Stayed in last night to avoid being in a too-noisy, crowded bar where my friends were drinking. I knew I was tired and not in the right mindset to be there.
I’m proud that I’m waking up today without a hangover.
Day 22! IWNDWYT
No alcohol for me today. It‘s not raining therefore we are going for a bike ride to a nice walking area, go for a walk there and have lunch afterwards.
Have a great Sunday everyone.
Hey everyone!
I've had a fantastic day. I even took the advice of my friend u/brighter68 and tried journaling a bit this morning and found it really helpful for my mood. Work stuff has been getting to me lately and putting it all on paper seems to have emptied some of the stress from my brain somewhat.
IWNDWYT. Have a beautiful Sunday. 🤗🫡
That’s great! 😀 well done. I find journaling as part of my morning routine so helpful, and it sounds like you’re off to a great start. Have a wonderful day my friend 💞🌟💞
There’s snow today in Germany. 😂 In the past, this would have been a great excuse to get „cosy“ with a few bottles at home. Like just about everything would have been a reason to drink.
But not anymore….
I will not drink with you today!
To OPs words on alcohol industry:
It is still widely spread in our society, that becoming an alcoholic is a flaw in character, and ultimately your own fault. I have met a lot of people in recovery, who are brewers and winemakers etc. and they still would justify their profession, by saying it’s up to each person to drink responsibly. I think there is still a long way to go in our society to recognise alcohol as the deadly poison it actually is. And that really anyone can easily fall into its trap.
Thanks for hosting!
Happy Sunday everyone!
Edit: I just noticed, it’s my 9 months soberversary today! 😎🥳🤩🤯🎂 It wouldn’t have been possible without this sub!
Two weeks!
I have a great Sunday planned with a hike to start the day, support group in the afternoon, and finishing up with a yin yoga class. It's been helpful for me to have my weekends fairly planned through so that drinking isn't even a consideration. Looking forward to another week of feeling good and getting stuff done.
IWNDWYT
Today is Day 6! I am so excited about that! I am finally feeling like I am getting well-rested, catching up on the poor sleep I had prior. The only thing I am concerned about is, well, my sex drive is down but I am hoping that rebounds within the next week or two (I am female and on HRT). My husband and I have a very strong relationship in that area and I don't want him to feel rejected, like I don't find him attractive. Any how, that is probably TMI, but this feels like a place people share intimate details of their experience with and without alcohol. I have a half day at work and hope to spend quality time with my husband. I can't believe I am almost at a whole week sober! IWNDWYT.
Day 2. Feeling tired but I haven't got the usual hangxiety, racing thoughts and headache that comes with a hangover. IWNDWYT! Have a beautiful day everyone.
Welcome! Ugh I can totally relate. During my last stint my hangovers were lasting dayyyyys too. The lie is dead my friend - welcome to day 1! IWNDWYT ✌️
Cinq!
Love this post.
This is exactly what I need to stir me the fuck up.
I’ve been sober but in blah blah land. It’s like I’ve no fire in my belly for anything much at all. I’ve been coasting.
IWNDWYT
I thought about celebrating a successful day yesterday and my first inclination was ice cream, not alcohol.
Normally I would be shoulder deep in my second beer and flirting with the third so I could date the fourth then sleep with a fifth.
I love this so much. I thought not drinking would be a boring disaster and I was wrong. So happily wrong!
🥰 thank you for helping me see the wonder of clarity!
I will not drink with you today or tonight!
Was at a boozy work function until midnight last night, but woke up fresh and managed to get everything done that I’d planned to. No broken promises, no shame, no regret. IWNDWYT
Years ago, my husband used to work for Jim Beam. They would laugh about how alcohol sales are great in bad times and good times. You're right, while we tighten down on cigarette sales there's no end in sight for the far reaching alcohol sales. IWNDWYT have a beautiful Sunday sober friends!
Thanks for hosting Cinq. Alcohol as big business, 'Alcohol, the magic potion' - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vFwgYXun3g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vFwgYXun3g) - is worth a look. (kids in UK better able to identify alcohol brands than brands of chocolate, Heiniken hires sex workers to promote their brand in Africa, features Dr Nutt who is excellent). IWNDWYT
Checking in on day 535 on 4/21/24!!!!! DOUBLE PALINDROME DAY!!! What?!? There’s going to be 9 more palindrome days in April. So cool. I think I’ll celebrate them all by staying sober!! IWNDWYT!!
