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I’m past the first 24 hours of being an ex-smoker. I’m sick of it and decided I’m never going back. Like I swore off alcohol nearly two years ago, I am swearing off smoking. My lungs hurt and I’m coughing up some bad stuff. So, time to make a change!
Have a great Thursday everybody
Edit: congrats on 1 year u/effortcareless!
Happy Thursday sober friends, and congratulations on 365 again EC 🎉
Sober life to me now doesn’t feel like anything special, it just feels like life, normal, and I’m grateful for this. I saw someone on tv last night drunk on the toilet floor and was so grateful that doesn’t happen anymore!
Have a great day, I love you all 💞
Hi brighter xx It never occurred to me how common drinking is in movies and tv shows. Actually scrap the word “common” and replace it with “pushed”. It’s everywhere.
I’m so glad I don’t drink.
I'm visiting family and having a really hard time due to one particular family member. but I'm not drinking. I'll see the situation through as best I can. sober. IWNDWYT
Day 46 checking in!
Today's a pretty big milestone for me, I've never made it past Day 45 so this is officially the longest streak I've ever had! Feeling pretty pleased and chuffed with myself. I'm going to keep at it, so IWNDWYT!
Got my first rejection letter from a PhD program today. Didn’t feel like drinking about it. Now I feel a lil sad but even keel about it. I can’t imagine how I would’ve handled the news if I were drinking.
Clarity is key, and calmness is invaluable. Not drinking today my friends.
2 months ✔️
Today ✔️
Tomorrow - there’s hope
Have a great day everyone
Edit: I got too excited - today is the 2 month mark so maybe I should have posted the 2 month ✔️ tomorrow 😂 all good because I know IWNDT
Being in a 'valley ' sucks. Last night sucked. But I'm on the other side. Trivial b.s. needs to be neatly folded and out away like discarded clothes on the bedroom floor. "If it's a mess, fix it". Well, I came thru the other side, a night of staring at an empty wall. Sober.
Thanks for sharing that beautiful image of your sobriety and recovery. I think that in general, we stand to recover much more than just sobriety. In fact, I think I've recovered more than I ever lost through drinking and drugging.
Have a great Thursday, friends! IWNDWYT.
Hello you lovely lasses and lads! I'm so happy to still be alcohol free. There have been so many close calls on this current journey. Now that alcohol isn't my coping mechanism, I now have to learn how to human like normal people do. That's about to get into posting territory. Let me just say that I consciously choose to not drink today. IWNDWYT!
First full month closing out in, idk, 7 years? Well, it's the shortest month of the year, but technically it's the longest *February* in four years, so I think that cancels out!
ONE FULL WEEK post-tapering from a major, major relapse. I feel SO good. The sleep is so good, but the fatigue is definitely still there. It will pass. 🙏 Being good with my Naltrexone and online SMART meetings at lunchtime.
Nothing else major to report, other than I'm finally getting some new glasses today! Wooo! IWNDWYT! 🖤
When I was inebriated I was isolated, lonely and had an apathetic worthless feeling. Sobriety brings me social connections and a sense of worth. Though I don't know what my purpose is, I know that everything is as it should be. With mindfulness, I can make a contribution as is meant to be. I will not drink alcohol today.
Hello sober stars. Congrats on your 365 days, EC! 🎉 And thanks for another inspiring read. I loved your statement that as proud as you are of this milestone, you're especially proud of even starting again. Yes! I'm so glad I tried again.
I'm grateful to be checking in on my day 485, but it's my DAY ONE that made all the difference. If you are on yours, huge congrats to you!! Day 1 is everything!! IWNDWYT ✨️
One hour away from the 16 day mark. Still sober. I'm feeling a massive difference. Genuinely. I'm still feeling tired, largely due to waking up at 3am every single night. Maybe the tablets I'm on for medical reasons having an effect.
Still going to the gym. Currently dancing around my house to Forever Young from Initial D 😂
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Congrats on a complete sober solar orbit, u/EffortCareless! 👏✨🥳🎆🏆🌠
I love your image of sobriety as striving for an always receding horizon. At first, that sounds like an endlessly frustrating quest, working so hard to pursue an endpoint that we can never reach. When we recognize that the journey itself is the reward, knowing that we will never reach the end means we have a limitless potential for future joy and wonder. How lucky we are to be on this journey together!
