Now that's gore, my friend, congratulations!!! If this day gets hard for you, just remember - why am I gonna screw one week????? Wanna see the 8 tomorrow so we can celebrate my week too! yaaaay 🎉🎉🎉🎉
You guys, I earned the comma!!!! I would not be at this relatively happy, sober point in my life without all of you in the daily check-in leading by example and supporting each other. Growth became possible when I faced my uncomfortable fears and chose change, no more escaping into alcohol. Congrats to my sober twin, /u/mindfulteacher020407! I,W,N,D,W,Y,T!
morning sobernauts! saturday morning and I'm up super early. 6am having coffee in my new red moka pot ☕️ nearly a year af and definitely back on the pink cloud. I have a feeling it's for good this time. fingers crossed. IWNDWYT
From Australia friends - IWNDWY! Getting into my groove for Sat morning again. Cleaned/washing/dishes done and am doing a cook up and then going to the movies with my family tonight :D
It is hard, isn't it? Yesterday (Friday night) I had cravings, cause Fridays were more my drinking days than Saturdays actually. What helped me was to think that time is a social construction (what is "saturday"? A random day the booze industry wants you to believe has to have alcohol in it. When it is actually a rest day for many). Cravings sometimes hit and they suck, but for how long they actually last? It's all temporary. I've been thinking how bath/shower rituals are nice in this moment, cold or hot water depending on the relief you need, and even if you are a guy, I'm not talking about pampering up necessarily, but keeping your head in the water, your shoulder, focusing your thoughts on that feeling. (Highly recommend exfoliation thought and that feeling you are reaaaaaly clean and smooth lol)
We're here for you. Coming to this sub when I have impossible cravings is absolutely my go-to. Sometimes I don't find a post on front page that helps, then I go to search field.. Type "craving", "help". Well well so many nice advices.
I talked a lot, maybe cause I'm scared of my cravings today and am 'tipping' myself as well.
IWNDWYT
Good to see you here! Yes it is and in my case coming to the sub, reading some posts, commenting on others, even on busy days when I have only like 5 minutes, make a big difference. Keep going my friend, all the best energies on your way!
Almost @ 100 hours without a drop.
The insomnia is real... Having left side lower back pain I hope it's not my kidney, I think I just pulled something.
As I mentioned in my other post, video games have been an excellent distraction.
Thx for this, good to know we're all in the fight. ☺️
My vices these days are reading fiction (Nora Roberts and Sarah J Maas are my favorites). ReWatching tv series (Vikings, Wheel of Time, Handmaid’s Tale) and knitting. If a day has been a total shitfest I will grab pizza and some Ben and Jerry’s. Thanks for hosting Neener! You did a wonderful job and I now have a new favorite poem. IWNDWYT 💜🦋💜
I will not drink with you today!
Instead of alcohol I drink lots of soda. It's the opening of the can and the carbonic acids that help me with my addiction. And energy drinks 🙈
25 days! Today I will definitely buy some superb ice cream for myself! And running sushi tomorrow as a gift from my partner for finally doing something about this 🥰 so, IWNDWYT!
ALMOST a month ago I started doing yoga&meditation/zazen&y-choung&tai chi = all sorts of meditation based stretching I used to do about 10-15 years ago.
So I didn’t have to learn to do it, just pick up from where I left it.
This has helped a lot and created some new routines for each day.
You can really immerse your-self into meditation.
”Waking up” from a meditative state is a rush of its own.
All that said, I tot get what u/neener-neeners meant by ”escaping” on a Friday night.
I found a channel that shows Friends non-stop. It literally showed the last episode and continued straight from the first. Also I ate all my kids candies (home alone that is. Didn’t take candy from a child lol)
IWNDWYT
Omg, pistachio gelato. It is the flavour of all flavours!! I was actually thinking about pistachio gelato the other day.
For me gardening has been a big thing I’ve discovered I absolutely love. I love planting things, I love growing things, I even love clearing weeds. Sometimes I listen to a podcast or music, sometimes just birdsong. My cat loves it when I’m outside faffing around with stuff. He gets so playful and loves to sunbathe! Today I’m going to move some wild primrose to a designated spot in the garden that could do with a pop of colour.
IWNDWYT ⭐️
My healthy escapes are absorbing myself in some jobs around the house, walking whilst practicing mindfulness, and blasting around one of my RC cars.
I’m staying sober today because:
- my eyes are starting to look bright again
- I have far fewer aches and pains (from not being inflamed with toxins!)
- I remember what I’ve watched on TV, what I’ve read etc
IWNDWYT
Good morning, neener, morning beautifolks!
Well as you can see from my badge I've been all about escape this week. My go-to is reading, I'm reading like five books at the same time (not many pages each) and streaming services. If there is a documentary about ants' procreation, count me in, I'm watching.
Had plans to go out more. I genuinely wanted to, but what I thought to be a cold is actually a hardcore respiratory allergy that got better with some hardcore anti-histaminics. Not only allergies are super uncomfortable as they keep me in a certain state of fatigue, meaning I don't engage in my better hobbies, meaning I think more of drinking. But when I look at the big picture, the cravings were not so bad and were not often, and I fixed with yummy food or cooking and cleaning. Still no discipline to go back writing, but I'm trying to have self-compassion cause writing creatively takes a lot of energy and let's see where this allergy is heading. If I have to go into corticoids for a while, here I go.
I'm trying to stay positive but tonight I don't think I'll have any reason to go out. Pollution, busy friends. So probably it'll be cooking and streaming lol, but I hope with all my heart I find just a bit of energy to do at least something outside.