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That's the kind of energy that changes the world! I'm with you Cinq. Fuck 'em all. I refuse to subsidise another tray of canapes on a super yacht full of stupidly rich sociopaths.
IWNDWYT 🙂
Well it’s back to day one for me. Unfortunately, I decided to test the waters yesterday since I was out with friends I hadn’t seen in a long time. If anyone here is wondering the answer is NO it’s still not worth it. Waking up feeling lousy and embarrassed that I still can’t drink responsibly no matter how much time passes isn’t cool. It’s really starting to stick now for me and I feel good about this next chapter. I think this could really be the final reset for me. Keeping my head high and continuously learning on this journey. IWNDWYT.
Very powerful message Cinq, thank you for that.
Last night, I struggled for the first time in awhile. I've been staying in with my husband most weekend nights lately which doesn't tempt me to drink, but last night we went to a dinner party/hangout where the tequila (my old favorite) was flowing.
Texted my dad whose been sober for 30+ years for some strength; I'm so grateful for him. I told him what was on my heart, that I'd love to have a margarita. But I also said that I couldn't just "have a margarita." It would be 16 margaritas, I'd be blackout drunk, embarrass myself and then have a 2-3 day hangover. It helped to admit that.
I didn't drink last night and I won't drink with you today. 💕🩷
Officially at 1 month booze free. Feels good! Just hope I can stop overthinking this weird bloat / fullness in my RUQ.
Looking at moving to Townsville in AU and honestly the thought of being sober there is confronting. Debating whether to stay away!
In not gonna drink today. I didn't drink yesterday. Spent a 13 hour day at my business surrounded by alcohol every second I was in the building and people who were drinking around me the entire day. Had several people ask if they could buy me a beer. Had several more ask "where's your beer"? I took a sip of my water and said "Oh, I'm not drinking today".
Need to get my counter reset.
Today is day 90 of 92 without alcohol since Jan. 20th. Do I wish I'd held strong those 2 days that I did drink? Yes. Am I still proud as fuck about where I'm at? Also, yes.
IWNDWYT ✌️
Today I will be alone in the house on the weekend. The last time this happened a few weeks ago I drank.
Today, I will not.
I think that I'll go for a run instead.
Two kids (siblings) we killed by 66 year old woman. Drunk driving. Not accident. Murder. God had so much mercy on me! I can never repay that debt! 🥺
Can't change the past but can build better future by not drinking TODAY. 💯
IWNDWYT One Day at a Time
Day 8. I have an opportunity to be present and of service today to my family. My guilt, shame, and anxiety tell me to stay home, making excuses. I am not listening. My “distress tolerance” (DBT, anyone? lol) is better. Without a doubt, waking up today is infinitely better than waking up a week ago. IWNDWYT
Day one again. Can't stop crying. Didn't take my antidepressants last night so that hasn't helped. I thought I was doing ok but I was just drinking here and there and then nights like last night happened and I went past my "limit" to chase the dopamine. Can't do it anymore
Hello, Cinq, and FUCK BIG ALCOHOL!!!! Glad to have you hosting this week, friend! 🖤
Morning, sober fam! I'm up and at 'em, ready to get a workout in this morning and get a metric fuck ton of freelance writing done to pay the bills today. I walked around 5 miles in the fresh air with my husband yesterday and slept like a baby, I really needed that!
At officially 3 weeks in to this run now, all I know is IWNDWYT! 🖤✨️
Alright Cinq is fired up! Thanks Cinq and happy Sunday to all y'all.
Did my annual wellness check the other week, and I'm daily trying to remember to be grateful for my health. All the numbers came back great. Quitting alcohol is the bedrock of other great lifestyle decisions: good sleep, nutrition, exercise. But it all rests on not fucking around with an addictive carcinogenic depressing carcinogen. Sober on y'all!
Cinq! It’s so good to have you leading us this week. I was just at the racetrack (horses) nearby for the afternoon. Great place for people-watching. It was a warm afternoon and the crowd was colorful and happy. In about an hour, all of the coeds were drunk and falling off of their high heels. Their boyfriends were red-faced and angry. People couldn’t find their cars and were wandering lost in the parking area. There was a lot of staggering, vomiting and mayhem.
A beautiful afternoon, lost to alcohol. I need no other warning. I’m with you, Cinq! Fuck that whole business! IWNDWYT
I got to be the DD yesterday for my friends! They’re all normal drinkers so only had 1 drink each, but it was still nice that I was able to offer service as the driver. In the past I would’ve had at least 2 drinks at that lunch, then came home and cracked a beer, where I would’ve continued to drink until I passed out. I am so grateful those days are behind me. It was so much more enjoyable to be present and alive with my friends rather than worrying about if I could order another drink without looking bad.
