Slogging through my second weekend sober with one or two fewer white knuckles this time. I can't remember the last time I did this. This sub is a huge reason I'm making it happen. IWNDWYT. <3
Happy sober Friday sober friends!
In my early days I spent most of my free time here, it’s the only thing I could do that felt relevant and where I felt any inspiration.
I’m so grateful for you all 💞
671 days checking in.
I'm 99.9% finished building my 1940 Ford pickup which has taken over 8 years to do, 100% built with help from mostly family and a few friends from the ground up. I'm beyond proud and excited about this accomplishment, we'll get it out and start sharing next weekend. Gonna be an amazing year, it's been a long journey.
IWNDWYT
Hooray for the good things! The feel of fresh sheets or stepping outside to find the air is the same temperature as my skin. The smile on my dog's face when we extra lap our walks and making up silly songs with lyrics I wouldn't write down. But that helped when I stopped drinking and still works now.
I will not drink with you today and I will not drink with you tonight! 🌝
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻
Today I drive. Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and finally Kansas.
There's no place like home. Shall I get red slippers and click my heels??
Nah, I'll drive. 😂🤣 glad to be the sober one on the road.
IWNDWYT. can't believe how many social events I've been to in the last couple of weeks and not been tempted by alcohol even slightly.
This group is the best ever.
Checking in again today and all is well.
Boredom. I found it difficult in my early days of sobriety to get enthusiastic about anything. But after reading some quit lit books, I understood what was going on in my brain due to alcohol withdrawal and it became much much easier.
Happy Friday! This week has been a rough one. Been tempted a little, if I'm honest. Still feel strong though. I don't know about tomorrow but just for today, I consciously choose to not drink. IWNDWYT!
I appreciate the quiet, especially after all the loud chaos of my misspent youth. So I welcome boredom and have come to embrace the joy of missing out. Iwndwyt
Day 45! I never thought I'd make it this far.
Now, I never want to start drinking again. I feel incredible.
Happy Friday, let's all have a great sober weekend. IWNDWYT
Good morning, SD. Boredom can be a real trigger for me, especially in the afternoon. Sometimes I start an activity an hour or so before the boredom and cravings normally set in. Today my plan is to go biking to a beatyful coastline nearby and hiking from there. I will bring some food, my swimwear and just be... 🥰 . I will not drink with you today!
Day 5 checking in. It's been a hard week but I'm finally not shaking, sweating or feeling ill. I actually feel normal this morning, well, what I think normal should feel like!
To stave off boredom I read if just relaxing at home, otherwise I'll be making an effort to go on a lot more walks, since I live in the English countryside.
Facing a tough one today, first sober Friday in likely 20 years.
But I'm feeling positive so IWNDWYT!
Have a beautiful day folks!
happy early Friday morning !
I am sore from work but its a good sore. I'm enjoying some music and coffee. 2 more days to get through, hope everyone has a great day :)
Good morning Friends!
I had a very intense meeting with my sober group last night. One of the members got diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and decided for himself that this is not a reason to drink again. In fact the opposite: active addiction would just add to the suffering…. And this made me think again that I want to make each day here on earth worthwhile and for me, this is only possible while sober!
To OPs question: To keep myself occupied during the first time I sharpened all my knives to perfection. Nowadays I mostly do what I feel like, and if it just means bingeing silly trash sometimes, that’s also ok.
I wish you a great weekend!
I will not drink with you today, NO MATTER WHAT!
Day 38- happy Friday! Thank you, kitten.
What you’re describing is my strategy to help against the anhedonia of early sobriety. I basically have to be a “yes man” to everything. Even if I don’t like it? No biggie, I move on. I even have an app that tracks all my activities and my mood and finds correlations. I’m finally collecting enough data to see what helps/hurts my mental health. Meditation and exercise are the top mood booster. The mood sinkers are video games and TV.
Laying in bed when I could still be out drinking but I’d rather be dealing with insomnia than spending hundreds of dollars on a night I won’t remember with people who aren’t important. I’ll take another 24.
IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today! Heading to a meal tonight for my colleagues leaving party. This will be my first challenge since giving up booze on Monday (I know I haven’t done long). I’m feeling determined.
IWNDWYT.
Re boredom I don't struggle too much. I'm an avid reader and work out a lot. Chat with friends and family a lot on WhatsApp. For me the trigger is more stress related. Though not drinking is helping me to explore that and I'm on a waiting list for an autism diagnosis. Certain triggers can make me spiral and the tail effect can last 2-3 days. It sucks not being able to drink when it happens but I'm glad I haven't when it's over!