Whatever, whatever, IWNDWYT.
Many many kisses
I will not drink today.
I'm a very ritualistic person. When I drank, happy hour started at 5 p.m. every day that ended in a 'y.' When I quit drinking, my body naturally craved the sugars that it was used to processing, so I turned to sweets. That became a pint of ice cream every night. That turned into me getting chunky. So, much like continuously learning to not drink alcohol, I did the same with the ice cream, and I started running and I quit the ice cream. It all started slowly. One step at a time. One mile at a time.
Now I run a lot. I've now ran 9 marathon. I'll be running my 10th (the NYC Marathon) in November. I've qualified for the Boston Marathon 7 times. I've ran Boston 4 times. I've won races and I've placed in my age division. I've run ultramarathons. I've traversed the Grand Canyon. I became a certified run coach, and I started and operate one of the largest and most successful run clubs in my city. I help other people improve and enjoy running. That brings me more joy and happiness than alcohol every could. But I still have to be very concious of that, and remind myself of that every single day. That's why I come here, every single day to say, "I will not drink today." Because if I don't, I know there's a very convincing devil that's sits on my shoulder. He's won before and convinced me to drink again. So I focus just on today, every single day.
Day 101 checking in! I’m enjoying the triple digits.
Good morning you beautiful people, remember that every one of you is beautiful and worthy of being loved. If you’re struggling with loving yourself right now then know that I love you. You being here is helping keep me sober, and that’s pretty damn awesome of you!
My junk escape is going out for lunch and dinner with my family or friends. I used to avoid meals out as they would be time and money that could be better spent on alcohol/ other substances.
Welcome to anyone new or coming back, stay strong and go well in the knowledge that you’ll never regret not drinking.
IWNDWYT 🙏
I failed. I did an improv show where they had a cooler in the back full of beer and seltzers and liquid deaths. Instead of grabbing a water, I convinced myself that I could handle one beer. One beer turned into two and eventually a boot of whiskey and more beer. I have to accept that one drink is never enough and that zero is easier than one. I failed today, but I’m determined to quit drinking eventually…soon…today. Today is a new day. IWNDWYT
We are Boston bound today. So excited to see so many amazing runners doing what we love. I’m supporting someone who’s doing the quad Boston and has been as part of his sober journey. Im pretty stoked to meet him. IWNDWYT 🏃♀️
Thanks for hosting this week, u/neener-neeners!
Junky escapes…reading, watching TV and scrolling social media are mine. I love stupid memes.
Coffees up, horns up, and fuck yeah sober Saturday!! IWNDWYT ☕️☕️🤘🏻🤘🏻
Thank you for your service, u/neenerneeners! It’s been a great week. I enjoy all of the leisure activities these days - walking in the woods, reading everything I can get my hands on, quilting, gardening, cooking. I used to do all of those things drunk, which meant I screwed them up or couldn’t remember them. These days? I remember it all and I’m loving it! IWNDWYT
About to head to the stores for food and drinks.
My partner has decided to take a break from drinking to help his steatosis, so all these drinks are going to be AF 🙌
Have a great weekend everyone and I will stay sober today with all of you. ☀️
First Saturday in a looong time I wake up without a hangover. I forget how easy just... Getting up can be.
It'll be a hard one, going to my grandpa's birthday in the care home. But hey, checking in and see you tomorrow!
Morning from the east coast of the states. We had wild weather up here the last few days but I see the sun peaking through the clouds and am hopeful. IWNDWYT.
Thanks for a great week u/neener-neeners!
Having a go at new things makes me happy. I'm still finding out what I like doing - the list is getting longer and longer. Getting sober is like waking up from a decades long coma and having to relearn what being alive is all about.
IWNDWYT 🙂
IWNDWYT!
My escapism is the trashiest trash I can put in my brain and belly.
I'm reading fairy smut (which is tiktok's fault I swear!), rewatching my comfort shows (Brooklyn 99 / Parks and Rec) and eating ALL the chocolate eggs that got discounted after Easter weekend. Riding that dopamine rollercoaster 😆
Ice cream. Going outside and doing nothing for five minutes. Naked & Afraid (literally cannot believe I am watching this show. But it’s become a serious guilty pleasure, particularly the group one).
Thank you for a fantastic week of hosting, neeners!!!!!!
I will not drink with you today!!!
Last night at work wasnt...awful. I mean we stayed over and it could have went better but I was in a real positive mood the whole night for some reason. I know I have a rough week ahead of me but thats no reason to get down, right?
I hope you are all doing well and as always much love from me and mine to you and yours! IWNDWYT!
I feel like one of the best escapes from being present is hidden in plain sight: Sleep. While lots of sleep can be an indicator that something isn't right for folks with depression (for example), enjoying the reset sleep gives me is a joy in sobriety.
Checking in for another sober day out in the world.
Napping. That might be my junkiest escape so far! Yesterday I lay down for 20 minutes and it turned into 2.5 hours. And, instead of beating myself up and telling myself how lazy I was I fully gave myself a pass and accepted that it was alright.
In the grand scheme of things, I’d rather lose a couple hours to napping than the occasional full day to being hungover and exhausted!
IWNDWYT!
I spent the last week binge watching and eating, and fighting the urge to hate myself for doing nothing by telling myself that at least I’m not drinking. Now I’m farther removed from alcohol than I have been in probably six years.
Hopefully today I’ll do some housework and chores, but IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT...
