The Daily Check-in for Sunday June 7th - Just For Today, We are NOT Drinking!
10d 17h ago by lemmy.world/u/rosamundi in stopdrinking
Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT, 😁!
We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but we’re here together!
Welcome to the 24 hour pledge! I’m pledging myself to not drinking today, and invite you to do the same. Maybe you’re new to c/stop drinking and have a hard time deciding what to do next. Maybe you’re like me and feel you need a daily commitment or maybe you’ve been sober for a long time and want to inspire others.
It doesn’t matter if you’re still hung over from a three day bender or been sober for years, if you just woke up or have already completed a sober day. For the next 24 hours, let’s not drink alcohol!
Back on the wagon again, I think it's at least 72 plus hours now. I was getting some insane blood pressure and heart rate but now it's actually lower than the standard 120 over 80. HR is finally 100 or less. There were a couple days as I was weaning that I was up to like 140 over 90 with HR of 125. But now I'm closer to under 110 over 65ish. And I even managed to go to the gas station today and get some kind of prebiotic soda instead of a couple tall boys and a handle of cheap vodka. Still bought some damn vuse pods, but one addiction at a time I guess. IWNDWYT
Every day is another chance to try again!
Taking more of a sober curious approach for June just to see how I feel and re-evaluate come July, but fuck yeah, IWNDWYT.
Doing it while still trying to do the stuff I like to do (see DJ sets, live music, hang with my neighbours at the local), and so far it's actually kind of nice! Somehow much chattier, less in my head, still having a good time (though granted this could be more the abstinence from weed than alcohol). Pro and con is getting my little soda water concoctions comped - like, I super appreciate it but I still want to tip folks and only have a card sometimes.
Apologies if any of the above hits wrong for some of you guys - I know others' circumstances around alcohol are way more intense, and that comes with a lot of challenges. But know right now that we're on the same side: not drinking today. Y'all got this and I've got your back.💪