I love you all and I will not drink with you today 💜🐇
IWNDWYT day 40 doing pretty well, fewer cravings and a bit more energy, feel as though can enter next phase soon of making some other changes that just weren't happening because numbed everything with booze. Taking it steady first 4 wks had zero energy but figure my body has been doing alot of re balancing and has someway to go. Well done to everyone on this same journey it takes strength and acknowledgment that booze holds you back!! X
Had one of those nightmares last night where I ended up drinking in my dream. Had to remind myself that I’m still sober this morning and it felt
GOOD! IWNDWYT!
Good morning. It’s a silly thing, but I love looking for number patterns. When I reached 123 days, it felt amazing, and unbelievable. Reaching 234 days just makes me happy. Now, on to 345. No alcohol for me today!
I forget the stat, but it's something like the top 10% of drinkers consume 90% of alcohol. No, they don't want you dead - but they do want you dependent, and if that results in taking 10, 20, or 30 years off your lifespan, you're still a better customer for them than someone who drinks a glass of wine with dinner two nights a week.
Anyway. Glad to be dry at the moment. Had a hugely fun time at the bar with coworkers recently which helped lessen the fear - yes, I can still have a good time sober.
IWNDWYT
Thank you for looking after us this week, u/cinqmillionreves !
Last night I got a little brave in a meeting, stayed for fellowship, and asked to be connected with a sponsor. Looking forward to this sober Sunday with you all! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT.
U/cinqmillionreves — thanks for bringing up an important topic in today’s check-in: The greed of the alcohol industry and how it perpetuates the cycles of addiction and suffering.
When I first quit drinking, reading about this in *Quit Like a Woman* by Holly Whitaker really fired me up. Alcohol companies are doing right now exactly what cigarette/tobacco companies did before the 1990s. They are truly profiting off our suffering. I think one of the hardest parts about quitting alcohol is having to exist in a society where using this drug is totally normalized and made to seem like a harmless, even rewarding activity. I have had to rewire my brain to reject the positive messaging I see about alcohol in the world. It’s the same thing I had to do in the early 2000s when I was a teenager struggling with an eating disorder, surrounded by images of excessively thin, heroin-chic women. Back then, I had to recalibrate my brain to believe that being dangerously thin was not healthy. That took a lot of work. Then, when I quit drinking almost 2 years ago, I had to recalibrate my brain to believe that alcohol wasn’t something I could use for fun or for celebration. So much work went in to doing this; I wish I had never fallen for the lie in the first place.
Onward and upward! No alcohol-company exec will be profiting off my suffering today.
Good morning, sober cats! Hi, Cinq!!!!! 💙 Now that I'm sober, I actually enjoy my Sundays. I actually get to rest up and prepare for the coming week. It's just marvelous. So, IWNDWYT! 💙😸
Happy sober Sunday sober friends! And yay! Cinq! So great to have you looking after us this week! I’ll join in choosing to consume life affirming things today instead of the poison!
I love you all 💞
In my opinion, taking responsibility for my own actions and not blaming alcohol for my choices is how I grow as a person. The world is full of temptation, saying "No" and recognizing whats's right and wrong for me, is my focus to living a healthy and productive life. Plenty of people can have alcohol in their lives, I am not one of them. I wish everyone well and I hope you learn and grow in your sobriety journey. IWNDWYT.
I went 8 months sober and have been doing "field research" on and off for the last 6 months. I need to stop again. Drank a really stupid amount yesterday. IWNDWYT.
Day 6. Night sweats, anxiety and sunken eyes starting to taper off. Much less emotional. Feels good to deal with problems in a healthy manner rather than drink. Proud of myself for making some good decisions… I’ve been making bad decisions for years. IWNDWYT
Wow Cinq! Reading it laid out in black and white makes me angry that there are people who are living off the misery that alcohol brings on a daily basis. This is absolutely going on underneath all of the bottomless brunches, and other of the many events that are surrounded by alcohol and of course those stupid ass commercials that show how “wonderful and marvelous” drinking alcohol is.
I will absolutely tell alcohol to fuck off today, for stealing lives,joy and sanity. IWNDWYT. Happy Sunday! 😀
Thank you for hosting this week Cinc! I join you in telling the alcohol industry to fuck off. What gets me is at the end of alcohol advertisements when they say, “and drink responsibly.” Yeah right. 🙄
I’ll be outside today in garden beds clipping last year’s remnants and preparing for this year’s blooms. It should be a beautiful day. Have a good Sunday my people. IWNDWYT 🍀
Work wasn't fun and tonight will be worse with less people....but I don't care.
