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!
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.