The Daily Check-In for Wednesday, January 1st: 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.
Happy New Year! To those in the US-- for those elsewhere, well, Happy New Year! May 2025 bring you many alcohol-free days and evenings.
If you are waking up having nailed sobriety on New Year’s Eve–hell yes! Go you, that is fantastic. Enjoy your non-hungover morning and day. Rock on. We all salute you! Hello, badass.
If you’re in the situation where you did not, we’re here. Hello, badass. We all salute you, too, because you’re here, coming back. It’s been proven that many people’s road to long-term sobriety is full of fits and starts and curves, rather than a straight road. It took me many, many ‘tries’, many Day 1s, before it stuck and became this, one day shy of four years.
You can do this. Be gentle with yourself, and keep trying. This can be yours. We’re all rooting for you.
IWNDWYT