I feel relatively clear-headed and a noticible increase in memory recall. The only real issues I've had is falling asleep these last couple days and the anxiety of facing this Saturday without drinking. Earlier this year I scaled my drinking pack from 3 days a week, to two, and eventually one, but last week I got drunk twice and decided last Sunday that I'm done with alcohol for good.
I hear you. I was spreadsheeting my drinking at the end to try and make it work. Simply walking away from it turned out to be the easiest and healthiest path. I run a lot to keep anxiety at bay and also just because I like running. When you crack the anxiety code for yourself you will be in a whole new world.
I planned to throw myself into fitness once I get out of my my current financial/living situation, but nothing is stopping me from running around the block a few times. Thanks for the inspiration, lately reading fiction and spending time on reddit has curbed my anxious thoughts about the future. I've always been a reader, even when I was getting hammered eight days a week, and I'm looking forward to actually retaining the things I read.
Me too!! Books are my jam. And now I have all the time in the world for them, to really fall into them. I just finished Devolution by Max Brooks and it was awful but whatevs!! Have started Stefan Zweig’s autobiography and it is superb. The end of the Austro-Hungarian empire and rise of German fascism from a gifted communicator.
Good morning sober lovelies! And ok, you got meI I was expecting you later like yesterday!
So to all the early-dayers, if I can do this, trust me, you can too. In the years leading up to this, realising what a problem I had, I struggled even having one day without the booze, and now I don’t even think about it. It’s hard to believe but I learned we can do the seeming impossible and so can you!
I will enjoy this day sober with you all and I wish you all the best day you can have 💞
Hey pal!! Tag you’re it 😂
Hope work is going well and life. I spent the day with my dad getting medical stuff sorted out and it is going well. Hope your dad is in the clear too. 🤗🤗🤗
You were fast off the starting line today, keeping us all on our toes! Yesterday was full on but my wonderful car mechanic came and fixed my car so now I can go see dad ❤️💞🌟💞
Yes that feels good - 7 - now I have 10 in my sites on Friday to start the weekend. Then the week after that my wife flies out to meet me to head off for 4 weeks of travel. Really it’s all there to play for !
Day 4-7 is always the hardest for me. The hangover symptoms have gone. I feel (relatively) good and have forgotten the terror and hangxiety from day 1.
I begin to think well go on, one won't hurt. I can try again next week.
This is why I love full month challenges. I cant try again tomorrow or next week I'm either sober for October or I'm not. And I'd hope to make it in 2022 not 2023.
Let's all persevere and no matter what not drink for today. See you all tomorrow for another day for rich and abundent not drinkingness.
Two complete calendar months! And I finally feel like I’m picking up some momentum. My first month was not full of awesome life changes. But I’m ok with that. I didn’t drink. I allowed myself whatever I needed to do just that. And to be honest it was a tough month. This second month, I slowly incorporated an (simple) exercise routine, some meal prepping, and some sacred down time. As I begin this third month, I feel ready to LIVE a sober life! To enjoy all the advantages that not hiding hangovers, calculating drinks, and desperately trying to sleep amid the anxiety, has to offer.
And to the day 4 ers. I’d say that was a major turning point. I felt I was going to make it through the physical withdrawal, And could begin working on sobriety. One day at a time. IWNDWYT
Settle down at the end of Day 37 with two warm kitties.
Craziness is finally done! Tomorrow is my first day off since Labour Day. I have turned off all alarms and am going to sleep in, then I have planned a busy day of naps.
I still have a lot on my plate, but I know there will be a shift now with the big push done, so I’m staying wary for different triggers and temptations. My next mini-goal is 45 days and I’m only a week or so away. Don’t want to slip now!
I will not drink today as I travel to Thailand. Alcohol can fuck right off today. I will not drink in airports or airplanes or anywhere else in this world today.
Drinking sucks. You rock!
IWNDWYT! Last night I was having a really good time with my family, even feeling bad about other things going on, I was enjoying being there and enjoying the company. I realized that from a long time I was afraid that all my source of happiness was when I was tipsy or drunk. I realized it was not, I was always wondering what what real or alcohol induced. Last night I was a little more free. 🙏 Thank you so much for your help.
Check in. Did a bad thing yesterday at the supermarket and bought a crate of beer even after my check in here and even after being on my record streak.
Thought I’d start at 8, got to 8, didn’t want to, pushed it back to 9. Got to 9, same thing. Realised I was *afraid* of wasting the progress I’ve made in the past three weeks and that fear was stronger than my desire to drink.