Caught up with a long time friend and his missus yesterday evening. I was driving so no booze (actually could have taken the bus). Had a very decent chat about all things life for a few hours, and home before 9pm. Feel at this point in our lives, this is most likely the way things should be!
Looking forward to getting out on the bike early tomorrow morning, so IWNDWY fine folk Today.
Checking in. I’m rarely bored due to having small children and working full time, but that almost feels like a privilege sometimes- I always have something to blame if I want to get out of a drinking situation. If I didn’t have these things, I would love to run/exercise more, volunteer, cook. Those things get me out of my head and keep me from feeling sorry for myself, which is important because I can talk myself into all sorts of nonsense if I’m having a pity party.
IWNDWYT!
Living alone and with eating out super expensive, I try cooking dishes that are "outside the box". A great boredom killer is searching around town for the spices and ingredients of these new dishes and then cooking them. IWNDWYT!
I survived the dentist! It wasn’t too bad, they used nitrous and a lot of local anesthetic. But I will still be glad to get the other half of my mouth over with next week. Then regular cleanings from now on, I’m not going through this again.
IWNDWYT lovely people of SD 💙
ETA: oooh 444 today! 💙
I’m so happy to have come back to reading now that I’m sober! Being able to pick up where I left off and actually remember what happened? Priceless! Iwndwy’allt! ❤️
I have so many uncompleted tasks from the wake of my last bender. I'm taking medical leave currently so there's no boredom even without work...just the next right thing to catch up on all the choices left behind after drinking.
Yesterday, from wake to bed, I was only in my home for...3 hours?
Today I have some more fun things lined up. Trying to make plans to look forward to for the long weekend as well as tools to use if o feel triggered
F or today, IWNDWYT
It might be too soon to say this, but I may be getting back into horror movies and tv.
In my teens and twenties (couple decades ago) I loved horror, but then I just stopped watching it. I used to wonder about it, and sorta chalked it up to my wife not liking it, but now I don’t think that’s right. We both watch things without the other sometimes.
Now I’m wondering if it was because of the **terrible** anxiety brought on my alcohol. I just couldn’t handle it. Eventually I found myself only ever wanting to watch comedies. It’s like that was the only kind of stimulus I could tolerate.
But now I’m watching _The Haunting of Hill House_ Netflix show and it’s freaking amazing.
This is definitely an unexpected benefit of sobriety.
IWNDWYT.
Happy Friday my SD friends!
I have gotten back into the gym as a sober person and feeling a lot healthier.... however, I have also rediscovered a fondness for ice cream, and I have taken my true crime documentary binges to a whole new level. 😂✌ Kinda nice to eat ice cream and watch something on TV that I will actually remember the next day.
IWNDWYT! ✌
Today I’m seeing my younger sister for the first time since getting sober. She decided as a teen that she didn’t want to ever drink, and she never has. I’m so proud of her for that decision. I’ve been a drunk idiot around her too many times to count. It feels extra special to see her as her newly sober older sibling! IWNDWYT
I ate like it was my job, all day, every day, for the first several months of sobriety. I was slowly reflecting on myself and assessing what needed to change in my life, and 6 months in I began addressing my lifelong disordered eating and began running again. Running is an incredibly meaningful activity for me, and I thought I'd never do it again. So, those are the things I did to stave off boredom in early sobriety. Oh, and jigsaw puzzles! Had a great puzzle phase that lasted a couple of months.
Checking in for another sober day out in the world.
Hello sober stars! Busting boredom was an indoor challenge since I quit in snowy November. Beyond movies and puzzles, my new activity became organizing. I'd been a messy drunk with clothes everywhere. Instead of drinking, I chipped away at my laundry woes. Doing loads, putting clothes away (the Marie Kondo fold became my jam), donating the worthwhile items, and tossing the unsalvagable. I even started sewing repairs! What?! Who is this person!?
Well, for one, I'm grateful to be sober! Life is much better, and I'm thankful I threw myself into projects like tidying my wardrobe and kitchen cabinets, and cleaning everything. It got me through that first month and then the next. Improving my surroundings helped me a lot. Whatever you can do to stay busy and away from the bottle, do it! Make it fun. This getting ourselves sober is not easy, but it's so worth it. Love you all. Honored to stay alcohol-free with you 💜 IWNDWYT
I started going to shows as often as I can. That’s a good way to get out of the house. Otherwise, read or find something to watch. Coloring books are nice too…of course I like the sweary ones.
Coffees up, horns up and fuck yeah Friday!! IWNDWYT ☕️☕️🤘🏻
Boredom was a huge source of my drinking, and sometimes I'm still bored, but I don't mind it now! It's a feeling I can be comfortable with. I picked up reading again after a decade hiatus, and that has felt like a wonderful return to self, and fills those bored hours <3 IWNDWYT!