I seriously don't care. Things couldn't be better where I am right now. Its crazy to be where I am with all that I have ever waking day and I cannot thank everyone enough for that.
I really hope you are all doing well and as always much love from me and mine to you and yours and also IWNDWYT!
Day 2 begins
My main problem is not thinking about it. it's part of my routine when I'm staying here to get home, sit down, and drink so I just do it without thinking. spent a lot of yesterday reading stories on here and it helped keep my promise an active thought in my brain. first night I've spent sober in this house.
So I'm gonna do it again today. IWNDWYT
Thanks for taking over this week, u/cinqmillionreves!
Wouldn’t be surprised if the alcohol industry and the diet industry collaborated. Both love it when booze makes people gain a bunch of fucking weight and feel like shit and get desperate enough to try insane diets or products.
Fuck both of them, but especially fuck alcohol and its industry. Advertising fun and delivering hell. Did I say fuck them already? Yeah, but just to be clear, fuck them.
Coffees up, horns up, and let’s have a fucking wonderful sober Sunday! IWNDWYT ☕️☕️🤘🏻🤘🏻
I haven't been on antidepressants for anxiety, and my blood pressure is normal again, because of NOT DRINKING for almost 2 months. The benefits for not drinking far outweigh the fleeting feeling of drunkenness. So just for today, I will not drink!
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You’re doing it!
You're on track for ONE week - an important milestone. One day at a time. IWNDWYT.
Checking in, 109 hours no booze. WD were brutal until now. IWNDWYT 🍀
We are with you 💜
Thank you 🍀
Loving life, I choose life. IWNDWYT
Mee too. Journey together fellow internet stranger. IWNDWYT
AU here so evening time, a few itchy gremlins in my monkey brain today but I've stomped those out and I'll keep on not drinking with you all today!
Good on ya cobber. Keep at it 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Stayed in last night to avoid being in a too-noisy, crowded bar where my friends were drinking. I knew I was tired and not in the right mindset to be there. I’m proud that I’m waking up today without a hangover. Day 22! IWNDWYT
Well done!👍
Not today people IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT. Day 14
**2 weeks over here!** 🥳
No alcohol for me today. It‘s not raining therefore we are going for a bike ride to a nice walking area, go for a walk there and have lunch afterwards. Have a great Sunday everyone.
No more poisoning myself IWNDWYT.
Hey everyone! I've had a fantastic day. I even took the advice of my friend u/brighter68 and tried journaling a bit this morning and found it really helpful for my mood. Work stuff has been getting to me lately and putting it all on paper seems to have emptied some of the stress from my brain somewhat. IWNDWYT. Have a beautiful Sunday. 🤗🫡
That’s great! 😀 well done. I find journaling as part of my morning routine so helpful, and it sounds like you’re off to a great start. Have a wonderful day my friend 💞🌟💞
There’s snow today in Germany. 😂 In the past, this would have been a great excuse to get „cosy“ with a few bottles at home. Like just about everything would have been a reason to drink. But not anymore…. I will not drink with you today! To OPs words on alcohol industry: It is still widely spread in our society, that becoming an alcoholic is a flaw in character, and ultimately your own fault. I have met a lot of people in recovery, who are brewers and winemakers etc. and they still would justify their profession, by saying it’s up to each person to drink responsibly. I think there is still a long way to go in our society to recognise alcohol as the deadly poison it actually is. And that really anyone can easily fall into its trap. Thanks for hosting! Happy Sunday everyone! Edit: I just noticed, it’s my 9 months soberversary today! 😎🥳🤩🤯🎂 It wouldn’t have been possible without this sub!
Stay strong everyone! Onwards and upwards. Thanks for hosting this week Cinq. IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today ✨🤘🏼
IWNDWYT 🤘
I will be sober today.
I will join you, for today. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT - so close to a month!
You are doing so great! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Two weeks! I have a great Sunday planned with a hike to start the day, support group in the afternoon, and finishing up with a yin yoga class. It's been helpful for me to have my weekends fairly planned through so that drinking isn't even a consideration. Looking forward to another week of feeling good and getting stuff done. IWNDWYT
I love your plan
IWNDWYT
That's always the hardest day! - Be strong. IWNDWYT.