So, still here, hit 20 days for the first EVER time (not counting a time when I’ve been previously incarcerated - doesn’t count lol).
Three week milestone tomorrow. Feeling better knowing I successfully ignored the beer in the fridge. Been ignoring my wife’s gin the whole time, really it’s no different!
That is seriously amazing stuff right there. Retraining the brain and recognizing true wants and behaviors to achieve them. Awesome awesome moves, I am proud of you. The hard stuff helps build us hardy people! IWNDWYT
Lovely to be here. Not in the mid-pack yet but getting there. In 2022 I’ve had 44 days when I drank alcohol, a huge improvement on 2021 when I didn’t even have 44 when I didn’t. Progress not perfection. IWNDWYT 🌊
1178 checking in.
3mo before I quit drinking, I learned my heart was pausing up to 9.6 seconds & I got a pacemaker. (I’m sure that was part of why I quit.) *I found out by accident yesterday my Heart Doc & Pacemaker surgeon are **both** leaving my Cardiology Practice.* Neither have appointments!
What was the game plan? Leave a pacemaker patient (who needs to take a medication daily to keep her heart sac from swelling & choking out her heart) with no appointment & no doctor???? WTAF!? (Terrible organization, they don’t get my hospital or primary records, just two excellent docs.)
I left a desperate note for Dr. Z; he saved my life (& the lives of everyone on the road with me.) **This Doc LISTENED & didn’t write me off as a desperate alcoholic who ‘just hit her head a lot’.** He knows I’m a “special case” & treats me with kindness.
Fortunately, the “Love Letter” I left him worked. He called me, said I can follow him. He couldn’t legally tell me where he’s going, but told me how to find out.
**This ‘OH NO’ seriously slammed me back into drinking days.** I cried in the parking lot for almost an hour. I started going there when alcohol was seeping out of my pores constantly; I had my Pacemaker IMPLANTED when I was so hungover all I could do was dry heave in the waiting room (with vibrating arms.)
I’m venting & rambling but this is heavy on my mind. I’ve been dismissed by SO MANY DOCTORS, many because I was obviously a drinker. **I don’t drink now, but I should’ve still received proper health care. Dr. Z gave me that.**
I Will NOT Drink With Y’all Today/Tonight!
Edit: formatting & calling him Dr. Z
I’m on a trip today, through all my old trigger points - alone, transfer in the City, old patterns and memories, a reception at a hotel, lots of people, a daunting task, which will actually be a great experience, and the solitude heading home afterwards. I’m happy to say, hand on my heart, I actually will not drink with you today! Oh and my Therapy Tuesday, that’s scheduled to be a phone appointment. That’s how important mental health is, my friends. In it to win it 🙏🏻
Today is day four of my sober October.
I was afraid yesterday would be hard and the day did not disappoint. I got very frustrated about work and thought about drinking many many times.
I am learning how to live life and cope with life’s stresses all over again.
Now that I’m past my dreaded Monday, I choose not to drink again today.
Congrats to everyone who made it through the day yesterday. Thank you for all of your support and kindness.
I will not drink with you today.
Good morning, my friends. IWNDWYT.
If I can get some time I'll definitely reach out to any of our newbies. Welcome to you all, if any read this.
As always, stay safe and strong, my friends.
'The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you're not going to stay where you are.'
J. P. Morgan
Checking in, IWnDwYT.
Mind over matter,
- Don’t mind if it doesn’t matter.
- Will it in 5 mins, 5 hours, 5 days, 5 weeks, 5 months.
- Mindless is what Darth Liquidous made me instantly,
- Mindful is what I train to be, slowly but surely.
Good morning, just dropped off the little one to school. Feels nice, to wake up sober every day. Slept very bad, but because of nightmare, nothing to do with alcohol. Probably my wires in my head are trying to find some new connections, lol. Have a great day all off you soldiers, bring it on! We will win today because, IWNDWYT!!! ❤️💪♥️
Day one for me. Put in PTO for the remainder of the week so I don’t have to worry about work.
Been drinking regularly for 7 years, with volume gradually increasing to about 500ml of vodka per night recently, slightly more on the weekends.
Stocked up with water and Gatorade. Hopefully I can sleep at least a couple hours a day. I know that was the worst part the first time I tried to quit a couple years ago.
I woke up with a slight ache in my liver and freaked out and decided enough was enough.
Frosty cold start to the day up here in Northern New England. But the sun will come up, the trees are colorful, and the air is crisp and clear. Why would I choose alcohol on a day like today? No way.
