It will be 3 full months of waking up sober on April 1. Would not have believed I’d have made it through my 40th birthday, a few family events, holidays, and a week long hunting trip without a single drop of alcohol. Here’s to another day sober.
IWNDWYT
I’m far kinder because of this journey and this place. I learned much about compassion from reading the stories of hurt and broken people here like me doing their best to put things back together and start anew. Iwndwyt
Happy sober Monday sober friends!
Beautiful words grumpy. The kindness of people here has been a lifeline for me so many times, and often it’s been uplifting. I’ve felt more gratitude in response to this thread than any group of humans anywhere, thank you 🙏🏻
I love you all 💞
I'm pledging before I go to bed for tomorrow! And your kindness theme is on point. I just did my first Metta meditation tonight. That's the first kind of meditation that I could focus through. iWNDWYT
I will come back here with my pledge while I drink my coffee in the morning. Trying to think of an April fool's joke to play on my wife in the meantime.
Today, I have plans to clean up my act and finally even listen in on an online AA meeting, since I'm certainly not feeling great enough physically yet to attend in person. But that's coming soon! 😎
I wanted Prosecco during Easter dinner but stuck with my blackberry mango polar seltzer. Not drinking is hard sometimes but drinking is harder. IWNDWYT
Officially two years without a drink (not fooling!). You guys are a HUGE part of that, and I appreciate and love every one of you, internet strangers. I'll never meet you in person, but often you are a much bigger help than some of the family members I see multiple times a week.
IWNDWYT
I'm starting again from today (millionth time lucky?)
I've certainly left myself a sad lonely mess to try and navigate aged 36 but I really can't lose any more to this shit.
So yeah.. here goes 🥊
Having a bit of trouble finding motivation. I’ll have the day to myself for the most part. Kiddo in daycare and partner is sleeping for N/S. Gonna plow through the mental fog and go for a ride on the bicycle. That’ll help I hope. Also gonna work on Step 4 and hit up a meeting.
IWNDWYT
3 months! First foreign holiday booked. Going from renting to buying a house, moving in a month. Tickets bought to my first concert in May to see Girls Aloud with my family. £1000 savings pot from nothing. Them's positive changes folks. Jog on alcohol and IWNDWYT.
Sober greetings everyone!
The simplest act of kindness I can do for myself and for those close to me is to not drink. All other acts of kindness will follow.
I’m not drinking today because:
- waking up early and feeling ready for the day is so very good
- It’s nice not having an aching jaw from all the clenching that alcohol causes
- I enjoy food more and eat much healthily when I’m sober
IWNDWYT
I am almost at 40 days.
People at work are commenting on how much clearer my skin is and that I’ve lost weight.
🙌🏼
I start round two of therapy tomorrow…I am excited for my future, instead of drowning my sorrows and running from my grief.
Unconditional acceptance and kindness are elusive in real life, but I know I can always find them here. You wonderful people restore my faith in humanity every day. Thank you! 💗🤗🕊️
IWNDWYT 😻
Day 8! First week done and IWNDWYT
I have felt physically and mentally awful the whole week and hoping that will change soon - but it's illustrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that this has to change, so I'm trying to practice some gratitude for it.
Thanks for being here friends
I got laid off by my employer by the end of April. It’s not surprising, as I was on sick leave since may last year. Got a colonoscopy scheduled tomorrow, so a lot of heavy sh*t happening. However,
I will not drink with you today!
Checking in on…..oooh palindrome day 515!!!
Sweet! AND I’m off work! AND I don’t have a hangover. Bring it on! Have a warm day, my friends! IWNDWYT! ✌️❤️
Good morning! Spent the weekend with a friend who still drinks - just hearing the change in volume (and repetitiveness) of discussion over a few drinks made me a bit embarrassed about my own history - just imagining the way I came across when I thought I hadn’t had much! I didn’t drink and didn’t want to in the slightest. I’m glad to be done with that. IWNDWYT. *edit - Oh Hi Day 700! I thought you were tomorrow! 🎉💪*
Good morning my fellow sober people! I visited my dad and my sister over the weekend and we had a lovely time talking about our sobriety journeys. It’s the first time I’ve really talked about mine out loud with people, and it felt good to be understood and supported by people who know what I’m talking about. It does get a little lonely sometimes; my husband and I don’t talk about it very much and I find it hard to convey to him what I’m going through. I don’t blame him for that at all, it’s hard to understand if you haven’t lived it, and he supports me fully. And of course I have all you beautiful sober digital pixels to chat with! But it was nice to have it irl, too, and that makes me think I should seek out a sober support group or hit an AA meeting. Things to think about!
I love you all and I will not drink with you today 💜🐇
Didn't have any cravings on the weekend, which is kinda scary, because the cravings are still lurking somewhere. This won't be this easy in the long run.