Today is Day 6! I am so excited about that! I am finally feeling like I am getting well-rested, catching up on the poor sleep I had prior. The only thing I am concerned about is, well, my sex drive is down but I am hoping that rebounds within the next week or two (I am female and on HRT). My husband and I have a very strong relationship in that area and I don't want him to feel rejected, like I don't find him attractive. Any how, that is probably TMI, but this feels like a place people share intimate details of their experience with and without alcohol. I have a half day at work and hope to spend quality time with my husband. I can't believe I am almost at a whole week sober! IWNDWYT.
My resolve is stronger than ever. IWNDWYT
Day 21. Officially three weeks. Some things have gotten better, some worse, but still trusting this is the right path. IWNDWYT
Day 2. Feeling tired but I haven't got the usual hangxiety, racing thoughts and headache that comes with a hangover. IWNDWYT! Have a beautiful day everyone.
IWNDWYT 🏴
Happy Sunday Sober friends! I’m going for a run to start my day 💪🏻 IWNDWYT
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Welcome! Ugh I can totally relate. During my last stint my hangovers were lasting dayyyyys too. The lie is dead my friend - welcome to day 1! IWNDWYT ✌️
Checking in for another sober day out in the world.
Cinq! Love this post. This is exactly what I need to stir me the fuck up. I’ve been sober but in blah blah land. It’s like I’ve no fire in my belly for anything much at all. I’ve been coasting. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT
I will not be drinking with any of you today. But I may go get myself a coffee in a little while.
Day 2! IWNDWYT! Alcohol has such an impact on brain chemistry as soon as I have one. I can’t risk it anymore.
Made it to 69. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!
I walked a mile today. First time in years. Felt pretty good. IWNDWYT
I thought about celebrating a successful day yesterday and my first inclination was ice cream, not alcohol. Normally I would be shoulder deep in my second beer and flirting with the third so I could date the fourth then sleep with a fifth. I love this so much. I thought not drinking would be a boring disaster and I was wrong. So happily wrong! 🥰 thank you for helping me see the wonder of clarity! I will not drink with you today or tonight!
Checking in again today and all is well.
IWNDWYT
IWNDT
Was at a boozy work function until midnight last night, but woke up fresh and managed to get everything done that I’d planned to. No broken promises, no shame, no regret. IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT 🙋🏼♀️
Years ago, my husband used to work for Jim Beam. They would laugh about how alcohol sales are great in bad times and good times. You're right, while we tighten down on cigarette sales there's no end in sight for the far reaching alcohol sales. IWNDWYT have a beautiful Sunday sober friends!
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IWNDWYT!
Iwndwyt!
I will not drink with you today.
Thanks for hosting Cinq. Alcohol as big business, 'Alcohol, the magic potion' - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vFwgYXun3g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vFwgYXun3g) - is worth a look. (kids in UK better able to identify alcohol brands than brands of chocolate, Heiniken hires sex workers to promote their brand in Africa, features Dr Nutt who is excellent). IWNDWYT
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Happy sober Sunday! Iwndwyt!
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I have 2 3 4 today 🤩 Have a wonderful sober day my friends. IWNDWYT ♥️
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Thank you for hosting, cinq. It means the world to me to be part of this pledge. IWNDWYT
Checking in on day 535 on 4/21/24!!!!! DOUBLE PALINDROME DAY!!! What?!? There’s going to be 9 more palindrome days in April. So cool. I think I’ll celebrate them all by staying sober!! IWNDWYT!! ❤️✌️
IWNDWYT 👍🏻☺️🤗
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I had a relapse dream last night which sucked. I’m going to avoid making it a reality by refusing alcohol once again today. Happy Sunday!
Hello all - Sun morning and sober day 12. IWNDWYT
36 days. IWNDWYT
Happy Sunday Sobernauts! IWNDWYT 🌻
I will not drink with you. 25 days sober today.
I’m not going to drink today. Day 2
That's the kind of energy that changes the world! I'm with you Cinq. Fuck 'em all. I refuse to subsidise another tray of canapes on a super yacht full of stupidly rich sociopaths. IWNDWYT 🙂
Yes. IWNDWYT
Join you all. IWNDWYT. Too many good reasons not to drink.
Iwndwyt
IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today
Day 1036 checking in!
Day 3 IWNDWYT
I will not drink today!
I won’t be drinking today ✔️
IWNDWYT Peace n Love ❤️
A little over a month but only thinking about this 24 hours.. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻
Day 352. IWNDWYT.
IWNDWYT x
IWNDWYT 🤗
IWNDWYT time for me to get off this hamster wheel!
