Stop 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!

There have been hard days, even now. So many years of “rewarding” myself with a drink. I’m still undoing that in my head. My problem is paperwork. When I used to work from home, paperwork would overwhelm me and I would have to drink to get through it. Even 5 minutes worth. I still get that overwhelming feeling with a big task and have to cheer myself on….. "I’ve done this for 11 months now, I can do it again." I am writing this after finally sitting down and filing 6 months of bill statements which honestly took 15 minutes.

Sometimes we can’t avoid our triggers. What tips can you offer for getting through these challenges?