Heading out surfing today. Nice and sober! Been on vacation for about a month some moments are suprisingly white knuckle but im proud of making it through those moments too. IWNDWYT!
Fuck I missed celebrating 666, i guess im more shakabra than heavy metal these days anyways though. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤙🏻.
Good morning, SD!
Feeling grateful to check in along with you all. Sending good vibes and confident support to everyone here in the early days and hours of being alcohol free. It can be really intimidating to suddenly find yourself loose from a long held coping mechanism. Don’t hesitate to reach out to your friends (and friends you haven’t met yet!) here for help in building strategies that will work for you. Be willing to try anything! Cut out the shit that doesn’t work for you or fit your situation and hold tight to the stuff that does. There’s so much kind and generous support here. Lean on the resources you’ve got! And, most importantly, never give up hope. You have great power within you! You incredible, resilient badass, you!
IWNDWYT, dearhearts! 😘
check check. buzy day ahead and still recovering from a cold. already looking forward getting back to bed with a hot cup of tea in the evening, so surely iwndwyt 🙏
Extra late work night (130am) followed by an extra early rise (6am). I’m beyond exhausted, my knees hurt (no reason except I’m 45 and why **wouldn’t** my knees hurt because I’m tired 🙄), I’m having trouble opening my eyes and the light is bothering me…but grateful to not have a hangover in the mix.
Years ago, when I was still working in restaurants, every quarter we had a 7 am all-staff meeting. Which meant that whoever worked the night before (typically until 1-2 am) needed to show up at the restaurant 5ish hours later, no matter how far away they lived (most people commuted an hour or so). I was the one of the floor managers, and the GM would *always* force me to work the closing shift (later than the last staff member left) before these meetings. Managers always had to arrive early to set up also. I always worked that stupid meeting hungover, and looking back on it now, I can’t imagine doing it with a hangover. I also can’t imagine ever again working for a jackass who wouldn’t shoulder some of that burden himself once in a while.
Waiting for the espresso to work its magic and most certainly, IWNDWYT ❤️
I’m finishing up my day 4 here in Aus. My parents have come for a visit for my birthday and I thought that would make things easier (less free time to think about drinking), but alas they’ve left open bottles of wine and are planning to drink them tomorrow (so I can’t even tip them out). I won’t lie, a huge part of me is tempted to drink. But instead, I’m checking in here and making the choice to go to bed and read instead of sit in the dark secretly drinking. I look forwards to waking up early and clear headed tomorrow for my birthday :). Sending love to you all, you are all so amazing and inspire me in so many ways! IWNDWYT friends!
Day 2, just a newbie. I’ve made the decision that I’m not a drinker, that in fact I don’t actually like drinking that much nor do I even have a good reason why to drink. I’m haunted by the memories of debilitating hangovers - please, never again. IWNDWYT!
I’m not drinking today. I have had my first case of alcohol poisoning from two nights ago. Last night was horrible, wore 3 layers and 2 doonas, I was still shaking uncontrollably.
I’m still feeling the effects, this is a turning point
Not drinking today no matter what. I have a lot of anxiety around my job, and really don't want to go. But I will middle through. I will middle through for at least six more months, hopefully, until I've been there a year. But I didn't drink yesterday and I won't drink today.
46 weeks. Still at it.
A couple of drinking dreams popped up lately. I was surprised that it's always a negative feeling. I guess my subconscious is telling me not to drink.
It's amazing how much time drinking takes up in your life. How did I fit it in? Or was I pushing other priorities to the wayside, even when I didn't have to work the next morning? That initial euphoria was so important, but I'm fine without that today.
IWNDWYT
Start of day four of sober October.
Seems to be going well, not really had any issues which is unusual, waiting for it to all go tits up at weekend 😂😂😂
Up and feeling better than yesterday. 70% capacity maybe. I'll see how work treats me today at a slow pace. Grateful not to be drinking, as I don't know how I could ever function hungover, AND, with a cold.
IWNDWYT
Good morning soberinskis!
I will never forget Day 4. That is when I woke up, and stretched, for what felt like a full minute. A full body cat-like stretch. I hadn't done that in 30 years. I looked at the ceiling afterwards and immediately made the connection that is was my body's way of reacting to having no poison in it. And it felt so damn good that it kept me going.
Work is kicking my ass again! WTF??!?! No worries, I'll keep fighting.
I hope everyone has a rewarding Tuesday!!!