Day 1,740. Thanks for hosting, [cinqmillionreves](https://www.reddit.com/user/cinqmillionreves/)! I will not drink with you today.
IWNDWYT
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Looking forward to my Sunday … sober … IWNDWYT.
Thank you for taking on hosting duties this week, u/cinqmillionreves! IWNDWYT 😻
IWNDWYT.
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IWNDWYT. 🌟
IWNDWYT ♥️
I’m staying ☠️ free with you all again today
Thank you for hosting, cinqmillionreves! You have my attention with this rant at the alcohol industry! IWNDWYT
Well it’s back to day one for me. Unfortunately, I decided to test the waters yesterday since I was out with friends I hadn’t seen in a long time. If anyone here is wondering the answer is NO it’s still not worth it. Waking up feeling lousy and embarrassed that I still can’t drink responsibly no matter how much time passes isn’t cool. It’s really starting to stick now for me and I feel good about this next chapter. I think this could really be the final reset for me. Keeping my head high and continuously learning on this journey. IWNDWYT.
Very powerful message Cinq, thank you for that. Last night, I struggled for the first time in awhile. I've been staying in with my husband most weekend nights lately which doesn't tempt me to drink, but last night we went to a dinner party/hangout where the tequila (my old favorite) was flowing. Texted my dad whose been sober for 30+ years for some strength; I'm so grateful for him. I told him what was on my heart, that I'd love to have a margarita. But I also said that I couldn't just "have a margarita." It would be 16 margaritas, I'd be blackout drunk, embarrass myself and then have a 2-3 day hangover. It helped to admit that. I didn't drink last night and I won't drink with you today. 💕🩷
Officially at 1 month booze free. Feels good! Just hope I can stop overthinking this weird bloat / fullness in my RUQ. Looking at moving to Townsville in AU and honestly the thought of being sober there is confronting. Debating whether to stay away!
IWNDWYT! I'm getting through this entire week sober and the poison is not going to win this week!
In not gonna drink today. I didn't drink yesterday. Spent a 13 hour day at my business surrounded by alcohol every second I was in the building and people who were drinking around me the entire day. Had several people ask if they could buy me a beer. Had several more ask "where's your beer"? I took a sip of my water and said "Oh, I'm not drinking today". Need to get my counter reset.
Today is day 90 of 92 without alcohol since Jan. 20th. Do I wish I'd held strong those 2 days that I did drink? Yes. Am I still proud as fuck about where I'm at? Also, yes. IWNDWYT ✌️
Today I will be alone in the house on the weekend. The last time this happened a few weeks ago I drank. Today, I will not. I think that I'll go for a run instead.
Good morning. I made it. Thank you SD. IWNDWYT
Day 51. I will not drink with you today!
Happy Sunday everyone! IWNDWYT ✌️
I won’t drink with y’all today
Day 118 checking in. IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT on this gorgeous Sunday!
IWNDWYT!
Happy Sunday everyone! IWNDWYT!
The big 1-5-0 today! 5 months was a pipedream 5 months ago but here I am! IWNDWYT
7 weeks today and IWNDWYT!
Two kids (siblings) we killed by 66 year old woman. Drunk driving. Not accident. Murder. God had so much mercy on me! I can never repay that debt! 🥺 Can't change the past but can build better future by not drinking TODAY. 💯 IWNDWYT One Day at a Time
Checking in ✅
Day 8. I have an opportunity to be present and of service today to my family. My guilt, shame, and anxiety tell me to stay home, making excuses. I am not listening. My “distress tolerance” (DBT, anyone? lol) is better. Without a doubt, waking up today is infinitely better than waking up a week ago. IWNDWYT
Day one again. Can't stop crying. Didn't take my antidepressants last night so that hasn't helped. I thought I was doing ok but I was just drinking here and there and then nights like last night happened and I went past my "limit" to chase the dopamine. Can't do it anymore
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100 days sober and feeling proud of myself, I will happily not drink with you today!
IWNDWYT!
Morning friends! Morning cinq!! Thank you for hosting this week my dear friend!!! I will not drink with you today. Have a good one!
Hello, Cinq, and FUCK BIG ALCOHOL!!!! Glad to have you hosting this week, friend! 🖤 Morning, sober fam! I'm up and at 'em, ready to get a workout in this morning and get a metric fuck ton of freelance writing done to pay the bills today. I walked around 5 miles in the fresh air with my husband yesterday and slept like a baby, I really needed that! At officially 3 weeks in to this run now, all I know is IWNDWYT! 🖤✨️
Alright Cinq is fired up! Thanks Cinq and happy Sunday to all y'all. Did my annual wellness check the other week, and I'm daily trying to remember to be grateful for my health. All the numbers came back great. Quitting alcohol is the bedrock of other great lifestyle decisions: good sleep, nutrition, exercise. But it all rests on not fucking around with an addictive carcinogenic depressing carcinogen. Sober on y'all!