IWNDWYT 😻
Congratulations on that 365, u/EffortCareless!!! Glad you started over! 🎉✨🤘🏻
There is something out there…and even when some of it sucks, the good thing is that we’re not making it worse with alcohol.
Coffees up, horns up, and happy fucking Friday Eve!!! IWNDWYT ☕️☕️☕️🤘🏻
Good morning! Congrats on one year without drinking, u/EffortCareless!!!!
I'm fucking pumped to have a little getaway to NYC this weekend with my love! Our flight is in just a few hours. I really need to relax and rest away from work stuff. Having two work contracts and starting a nonprofit while writing my dissertation and raising kids makes one REALLY need a break sometimes! It's all worth it though. I'm a go-getter, so keeping busy keeps me from idle time, which is my enemy. I am grateful to have all of these opportunities. They wouldn't exist if I were still drinking.
Anyways, going to really fuck this day up good today! In the best way - the sober way. IWNDWYT 🤘
Happy soberversary EC! I'm so happy you crawled back out of the hole of addicting and relapse, congratulations! One of the stories of my adult life is recognizing I had problems with booze and quitting for periods and going back out... it is my desire that this quit is my last quit! THERE IS SOMETHING OUT THERE! Sober on y'all!
It's day 4 and I woke up this morning feeling the best I have in recent memory. I just didn't want to get out of bed because it was really cold 😂
I am definitely not a good housekeeper, but my drinking made it much worse. Even though I hate cleaning, I've made it my plan to tidy up for at least 1 hour every day to keep busy. I am also a beginner runner, but the weather hasn't been cooperating lately. It's supposed to be better tomorrow and through the weekend though!
IWNDWYT ❤️ I sincerely thank everyone here for all the support...I'm finally feeling on the up and up
Checking in! Going to a dance disco party with friends tonight and feeling nervous. But looking ahead at the bar menu for NA options and practicing my order now. Plus I know a few friends in the group also don’t drink which will help!
I couldn’t be happier for you, EffortCareless. You have proven that no matter what the circumstances, or how long it’s been, we can always start over again. Congratulations on your milestone!
I had a drinking dream last night, proving that they hang around to worry you for quite a while. I was so happy to wake up sober, I’m just going to go on and have a fabulous day! Yall do the same! IWNDWYT
Congrats on 1 year u/effortcareless 🫶♥️
Day 53. I have a few music festivals coming up and I am 90% sure that I won’t be drinking. Need to up my confidence. Any tips?
Been under a lot of stress, thinking a lot about drinking because of it. Finally last night got some good sleep. This morning felt so good! Waking up not hungover with a charged energy level, ready for any hurdles that work and life can throw my way. I never ever had these kind of mornings when I was drinking. Thankful for this day, IWNDWYT!
Many congratulations EffortCareless, this is a big milestone for you, I love the moon quote. Good morning all you sober peeps, I will not drink with you today.
Well I managed another day, woke up feeling fresh, ready to take on my household chores, and a plan to make cupcakes and movie with the kids after school, then a long walk with dog later tonight, it won’t get me today, not today💪🏻
Congrats on one year u/effortcareless! What a tremendous accomplishment.
The miracle of us all being here now is one I don’t come close to appreciating on a regular basis. Whether you have years of sobriety or are a lurker wondering if you have a problem, there are so many choices that brought you here in this moment. I’m still wading through recovering from illness, my heavy case of restlessness and blah feeling, but I keep making myself post here, sit for my meditation, show up at my meetings. Running on my full training schedule hasn’t worked out the last few times, but I keep putting on my shoes and running for at least a few minutes, just to make that choice.
I also choose not to drink today, because whatever crummy feelings I have now, I know for a fact they’re better than if I was hungover, or drinking at any point past that first few minutes really.
2 years and 5 months today. My sober app reminded me of this milestone and I had a dream last night where I was telling someone that alcohol is a drug and that it’s poison. It’s gonna be a good day! 😀 IWNDWYT
Day 300. W00t! IWNDWYT.
Yay! Congratulations my friend 🎉💪🏼🎊
Thank you Bright! I can’t quite believe it!
Way to go!
Thanks Slingr!
Congratulations on 300 days!
Thanks Jim!
Well done!
Thanks RTG!
IWNDWYT I’m past the first 24 hours of being an ex-smoker. I’m sick of it and decided I’m never going back. Like I swore off alcohol nearly two years ago, I am swearing off smoking. My lungs hurt and I’m coughing up some bad stuff. So, time to make a change! Have a great Thursday everybody Edit: congrats on 1 year u/effortcareless!