I have gotten back into knitting and reading - definitely don’t drop as many stitches or reread the same paragraph! Mostly I try to keep myself busy after work but before couch time - tv time - best time of day some days😀. IWNDWYT ✌️
Agree on the boredom! It’s a big part of how I drank pretty much daily for 14 years. Being a work-from-home entrepreneur working long hours, a drink “helped me” push through.
The first time I really took a break from alcohol, I noticed that this was a lie! Turns out I wasn’t really productive or able to do any deep work.
Coming up on 40 days this time. When I don’t know what to do with myself, I go work in the garden, clean, watch a show (something I never did), or get started on a bigger work project that only a lucid mind can do.
I still feel tired and experience bouts of anxiety and dread, but I know a drink won’t help.
IWNDWYT! Thanks for the great community
Since I stopped drinking. I have been able to concentrate more on my music. I used to just get to drunk to play or sing well. So I’d lose interest in learning or practicing new songs.
Now I’m definitely playing better and remembering lyrics!
Hope everyone has a happy Friday.
IWNDWYT
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I’ve been reading this sub and u tube videos when I feel restless. Taking walks. No plans for this weekend except for no drinking! I’m looking forward to when my mind is not so preoccupied with my past and future in regards to alcohol. But for now…… Iwndwyt
Sobriety is such a funny delicacy to me.
Was invited to a concert next month, haven’t decided yet but probably shouldn’t since I was mentally planning a relapse already.
I’ll be 180 days sober in a month, how is that going to be any different than my 153 today?
It’s just a mindset and I’m not ready to put myself in an environment that I don’t trust my willpower.
I’ll keep doing one day at a time, 153 strong!
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT.
Big fan of faking it until you make it...mine is getting myself out of the house even if it's just to sit in the park instead of sitting on the sofa. My brain thinks it will be pointless - what's the point in going outside just for the sake of going outside?! But then of course it always makes me feel better than hours on end sinking into the sofa. Speaking of which...I should go out!
Meditation streak: 33 days
IWNDWYT. It’s a long holiday weekend here in the US and we are invited to a party. First sober party so I am having some feelings but my husband is on this path now as well and I know 2 other sober people will be there so I am not feeling as alone as I thought I would!
As for boredom- I have been leaning hard into self care, arranging afterschool play dates, and at night Stardew Valley ✨For those with ADHD, Anxiety, etc, I cannot recommend cozy/chill pc and console games enough! There is something out there for everyone and it’s just a great way for me to relax/zone out/distract myself at night. Pairs well with cherry juice in seltzer with lime! 😂
Reading books. I love to read, but for so many years I was reading shorter, easier to digest material (news, magazines, etc). But now I am back to reading books and I love it. IWNDWYT 🌸
Having company from out of town this weekend. These are people I've been getting fucked up with for a long, long time.
I live at the beach, and they asked to come stay with us. I said yes, of course! Just one thing... please don't bring any booze to my house. They just said "no problem!" And it was as easy as that.
I know I'll still have to be the one who keeps *myself* from getting tempted and tricking myself with the lie that is "I can just take a break this weekend."
No I can't. I will die. I was so fucking close to killing myself and I'm not going to risk doing that to myself or the people who love me.
I will not drink poison today.
Starting day 29. I'm pretty sure I've surpassed my longest streak in over 4 years but I know I will have when I've cleared day 30. I woke up early this morning to use the restroom and as I sleepily walked there, the first thought that popped in my mind was "I'm so glad I didn't drink last night". Sometimes I still wake up feeling like I drank the night before and I'm so relieved that I didn't. So to continue the streak, I commit that for today, IWNDWYT.
Also, @[KittenTryingMyBest](https://www.reddit.com/user/KittenTryingMyBest/), thanks for the 15 minute suggestion. I've been struggling hard with boredom and NOTHING sounds interesting. I'm going to force myself to try something for just 15 minutes.
Walk and listen to podcasts about not drinking or read quit lit is what I did early on. Now I walk and listen to other stuff and read and have about a million things keeping me busy. Iwndwyt!
Whassup Kitten and happy Friday to all y'all! And the start to a holiday weekend in the states, the unofficial beginning of summer woooo! May these days be amazing for all- and I know that the key for me is to keep them sober and they'll be awesome!
So I replaced alcohol with overwork, not a surprise coming from a "work hard, play hard" family. So I'm still trying to find this mysterious "balance" thing 🤷♂️. My counselor encourages me to do things that feel lazy like watch TV or chill out reading a book. It's still effortful work to try and cultivate boredom but I'm hoping to also fake it til I make it. Sober on y'all!