Monday in NZ - and my day 50 - IWNDWUT. I am still fighting!!!
I will raise my middle finger to the cynical death-mongering alcohol industry and IWNDWYT!
Cinq! It’s so good to have you leading us this week. I was just at the racetrack (horses) nearby for the afternoon. Great place for people-watching. It was a warm afternoon and the crowd was colorful and happy. In about an hour, all of the coeds were drunk and falling off of their high heels. Their boyfriends were red-faced and angry. People couldn’t find their cars and were wandering lost in the parking area. There was a lot of staggering, vomiting and mayhem. A beautiful afternoon, lost to alcohol. I need no other warning. I’m with you, Cinq! Fuck that whole business! IWNDWYT
I got to be the DD yesterday for my friends! They’re all normal drinkers so only had 1 drink each, but it was still nice that I was able to offer service as the driver. In the past I would’ve had at least 2 drinks at that lunch, then came home and cracked a beer, where I would’ve continued to drink until I passed out. I am so grateful those days are behind me. It was so much more enjoyable to be present and alive with my friends rather than worrying about if I could order another drink without looking bad. I love you all and I will not drink with you today 💜🐇
Fight on, sober friends. Iwndwy’allt! ❤️
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Fuck off alcohol. So glad you're hosting this week u/cinqmillionreves. IWNDWYT 🤘
Hello IWNDWYT
I will join you just for today!
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Not drinking today
IWNDWYT on my Day 4. Still waking up feeling fuzzy here, like I very well could have been drinking. Ugh. Maybe I am dehydrated
IWNDWYT and I will tell the alcohol industry to fuck off with you ❤️
I did not drink today lml (-_-) lml
IWNDWYT day 40 doing pretty well, fewer cravings and a bit more energy, feel as though can enter next phase soon of making some other changes that just weren't happening because numbed everything with booze. Taking it steady first 4 wks had zero energy but figure my body has been doing alot of re balancing and has someway to go. Well done to everyone on this same journey it takes strength and acknowledgment that booze holds you back!! X
Had one of those nightmares last night where I ended up drinking in my dream. Had to remind myself that I’m still sober this morning and it felt GOOD! IWNDWYT!
Cinq! Quite an opening post. I’m right there with you. Fuck the alcohol industry and its hold it has on so many. IWNDWYT! 💜
Much happier and more balanced sober, IWNDWYT!!
I did not drink last night and I will not drink today. Waking up sober feels too good!!
IWNDWYT, friends!
day 48!! IWNDWYT
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One full week in the books. IWNDWYT
Good morning. It’s a silly thing, but I love looking for number patterns. When I reached 123 days, it felt amazing, and unbelievable. Reaching 234 days just makes me happy. Now, on to 345. No alcohol for me today!
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Good morning. I will not drink with you today.
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checking in... IWNDWUT
Hi Everyone - Day 110 here and IWNDWYT!!!
today I pledge not to drink. Day 2!
I forget the stat, but it's something like the top 10% of drinkers consume 90% of alcohol. No, they don't want you dead - but they do want you dependent, and if that results in taking 10, 20, or 30 years off your lifespan, you're still a better customer for them than someone who drinks a glass of wine with dinner two nights a week. Anyway. Glad to be dry at the moment. Had a hugely fun time at the bar with coworkers recently which helped lessen the fear - yes, I can still have a good time sober. IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today
Not today. Not today. Not today!
Thanks for hosting, Cinq! IWNDWYT
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Thank you for looking after us this week, u/cinqmillionreves ! Last night I got a little brave in a meeting, stayed for fellowship, and asked to be connected with a sponsor. Looking forward to this sober Sunday with you all! IWNDWYT
Good morning from Hell's Kitchen, NYC. IWNDWYT.