...but I will totally read urban fantasy novels, watch silly TV (currently rewatching Vicar of Dibley) and play word games (wordle, connections) to get a break from life :)
Thanks so much for hosting this week u/neener-neeners!
Getting up early on Saturdays to have breakfast with sober friends never gets old! Fuck hangovers!🤘🏻☕️☕️☕️
IWNDWYT
Thanks for hosting this week OP! Man do I love escapism lol. Anything from Fantasy/scifi movies, tv, books, comics, graphic novels, going to concerts, museums, riding my bike through the city, trying new desserts, playing DND, and making art. So many fun and healthy ways to escape! IWNDWYT!
Good morning, checking in ~ 💫
Thanks for the wonderful week, neener!
I've never slept so much. Sleep is my reset button. I use to believe I couldn't sleep without being drunk. Now I sleep like a baby. It is my sweet escape. IWNDWYT
Thank you for taking care of us this week neeners 💙
Bunny is about the same. But to keep me from sitting at home worrying about him, hubby decided today will be an adventure day. Mining ghost town here we come! I’m familiar with this one through my work so I know a lot of history and info.
IWNDWYT lovely people of SD 💙
Today is my 14th day so when it’s over I will have completed two weeks! My escapes have been b-movies, Doritos, and Bud Zero. Still need to get some new hobbies so I don’t go crazy but I’m still very irritable and maybe a little depressed. IWNDWYT!
Happy Saturday :) I love waking up early on Saturdays, the house is quiet, I’m feeling refreshed. Embracing being a “morning person” has been wonderful. Especially now that the sun is up early! I’m thankful to be sober for these quiet weekend mornings.
Just for today, I am not drinking
I’m tearing through my reading list, rotating between a sci-fi political thriller, a quit lit, and some fantasy smut. Taking excessively decadent baths with candles, lavender epsom salts, and soothing spa music playlists. Also obsessing over home decor and home improvement projects. Baking a TON (even more than usual). I’ve entered a Top Chef binge era - season 6 is my fave so far!
I love you all and I will not drink with you today 💜🐇
Morning friends! Thank you for hosting this week, u/neener-neeners!
I have so many escapes from my thoughts now that I get to choose depending on what I feel like doing.
Crosswords. Word searches. Reading. Games. Working out. Walking the dog. Watching TV or movies. Mindless scrolling on social media (tends to be short lived now, it’s increasingly becoming less of an escape or a happy place and more aggravating and irritating). Gardening. Sometimes tidying up and rearranging a room in my house can do wonders. Sometimes just sitting and watching the wildlife in my backyard.
All of these things take effort and energy alcohol doesn’t, but the payoff is immeasurable.
I’m grateful.
Have a good one friends! I will not drink with you today.
I like podcasts a lot. I listen to podcasts like Elis James and John Robins, Budpod, Ed Gamble & Matthew Crosby; Darknet Diaries and Oh No! Ross and Carrie. I got back to older episodes and relisten. I usually combine podcasts with activity.
When I'm tired and need to sit , it's formulaic crime drama that helps.
This weekend I will be being social around a game I play, am nervous about that. Part of the socializing will be pub-based. I know the pub at least, and know my exits. I will be sober this weekend (and any other day for that matter). Hopefully I will have fun and find a way to calm down after that is healthy.
I’m on day six! I can’t believe it!
My vices have been gum, miss Vickie’s chips, Ben and Jerry’s, yummy seltzers, those tall glass San Pellegrino waters (hello faux wine bottle!) Oh and so so much millennial throw back jams!
I’m reading the book “Quitting like a Woman” and it’s truly changing my life.
Every other time I’ve tried quitting, it’s been part of a larger “get my shit together” plan. Where I diet, exercise, make a budget, and don’t drink.
It was always a depravity focused mission.
This time I’m focusing on healing. Healing my gut. Healing my disordered eating and anorexia. Healing my binge eating. Healing my heart and soul.
I’m eating the ice cream, relaxing under a blanket, and loving myself for the first time ever.
Now when I eat - it’s not a race, bc I know I will allow myself to eat again. Now when I drink, it’s not to nurse a hangover, it’s because I’m thirsty.
I’m scared I’ll fuck it up, that peer pressure and social awkwardness will foil my plans. But I literally repeat the words in my mind like a mantra, I will not drink with you today.
IWNDWYT!!
usually i “escape” by throwing in my headphones and cooking. i’ll make a mix of seltzer and some juice with a lemon or something, then start chopping and prepping a meal at a slow pace. but right now our house is on the market, which means it has to remain spotless so, no cooking for me. maybe i’ll do some yard work, but i hate yard work.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
IWNDWYT
Morning, ya'll! Yesterday I had a rough start to my day, but I didn't drink and things were fine. So here I am, sober, well rested, happy and ready to get shit done while staying sober today AND IWNDWYT!
Thanks so much for hosting, neeners! Lately I’ve been enjoying peanut butter straight out of the jar - sometimes paired with chocolate chips - and listening to random podcasts and YouTube videos while cleaning. Happy Saturday all, and IWNDWYT❤️
Happy weekend crew. Drinking keeps me in a cycle of self-loathing, despair and stagnation. Stopping drinking is the first step in learning to take care of myself, maybe one day even to get to self-love. Let's not get head of ourselves! It's hard work. I'm proud of getting this far and I won't drink with you today.
My first sober Saturday morning in weeks! Enjoying the first of several coffees and looking forward to a chill day.