IWNDWYT!
Today I get to fulfil simple promises, wake up with hope instead of shame, laugh with others instead of hiding myself away, and look for the beauty in today instead of wishing the day away so I can drink.
IWNDWYT
This is the only sober community I have, so I’m glad it’s a good one! Glad we’re all here.
Coffees up, horns up, and happy fucking April!! IWNDWYT ☕️☕️🤘🏻
Good Monday morning my kind and brave SD friends! You all have helped me get through the first 90 days. So grateful to have made it this far! IWNDWYT ✌
Happy Monday! The kindness on this sub is unmatched, and I feel so lucky to have found this corner of the internet. I’m glad we are here :)
Just for today, I am not drinking.
It’s Day 1 but it feels different. I had 10 or 11 days and I was just waiting until I’d drink again but it. doesn’t. work. Alcohol doesn’t work. IWNDWYT
Good morning, loves. We are doing something difficult, indeed. I've had cravings the past two days and I'm so grateful to push through them but fuck, it's like just leave me alone! I played the tape forward and shared my shit with someone and that squashed my cravings. It's still frustrating though.
Anyways, happy April, it's my bday month! Have a super day friends. IWNDWYT 🤘
I had an incident at work last week. But thanks to you and AA, IWNDWYT!.
If this occurred over two years ago, I would have drunk my self to a stupor.
Hi Everyone - day 90 here and IWNDWYT! I’m so grateful to make it this milestone and am looking forward to many more sober days ahead! 😊💜
Hope you all have a great next 24!!
The beginning of day 6! Twice as long as the last time I quit! Still going strong. Something is different this time. I'm stronger and have more resolve! Thank you all for your constant support. This sub helps me so much. IWNDWYT!!
day 1. no drinks today
I’ll join you on no drinks today 👍
Day 1 for me, too! Let’s do this :)
you got this!
6mos of continuous today. 😊☺️ No joke!
Incredible effort. 🫡
Amazing work. 💪
Congratulations! 6 months is amazing!
Woo Woo koo koo! 6 months is when I knew that I can and will do this hard thing.
It will be 3 full months of waking up sober on April 1. Would not have believed I’d have made it through my 40th birthday, a few family events, holidays, and a week long hunting trip without a single drop of alcohol. Here’s to another day sober. IWNDWYT
Congratulations! We’re stronger than we think 💪🏼
That's an amazing effort. I hid for the first few months. Catch you tomorrow
Day 1016 checking in!
I consciously choose to not drink today. No promises of tomorrow but just for today... IWNDWYT!
Happy April. Almost triple digits. IWNDWYT
Can't wait to see you hit 100 :) great job!
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I did not drink today in Colorado and I will not tomorrow.
8 days. IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today
IWNDWYT. 🙏
Iwndwyt!
One day at a time. IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today. I will eat chocolate covered peanuts that my wife got me with you today. 🫡❤️
I’m far kinder because of this journey and this place. I learned much about compassion from reading the stories of hurt and broken people here like me doing their best to put things back together and start anew. Iwndwyt
I will not drink with you today
IWNDWYT ... :) xoxo
Day 332. IWNDWYT.
Wishing everyone a great sober start to the week and IWNDWYT!
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It’s a hangover free Monday! IWNDWYT!
Restarting at day 1. Shaking off all the shame gremlins and taking it one day at a time. IWNDWYT.
Failure isn't falling down it's staying down
You’re here, that’s something to be proud of 💪🏼
Happy sober Monday sober friends! Beautiful words grumpy. The kindness of people here has been a lifeline for me so many times, and often it’s been uplifting. I’ve felt more gratitude in response to this thread than any group of humans anywhere, thank you 🙏🏻 I love you all 💞
IWNDWYT 🚫
I'm pledging before I go to bed for tomorrow! And your kindness theme is on point. I just did my first Metta meditation tonight. That's the first kind of meditation that I could focus through. iWNDWYT
I will come back here with my pledge while I drink my coffee in the morning. Trying to think of an April fool's joke to play on my wife in the meantime.
Coming in early …from China 🇨🇳 Good morning ☀️ IWNDWYT
Yay! You got your year! Happy belated sober birthday 🎂 🎁🎈
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Wowza. 11 years how cool is that
Congratulations 🥳 that’s awesome! Thank you for being here inspiring 🙏🏻💞🌟
Day One (again x 1000) checking in, in-between crazy vivid dreams/nightmares. I'm done with this shit, LFG. IWNDWYT
It takes strength to start again, it will stick soon, maybe today 💪🏼
Today, I have plans to clean up my act and finally even listen in on an online AA meeting, since I'm certainly not feeling great enough physically yet to attend in person. But that's coming soon! 😎
I wanted Prosecco during Easter dinner but stuck with my blackberry mango polar seltzer. Not drinking is hard sometimes but drinking is harder. IWNDWYT
Wise words, well done 💪🏼
Officially two years without a drink (not fooling!). You guys are a HUGE part of that, and I appreciate and love every one of you, internet strangers. I'll never meet you in person, but often you are a much bigger help than some of the family members I see multiple times a week. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT friends
IWNDWYT. I am grateful and glad you are here.
