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/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, let’s not drink alcohol!
Happy Monday everyone! Got so many house projects done yesterday because normality we didn’t have the motivation/energy to deal with them!
Trying to keep that motivation going and get even more done today! Feels good to be productive!
IWNDWYT!
So good to have motivation! I’m getting closer to getting there myself. Just having a clear(er) mind to think my way through things is a huge help. And having that time I used to spend drinking is even better.
Yes! Ugh. Until we actually give ourselves time to begin the healing process, I feel like we have no idea how much alcohol truly depresses us (both mentally and physically).
Who would have thought that a decent night’s sleep and hydration would be a good move for having energy in the day?!?
And being able to process things without the brains fog and slight “off-feeling” is definitely a game changer
I forget to hydrate… Coffee, Java Monsters and ginger ale… I need to remember to pour some water in my facehole every now and again. Someone on here mentioned that liquor ends up being kinda like “liquid sugar” and I hadn’t considered that, having a sweet snack can cut the craving… I’ve tried to have a little sugar with my lunch everyday since.
But, honestly, what I’m noticing is something very different than that. My cravings come so fierce when I’m edging on stress… A little thing happened last night, after a moderately stressful day already, and I was by far the closest that I’ve been to picking that damn bottle up. I didn’t, but it was a really hard struggle for just a bit, I made it though. The more time I’ve spent sober, the better I feel. I want that to grow. I think my craving is fucking mental/emotional… And maybe I didn’t realize that while it was happening, but also there were times I specifically drank, mostly those real hard drinking blackout nights, for the “fuck it all” feeling of careless oblivion. That’s so dangerous to me, and everyone around me. That I don’t miss. That I’m ashamed of existing in me at all.
That’s a bit heavy, sorry about that, but it got me on a roll there. I’ve been kinda using this thread as a way to look in the mirror and see what I was missing. It’s truly invaluable to have anonymous “friends” to bounce my damn brain against. It has truly helped me.
Thank you.
Don’t feel bad about getting “heavy”. We’ve all got our reasons that we struggle with alcohol/have developed a dependency. I know that I’ve personally had the “fuck it” mentality before a night of drinking hundreds of times. You’re doing well by trying to turn this around now. You’re doing a good thing by taking these steps and trying to progress past it.
Yesterday during our house projects, I got suuuuupppper pissed when our new mini-blinds weren’t cooperating with me, and once I got them up I was like “Fuck a beer sounds fucking awesome right now.” I didn’t. I WANTED to, really badly. But instead, I told my husband (who also wanted one), “Just one more day. Let’s just make it through tonight, eat foods that we’re craving, drink our diet soda, and see how we feel tomorrow.” And there’s one more day down. I get it. I think we all get it.
I do like the idea of incorporating sugar into a meal to stave off cravings. Though, I do drink diet soda now like my life depends on it, and I only switch to water when I mentally force myself to. I have been keeping chocolate around more often…maybe that’s a subconscious thing? Huh.
Some days just seem like everything is working against our best intentions.
And yes I think everyone that visits this thread gets it. We all get opportunities to solve problems, and to deal with things sober that we’ve used alcohol to ignore in the past.
We’re cooking a meal tonight together, sober and happy. Making little steps toward building the life we want to have together. It’s so much better than just getting hammered and partying our nights away. It means a lot more.
Thanks for the words of encouragement.
Dude, you should be super proud of yourself for not drinking. Doesn’t matter how close you came, you didn’t, and that’s what fucking matters. Everytime you want to and you don’t, you get stronger. It’s like lifting weights. Can’t even tell you how much I admire you for where you are at right now. It took me at least a year of constant back and forth struggling before I got two solid weeks under my belt. Keep that shit up!
I was feeling down today and unmotivated but your success got me pumped. Imma grab a big glass of water and hit the gym. Thanks Lorax!
Man that really gives me a little bit of pride. Hope you gave it hell, man! Today’s somewhat better, been cracking my skull against a pretty big problem at work, so pretty immersed on the old cognitive side. My body is a little harder to get adjusted, but getting there. I’ve got so much more get up and give 'er, though! And that’s a damn good thing. I’d gotten pretty sluggish, considering… Just hadn’t really noticed it. Strange as that may sound…
Really glad you found some motivation, man. This little spot in the Lemmy World has really been a good thing for me.
Let’s do it again tomorrow, brother! Keep getting a little further away from that bullshit every damn day!
HALT the BS.
Are you:
Hungry Angry Lonely Tired or Thirsty
Bored Stressed or Sad?
Deal with the underlying cause, and the craving often disappears.
That’s pretty handy! Thank you.