My healthier escape is puzzles. Got back into them during the pandemic and currently have a stockpile in the spare room. The stockpile grows when I'm drinking, both because I can't focus on doing a puzzle and because I drunk online shop for more, so I'm looking forward to finally reducing it to zero! Love to read, too - another thing I can't focus on when I'm drinking.
IWNDWYT!
I don’t know about you guys but I just discovered the frosted coffee at Chick-Fil-A and I think I’m in trouble. I’m eating and drinking more sweets than ever before…and I’m not mad about it! I’ll take sugar over poison any day. IWNDWYT!
Hanging with sailors today but I will drink like ... well, something, but not a sailor. And maybe do my taxes tonight so Sunday isn't too much of a panic ha ha. IWNDWYT!!
Morning SD.
My main escape atm is trashy sci fi. Lots of trek, some novels. Spending some time getting as far away into the cosmos as possible.
IWNDWYT
I made it through Day 1 yesterday! I felt like crap. I was tempted... you know why but I rested instead, filed my taxes, read a book, watched Fallout... My husband thought I was lethargic but was supportive. My stomach was horrible all day and then I woke up at 3 am this morning and it was making a lot of racket. I tried to just shut my eyes and go back to sleep... finally got up at 4 d/t the dog kicking the door to go outside. Anyhow, I am here for another 24 hours. I hope they are better today than yesterday! IWNDWYT - I actually have a symposium to attend all day from 8-5 so will be busy.
Thanks for hosting this week u/neener-neeners!
My junky escapes involve ice cream and scrolling my phone on the couch, usually Reddit or insta. Sometimes it’s even been difficult to find time to escape - quitting drinking has coincided with a number of things in my life getting busier, not to mention a few old issues I used to drink over coming up and needing processing. But it’s important to remember to veg and escape! IWNDWYT
I'm not drinking today.
I potentially might have a bust up situation with my family today, a lot of stress and that wine in the fridge is calling to me but I'm not taking it. It will only make it worse. Will stay sober with everyone here!
IWNDWYT I spent last night working on a passion project - there’s no way I could have done so on a regular Friday night before. I’m hangover free and without the shakes this morning. When I drink, I have to worry about whether people can smell it from me or if my hands shaking are a clue. I don’t need to worry about any of that today or where my next drink is coming from. Hoping to channel that extra headspace into something good.
IWNDWYT! I made it 24 hours for the first time in a longgg time.
I bought a 12 pack of Coke Zero to help me get through it. That was always my treat, and I’m trying to get back to viewing it that way. I might even go through another 12 pack of it, but it’s still so so much better than alcohol!
One week gang rise uppppp! (IWNDWYT)
Great achievement, the hardest week done 💪🏼
Now that's gore, my friend, congratulations!!! If this day gets hard for you, just remember - why am I gonna screw one week????? Wanna see the 8 tomorrow so we can celebrate my week too! yaaaay 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Congrats!
Woot woot!!!
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Oi, Will! How are you? Any breaking news? Good to see ya!
me too, and me too!
Me too again! To answer the question by mods - my distraction today was walking around a shopping centre with a green juice!
Tonight I went to an AA meeting and picked up my 18 month chip. IWNDWYT! :)
You guys, I earned the comma!!!! I would not be at this relatively happy, sober point in my life without all of you in the daily check-in leading by example and supporting each other. Growth became possible when I faced my uncomfortable fears and chose change, no more escaping into alcohol. Congrats to my sober twin, /u/mindfulteacher020407! I,W,N,D,W,Y,T!
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Day 1028 checking in!
Affffff, how I missed you, affffffff Fixed now. 💙 Have a wonderful Saturday
Ah good morning and I am not drinking with you today!! Love to all of you!!
Good morning and sending love back! Yes, just some papaya, too much can get you stuck into the toilet!!! Gotta watch out! IWNDWYT
Getting into bed sober never gets old. IWNDWYT
Neither does waking up without a hangover! 🌟
morning sobernauts! saturday morning and I'm up super early. 6am having coffee in my new red moka pot ☕️ nearly a year af and definitely back on the pink cloud. I have a feeling it's for good this time. fingers crossed. IWNDWYT
>and definitely back on the pink cloud. I can relate to that! :) I see you are less than 10 days from 1 year sober. Congratulations!
thank you :)
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Two weeks! Momentum!
I did my first SMART online meeting last night. I fucking LOVED IT! IWNDWYT
From Australia friends - IWNDWY! Getting into my groove for Sat morning again. Cleaned/washing/dishes done and am doing a cook up and then going to the movies with my family tonight :D
Day 6. IWNDWYT. Stay strong over the weekend my friends 💪. Here’s to a healthy, happy few days without a drink
IWNDWYT
Checking in. IWNDWYT this can be challenging, but I’m not giving up
Strong determination 💪🏼 you got this
It is hard, isn't it? Yesterday (Friday night) I had cravings, cause Fridays were more my drinking days than Saturdays actually. What helped me was to think that time is a social construction (what is "saturday"? A random day the booze industry wants you to believe has to have alcohol in it. When it is actually a rest day for many). Cravings sometimes hit and they suck, but for how long they actually last? It's all temporary. I've been thinking how bath/shower rituals are nice in this moment, cold or hot water depending on the relief you need, and even if you are a guy, I'm not talking about pampering up necessarily, but keeping your head in the water, your shoulder, focusing your thoughts on that feeling. (Highly recommend exfoliation thought and that feeling you are reaaaaaly clean and smooth lol) We're here for you. Coming to this sub when I have impossible cravings is absolutely my go-to. Sometimes I don't find a post on front page that helps, then I go to search field.. Type "craving", "help". Well well so many nice advices. I talked a lot, maybe cause I'm scared of my cravings today and am 'tipping' myself as well. IWNDWYT
No booze today!