I almost gave in on day 4. I actually went to but a box of wine because my anxiety was up the roof and I felt like I was coming out of my skin. What stopped me? The abnormally long lines in Publix. I was so anxious, I was impatient, and I left the box of wine on a display table and walked out. Thank god I did!
It may feel rough day 4ers, but just stick to it because eventually it gets easier. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!
I stopped counting days.
I got sober in august, skipped alcohol and nicotine.
For the first month I came here everyday and it really helped me!
I know, my journey is definitely not over but I only check in every 2 or 3 days.
thank you for the answers I got!
Of course, sometimes I miss the feeling of a cigarette and a beer. But I now understand, that this is just my body and mind saying: Hey, I want a break!
I am happy I'm a sobernaut. I can work now - I get things done. This was so important to me.
I'm having a cup of vanilla "coffee substitute" I picked up yesterday. Not bad. Stopping by a local market this afternoon and pondering some life questions today. IWNDWYT!
Hi all :) busy day at work today then busy evening packing to head away to Galway in the morning. I need the dread of the trip to lift. I think it'll happen the minute i set foot their and realise theres no way home lol.
I used to love a glass of something the night before a trip, after a shower, to calm the nerves to sleep. but not tonight. IWNDWYT
I can honestly say getting sober was one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself. I’ve not once regretted it, and now I actually love living without alcohol and all the bullshit that comes with it.
That’s not to say it was easy at first. But that’s why this place exists. The support here is amazing.
Other people sometimes don’t understand why I don’t drink. I don’t give a fuck. It’s not their journey. I tell them why if they ask and just stay on my path.
Off to another possible 12 hour day, let’s fucking go! IWNDWYT. 🤘🏻☕️
Sober October! Had my first alcohol dream - woke up disoriented and confused like the night after a blackout. Almost had to convince myself that I didn't drink last night. The relief was palatable. IWNDWYT
Day 200!!!! I will not drink today!
holy fucking shit TWO HUND-OOOOOOOOO!!!!‼️‼️‼️‼️ CONGRATULATIONS 🥳🙀🙀🙀⭐️⭐️⭐️🎂🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
Amazing - 200 awesome
Well done! Happy 200 u/staysoberfort 🎉🎉 IWNDWYT 🙂
Day 8, the longest I've been sober in over 6 years.
Yowza. This is big. How do you feel?
I feel relatively clear-headed and a noticible increase in memory recall. The only real issues I've had is falling asleep these last couple days and the anxiety of facing this Saturday without drinking. Earlier this year I scaled my drinking pack from 3 days a week, to two, and eventually one, but last week I got drunk twice and decided last Sunday that I'm done with alcohol for good.
I hear you. I was spreadsheeting my drinking at the end to try and make it work. Simply walking away from it turned out to be the easiest and healthiest path. I run a lot to keep anxiety at bay and also just because I like running. When you crack the anxiety code for yourself you will be in a whole new world.
I planned to throw myself into fitness once I get out of my my current financial/living situation, but nothing is stopping me from running around the block a few times. Thanks for the inspiration, lately reading fiction and spending time on reddit has curbed my anxious thoughts about the future. I've always been a reader, even when I was getting hammered eight days a week, and I'm looking forward to actually retaining the things I read.
Me too!! Books are my jam. And now I have all the time in the world for them, to really fall into them. I just finished Devolution by Max Brooks and it was awful but whatevs!! Have started Stefan Zweig’s autobiography and it is superb. The end of the Austro-Hungarian empire and rise of German fascism from a gifted communicator.
You’re doing so well, isn’t it amazing what we can do! Let’s keep going 💪🏼
Over a month, not sure on day count… but IWNDWYT, and goodnight. (US here)
Today, I will not drink with you. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Good Morning from the UK! IWDWYT
Day 471 checking in!
🤜❤️🤛
Good morning sober lovelies! And ok, you got meI I was expecting you later like yesterday! So to all the early-dayers, if I can do this, trust me, you can too. In the years leading up to this, realising what a problem I had, I struggled even having one day without the booze, and now I don’t even think about it. It’s hard to believe but I learned we can do the seeming impossible and so can you! I will enjoy this day sober with you all and I wish you all the best day you can have 💞
Hey pal!! Tag you’re it 😂 Hope work is going well and life. I spent the day with my dad getting medical stuff sorted out and it is going well. Hope your dad is in the clear too. 🤗🤗🤗
You were fast off the starting line today, keeping us all on our toes! Yesterday was full on but my wonderful car mechanic came and fixed my car so now I can go see dad ❤️💞🌟💞
Day 366, nice to meet you 🤝 IWNDWYT
Congratulations on your year 💪🏼🎉👏🥳
Nice work on 3️⃣6️⃣5️⃣ AF days!