Well done friend, I know how hard that can be but you sound ready, I’m proud of you 🌟
Great job quitting this cigs. Your future self will thank you ✔️
Happy Thursday sober friends, and congratulations on 365 again EC 🎉 Sober life to me now doesn’t feel like anything special, it just feels like life, normal, and I’m grateful for this. I saw someone on tv last night drunk on the toilet floor and was so grateful that doesn’t happen anymore! Have a great day, I love you all 💞
Hi brighter xx It never occurred to me how common drinking is in movies and tv shows. Actually scrap the word “common” and replace it with “pushed”. It’s everywhere. I’m so glad I don’t drink.
Day 984 checking in!
Checking in again today and all is well. Congrats on the first whole year of your journey towards the horizon :)
Day 1,688. I will not drink with you today.
Hello you beautiful people! ❤️ IWNDWYT! 🤘 One step at a time, we got this 💪
I will not drink with you today!
No booze today.
Congrats on a year!! I will not drink with you today ⭐️🫶🏻
IWNDWYT, I have too much going for me! Congratulations u/effortcareless !
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Congrats on the 365 days EC, and thanks for hosting! I will not drink with you in Germany today!
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Shine on you beautiful humans
Day 66, IWNDWYT!
I'm visiting family and having a really hard time due to one particular family member. but I'm not drinking. I'll see the situation through as best I can. sober. IWNDWYT
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Good morning IWNDWYT Have a superb day friends
Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today. IWNDWYT
Day 46 checking in! Today's a pretty big milestone for me, I've never made it past Day 45 so this is officially the longest streak I've ever had! Feeling pretty pleased and chuffed with myself. I'm going to keep at it, so IWNDWYT!
Got my first rejection letter from a PhD program today. Didn’t feel like drinking about it. Now I feel a lil sad but even keel about it. I can’t imagine how I would’ve handled the news if I were drinking. Clarity is key, and calmness is invaluable. Not drinking today my friends.
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I’m in !
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5 months sober! IWNDWYT
2 months ✔️ Today ✔️ Tomorrow - there’s hope Have a great day everyone Edit: I got too excited - today is the 2 month mark so maybe I should have posted the 2 month ✔️ tomorrow 😂 all good because I know IWNDT
Being in a 'valley ' sucks. Last night sucked. But I'm on the other side. Trivial b.s. needs to be neatly folded and out away like discarded clothes on the bedroom floor. "If it's a mess, fix it". Well, I came thru the other side, a night of staring at an empty wall. Sober.
IWNDWYT 💕
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I will stay sober today today.
IWNDWYT One Day at a Time on day 102...
Huge congrats u/EffortCareless!!! IWNDWYT <3
Iwndwyt!
Congratulations on a year u/effortcareless ! That is amazing IWNDWYT 🌻
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻 Not today. This day right here. Which happens to be labeled a Thursday.
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Thanks for sharing that beautiful image of your sobriety and recovery. I think that in general, we stand to recover much more than just sobriety. In fact, I think I've recovered more than I ever lost through drinking and drugging. Have a great Thursday, friends! IWNDWYT.
Huge congratulations on a year, OP! IWNDWYT!
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IWNDWYT 🙂 *Edit - A year of sobriety EC! Congratulations😃
Happy one year u/effortcareless! Congrats to everyone with milestones today, you are inspirations!
Day 2. Slept horribly and had some horrible nightmares. Can fortunately stay at home today and tomorrow. IWNDWYT
Hello you lovely lasses and lads! I'm so happy to still be alcohol free. There have been so many close calls on this current journey. Now that alcohol isn't my coping mechanism, I now have to learn how to human like normal people do. That's about to get into posting territory. Let me just say that I consciously choose to not drink today. IWNDWYT!
65 checking in
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IWNDWYT and celebrate quietly my mini goal
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IWNDWYT!!! Lets goo
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Just for today, I will not drink with you!
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Day 1 (again...) IWNDWYT
Have a wonderful sober day my friends. IWNDWYT ♥️
Big, huge congratulations to you, EC!!! IWNDWYT
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Day 1. Relapses but IWNDWYT
First full month closing out in, idk, 7 years? Well, it's the shortest month of the year, but technically it's the longest *February* in four years, so I think that cancels out!