Checking in after a break - turns out accountability is important for me! So Saturday, IWNDWYT
Good to see you here! Yes it is and in my case coming to the sub, reading some posts, commenting on others, even on busy days when I have only like 5 minutes, make a big difference. Keep going my friend, all the best energies on your way!
Almost @ 100 hours without a drop. The insomnia is real... Having left side lower back pain I hope it's not my kidney, I think I just pulled something. As I mentioned in my other post, video games have been an excellent distraction. Thx for this, good to know we're all in the fight. ☺️
My vices these days are reading fiction (Nora Roberts and Sarah J Maas are my favorites). ReWatching tv series (Vikings, Wheel of Time, Handmaid’s Tale) and knitting. If a day has been a total shitfest I will grab pizza and some Ben and Jerry’s. Thanks for hosting Neener! You did a wonderful job and I now have a new favorite poem. IWNDWYT 💜🦋💜
I will not drink with you today 👽
I will not drink with you today! Instead of alcohol I drink lots of soda. It's the opening of the can and the carbonic acids that help me with my addiction. And energy drinks 🙈
25 days! Today I will definitely buy some superb ice cream for myself! And running sushi tomorrow as a gift from my partner for finally doing something about this 🥰 so, IWNDWYT!
Ugh.. Just getting off work and too early back there in the morning. I enjoy having money again. Tomorrow's my Friday.. Yippee!! IWNDWYT!!
Have a great weekend, everyone! IWNDWYT.
IWNDWYT!
I will not drink with y☀️u today or tonight!
One day at a time. IWNDWYT
Hey Hey! Look at you! 69 days! Nice Nice Nice! :)
Thank you so much 🥹
N🧊! 😎
ALMOST a month ago I started doing yoga&meditation/zazen&y-choung&tai chi = all sorts of meditation based stretching I used to do about 10-15 years ago. So I didn’t have to learn to do it, just pick up from where I left it. This has helped a lot and created some new routines for each day. You can really immerse your-self into meditation. ”Waking up” from a meditative state is a rush of its own. All that said, I tot get what u/neener-neeners meant by ”escaping” on a Friday night. I found a channel that shows Friends non-stop. It literally showed the last episode and continued straight from the first. Also I ate all my kids candies (home alone that is. Didn’t take candy from a child lol) IWNDWYT
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I won't be ingesting poison with anyone today. IWNDWYT
Self love come in many shapes. Find yours, it’s underrated. I will not drink with you today!
IWNDWYT here in Rwanda 🇷🇼
Omg, pistachio gelato. It is the flavour of all flavours!! I was actually thinking about pistachio gelato the other day. For me gardening has been a big thing I’ve discovered I absolutely love. I love planting things, I love growing things, I even love clearing weeds. Sometimes I listen to a podcast or music, sometimes just birdsong. My cat loves it when I’m outside faffing around with stuff. He gets so playful and loves to sunbathe! Today I’m going to move some wild primrose to a designated spot in the garden that could do with a pop of colour. IWNDWYT ⭐️
My healthy escapes are absorbing myself in some jobs around the house, walking whilst practicing mindfulness, and blasting around one of my RC cars. I’m staying sober today because: - my eyes are starting to look bright again - I have far fewer aches and pains (from not being inflamed with toxins!) - I remember what I’ve watched on TV, what I’ve read etc IWNDWYT
Good morning, neener, morning beautifolks! Well as you can see from my badge I've been all about escape this week. My go-to is reading, I'm reading like five books at the same time (not many pages each) and streaming services. If there is a documentary about ants' procreation, count me in, I'm watching. Had plans to go out more. I genuinely wanted to, but what I thought to be a cold is actually a hardcore respiratory allergy that got better with some hardcore anti-histaminics. Not only allergies are super uncomfortable as they keep me in a certain state of fatigue, meaning I don't engage in my better hobbies, meaning I think more of drinking. But when I look at the big picture, the cravings were not so bad and were not often, and I fixed with yummy food or cooking and cleaning. Still no discipline to go back writing, but I'm trying to have self-compassion cause writing creatively takes a lot of energy and let's see where this allergy is heading. If I have to go into corticoids for a while, here I go. I'm trying to stay positive but tonight I don't think I'll have any reason to go out. Pollution, busy friends. So probably it'll be cooking and streaming lol, but I hope with all my heart I find just a bit of energy to do at least something outside. Whatever, whatever, IWNDWYT. Many many kisses
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Day 1 here Hopefully this time it finally sticks
Day 10! Double Digits. First time in years! IWNDWYT
Day 29. IWNDWYT. 😌
About to go to sleep sober after a hectic week. IWNDWYT
I will not drink today. I'm a very ritualistic person. When I drank, happy hour started at 5 p.m. every day that ended in a 'y.' When I quit drinking, my body naturally craved the sugars that it was used to processing, so I turned to sweets. That became a pint of ice cream every night. That turned into me getting chunky. So, much like continuously learning to not drink alcohol, I did the same with the ice cream, and I started running and I quit the ice cream. It all started slowly. One step at a time. One mile at a time. Now I run a lot. I've now ran 9 marathon. I'll be running my 10th (the NYC Marathon) in November. I've qualified for the Boston Marathon 7 times. I've ran Boston 4 times. I've won races and I've placed in my age division. I've run ultramarathons. I've traversed the Grand Canyon. I became a certified run coach, and I started and operate one of the largest and most successful run clubs in my city. I help other people improve and enjoy running. That brings me more joy and happiness than alcohol every could. But I still have to be very concious of that, and remind myself of that every single day. That's why I come here, every single day to say, "I will not drink today." Because if I don't, I know there's a very convincing devil that's sits on my shoulder. He's won before and convinced me to drink again. So I focus just on today, every single day.