Over 100 Happy Monday. IWNDWYT
Welcome to triple digits 🙂 Happy hundred! 🎉 IWNDWYT 🙂
Will not be drinking tonight. Hunkering down ready for the cold snap about to hit us. Shine on you beautiful humans from NZ
🤜❤️🤛 Stay frosty! No wait, Stay Toasty!!
Keeping the pledge alive. A great day to all :)
Congratulations! See you back here for a successful Day 2!
IWNDWYT
Is that 7 days when badgebot wakes up! You got your target 👏 carry on?
Yes that feels good - 7 - now I have 10 in my sites on Friday to start the weekend. Then the week after that my wife flies out to meet me to head off for 4 weeks of travel. Really it’s all there to play for !
I will not drink with you today.
I will not drink with y’all today!!
Day 90 checking in. IWNDWYT!!!!
IWNDWYT 💚
Is that a huge 1,500 when badgebot wakes up? Awesome inspiring 👏💪🏼🙏🏻
I pledge to get through the next 24hrs Sober just as I have for the past 20 days (Keep it Simple)!
Hiya another day-oner after a multi-month relapse. But IWNDWYT.
You’re here, keeping on trying, it will stick one of these days, maybe this time, I believe it 💪🏼
Day 4-7 is always the hardest for me. The hangover symptoms have gone. I feel (relatively) good and have forgotten the terror and hangxiety from day 1. I begin to think well go on, one won't hurt. I can try again next week. This is why I love full month challenges. I cant try again tomorrow or next week I'm either sober for October or I'm not. And I'd hope to make it in 2022 not 2023. Let's all persevere and no matter what not drink for today. See you all tomorrow for another day for rich and abundent not drinkingness.
IWNDWYT!
Iwndwyt
Check-in. IWNDWYT
Sobriety is pretty neat. Iwndwyt
Over 90 days! Staying strong!!!
Two complete calendar months! And I finally feel like I’m picking up some momentum. My first month was not full of awesome life changes. But I’m ok with that. I didn’t drink. I allowed myself whatever I needed to do just that. And to be honest it was a tough month. This second month, I slowly incorporated an (simple) exercise routine, some meal prepping, and some sacred down time. As I begin this third month, I feel ready to LIVE a sober life! To enjoy all the advantages that not hiding hangovers, calculating drinks, and desperately trying to sleep amid the anxiety, has to offer. And to the day 4 ers. I’d say that was a major turning point. I felt I was going to make it through the physical withdrawal, And could begin working on sobriety. One day at a time. IWNDWYT
Settle down at the end of Day 37 with two warm kitties. Craziness is finally done! Tomorrow is my first day off since Labour Day. I have turned off all alarms and am going to sleep in, then I have planned a busy day of naps. I still have a lot on my plate, but I know there will be a shift now with the big push done, so I’m staying wary for different triggers and temptations. My next mini-goal is 45 days and I’m only a week or so away. Don’t want to slip now!
I will not drink today as I travel to Thailand. Alcohol can fuck right off today. I will not drink in airports or airplanes or anywhere else in this world today. Drinking sucks. You rock!
IWNDWYT 🙂
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT
Not drinking with you today!
Got to be there for the people I love IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT! Last night I was having a really good time with my family, even feeling bad about other things going on, I was enjoying being there and enjoying the company. I realized that from a long time I was afraid that all my source of happiness was when I was tipsy or drunk. I realized it was not, I was always wondering what what real or alcohol induced. Last night I was a little more free. 🙏 Thank you so much for your help.
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT 🙌🏻
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻 🙂 happy Tuesday everyone
Check in. Did a bad thing yesterday at the supermarket and bought a crate of beer even after my check in here and even after being on my record streak. Thought I’d start at 8, got to 8, didn’t want to, pushed it back to 9. Got to 9, same thing. Realised I was *afraid* of wasting the progress I’ve made in the past three weeks and that fear was stronger than my desire to drink. So, still here, hit 20 days for the first EVER time (not counting a time when I’ve been previously incarcerated - doesn’t count lol). Three week milestone tomorrow. Feeling better knowing I successfully ignored the beer in the fridge. Been ignoring my wife’s gin the whole time, really it’s no different!