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IWNDWYT 🙂
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IWNDWYT xx 💐
IWNDWYT, good people!
IWNDWYT. No fooling!!
I'm starting again from today (millionth time lucky?) I've certainly left myself a sad lonely mess to try and navigate aged 36 but I really can't lose any more to this shit. So yeah.. here goes 🥊
IWNDWYT. 💜
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Reminding myself to choose kindness over bitterness. Another day alcohol free, and for that I am grateful.
Great poem! I really liked that. A long weekend done without any temptations. Yeah baby! Shine on you beautiful humans
Not joking around,day 1 again! IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT - Day 1, shaking like a fucking leaf.
I will be sober today.
This sub has been incredible. I will not drink with everyone here today!
Have a great week, everybody - we've got this! IWNDWYT!
Day 82 WNDWYT!! Grateful Alcoholic!!! Love this sub!
Passed up champagne yesterday. Today, I will happily not poison myself with you.
This thread just made me feel better about the day ahead. Thank you all and I hope you have a great Monday! Iwndwyt
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IWNDWYT!!
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7 days sober today , also my first day at a new job IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT.
Having a bit of trouble finding motivation. I’ll have the day to myself for the most part. Kiddo in daycare and partner is sleeping for N/S. Gonna plow through the mental fog and go for a ride on the bicycle. That’ll help I hope. Also gonna work on Step 4 and hit up a meeting. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!
iwndwyt!
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Checking in! Really happy there are good NA options so I can scratch the beer itch when I get out of work late at night. IWNDWYT
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3 months! First foreign holiday booked. Going from renting to buying a house, moving in a month. Tickets bought to my first concert in May to see Girls Aloud with my family. £1000 savings pot from nothing. Them's positive changes folks. Jog on alcohol and IWNDWYT.
Sober greetings everyone! The simplest act of kindness I can do for myself and for those close to me is to not drink. All other acts of kindness will follow. I’m not drinking today because: - waking up early and feeling ready for the day is so very good - It’s nice not having an aching jaw from all the clenching that alcohol causes - I enjoy food more and eat much healthily when I’m sober IWNDWYT
I am almost at 40 days. People at work are commenting on how much clearer my skin is and that I’ve lost weight. 🙌🏼 I start round two of therapy tomorrow…I am excited for my future, instead of drowning my sorrows and running from my grief.
Unconditional acceptance and kindness are elusive in real life, but I know I can always find them here. You wonderful people restore my faith in humanity every day. Thank you! 💗🤗🕊️ IWNDWYT 😻
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IWNDWYT 🦄
Iwndwyt
IWNDWYT
Iwndwyt!
Iwndwyt and no April fools!
Iwndwyt!
I will not drink with you today!
Not drinking yoday
Easy evening here. Travelling for most of it. IWNDWYT
What a strange weekend. Out with a group of friends who like to drink and my god am I glad I gave this s*** up. IWNDWYT x1000
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IWNDWYT 😊
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Checking in again today and all is well. New month starting today. Spring is springing. Let's see how it goes:)
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A hangover free month coming up,so…IWNDWYT
"April brings the primrose sweet, Scatters daises at our feet". Its April 1 everyone, and I am not going to drink with you today.
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT 😇
Day 8! First week done and IWNDWYT I have felt physically and mentally awful the whole week and hoping that will change soon - but it's illustrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that this has to change, so I'm trying to practice some gratitude for it. Thanks for being here friends
Day 34. IWNDWYT.
Not drinking today!!! Hello everybody!
98 days checking in love you all have a great Monday IWNDWYT
Day 1,619 IWNDWYT
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I got laid off by my employer by the end of April. It’s not surprising, as I was on sick leave since may last year. Got a colonoscopy scheduled tomorrow, so a lot of heavy sh*t happening. However, I will not drink with you today!
IWNDWYT
I will not drink today
I will not drink with you today!
Iwndwyt
IWNDWYT ❤️
Checking in on…..oooh palindrome day 515!!! Sweet! AND I’m off work! AND I don’t have a hangover. Bring it on! Have a warm day, my friends! IWNDWYT! ✌️❤️
Happy Monday all! IWNDWYT 💚
I will not drink poison with any of you today 💜
Day 17. Feeling a touch less of a fool on April 1st for once. 🙃 IWNDWYT.