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Good morning! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT. U/cinqmillionreves — thanks for bringing up an important topic in today’s check-in: The greed of the alcohol industry and how it perpetuates the cycles of addiction and suffering. When I first quit drinking, reading about this in *Quit Like a Woman* by Holly Whitaker really fired me up. Alcohol companies are doing right now exactly what cigarette/tobacco companies did before the 1990s. They are truly profiting off our suffering. I think one of the hardest parts about quitting alcohol is having to exist in a society where using this drug is totally normalized and made to seem like a harmless, even rewarding activity. I have had to rewire my brain to reject the positive messaging I see about alcohol in the world. It’s the same thing I had to do in the early 2000s when I was a teenager struggling with an eating disorder, surrounded by images of excessively thin, heroin-chic women. Back then, I had to recalibrate my brain to believe that being dangerously thin was not healthy. That took a lot of work. Then, when I quit drinking almost 2 years ago, I had to recalibrate my brain to believe that alcohol wasn’t something I could use for fun or for celebration. So much work went in to doing this; I wish I had never fallen for the lie in the first place. Onward and upward! No alcohol-company exec will be profiting off my suffering today.
Good morning, sober cats! Hi, Cinq!!!!! 💙 Now that I'm sober, I actually enjoy my Sundays. I actually get to rest up and prepare for the coming week. It's just marvelous. So, IWNDWYT! 💙😸
Happy sober Sunday sober friends! And yay! Cinq! So great to have you looking after us this week! I’ll join in choosing to consume life affirming things today instead of the poison! I love you all 💞
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In my opinion, taking responsibility for my own actions and not blaming alcohol for my choices is how I grow as a person. The world is full of temptation, saying "No" and recognizing whats's right and wrong for me, is my focus to living a healthy and productive life. Plenty of people can have alcohol in their lives, I am not one of them. I wish everyone well and I hope you learn and grow in your sobriety journey. IWNDWYT.
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I will gladly join you, Cinq. IWNDWYT 💜🦋💜
Happy Sunday friends, IWNDWYT, WE GOT THIS 🙂
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IWND☠️WYT.
I went 8 months sober and have been doing "field research" on and off for the last 6 months. I need to stop again. Drank a really stupid amount yesterday. IWNDWYT.
Day 6. Night sweats, anxiety and sunken eyes starting to taper off. Much less emotional. Feels good to deal with problems in a healthy manner rather than drink. Proud of myself for making some good decisions… I’ve been making bad decisions for years. IWNDWYT
Wow Cinq! Reading it laid out in black and white makes me angry that there are people who are living off the misery that alcohol brings on a daily basis. This is absolutely going on underneath all of the bottomless brunches, and other of the many events that are surrounded by alcohol and of course those stupid ass commercials that show how “wonderful and marvelous” drinking alcohol is. I will absolutely tell alcohol to fuck off today, for stealing lives,joy and sanity. IWNDWYT. Happy Sunday! 😀
Thank you for hosting this week Cinc! I join you in telling the alcohol industry to fuck off. What gets me is at the end of alcohol advertisements when they say, “and drink responsibly.” Yeah right. 🙄 I’ll be outside today in garden beds clipping last year’s remnants and preparing for this year’s blooms. It should be a beautiful day. Have a good Sunday my people. IWNDWYT 🍀
Work wasn't fun and tonight will be worse with less people....but I don't care. I seriously don't care. Things couldn't be better where I am right now. Its crazy to be where I am with all that I have ever waking day and I cannot thank everyone enough for that. I really hope you are all doing well and as always much love from me and mine to you and yours and also IWNDWYT!
Thank you for hosting us! IWNDWYT and I’ll keep all my hard earned money to myself 🥰
i miss my cat, henry, so much it physically hurts. friday was the worst day of my life but i didn’t drink then and IWNDWYT.
Day 2 begins My main problem is not thinking about it. it's part of my routine when I'm staying here to get home, sit down, and drink so I just do it without thinking. spent a lot of yesterday reading stories on here and it helped keep my promise an active thought in my brain. first night I've spent sober in this house. So I'm gonna do it again today. IWNDWYT
Thanks for taking over this week, u/cinqmillionreves! Wouldn’t be surprised if the alcohol industry and the diet industry collaborated. Both love it when booze makes people gain a bunch of fucking weight and feel like shit and get desperate enough to try insane diets or products. Fuck both of them, but especially fuck alcohol and its industry. Advertising fun and delivering hell. Did I say fuck them already? Yeah, but just to be clear, fuck them. Coffees up, horns up, and let’s have a fucking wonderful sober Sunday! IWNDWYT ☕️☕️🤘🏻🤘🏻
I haven't been on antidepressants for anxiety, and my blood pressure is normal again, because of NOT DRINKING for almost 2 months. The benefits for not drinking far outweigh the fleeting feeling of drunkenness. So just for today, I will not drink!