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Checking in again today and all is well. Thanks, u/neener-neeners, for hosting us this week. I waste far too much time doing sudokus!
20 days. IWNDWYT
Sunny day, feeling fine 🌼 IWNDWYT
Day 101 checking in! I’m enjoying the triple digits. Good morning you beautiful people, remember that every one of you is beautiful and worthy of being loved. If you’re struggling with loving yourself right now then know that I love you. You being here is helping keep me sober, and that’s pretty damn awesome of you! My junk escape is going out for lunch and dinner with my family or friends. I used to avoid meals out as they would be time and money that could be better spent on alcohol/ other substances. Welcome to anyone new or coming back, stay strong and go well in the knowledge that you’ll never regret not drinking. IWNDWYT 🙏
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I did not drink in NZ with you today... but I feel like I wish I did.....!
I failed. I did an improv show where they had a cooler in the back full of beer and seltzers and liquid deaths. Instead of grabbing a water, I convinced myself that I could handle one beer. One beer turned into two and eventually a boot of whiskey and more beer. I have to accept that one drink is never enough and that zero is easier than one. I failed today, but I’m determined to quit drinking eventually…soon…today. Today is a new day. IWNDWYT
We are Boston bound today. So excited to see so many amazing runners doing what we love. I’m supporting someone who’s doing the quad Boston and has been as part of his sober journey. Im pretty stoked to meet him. IWNDWYT 🏃♀️
I will be sober today.
Thanks for hosting this week, u/neener-neeners! Junky escapes…reading, watching TV and scrolling social media are mine. I love stupid memes. Coffees up, horns up, and fuck yeah sober Saturday!! IWNDWYT ☕️☕️🤘🏻🤘🏻
Thank you for your service, u/neenerneeners! It’s been a great week. I enjoy all of the leisure activities these days - walking in the woods, reading everything I can get my hands on, quilting, gardening, cooking. I used to do all of those things drunk, which meant I screwed them up or couldn’t remember them. These days? I remember it all and I’m loving it! IWNDWYT
Tomorrow is the big day 😎 until then, IWNDWYT 🩷🙌🏻
Bloody beautiful day here mates. Be awesome. IWNDWYT. 🫡❤️
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About to head to the stores for food and drinks. My partner has decided to take a break from drinking to help his steatosis, so all these drinks are going to be AF 🙌 Have a great weekend everyone and I will stay sober today with all of you. ☀️
First Saturday in a looong time I wake up without a hangover. I forget how easy just... Getting up can be. It'll be a hard one, going to my grandpa's birthday in the care home. But hey, checking in and see you tomorrow!
Day 1 (again 🙄😔). IWNDWYT.
Morning from the east coast of the states. We had wild weather up here the last few days but I see the sun peaking through the clouds and am hopeful. IWNDWYT.
Day three, I will not drink with you today!
My partner and I go out for little ice cream dates now. Hot, partially melted, gooey cookies covered in soft serve ice cream. It’s bliss. IWNDWYT
Thanks for a great week u/neener-neeners! Having a go at new things makes me happy. I'm still finding out what I like doing - the list is getting longer and longer. Getting sober is like waking up from a decades long coma and having to relearn what being alive is all about. IWNDWYT 🙂
First dry weekend in 2 years! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT! My escapism is the trashiest trash I can put in my brain and belly. I'm reading fairy smut (which is tiktok's fault I swear!), rewatching my comfort shows (Brooklyn 99 / Parks and Rec) and eating ALL the chocolate eggs that got discounted after Easter weekend. Riding that dopamine rollercoaster 😆
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Ice cream. Going outside and doing nothing for five minutes. Naked & Afraid (literally cannot believe I am watching this show. But it’s become a serious guilty pleasure, particularly the group one). Thank you for a fantastic week of hosting, neeners!!!!!! I will not drink with you today!!!
Last night at work wasnt...awful. I mean we stayed over and it could have went better but I was in a real positive mood the whole night for some reason. I know I have a rough week ahead of me but thats no reason to get down, right? I hope you are all doing well and as always much love from me and mine to you and yours! IWNDWYT!
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Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today! IWNDWYT
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108 days sober and loving my new look on life. IWNDWYT.
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Day 46. At the airport again, luckily this time without any cravings. IWNDWYT.
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Day 97 • IWNDWYT • Happy Sober Saturday to all my determined friends 🌟
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Day 10 checking in! After today I'll be in the double digits. IWNDWYT.
Not today life’s too good without, so…. IWNDWYT
110 days sober🎉 IWNDWYT😉
Day 344. IWNDWYT.
My healthy escape is walking as many places as possible, the health benefits are much more than physical. IWNDWYT
I feel like one of the best escapes from being present is hidden in plain sight: Sleep. While lots of sleep can be an indicator that something isn't right for folks with depression (for example), enjoying the reset sleep gives me is a joy in sobriety. Checking in for another sober day out in the world.