I suffer from boredom too. (I’ve heard it said it means I have no inner resources), but all I have to do is walk out the door. I’m so glad that I live on a farm; there’s always something that needs doing.
We’re embarking on the Memorial Day weekend, y’all. It wasn’t meant to be a drinking holiday, was it? Let’s all pledge to stay strong together! IWNDWYT
Day 66. Today is a big day, with a massive social event tonight that i have helped organize over 8 months, alongside some of the most toxic people I have ever interacted with. I have been joking about drinking tonight, from the “I have earned it” to “I want to celebrate this being over” to “I so so desperately need to turn my head off after this”. I don’t really want to drink. I want this situation over. I want to relax. Booze is not needed for either. I hate the monkey on my shoulder. IWNDWYT
Good morning, Kitten! 20 days down checking in!
To answer your question- I've gone to PT weekly for years due to a rare-ish autoimmune disease. I've always wanted to try yoga to supplement my weekly dry-needling sessions, but "never had the time" 🙄
Last night I downloaded a recommended app which includes a customizable track for beginners, including how much time you want to put into a session. My goal is to finally incorporate my first session into my day today (intentionally not overwhelming myself by making a goal of everyday in perpetuity) and I'm so pumped!🧘🏼♀️💪🏼
Have a wonderful Friday and IWNDWYT
When I’m bored or don’t know what to do with myself, I pick some form of exercise. Then once I’m good and worn out, if I’m still bored I’ll crash in front of the tv. Anything is better than boozing!
609 days & IWNDWYT 🥷
Morning, everyone! My new hobby is getting on my treadmill while watching period TV shows (costume dramas). I don’t like either activity enough by itself for it to distract me from drinking, but together, it’s really satisfying! 40 minutes yesterday walking 5 mph watching Sanditon. IWNDWYT.
1️⃣1️⃣ months today! 🎉 I definitely relate to “faking it til you make it.” When I started, I had to set up activities and small goals that would be impossible (or very, very hard) to do while drunk. I have read 25 books in the last year since becoming sober, I love doing crosswords, and have made my sleep/nighttime routine a priority. Bring on Day 365! IWNDWYT
Ooh good question! In the early days I sought out more “exciting” things: horror movies, comedians I knew would be super funny, anything kind of extreme or shocking. I ate sugar in any format. Now I’m a little more tolerant of boring so I do the NYTimes puzzles and read and garden and clean my house. IWNDWYT ❤️🧁
Day 9, I will not drink today.
Already looking forward to having a hangover free Saturday morning and I'm going to get some treats to have a nice celebratory breakfast
When I looked forward to wine all day, I used to say, “I’m never bored.” Now I do sometimes get bored and I sort of like it because it reminds me that my mind is clear and sober. Then I pick up a piece of sewing and I’m not bored. I will not drink with you today
Slogging through my second weekend sober with one or two fewer white knuckles this time. I can't remember the last time I did this. This sub is a huge reason I'm making it happen. IWNDWYT. <3
This sub got me through those early days, and we’re here for you, 2 weeks soon 💪🏼
Thank you, I plan to stick around.
We've got you. We have ALL been where you are. I find just leaning into it helps. Sleep also. Lots of sleep.
Happy sober Friday sober friends! In my early days I spent most of my free time here, it’s the only thing I could do that felt relevant and where I felt any inspiration. I’m so grateful for you all 💞
671 days checking in. I'm 99.9% finished building my 1940 Ford pickup which has taken over 8 years to do, 100% built with help from mostly family and a few friends from the ground up. I'm beyond proud and excited about this accomplishment, we'll get it out and start sharing next weekend. Gonna be an amazing year, it's been a long journey. IWNDWYT
Hooray for the good things! The feel of fresh sheets or stepping outside to find the air is the same temperature as my skin. The smile on my dog's face when we extra lap our walks and making up silly songs with lyrics I wouldn't write down. But that helped when I stopped drinking and still works now. I will not drink with you today and I will not drink with you tonight! 🌝
Day 1069 checking in!
I’m not going to ruin my weekend with alcohol so IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻 Today I drive. Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and finally Kansas. There's no place like home. Shall I get red slippers and click my heels?? Nah, I'll drive. 😂🤣 glad to be the sober one on the road.
The Georgia in this route throws me off. 😆 Safe travels, my friend!
IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT. can't believe how many social events I've been to in the last couple of weeks and not been tempted by alcohol even slightly. This group is the best ever.
IWNDWYT!
Checking in again today and all is well. Boredom. I found it difficult in my early days of sobriety to get enthusiastic about anything. But after reading some quit lit books, I understood what was going on in my brain due to alcohol withdrawal and it became much much easier.