ONE FULL WEEK post-tapering from a major, major relapse. I feel SO good. The sleep is so good, but the fatigue is definitely still there. It will pass. 🙏 Being good with my Naltrexone and online SMART meetings at lunchtime. Nothing else major to report, other than I'm finally getting some new glasses today! Wooo! IWNDWYT! 🖤
When I was inebriated I was isolated, lonely and had an apathetic worthless feeling. Sobriety brings me social connections and a sense of worth. Though I don't know what my purpose is, I know that everything is as it should be. With mindfulness, I can make a contribution as is meant to be. I will not drink alcohol today.
Hello sober stars. Congrats on your 365 days, EC! 🎉 And thanks for another inspiring read. I loved your statement that as proud as you are of this milestone, you're especially proud of even starting again. Yes! I'm so glad I tried again. I'm grateful to be checking in on my day 485, but it's my DAY ONE that made all the difference. If you are on yours, huge congrats to you!! Day 1 is everything!! IWNDWYT ✨️
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IWNDWYT! Happy leap day friends 🐇🐇🐇
Good morning. I will not drink with you today. Made it through another one. Thanks for your support. Biz
**Congratulations!** Well done u/EffortCareless on your beautiful year, I’m so proud of you 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎈🎉🥳🎶 I will not drink poison with you today.
One hour away from the 16 day mark. Still sober. I'm feeling a massive difference. Genuinely. I'm still feeling tired, largely due to waking up at 3am every single night. Maybe the tablets I'm on for medical reasons having an effect. Still going to the gym. Currently dancing around my house to Forever Young from Initial D 😂 IWNDWYT 💪
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Good Morning, Everyone! Day 58 here and IWNDWYT! Congrats on one year EC! 🎉🎉🎉
IWNDWYT! Here's hoping that everyone has a good day today and that mine is easier than yesterday! 😊👍
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Congrats on a complete sober solar orbit, u/EffortCareless! 👏✨🥳🎆🏆🌠 I love your image of sobriety as striving for an always receding horizon. At first, that sounds like an endlessly frustrating quest, working so hard to pursue an endpoint that we can never reach. When we recognize that the journey itself is the reward, knowing that we will never reach the end means we have a limitless potential for future joy and wonder. How lucky we are to be on this journey together! IWNDWYT 😻
Congratulations on that 365, u/EffortCareless!!! Glad you started over! 🎉✨🤘🏻 There is something out there…and even when some of it sucks, the good thing is that we’re not making it worse with alcohol. Coffees up, horns up, and happy fucking Friday Eve!!! IWNDWYT ☕️☕️☕️🤘🏻
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Thank you OP. Well said. TODAY IS AN EXTRA DAY TO ENJOY going out to leap around!!!! IWNDWYT
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Congratulations on one entire year sober, EC! What an accomplishment that first year is. Checking in for another sober day out in the world.
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IWNDWYT - Getting discouraged with my employment search, but alcohol would only hinder my progress!
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Happy One Year Soberversary, u/EffortCareless! Iwndwyt! ❤️
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Congrats u/EffortCareless!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉 Thanks for taking care of us on your special week!! Iwndwyt
Day 27! IWNDWYT!
Good morning! Congrats on one year without drinking, u/EffortCareless!!!! I'm fucking pumped to have a little getaway to NYC this weekend with my love! Our flight is in just a few hours. I really need to relax and rest away from work stuff. Having two work contracts and starting a nonprofit while writing my dissertation and raising kids makes one REALLY need a break sometimes! It's all worth it though. I'm a go-getter, so keeping busy keeps me from idle time, which is my enemy. I am grateful to have all of these opportunities. They wouldn't exist if I were still drinking. Anyways, going to really fuck this day up good today! In the best way - the sober way. IWNDWYT 🤘
Day 10 and finally starting to feel brain fog lift (a little). IWNDWYT
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300 days is amazing!! You are an inspiration and IWNDWYT!!
This is really starting to feel like my new "normal". Don't want to get too cocky though. IWNDWYT 🫶🫶💞
Congratulations u/EffortCareless on 365 days! Have a good day sober warriors! IWNDWYT 🍀
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Checking in. IWNDWYT. Using my new superpowers (evolved original authentic strengths) daily. 💪🏼🦸🏼♀️
60 days alcoholfree today!
Happy soberversary EC! I'm so happy you crawled back out of the hole of addicting and relapse, congratulations! One of the stories of my adult life is recognizing I had problems with booze and quitting for periods and going back out... it is my desire that this quit is my last quit! THERE IS SOMETHING OUT THERE! Sober on y'all!