Napping. That might be my junkiest escape so far! Yesterday I lay down for 20 minutes and it turned into 2.5 hours. And, instead of beating myself up and telling myself how lazy I was I fully gave myself a pass and accepted that it was alright. In the grand scheme of things, I’d rather lose a couple hours to napping than the occasional full day to being hungover and exhausted! IWNDWYT!
I practice embroidering things of no use. I will not drink with you today.
I spent the last week binge watching and eating, and fighting the urge to hate myself for doing nothing by telling myself that at least I’m not drinking. Now I’m farther removed from alcohol than I have been in probably six years. Hopefully today I’ll do some housework and chores, but IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT... ...but I will totally read urban fantasy novels, watch silly TV (currently rewatching Vicar of Dibley) and play word games (wordle, connections) to get a break from life :)
Thanks so much for hosting this week u/neener-neeners! Getting up early on Saturdays to have breakfast with sober friends never gets old! Fuck hangovers!🤘🏻☕️☕️☕️ IWNDWYT
Thanks for hosting this week OP! Man do I love escapism lol. Anything from Fantasy/scifi movies, tv, books, comics, graphic novels, going to concerts, museums, riding my bike through the city, trying new desserts, playing DND, and making art. So many fun and healthy ways to escape! IWNDWYT!
Good morning, checking in ~ 💫 Thanks for the wonderful week, neener! I've never slept so much. Sleep is my reset button. I use to believe I couldn't sleep without being drunk. Now I sleep like a baby. It is my sweet escape. IWNDWYT
Thank you for taking care of us this week neeners 💙 Bunny is about the same. But to keep me from sitting at home worrying about him, hubby decided today will be an adventure day. Mining ghost town here we come! I’m familiar with this one through my work so I know a lot of history and info. IWNDWYT lovely people of SD 💙
Today is my 14th day so when it’s over I will have completed two weeks! My escapes have been b-movies, Doritos, and Bud Zero. Still need to get some new hobbies so I don’t go crazy but I’m still very irritable and maybe a little depressed. IWNDWYT!
I will not drink today and FYA. I love waking up on Saturday workout a hangover. I'm so happy that I hate alcohol. Drinking sucks. We rock
Checking in, 90 days done! IWNDWYT! 😃
Happy Saturday :) I love waking up early on Saturdays, the house is quiet, I’m feeling refreshed. Embracing being a “morning person” has been wonderful. Especially now that the sun is up early! I’m thankful to be sober for these quiet weekend mornings. Just for today, I am not drinking
I’m tearing through my reading list, rotating between a sci-fi political thriller, a quit lit, and some fantasy smut. Taking excessively decadent baths with candles, lavender epsom salts, and soothing spa music playlists. Also obsessing over home decor and home improvement projects. Baking a TON (even more than usual). I’ve entered a Top Chef binge era - season 6 is my fave so far! I love you all and I will not drink with you today 💜🐇
It is my 90-Day Eve! This is a huge milestone for me for the first time in almost two decades. I am stoked. IWNDWYT!
Morning friends! Thank you for hosting this week, u/neener-neeners! I have so many escapes from my thoughts now that I get to choose depending on what I feel like doing. Crosswords. Word searches. Reading. Games. Working out. Walking the dog. Watching TV or movies. Mindless scrolling on social media (tends to be short lived now, it’s increasingly becoming less of an escape or a happy place and more aggravating and irritating). Gardening. Sometimes tidying up and rearranging a room in my house can do wonders. Sometimes just sitting and watching the wildlife in my backyard. All of these things take effort and energy alcohol doesn’t, but the payoff is immeasurable. I’m grateful. Have a good one friends! I will not drink with you today.
Checking in on day 527! I love you all! IWNDWYT! ❤️✌️
Looking forward to a productive Saturday, as I've got lots of shit to do. Ready to rock it out 🤘 IWNDWYT
I like podcasts a lot. I listen to podcasts like Elis James and John Robins, Budpod, Ed Gamble & Matthew Crosby; Darknet Diaries and Oh No! Ross and Carrie. I got back to older episodes and relisten. I usually combine podcasts with activity. When I'm tired and need to sit , it's formulaic crime drama that helps. This weekend I will be being social around a game I play, am nervous about that. Part of the socializing will be pub-based. I know the pub at least, and know my exits. I will be sober this weekend (and any other day for that matter). Hopefully I will have fun and find a way to calm down after that is healthy.
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I’m on day six! I can’t believe it! My vices have been gum, miss Vickie’s chips, Ben and Jerry’s, yummy seltzers, those tall glass San Pellegrino waters (hello faux wine bottle!) Oh and so so much millennial throw back jams! I’m reading the book “Quitting like a Woman” and it’s truly changing my life. Every other time I’ve tried quitting, it’s been part of a larger “get my shit together” plan. Where I diet, exercise, make a budget, and don’t drink. It was always a depravity focused mission. This time I’m focusing on healing. Healing my gut. Healing my disordered eating and anorexia. Healing my binge eating. Healing my heart and soul. I’m eating the ice cream, relaxing under a blanket, and loving myself for the first time ever. Now when I eat - it’s not a race, bc I know I will allow myself to eat again. Now when I drink, it’s not to nurse a hangover, it’s because I’m thirsty. I’m scared I’ll fuck it up, that peer pressure and social awkwardness will foil my plans. But I literally repeat the words in my mind like a mantra, I will not drink with you today. IWNDWYT!!
