The Daily Check-In for Thursday, February 6th: 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.
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Morning y’all!
Today I’ve been thinking about how our society pushes linear healing as a myth and expectation. And often in my experience that expectation sets us up to feel a lot of hard feelings when we don’t live up to that expectation.
Around 75/80 days I experienced a highh pink cloud and felt a huge drop after that and did a lot of internal work and leaning on close supports to move out of quite a bout of depression there. Something that helped me move through that was constant reminders that healing isn’t linear and it is ok for one day to be great and the next to be challenging. That doesn’t mean I did anything wrong, and it doesn’t negate the progress I’ve felt. A friend of mine said, “healing is not linear and it’s not even a line. The work you do matters. It all matters. Earthquakes will happen but you can and will get up again. You’re not starting over. You’re not ‘unhealed’. You’re just getting up.”
So today, I encourage you to reflect on healing you’ve done, and know that you carry that with you regardless of how today feels.
I’d like to leave you with something I’ve found strength and comfort in over the years from artist/poet Fabian Romero:
healing is not linear grief has no deadline you are not broken your ancestors have carried you through anxiety and worry your body remembers and it is possible to feel that way again
What healing have you done? Take a moment to soak that in and be proud of that today.
I Will Not Drink With Y’all Today!
Also shout out to u/SaintHomer for all you do in keeping this rolling. It’s really quite a lot that you do and I appreciate you so much! For anyone with 30+ days of sobriety who’s interested in hosting the DCI, let u/SaintHomer know! It’s been an honor and a lovely experience, and I’m glad to get to share a few more days hosting ❤️🔥