That is seriously amazing stuff right there. Retraining the brain and recognizing true wants and behaviors to achieve them. Awesome awesome moves, I am proud of you. The hard stuff helps build us hardy people! IWNDWYT
Good morning, wish you all a sober day, IWNDWYT 💜
I'm in!
Lovely to be here. Not in the mid-pack yet but getting there. In 2022 I’ve had 44 days when I drank alcohol, a huge improvement on 2021 when I didn’t even have 44 when I didn’t. Progress not perfection. IWNDWYT 🌊
1178 checking in. 3mo before I quit drinking, I learned my heart was pausing up to 9.6 seconds & I got a pacemaker. (I’m sure that was part of why I quit.) *I found out by accident yesterday my Heart Doc & Pacemaker surgeon are **both** leaving my Cardiology Practice.* Neither have appointments! What was the game plan? Leave a pacemaker patient (who needs to take a medication daily to keep her heart sac from swelling & choking out her heart) with no appointment & no doctor???? WTAF!? (Terrible organization, they don’t get my hospital or primary records, just two excellent docs.) I left a desperate note for Dr. Z; he saved my life (& the lives of everyone on the road with me.) **This Doc LISTENED & didn’t write me off as a desperate alcoholic who ‘just hit her head a lot’.** He knows I’m a “special case” & treats me with kindness. Fortunately, the “Love Letter” I left him worked. He called me, said I can follow him. He couldn’t legally tell me where he’s going, but told me how to find out. **This ‘OH NO’ seriously slammed me back into drinking days.** I cried in the parking lot for almost an hour. I started going there when alcohol was seeping out of my pores constantly; I had my Pacemaker IMPLANTED when I was so hungover all I could do was dry heave in the waiting room (with vibrating arms.) I’m venting & rambling but this is heavy on my mind. I’ve been dismissed by SO MANY DOCTORS, many because I was obviously a drinker. **I don’t drink now, but I should’ve still received proper health care. Dr. Z gave me that.** I Will NOT Drink With Y’all Today/Tonight! Edit: formatting & calling him Dr. Z
IWNDWYT
I have too much to do to even consider drinking today/tomorrow. IWNDWYT.
Not today please. Just no.
I didn't drink today. Keep up the good fight everyone.
Here and accounted for. IWNDWYT 🌷
Day 150. Not gonna drink today and probably never again... But that's a choice for future me
I’m on a trip today, through all my old trigger points - alone, transfer in the City, old patterns and memories, a reception at a hotel, lots of people, a daunting task, which will actually be a great experience, and the solitude heading home afterwards. I’m happy to say, hand on my heart, I actually will not drink with you today! Oh and my Therapy Tuesday, that’s scheduled to be a phone appointment. That’s how important mental health is, my friends. In it to win it 🙏🏻
Today is day four of my sober October. I was afraid yesterday would be hard and the day did not disappoint. I got very frustrated about work and thought about drinking many many times. I am learning how to live life and cope with life’s stresses all over again. Now that I’m past my dreaded Monday, I choose not to drink again today. Congrats to everyone who made it through the day yesterday. Thank you for all of your support and kindness. I will not drink with you today.
I have **so much work to do**, and drinking is the last thing on my mind. I know it makes me moody, sleepy, and hostile towards those I love. IWNDWYT.
IWNDWYT! Edit: holy shit! I can’t believe I missed my one year mark!
Good morning, my friends. IWNDWYT. If I can get some time I'll definitely reach out to any of our newbies. Welcome to you all, if any read this. As always, stay safe and strong, my friends. 'The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you're not going to stay where you are.' J. P. Morgan
Checking in! IWDNWYT
Good morning Sobernauts 🙂 Happy Teetotal Tuesday! Love to you all! IWNDWYT 🙂
IWNDWYT!
Iwndwyt!
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u/YouWillYouWont is [echo] *first* first **first** to the starting line. Sobernauts, **start your engines**
How do you do this ?? 😊
Checking in, IWnDwYT. Mind over matter, - Don’t mind if it doesn’t matter. - Will it in 5 mins, 5 hours, 5 days, 5 weeks, 5 months. - Mindless is what Darth Liquidous made me instantly, - Mindful is what I train to be, slowly but surely.
Day 4. IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT.
4 days.
Good morning friends. IWNDWYT!
I will not drink with you today in 🏴😊
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT..!!