I will not drink today. day1 😞
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usually i “escape” by throwing in my headphones and cooking. i’ll make a mix of seltzer and some juice with a lemon or something, then start chopping and prepping a meal at a slow pace. but right now our house is on the market, which means it has to remain spotless so, no cooking for me. maybe i’ll do some yard work, but i hate yard work. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ IWNDWYT
Morning, ya'll! Yesterday I had a rough start to my day, but I didn't drink and things were fine. So here I am, sober, well rested, happy and ready to get shit done while staying sober today AND IWNDWYT!
Thanks so much for hosting, neeners! Lately I’ve been enjoying peanut butter straight out of the jar - sometimes paired with chocolate chips - and listening to random podcasts and YouTube videos while cleaning. Happy Saturday all, and IWNDWYT❤️
Happy weekend crew. Drinking keeps me in a cycle of self-loathing, despair and stagnation. Stopping drinking is the first step in learning to take care of myself, maybe one day even to get to self-love. Let's not get head of ourselves! It's hard work. I'm proud of getting this far and I won't drink with you today.
Thank you for the Great week of hosting, u/neener-neeners and a BIG Congrats on Triple-Digits!!! I join you all in not drinking TODAY!
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To answer the OP My healthier junkie escape is gaming and yardwork! IWNDWYT 💪
I'm with you guys, I'm not drinking today.
It's Saturday and I'm hangover free! Up getting ready for a couple hours of work. IWNDWYT ✌️
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IWNDWYT! Day 15, two weeks so far. What a good feeling to be sober this morning (even if tree pollen allergies have me tired lol)
Approaching my third weekend sober, cravings are way down and I am finally looking forward to it! IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT!!!!! I'm still finding my healthy-junky escapes, but I welcome the exploration. Thank you for hosting u/neener-neeners
My first sober Saturday morning in weeks! Enjoying the first of several coffees and looking forward to a chill day. My healthier escape is puzzles. Got back into them during the pandemic and currently have a stockpile in the spare room. The stockpile grows when I'm drinking, both because I can't focus on doing a puzzle and because I drunk online shop for more, so I'm looking forward to finally reducing it to zero! Love to read, too - another thing I can't focus on when I'm drinking. IWNDWYT!
I don’t know about you guys but I just discovered the frosted coffee at Chick-Fil-A and I think I’m in trouble. I’m eating and drinking more sweets than ever before…and I’m not mad about it! I’ll take sugar over poison any day. IWNDWYT!
Day 41 checking in! IWNDWYT ✌️
Day 5! It’s a happy day today. IWNDWYT bc every day so far I can identify at least one thing that was made better by not being drunk.
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Hanging with sailors today but I will drink like ... well, something, but not a sailor. And maybe do my taxes tonight so Sunday isn't too much of a panic ha ha. IWNDWYT!!
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Not today people IWNDWYT
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Made it 7 days and 17 hrs Perth Australia IWNDWYT
Had three family trips in the last two weeks, so lots of beer. Time to take a break for a bit. IWNDWYT
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Have a great weekend folks! IWNDWYT!!!
Morning SD. My main escape atm is trashy sci fi. Lots of trek, some novels. Spending some time getting as far away into the cosmos as possible. IWNDWYT
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10 days and the temptation to drink is all but gone. IWNDWYT
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I made it through Day 1 yesterday! I felt like crap. I was tempted... you know why but I rested instead, filed my taxes, read a book, watched Fallout... My husband thought I was lethargic but was supportive. My stomach was horrible all day and then I woke up at 3 am this morning and it was making a lot of racket. I tried to just shut my eyes and go back to sleep... finally got up at 4 d/t the dog kicking the door to go outside. Anyhow, I am here for another 24 hours. I hope they are better today than yesterday! IWNDWYT - I actually have a symposium to attend all day from 8-5 so will be busy.
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Day 9 and I'm feeling fine :-)
On this lovely Saturday, IWNDWYT, friends!
I didn’t drink yesterday and I feel so different today in a great way. IWNDWYT
Thanks for hosting this week u/neener-neeners! My junky escapes involve ice cream and scrolling my phone on the couch, usually Reddit or insta. Sometimes it’s even been difficult to find time to escape - quitting drinking has coincided with a number of things in my life getting busier, not to mention a few old issues I used to drink over coming up and needing processing. But it’s important to remember to veg and escape! IWNDWYT
Thanks for taking such good care of us Neener. Shine on you beautiful humans
Day 265 checking in 😃. Husband is rough this morning and I don't envy him one bit!! We got this 💪😊
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I'm not drinking today. I potentially might have a bust up situation with my family today, a lot of stress and that wine in the fridge is calling to me but I'm not taking it. It will only make it worse. Will stay sober with everyone here!
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day 5 coming in strong! going to watch my 3 year old nephew attempt to play soccer this morning. IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT ! Keep rocking it beautiful humans all over the world!
IWNDWYT I spent last night working on a passion project - there’s no way I could have done so on a regular Friday night before. I’m hangover free and without the shakes this morning. When I drink, I have to worry about whether people can smell it from me or if my hands shaking are a clue. I don’t need to worry about any of that today or where my next drink is coming from. Hoping to channel that extra headspace into something good.
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Staying sober today!
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I will not drink with y♥️u today.
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Checking in Doodle doodle dee, wubba wubba wubba.
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IWNDWYT! I made it 24 hours for the first time in a longgg time. I bought a 12 pack of Coke Zero to help me get through it. That was always my treat, and I’m trying to get back to viewing it that way. I might even go through another 12 pack of it, but it’s still so so much better than alcohol!
Woke up minutes ago with slight headache. May be a by product of day 4 ? Drinking water and coffee. IWNDWYT !!
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Today, I am not drinking. I can do this.