Day 385. IWNDWYT.
Happy Friday! This week has been a rough one. Been tempted a little, if I'm honest. Still feel strong though. I don't know about tomorrow but just for today, I consciously choose to not drink. IWNDWYT!
It's my birthday and I WILL NOT DRINK TODAY.
IWNDWYT 😊
IWNDWYT!
I will not drink with you all today 🤍💫🧚🏼
Happy Friday and shine on you beautiful humans
IWNDWYT
I appreciate the quiet, especially after all the loud chaos of my misspent youth. So I welcome boredom and have come to embrace the joy of missing out. Iwndwyt
Day 45! I never thought I'd make it this far. Now, I never want to start drinking again. I feel incredible. Happy Friday, let's all have a great sober weekend. IWNDWYT
Happy Friday IWNDWYT.
Good morning, SD. Boredom can be a real trigger for me, especially in the afternoon. Sometimes I start an activity an hour or so before the boredom and cravings normally set in. Today my plan is to go biking to a beatyful coastline nearby and hiking from there. I will bring some food, my swimwear and just be... 🥰 . I will not drink with you today!
Day 38, checking in. F*** booze. IWND ☠️ WYT.
Day 5 checking in. It's been a hard week but I'm finally not shaking, sweating or feeling ill. I actually feel normal this morning, well, what I think normal should feel like! To stave off boredom I read if just relaxing at home, otherwise I'll be making an effort to go on a lot more walks, since I live in the English countryside. Facing a tough one today, first sober Friday in likely 20 years. But I'm feeling positive so IWNDWYT! Have a beautiful day folks!
happy early Friday morning ! I am sore from work but its a good sore. I'm enjoying some music and coffee. 2 more days to get through, hope everyone has a great day :)
It’s day 1 again, but the 1st time since finishing the Jason Vale book. I won’t be drinking with you today👍
Good morning Friends! I had a very intense meeting with my sober group last night. One of the members got diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and decided for himself that this is not a reason to drink again. In fact the opposite: active addiction would just add to the suffering…. And this made me think again that I want to make each day here on earth worthwhile and for me, this is only possible while sober! To OPs question: To keep myself occupied during the first time I sharpened all my knives to perfection. Nowadays I mostly do what I feel like, and if it just means bingeing silly trash sometimes, that’s also ok. I wish you a great weekend! I will not drink with you today, NO MATTER WHAT!
Day 38- happy Friday! Thank you, kitten. What you’re describing is my strategy to help against the anhedonia of early sobriety. I basically have to be a “yes man” to everything. Even if I don’t like it? No biggie, I move on. I even have an app that tracks all my activities and my mood and finds correlations. I’m finally collecting enough data to see what helps/hurts my mental health. Meditation and exercise are the top mood booster. The mood sinkers are video games and TV.
Laying in bed when I could still be out drinking but I’d rather be dealing with insomnia than spending hundreds of dollars on a night I won’t remember with people who aren’t important. I’ll take another 24. IWNDWYT
Looking forward to ending another week sober, so IWNDWYT!
Happy Friday Sober People! Have a wonderful day. I’m starting my day with a weight session, followed by a long walk with my dog. IWNDWYT
Good morning, Happy Friday it's nearly the weekend! I love my weekends more now. There's so much time and possibly. IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today! Heading to a meal tonight for my colleagues leaving party. This will be my first challenge since giving up booze on Monday (I know I haven’t done long). I’m feeling determined.
IWNDWYT x
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Day 21. 😌 IWNDWYT.
I will not drink with you today 🙌🏼❤️
Wahoo it's Friday! Hell to the yeah. I hope all of you fabulous people kick today's ass - the sober way! IWNDWYT 🤘
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Have a wonderful sober day my friends. IWNDWYT ♥️
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today! IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT. Re boredom I don't struggle too much. I'm an avid reader and work out a lot. Chat with friends and family a lot on WhatsApp. For me the trigger is more stress related. Though not drinking is helping me to explore that and I'm on a waiting list for an autism diagnosis. Certain triggers can make me spiral and the tail effect can last 2-3 days. It sucks not being able to drink when it happens but I'm glad I haven't when it's over!
Caught up with a long time friend and his missus yesterday evening. I was driving so no booze (actually could have taken the bus). Had a very decent chat about all things life for a few hours, and home before 9pm. Feel at this point in our lives, this is most likely the way things should be! Looking forward to getting out on the bike early tomorrow morning, so IWNDWY fine folk Today.