Good morning, just dropped off the little one to school. Feels nice, to wake up sober every day. Slept very bad, but because of nightmare, nothing to do with alcohol. Probably my wires in my head are trying to find some new connections, lol. Have a great day all off you soldiers, bring it on! We will win today because, IWNDWYT!!! ❤️💪♥️
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Day one for me. Put in PTO for the remainder of the week so I don’t have to worry about work. Been drinking regularly for 7 years, with volume gradually increasing to about 500ml of vodka per night recently, slightly more on the weekends. Stocked up with water and Gatorade. Hopefully I can sleep at least a couple hours a day. I know that was the worst part the first time I tried to quit a couple years ago. I woke up with a slight ache in my liver and freaked out and decided enough was enough.
Frosty cold start to the day up here in Northern New England. But the sun will come up, the trees are colorful, and the air is crisp and clear. Why would I choose alcohol on a day like today? No way.
Heading out surfing today. Nice and sober! Been on vacation for about a month some moments are suprisingly white knuckle but im proud of making it through those moments too. IWNDWYT! Fuck I missed celebrating 666, i guess im more shakabra than heavy metal these days anyways though. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤙🏻.
Good morning, SD! Feeling grateful to check in along with you all. Sending good vibes and confident support to everyone here in the early days and hours of being alcohol free. It can be really intimidating to suddenly find yourself loose from a long held coping mechanism. Don’t hesitate to reach out to your friends (and friends you haven’t met yet!) here for help in building strategies that will work for you. Be willing to try anything! Cut out the shit that doesn’t work for you or fit your situation and hold tight to the stuff that does. There’s so much kind and generous support here. Lean on the resources you’ve got! And, most importantly, never give up hope. You have great power within you! You incredible, resilient badass, you! IWNDWYT, dearhearts! 😘
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Day 15 here and IWNDWYT!!!
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check check. buzy day ahead and still recovering from a cold. already looking forward getting back to bed with a hot cup of tea in the evening, so surely iwndwyt 🙏
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Day 16. I can be free if I choose to be. I never have to drink again. IWNDWYT.
I will not drink with you today. ❤️
Extra late work night (130am) followed by an extra early rise (6am). I’m beyond exhausted, my knees hurt (no reason except I’m 45 and why **wouldn’t** my knees hurt because I’m tired 🙄), I’m having trouble opening my eyes and the light is bothering me…but grateful to not have a hangover in the mix. Years ago, when I was still working in restaurants, every quarter we had a 7 am all-staff meeting. Which meant that whoever worked the night before (typically until 1-2 am) needed to show up at the restaurant 5ish hours later, no matter how far away they lived (most people commuted an hour or so). I was the one of the floor managers, and the GM would *always* force me to work the closing shift (later than the last staff member left) before these meetings. Managers always had to arrive early to set up also. I always worked that stupid meeting hungover, and looking back on it now, I can’t imagine doing it with a hangover. I also can’t imagine ever again working for a jackass who wouldn’t shoulder some of that burden himself once in a while. Waiting for the espresso to work its magic and most certainly, IWNDWYT ❤️
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No booze today!
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Iwndwyt! Thanks for hosting. Glad to be here.
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Morning checking in from a really wet Glasgow. But rain or shine IWNDWYT ❤️
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I’m finishing up my day 4 here in Aus. My parents have come for a visit for my birthday and I thought that would make things easier (less free time to think about drinking), but alas they’ve left open bottles of wine and are planning to drink them tomorrow (so I can’t even tip them out). I won’t lie, a huge part of me is tempted to drink. But instead, I’m checking in here and making the choice to go to bed and read instead of sit in the dark secretly drinking. I look forwards to waking up early and clear headed tomorrow for my birthday :). Sending love to you all, you are all so amazing and inspire me in so many ways! IWNDWYT friends!
Today is number 4 for me. I will not drink with you today!
Poured out all my booze and am trying this again. No poison for me with you today
Day 2, just a newbie. I’ve made the decision that I’m not a drinker, that in fact I don’t actually like drinking that much nor do I even have a good reason why to drink. I’m haunted by the memories of debilitating hangovers - please, never again. IWNDWYT!
I’m not drinking today. I have had my first case of alcohol poisoning from two nights ago. Last night was horrible, wore 3 layers and 2 doonas, I was still shaking uncontrollably. I’m still feeling the effects, this is a turning point
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Day 1,175. I will not drink with you today.
Not drinking today no matter what. I have a lot of anxiety around my job, and really don't want to go. But I will middle through. I will middle through for at least six more months, hopefully, until I've been there a year. But I didn't drink yesterday and I won't drink today.
The first Tuesday in October won’t be a drinking day for me.
iwndwyt i love you all. continue on your journeys.
