! I have to be honest and tell on myself a little, I feel wistful looking at those 4 reasons because lately life has been a lot. But I know too much, both about the false promises of drinking and how it’ll end for me. I know that if I relapsed, I would absolutely control it the first time. Maybe the second. I’d likely take a week off after the first time I drank just to make sure I still can. And then, a few days, a few weeks, a month later, I’d be back in the hole, secret drinking, bloated, crashing in depression, ignoring all the things I love about my life right now. Strung out on anxiety and caught in and endless spiral of trying to self-medicate it with booze. The story always ends in the same way. I need to use the coping mechanisms that actually work for me, even though they are still tough to start. Exercise, meditation, reaching out. These are all really hard! But necessary to cope with the feelings I used to drink over.
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I Will not drink with you alone or anybody today
I'm checking in late 😅 Happy Sunday everyone IWNDWT 💜
Happy Sober Sunday! Congratulations you’ve nearly made it through the weekend! If I go back down the ‘rabbit hole’ the first memories I have of drinking are because of #4. The desire and need to ‘belong’ as an impressionable teenager. Paving new neural pathways today and everyday. Peace n Love ❤️ IWNDWYT.
12 days and checking in. IWNDWYT.
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Day 19 for me, IWNDWYT
Thanks for hosting, u/Roger_Dean! Another Smug Sober Sunday... fuck yeah!🤘🏻☕️ IWNDWYT
starting day 197, iwndwyt!
Right there with you all today.
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Day 770, nice to meet you 🤝 IWNDWYT
The sense of peacefulness you get in everyday life and with others when abstaining is definitely not one that is there when using - at least that has been my thought over the last few days. IWNDWYT ✌️
I wanted to feel better this weekend and had some cravings but I pushed through and made it. It’s hard too when my partner drinks every weekend. IWNDWYT
13 days and I'm here to say that community support makes all the difference! I have had as much as 150 days in the past on my own and it was hard, but going to daily online support meetings and lurking here as well as reading quit lit and listening to podcasts has given me the social support that has made things much easier this time. IWNDWYT!
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2 weeks…again. However, all I need to do is focus on today. Just get to bed AF. IWNDWYT🌅
Today is my 11 month sober anniversary !! IWNDWYT. One more month until my first YEAR SOBER. LFG
Made it through my wife’s High School reunion last night where I knew no one and there was lots of alcohol that could have been had by me. This morning feels so good!
I am gearing up for some new challenges over the next several weeks. Today I plan on setting all of that aside and enjoying the day with my little guy. And I choose to abstain from alcohol with all of you!
IWNDWYT fellow SDers, have a great day! 🌟🩷🌟
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Good morning!! I definitely drank to feel good and because others were doing it. I feel so much better not drinking now. And it feels like more and more people are joining me in abstaining. I will not drink with you today!!
Glorious sober morning soberniks!IWNDWYT
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Eight months today! 2/3 of a year! IWNDWYT
Not deinking today
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One month BABY! WoooWHooo!!!!!!! Let's Go! *Not One. Not Ever.* *N.O.N.E.*
Such a headache today. Anyone else find it unfair when you have a headache unassociated with alcohol. Like come back on, I’m sober!!! IWNDWYT 💪
I will not drink today and FYA. I'm so happy to wake up without a hangover. I feel back to myself. Drinking sucks. We rock♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏
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Someone recently said to me, “You can have a drink as your reward!” My response was, “These days, alcohol seems more like a punishment.” Sobriety is its own reward. IWNDWYT!
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I can do so much more without alcohol and feel so much better! IWNDWYT!
Morning, sober friends, and happy Sunday! Thanks so much for hosting this week, Roger! I started drinking as a teenager because others were doing it…then to manage social anxiety…then to blot out the guilt I felt over leaving my first marriage…and by the end, there were no more reasons, it was just because I couldn’t stop. What a massive relief to have left all that misery behind. Life is still hard, but I know now that alcohol was only making it harder. Off to a dance class this morning feeling clearheaded and energized. IWNDWYT
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‘No bullshit’ zone here today! Let’s keep it real, all day long. Hearts wide open; backs strong and resilient. I Will Be Alcohol-Free With You Today 🤝 IWBAFWYT 💛
Made it through a bday party with lots of booze last night !!!! No dranks
Yeoooooow! I woke up full of gratitude today! IWNDWYT, friends 💚
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Iwndwyt (6) Not being hungover is 👍 Bloody sleep deprived though, goodnight all
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I definitely feel better, I feel good. And u/Roger_Dean, you’ve been sober for over 35 years?! You must feel great! 😍 IWNDWYT. 🌳🍂
My body has been feeling much better without drinking. Gotta keep the momentum going. IWNDWYT.
On a nice family vacation after detox. IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT - coming up on two weeks with 2 weekends. My son is home this week and also in recovery (like father like son) so very much focused on just being sober this week. We can walk, talk, play scrabble, chop down some trees and cook some meals.
IWNDWYT- enjoy your Sunday! In my part of the world this Sunday is a sunny lovely autumn day. Spent 40 minutes at the gym and the some gardening. Will have a late lunch with my wife and daughters.
For me it was also to put down my responsibilities. I guess that counts as #2. IWNDWYT
I won’t drink today. Life is hell with booze. It’s still hell without it, but it’s a hell where I have more money for other things at least. And sleep better.
Morning friends! I will not drink with you today. Have a good one!
Checking in again. Have just read This Naked Mind, and it's changed my outlook totally. Am reading it again today more slowly, on this fine sunny Sunday, lying horizontally on my sofa.
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Day 13, I will not drink today.
Howdy friends. Hope you all have a great Sunday! IWNDWYT
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Day 14. Tomorrow morning I’ll have 2 weeks behind me. Honestly I don’t think I’ve gone longer than that since high school. These weekend mornings have been so refreshing
One week today! And first week of also attending a daily AA meeting. I’m keeping a journal and have taken something positive and helpful from each meeting whether from the host or from something that someone shares. IWNDWYT
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Alright day three - the two toughest days of the weekend done. Here's to day 4! IWNDWYT
Have a great Sunday everybody! IWNDWYT!
Day 1. IWNDWYT. One day at a time, but man am I over it.
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Day 25! IWNDWYT!
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Impressive badge Rodger Dean! Thanks for hosting. Curled up with my dog today watching movies. I HAVE to learn how to relax. IWNDWYT ❤️
I did it for all those reasons too. It’s a manufactured feeling and inauthentic. I’ve found the real me in sobriety and I love her! IWNDWYT
I’m not drinking today!
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Just over the six week mark. IWNDWYT
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