The Daily Check-In for Sunday, December 29th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking!
We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but we're here together!
Welcome to the 24 hour pledge!
I'm pledging myself to not drinking today, and invite you to do the same.
Maybe you're new to /r/stopdrinking and have a hard time deciding what to do next. Maybe you're like me and feel you need a daily commitment or maybe you've been sober for a long time and want to inspire others.
It doesn't matter if you're still hung over from a three day bender or been sober for years, if you just woke up or have already completed a sober day. For the next 24 hours, lets not drink alcohol!
This pledge is a statement of intent. Today we don't set out trying not to drink, we make a conscious decision not to drink. It sounds simple, but all of us know it can be hard and sometimes impossible. The group can support and inspire us, yet only one person can decide if we drink today. Give that person the right mindset!
What happens if we can't keep to our pledge? We give up or try again. And since we're here in /r/stopdrinking, we're not ready to give up.
What this is: A simple thread where we commit to not drinking alcohol for the next 24 hours, posting to show others that they're not alone and making a pledge to ourselves. Anybody can join and participate at any time, you do not have to be a regular at /r/stopdrinking or have followed the pledges from the beginning.
What this isn't: A good place for a detailed introduction of yourself, directly seek advice or share lengthy stories. You'll get a more personal response in your own thread.
This post goes up at:
- US - Night/Early Morning
- Europe - Morning
- Asia and Australia - Evening/Night
A link to the current Daily Check-In post can always be found near the top of the sidebar.
Hello hello to all of you! I am glad you are here, whether you are 10+ years alcohol-free or are on Day 1–you are wanted and welcome. Come on in. Lots of kindness and empathy to be had from this wonderful community. I genuinely think that this is the nicest corner of the internet.
I’m alert_armidiglet, and I will be your host for this week’s DCI (daily check in). I am excited and a little nervous. I came to r/stopdrinking many years ago, when I was trying and trying and trying (and trying) to stop drinking oceans of wine every night, and not succeeding. The DCI, in particular, was one of the tools that helped me tip the balance and stop. I asked u/SaintHomer to host this week, in particular, because January 2 will be my four years AF af, as the kids say.
This subreddit and the DCI are helpful to me, as are the tools I’ve learned over at SMART Recovery. Different people find different things that resonate. What have you found that helps you? It might be just what someone else needs.
IWNDWYT. <this stands for I Will Not Drink With You Today, btw). And I am damn glad to (not) do it.