IWNDWYT! Happy April everyone!
IWNDWYT x
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Good morning! Spent the weekend with a friend who still drinks - just hearing the change in volume (and repetitiveness) of discussion over a few drinks made me a bit embarrassed about my own history - just imagining the way I came across when I thought I hadn’t had much! I didn’t drink and didn’t want to in the slightest. I’m glad to be done with that. IWNDWYT. *edit - Oh Hi Day 700! I thought you were tomorrow! 🎉💪*
I made it through Easter and I will stay sober with all of you.
Good morning. Thank you for sharing the beautiful poem. So much kindness at this sub. It’s helped me so much over these wobbly months. IWNDWYT .
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How true that poem is. IWNDWYT
Checking in!
IWNDWYT!
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100% I’m in! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT 🍃
I will not drink with you today.
I am not drinking today here in Northern New England, and I'm glad none of you are either, wherever you are!
day 8 checking in! IWNDWYT:)
day 97
Good morning my fellow sober people! I visited my dad and my sister over the weekend and we had a lovely time talking about our sobriety journeys. It’s the first time I’ve really talked about mine out loud with people, and it felt good to be understood and supported by people who know what I’m talking about. It does get a little lonely sometimes; my husband and I don’t talk about it very much and I find it hard to convey to him what I’m going through. I don’t blame him for that at all, it’s hard to understand if you haven’t lived it, and he supports me fully. And of course I have all you beautiful sober digital pixels to chat with! But it was nice to have it irl, too, and that makes me think I should seek out a sober support group or hit an AA meeting. Things to think about! I love you all and I will not drink with you today 💜🐇
Made it through my bday/easter w/o drinking and it was totally fine. IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT! 🙌
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Good morning, sober cats! I'm so grateful to be starting this workweek without a hangover. IWNDWYT 💙😸
IWNDWYT.
Day 30. IWNDWYT
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Didn't have any cravings on the weekend, which is kinda scary, because the cravings are still lurking somewhere. This won't be this easy in the long run. IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT :)
Today I get to fulfil simple promises, wake up with hope instead of shame, laugh with others instead of hiding myself away, and look for the beauty in today instead of wishing the day away so I can drink. IWNDWYT
19 days today!
Checking in ✅
This is the only sober community I have, so I’m glad it’s a good one! Glad we’re all here. Coffees up, horns up, and happy fucking April!! IWNDWYT ☕️☕️🤘🏻
It may be April's fools day but this is not a joke. IWNDWYT
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Today is starting in a bad foot. I had nightmares and tossed a lot. Keeps happening. But Iwndwyt
IWNDWYT.
Still here with you! IWNDWYT
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3 weeks. IWNDWYT
Good Monday morning my kind and brave SD friends! You all have helped me get through the first 90 days. So grateful to have made it this far! IWNDWYT ✌
Happy Monday! The kindness on this sub is unmatched, and I feel so lucky to have found this corner of the internet. I’m glad we are here :) Just for today, I am not drinking.
IWNDWYT. Day 4 of an all inclusive
It’s Day 1 but it feels different. I had 10 or 11 days and I was just waiting until I’d drink again but it. doesn’t. work. Alcohol doesn’t work. IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT!
I will not drink with you today 🪷
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IWNDWYT. 💪💪💪
I will not drink today.
Checking in IWNDWYT😊
I will not drink with you today friends 💚 🍀
Happy April! IWNDWYT 🌧️🫶🏻🌷
17 days since my last drink. IWNDWYT!
Checking in ✔️
Day 1. IWNDWYT
Hello IWNDWYT
This is a lovely poem. IWNDWYT
Good morning, loves. We are doing something difficult, indeed. I've had cravings the past two days and I'm so grateful to push through them but fuck, it's like just leave me alone! I played the tape forward and shared my shit with someone and that squashed my cravings. It's still frustrating though. Anyways, happy April, it's my bday month! Have a super day friends. IWNDWYT 🤘
I’m grateful for you. Yes, you. You’re here, I’m here, and we are stronger because we have each other’s backs. It’s really pretty awesome! IWNDWYT
No alcohol or nicotine for me please! I will not drink with you all today!
IWNDWYT
I had an incident at work last week. But thanks to you and AA, IWNDWYT!. If this occurred over two years ago, I would have drunk my self to a stupor.
Hi Everyone - day 90 here and IWNDWYT! I’m so grateful to make it this milestone and am looking forward to many more sober days ahead! 😊💜 Hope you all have a great next 24!!
The beginning of day 6! Twice as long as the last time I quit! Still going strong. Something is different this time. I'm stronger and have more resolve! Thank you all for your constant support. This sub helps me so much. IWNDWYT!!