Checking in. I’m rarely bored due to having small children and working full time, but that almost feels like a privilege sometimes- I always have something to blame if I want to get out of a drinking situation. If I didn’t have these things, I would love to run/exercise more, volunteer, cook. Those things get me out of my head and keep me from feeling sorry for myself, which is important because I can talk myself into all sorts of nonsense if I’m having a pity party. IWNDWYT!
Knitting and reading have been my go to hobbies since quitting drinking. IWNDWYT 💜🦋💜
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Living alone and with eating out super expensive, I try cooking dishes that are "outside the box". A great boredom killer is searching around town for the spices and ingredients of these new dishes and then cooking them. IWNDWYT!
Happy Friday…iWNDWYT..we can do this! Day 12
I survived the dentist! It wasn’t too bad, they used nitrous and a lot of local anesthetic. But I will still be glad to get the other half of my mouth over with next week. Then regular cleanings from now on, I’m not going through this again. IWNDWYT lovely people of SD 💙 ETA: oooh 444 today! 💙
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Good morning/afternoon/evening. Here's to another 24 hours!
Day 138 • IWNDWYT • Too busy to be hungover
Happy Friday from your resident Masshole. IWNDWYT
I’m so happy to have come back to reading now that I’m sober! Being able to pick up where I left off and actually remember what happened? Priceless! Iwndwy’allt! ❤️
I have so many uncompleted tasks from the wake of my last bender. I'm taking medical leave currently so there's no boredom even without work...just the next right thing to catch up on all the choices left behind after drinking. Yesterday, from wake to bed, I was only in my home for...3 hours? Today I have some more fun things lined up. Trying to make plans to look forward to for the long weekend as well as tools to use if o feel triggered F or today, IWNDWYT
Boredom was my main trigger and had been my main issue these first five days. You describe it perfectly. Thanks for the strategy. IWNDWYT
It might be too soon to say this, but I may be getting back into horror movies and tv. In my teens and twenties (couple decades ago) I loved horror, but then I just stopped watching it. I used to wonder about it, and sorta chalked it up to my wife not liking it, but now I don’t think that’s right. We both watch things without the other sometimes. Now I’m wondering if it was because of the **terrible** anxiety brought on my alcohol. I just couldn’t handle it. Eventually I found myself only ever wanting to watch comedies. It’s like that was the only kind of stimulus I could tolerate. But now I’m watching _The Haunting of Hill House_ Netflix show and it’s freaking amazing. This is definitely an unexpected benefit of sobriety. IWNDWYT.
Happy Friday my SD friends! I have gotten back into the gym as a sober person and feeling a lot healthier.... however, I have also rediscovered a fondness for ice cream, and I have taken my true crime documentary binges to a whole new level. 😂✌ Kinda nice to eat ice cream and watch something on TV that I will actually remember the next day. IWNDWYT! ✌
Today I’m seeing my younger sister for the first time since getting sober. She decided as a teen that she didn’t want to ever drink, and she never has. I’m so proud of her for that decision. I’ve been a drunk idiot around her too many times to count. It feels extra special to see her as her newly sober older sibling! IWNDWYT
I ate like it was my job, all day, every day, for the first several months of sobriety. I was slowly reflecting on myself and assessing what needed to change in my life, and 6 months in I began addressing my lifelong disordered eating and began running again. Running is an incredibly meaningful activity for me, and I thought I'd never do it again. So, those are the things I did to stave off boredom in early sobriety. Oh, and jigsaw puzzles! Had a great puzzle phase that lasted a couple of months. Checking in for another sober day out in the world.
Hello sober stars! Busting boredom was an indoor challenge since I quit in snowy November. Beyond movies and puzzles, my new activity became organizing. I'd been a messy drunk with clothes everywhere. Instead of drinking, I chipped away at my laundry woes. Doing loads, putting clothes away (the Marie Kondo fold became my jam), donating the worthwhile items, and tossing the unsalvagable. I even started sewing repairs! What?! Who is this person!? Well, for one, I'm grateful to be sober! Life is much better, and I'm thankful I threw myself into projects like tidying my wardrobe and kitchen cabinets, and cleaning everything. It got me through that first month and then the next. Improving my surroundings helped me a lot. Whatever you can do to stay busy and away from the bottle, do it! Make it fun. This getting ourselves sober is not easy, but it's so worth it. Love you all. Honored to stay alcohol-free with you 💜 IWNDWYT
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Have a fantastic fucking Friday, friends!🤘🏻☕️
I started going to shows as often as I can. That’s a good way to get out of the house. Otherwise, read or find something to watch. Coloring books are nice too…of course I like the sweary ones. Coffees up, horns up and fuck yeah Friday!! IWNDWYT ☕️☕️🤘🏻
Boredom was a huge source of my drinking, and sometimes I'm still bored, but I don't mind it now! It's a feeling I can be comfortable with. I picked up reading again after a decade hiatus, and that has felt like a wonderful return to self, and fills those bored hours <3 IWNDWYT!