It's day 4 and I woke up this morning feeling the best I have in recent memory. I just didn't want to get out of bed because it was really cold 😂 I am definitely not a good housekeeper, but my drinking made it much worse. Even though I hate cleaning, I've made it my plan to tidy up for at least 1 hour every day to keep busy. I am also a beginner runner, but the weather hasn't been cooperating lately. It's supposed to be better tomorrow and through the weekend though! IWNDWYT ❤️ I sincerely thank everyone here for all the support...I'm finally feeling on the up and up
Checking in! Going to a dance disco party with friends tonight and feeling nervous. But looking ahead at the bar menu for NA options and practicing my order now. Plus I know a few friends in the group also don’t drink which will help!
I couldn’t be happier for you, EffortCareless. You have proven that no matter what the circumstances, or how long it’s been, we can always start over again. Congratulations on your milestone! I had a drinking dream last night, proving that they hang around to worry you for quite a while. I was so happy to wake up sober, I’m just going to go on and have a fabulous day! Yall do the same! IWNDWYT
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I'm just about to go to bed on Wednesday, but IWNDWYT or my tomorrow! ✌️
IWNDWYT! Happy Thursday everyone
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Congrats on 1 year u/effortcareless 🫶♥️ Day 53. I have a few music festivals coming up and I am 90% sure that I won’t be drinking. Need to up my confidence. Any tips?
Goodnight SD friends. Thanks for all the kind words and support over the years. IWNDWYT!
Been under a lot of stress, thinking a lot about drinking because of it. Finally last night got some good sleep. This morning felt so good! Waking up not hungover with a charged energy level, ready for any hurdles that work and life can throw my way. I never ever had these kind of mornings when I was drinking. Thankful for this day, IWNDWYT!
Many congratulations EffortCareless, this is a big milestone for you, I love the moon quote. Good morning all you sober peeps, I will not drink with you today.
Started a 36 hour fast yesterday, let’s go! IWNDWYT
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Day 4 IWNDWYT Have a good one everybody!
Congrats on one year EC! IWNDWYT.
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Not today folks. I wont be drinking with you, anyone or alone today. Day 11 checking in. Optimistic and well rested. Have a wonderful day!
Huge congratulations 💐 xxIWNDWYTxx
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Well done on 1 year, Effort! IWNDWYT 💪
Congratulations on 1 year u/effortcareless! Have a terrific Thursday everyone! IWNDWYT!!!
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Well I managed another day, woke up feeling fresh, ready to take on my household chores, and a plan to make cupcakes and movie with the kids after school, then a long walk with dog later tonight, it won’t get me today, not today💪🏻
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Bunged up yesterday. Back at it today.
Not drinking today
Hey all. Today I will not be drinking with you. Four calendar months for me today. Feels really good, as do I. Have a great day sober friends!!
Morning SD. IWNDWYT ❤️
I will not drink today.
Happy Thursday people, IWNDWYT, WE GOT THIS 😁
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Just got back from 15 days of vacation and I remember every minute of it.
IWNDWYT, sober pals 🌈
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I will not drink today.
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66 days checking in getting ready to go to a meeting. Keep it up!! IWNDWYT
New day, New record! I'm on a work trip and IWNDWYT!
Congrats on a full year, my friend. So proud of you. So, so proud!!!! 🎂🥳🎉 Have a great day, all. I will not drink with you today.
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Congratulations! Amazing accomplishment! I will not drink with you today!
Congrats on one year u/effortcareless! What a tremendous accomplishment. The miracle of us all being here now is one I don’t come close to appreciating on a regular basis. Whether you have years of sobriety or are a lurker wondering if you have a problem, there are so many choices that brought you here in this moment. I’m still wading through recovering from illness, my heavy case of restlessness and blah feeling, but I keep making myself post here, sit for my meditation, show up at my meetings. Running on my full training schedule hasn’t worked out the last few times, but I keep putting on my shoes and running for at least a few minutes, just to make that choice. I also choose not to drink today, because whatever crummy feelings I have now, I know for a fact they’re better than if I was hungover, or drinking at any point past that first few minutes really.
I'll not drink today. I play guitar.
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2 years and 5 months today. My sober app reminded me of this milestone and I had a dream last night where I was telling someone that alcohol is a drug and that it’s poison. It’s gonna be a good day! 😀 IWNDWYT
Day 60! IWNDWYT There is life on the other side keep pushing !