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This is a place to motivate each other to control or stop drinking. It is also a place for non drinkers to discuss and share.

We welcome anyone who wishes to join in by asking for advice, sharing our experiences and stories, or just encouraging someone who is trying to quit or cut down.

Please post only when sober; you’re welcome to read in the meanwhile.

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The Daily Check-in for 26 February 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking! (self.stopdrinking)

submitted 4 days ago by rosamundi to c/stopdrinking

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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!

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[–] rayquetzalcoatl 5 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Day 5 today -- got a social event this evening at my fave pub (across the street from my flat). Gonna be tricky, but we'll get there! IWNDWYT!

Hopefully everybody has a good Wednesday - we're halfway through the week, and heading towards the weekend quickly! What's on people's agendas for the end of the week? 👀

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Nice work getting to day 5! Good luck with your event tonight. Social events are tough for me too because I am naturally introverted and a little shy so I leaned heavily on the booze for almost any social interaction I had as an adult. Thankfully with the proliferation of NA brews, I've had decent success with holding onto one of those at a party.

No plans for the weekend yet. Things are just starting to thaw out here where I live. You got anything going on this weekend?

[–] rayquetzalcoatl 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thank you! Totally with you on the introversion. I've also buried that part of myself massively while I've been drinking these past few years, and it's tough getting back to it when going sober because it makes people think I'm miserable and need to be checked up on and pestered, when really I just want to be left alone 😅

Yeah it's still freezing here too! No plans for the weekend, although I am thinking of walking a few miles to a big historic cathedral to unwind and stay off the phone 😂

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I can definitely relate to that. Consequently I rarely go to social events anymore. I usually decide if booze is the main feature of the event and decide to go based on that. The NA brew comes in handy to make you look like your part of the party so no one has those questions about why youre not 'having fun' like the rest of them. It can be demoralizing to someone aspiring to a more sober self.

A nice hike is always a great option! Hope it goes well for you if you decide to go. I hear you on the phone thing 😅

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