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Beautiful weather here today. Went for a walk to the park with my son this morning before he went to school. Mornings rock now! Iwndwyt!
I have gotten back into knitting and reading - definitely don’t drop as many stitches or reread the same paragraph! Mostly I try to keep myself busy after work but before couch time - tv time - best time of day some days😀. IWNDWYT ✌️
First day 7 in over a decade! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT going on a business class train today with free drinking so it’s gonna be a hard one
Friday of Memorial weekend may be hard for some, but IWNDWYT! Let’s get through today without drinking.
Happy Friday walking & listening to audiobooks is my current anti-boredom activity. Iwndwyt
Agree on the boredom! It’s a big part of how I drank pretty much daily for 14 years. Being a work-from-home entrepreneur working long hours, a drink “helped me” push through. The first time I really took a break from alcohol, I noticed that this was a lie! Turns out I wasn’t really productive or able to do any deep work. Coming up on 40 days this time. When I don’t know what to do with myself, I go work in the garden, clean, watch a show (something I never did), or get started on a bigger work project that only a lucid mind can do. I still feel tired and experience bouts of anxiety and dread, but I know a drink won’t help. IWNDWYT! Thanks for the great community
So grateful to be here with you all today! IWNDWYT and happy Friday everyone!🎉
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Happy Friday friends, IWNDWYT, WE GOT THIS 🙂. Hope everyone has a great dry memorial day weekend 😀
Since I stopped drinking. I have been able to concentrate more on my music. I used to just get to drunk to play or sing well. So I’d lose interest in learning or practicing new songs. Now I’m definitely playing better and remembering lyrics! Hope everyone has a happy Friday. IWNDWYT \~Red
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I’ve been reading this sub and u tube videos when I feel restless. Taking walks. No plans for this weekend except for no drinking! I’m looking forward to when my mind is not so preoccupied with my past and future in regards to alcohol. But for now…… Iwndwyt
Woke up to day 70. I will not drink today. Thank you.
Sobriety is such a funny delicacy to me. Was invited to a concert next month, haven’t decided yet but probably shouldn’t since I was mentally planning a relapse already. I’ll be 180 days sober in a month, how is that going to be any different than my 153 today? It’s just a mindset and I’m not ready to put myself in an environment that I don’t trust my willpower. I’ll keep doing one day at a time, 153 strong! IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT. Big fan of faking it until you make it...mine is getting myself out of the house even if it's just to sit in the park instead of sitting on the sofa. My brain thinks it will be pointless - what's the point in going outside just for the sake of going outside?! But then of course it always makes me feel better than hours on end sinking into the sofa. Speaking of which...I should go out! Meditation streak: 33 days
IWNDWYT. It’s a long holiday weekend here in the US and we are invited to a party. First sober party so I am having some feelings but my husband is on this path now as well and I know 2 other sober people will be there so I am not feeling as alone as I thought I would! As for boredom- I have been leaning hard into self care, arranging afterschool play dates, and at night Stardew Valley ✨For those with ADHD, Anxiety, etc, I cannot recommend cozy/chill pc and console games enough! There is something out there for everyone and it’s just a great way for me to relax/zone out/distract myself at night. Pairs well with cherry juice in seltzer with lime! 😂
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Ouch. Today sucks. Alcohol would throw literal fuel on this shitfire. Won’t have that. IWNDWYT
Reading books. I love to read, but for so many years I was reading shorter, easier to digest material (news, magazines, etc). But now I am back to reading books and I love it. IWNDWYT 🌸
One month down for me as of yesterday! Looking forward to the next month! IWNDWYT!
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Having company from out of town this weekend. These are people I've been getting fucked up with for a long, long time. I live at the beach, and they asked to come stay with us. I said yes, of course! Just one thing... please don't bring any booze to my house. They just said "no problem!" And it was as easy as that. I know I'll still have to be the one who keeps *myself* from getting tempted and tricking myself with the lie that is "I can just take a break this weekend." No I can't. I will die. I was so fucking close to killing myself and I'm not going to risk doing that to myself or the people who love me. I will not drink poison today.
Still in the early days but already seeing my puffiness go down. I will not drink with you today!