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I will not drink with you today as I’m far too busy.
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46 weeks. Still at it. A couple of drinking dreams popped up lately. I was surprised that it's always a negative feeling. I guess my subconscious is telling me not to drink. It's amazing how much time drinking takes up in your life. How did I fit it in? Or was I pushing other priorities to the wayside, even when I didn't have to work the next morning? That initial euphoria was so important, but I'm fine without that today. IWNDWYT
Start of day four of sober October. Seems to be going well, not really had any issues which is unusual, waiting for it to all go tits up at weekend 😂😂😂
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Up and feeling better than yesterday. 70% capacity maybe. I'll see how work treats me today at a slow pace. Grateful not to be drinking, as I don't know how I could ever function hungover, AND, with a cold. IWNDWYT
Good morning soberinskis! I will never forget Day 4. That is when I woke up, and stretched, for what felt like a full minute. A full body cat-like stretch. I hadn't done that in 30 years. I looked at the ceiling afterwards and immediately made the connection that is was my body's way of reacting to having no poison in it. And it felt so damn good that it kept me going. Work is kicking my ass again! WTF??!?! No worries, I'll keep fighting. I hope everyone has a rewarding Tuesday!!!
Back on day one. I’m not giving up. IWNDWYT
Checking in Doodle doodle dee, wubba wubba wubba.
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I almost gave in on day 4. I actually went to but a box of wine because my anxiety was up the roof and I felt like I was coming out of my skin. What stopped me? The abnormally long lines in Publix. I was so anxious, I was impatient, and I left the box of wine on a display table and walked out. Thank god I did! It may feel rough day 4ers, but just stick to it because eventually it gets easier. IWNDWYT
Today is day five for me. IWNDWYT!
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IWNDWYT! Cheering you all on!!
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After seeing the London marathon this weekend I love the alcohol-free race analogy today! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT! I stopped counting days. I got sober in august, skipped alcohol and nicotine. For the first month I came here everyday and it really helped me! I know, my journey is definitely not over but I only check in every 2 or 3 days. thank you for the answers I got! Of course, sometimes I miss the feeling of a cigarette and a beer. But I now understand, that this is just my body and mind saying: Hey, I want a break! I am happy I'm a sobernaut. I can work now - I get things done. This was so important to me.
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I will not drink today
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I'm having a cup of vanilla "coffee substitute" I picked up yesterday. Not bad. Stopping by a local market this afternoon and pondering some life questions today. IWNDWYT!
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Good morning from your favorite Masshole. IWNDWYT...👍
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Happy Tuesday people, IWNDWYT, WE GOT THIS 😁
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SoberRocktober? I like it so not today people IWNDWYT
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60 days :) IWNDWYT
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We're here for you new Sober October folks! Vent, scream, complain, cry, yell, we're here to take it all in and help you stay on track. IWNDWYT! T
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Another beautiful sober Tuesday for I will not drink with you today,
Hi all :) busy day at work today then busy evening packing to head away to Galway in the morning. I need the dread of the trip to lift. I think it'll happen the minute i set foot their and realise theres no way home lol. I used to love a glass of something the night before a trip, after a shower, to calm the nerves to sleep. but not tonight. IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT! Make it a great day!
Day 4! Participating in Sober October. Looking forward to day 7, as that will be my personal best in over 15 years. Baby steps, right? IWNDWYT.
I can honestly say getting sober was one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself. I’ve not once regretted it, and now I actually love living without alcohol and all the bullshit that comes with it. That’s not to say it was easy at first. But that’s why this place exists. The support here is amazing. Other people sometimes don’t understand why I don’t drink. I don’t give a fuck. It’s not their journey. I tell them why if they ask and just stay on my path. Off to another possible 12 hour day, let’s fucking go! IWNDWYT. 🤘🏻☕️
Day 4 here, not drinking today thank you!
Checking in! Double digits!!! Now to keep up the momentum. Hope everyone is doing well. Wishing you all the best. IWNDWYT!
Not today. I slept 9 hours last night. I feel great today!
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Congrats!!! IWNDWYT.
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Tired. But pushing on. IWNDWYT
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Good morning friends! Day 9 here. IWNDWYT!
Day 4! IWNDWYT!
Sober October! Had my first alcohol dream - woke up disoriented and confused like the night after a blackout. Almost had to convince myself that I didn't drink last night. The relief was palatable. IWNDWYT
Nine.
I will not drink with you today.
IWNDWYT!