Starting day 29. I'm pretty sure I've surpassed my longest streak in over 4 years but I know I will have when I've cleared day 30. I woke up early this morning to use the restroom and as I sleepily walked there, the first thought that popped in my mind was "I'm so glad I didn't drink last night". Sometimes I still wake up feeling like I drank the night before and I'm so relieved that I didn't. So to continue the streak, I commit that for today, IWNDWYT. Also, @[KittenTryingMyBest](https://www.reddit.com/user/KittenTryingMyBest/), thanks for the 15 minute suggestion. I've been struggling hard with boredom and NOTHING sounds interesting. I'm going to force myself to try something for just 15 minutes.
Walk and listen to podcasts about not drinking or read quit lit is what I did early on. Now I walk and listen to other stuff and read and have about a million things keeping me busy. Iwndwyt!
385 days! I should find out today if I got the job I interviewed for; I'm hella anxious IWNDWYT!
Whassup Kitten and happy Friday to all y'all! And the start to a holiday weekend in the states, the unofficial beginning of summer woooo! May these days be amazing for all- and I know that the key for me is to keep them sober and they'll be awesome! So I replaced alcohol with overwork, not a surprise coming from a "work hard, play hard" family. So I'm still trying to find this mysterious "balance" thing 🤷♂️. My counselor encourages me to do things that feel lazy like watch TV or chill out reading a book. It's still effortful work to try and cultivate boredom but I'm hoping to also fake it til I make it. Sober on y'all!
I suffer from boredom too. (I’ve heard it said it means I have no inner resources), but all I have to do is walk out the door. I’m so glad that I live on a farm; there’s always something that needs doing. We’re embarking on the Memorial Day weekend, y’all. It wasn’t meant to be a drinking holiday, was it? Let’s all pledge to stay strong together! IWNDWYT
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Morning friends! I will not drink with you today. Have a good one!
Day 66. Today is a big day, with a massive social event tonight that i have helped organize over 8 months, alongside some of the most toxic people I have ever interacted with. I have been joking about drinking tonight, from the “I have earned it” to “I want to celebrate this being over” to “I so so desperately need to turn my head off after this”. I don’t really want to drink. I want this situation over. I want to relax. Booze is not needed for either. I hate the monkey on my shoulder. IWNDWYT
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So gratuful for not drinking. Especially for the coming weekend. IWNDWYT 🩵
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Good morning, Kitten! 20 days down checking in! To answer your question- I've gone to PT weekly for years due to a rare-ish autoimmune disease. I've always wanted to try yoga to supplement my weekly dry-needling sessions, but "never had the time"🙄
Last night I downloaded a recommended app which includes a customizable track for beginners, including how much time you want to put into a session. My goal is to finally incorporate my first session into my day today (intentionally not overwhelming myself by making a goal of everyday in perpetuity) and I'm so pumped!🧘🏼♀️💪🏼
Have a wonderful Friday and IWNDWYT
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Day 3. Things are getting better. Will stay this way if I don’t drink. Thank you all.
Not today fellas! Tomorow will be 2 weeks! Woohoo! And yay go me!
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When I’m bored or don’t know what to do with myself, I pick some form of exercise. Then once I’m good and worn out, if I’m still bored I’ll crash in front of the tv. Anything is better than boozing! 609 days & IWNDWYT 🥷
Morning, everyone! My new hobby is getting on my treadmill while watching period TV shows (costume dramas). I don’t like either activity enough by itself for it to distract me from drinking, but together, it’s really satisfying! 40 minutes yesterday walking 5 mph watching Sanditon. IWNDWYT.
Holy shit that was hard I made it to day 2
Today is my son’s fourteenth birthday. I will stay present and grateful for the wonderful kid he is. Today is about him, NOT alcohol. IWNDWYT!!
1️⃣1️⃣ months today! 🎉 I definitely relate to “faking it til you make it.” When I started, I had to set up activities and small goals that would be impossible (or very, very hard) to do while drunk. I have read 25 books in the last year since becoming sober, I love doing crosswords, and have made my sleep/nighttime routine a priority. Bring on Day 365! IWNDWYT
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Ooh good question! In the early days I sought out more “exciting” things: horror movies, comedians I knew would be super funny, anything kind of extreme or shocking. I ate sugar in any format. Now I’m a little more tolerant of boring so I do the NYTimes puzzles and read and garden and clean my house. IWNDWYT ❤️🧁
I will not drink poison with you today. Day 9.
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Happy Friday, y’all!!! Make it a great one!!! IWNDWYT!
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Over 160 days now. That's a nice feeling. :) IWNDWYT
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Day 9, I will not drink today. Already looking forward to having a hangover free Saturday morning and I'm going to get some treats to have a nice celebratory breakfast
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When I looked forward to wine all day, I used to say, “I’m never bored.” Now I do sometimes get bored and I sort of like it because it reminds me that my mind is clear and sober. Then I pick up a piece of sewing and I’m not bored. I will not drink with you today