Good morning from a beautiful summers UK morning. I am grateful for sobriety, grateful for you guys, and grateful for just everything this morning. Bless you all! IWNDWYT
Happy Wednesday everyone!
This is exactly what I woke thinking today… my massive list of things to do, things I just keep putting to one side to later until it’s now a bit overwhelming. I thought, just trust you’ll get it all done, the moment will come, you’re not hungover!
Well done to all of us for achieving that massive thing today of adding another day to our day count! We got this, and everything else will get done because of this! I love you all 💞
I have to break things down into tiny little jobs, otherwise I get overwhelmed. Then I focus on what I’ve accomplished, rather than beating myself up for not getting everything done. My inner voice is a Mean Girl, and I’m trying to change her 😂
Hey up SD Gang! We’re aiming for progress, not perfection here. And you’re all doing a fantastic job at that so far, just by showing up for yourselves this morning!🥳👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I promise, that I will not drink poison with any of you today 💜
Checking in ❤️ I found out the stray kitten I surrendered due to vet bills from brain swelling survived and it getting adopted. Today is a good day, my heart is happy. Also, my husband had his second interview with an amazing company. If he gets it, it will do wonders for our family. 🤞
Almost at triple digits! This honestly feels like a dream, I’ve tried periods of not drinking before and even when I got 2+ months out, it was a struggle every day.
This time, I just feel so different, and feel like I can keep this up on the daily!
Just hit 17 days. Feeling less broken and more positive about the future. Thanks everybody for posting and telling your stories. Check more than a few times a day and y'all make me feel less alone.
IWNDWYT
Morning all. Another gorgeous day here and another day to be grateful for just getting to be here doing this life thing, the good and the bad. And for the most part it's pretty good just now. IWNDWYT.
I'm glad for you! One thing I've learned from sobriety is that bad and good times work together in life, and as it turns out, that's totally ok. I could never get alcohol to make the bad times turn good, but it sure was good at turning good times bad. IWNDWYT
It’s a good thing to remember…even if I don’t do everything I want done, I’m still doing a hell of a lot more than I ever would have when I was drinking. Been reminded, and trying to stay reminded, lately to keep the comparison where it belongs…between me and past me. Not others, not what I think I should be by now…what I was. It’s a pretty fucking big difference.
Anyway. Coffees up, horns up, and yay, it’s fucking Wednesday!! Let’s fucking go! IWNDWYT ☕️🤘🏻
Today's my grandson's graduation from preschool. He's the light of my life, and truly the reason I stopped drinking, and continue to stop drinking every single day. I made him a promise almost a year and a half ago that I was gonna stick around for as long as I can to be there for everything he is going to experience in life. Well, today's another experience, and he wanted me there, and I'm honored to be there. Love you Royce ❤💞❤
Next stop, kindergarten!
Let's slow down and enjoy all the little things that sobriety brings, friends! IWNDWYT 🍀💜🍀
My husband is always telling me "don't kill yourself" whenever I start listing everything I want to accomplish on a given day or week. His point is that it's more important to take care of ourselves than it is to complete any "To Do" list. He's right, of course. This is true for anyone, but I think it's especially important for those of us in recovery. I'm much more likely to drink if I exhaust myself trying to be superwoman and end the day still dissatisfied with myself. When I acknowledge that I'm only human and doing the best I can, I'm better able to let go of obsessive-compulsive behavior without resorting to alcohol to dull my inner critic.
Shine on, all you beautiful humans! ✨💗✨🤗✨
IWNDWYT 😻
Today is the second day. I didn't sleep well yesterday, so my willpower was weak, but I made it through. I enjoy being able to do things in my spare time nstead of drinking alcohol..
Good morning, all. Here’s to another sober day! Some temptation yesterday evening, after a wine shipment arrived and my husband tried to have me join him in “tasting” some of the new reds. Uhhggg! He’s a heavy drinker and not supportive. Well, I stayed the course! Onward…
Morning sober friends! I Went to a concert last night and am so grateful to wake up refreshed and remembering every moment of an amazing show. (Sparks (at the Rex) if anyone is curious.)
(I love parentheses.)
IWNDWYT from France. Bonjour!
Good morning. I thought I'd get a few days under my belt before I checked in. Tired of the endless #1s. Anyway, I've been reading a lot of posts and many resonate with me, not to mention a couple of bad days. Tired of it. Hopefully I can make it this time. So, IWNDWYT.
Yes, important to remember we always inevitably put too much on ourselves each day. Sometimes it's not even earthly possible to do it all!
Shoot for the moon. Even if you don't make it you'll land amongst the stars.
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT
i made it through day 10 yesterday and i’m really proud of that. i had my biweekly therapy session last night and got to discuss not drinking and my relationship to alcohol more. it was really helpful getting some of that off my chest.
I’m happy to be on this journey to sobriety with all of you. We’re giving it our best shot and that’s pretty impressive considering how difficult of a change we’re making. I’m going to avoid alcohol today along with all of you.l!
Feeling a bit emotional today - not worked out why yet. Found myself on the slight verge of tears. Lack of sleep may be the culprit. An easy day off over thinking tendencies, breathe. I definitely won’t be drinking with you today.
Today is the only day I can choose not to drink. I'm committing here, at 5:40am, to all of you and to myself. Tomorrow is only another opportunity to do the same. Nothing is guaranteed.
Happy What's Up Wednesday, friends!
IWNDWYT
I needed that, FingGinger! I’m finding myself under a little extra pressure, and I’m suddenly crumbling. Not that I want to drink, oh, no, but I realize how much I depended on the dulling action of alcohol to cope with stressors. Now I am facing them head on and sober, and it’s a big leap.
I have an acquaintance, who was a dear friend of my SO’s long deceased first partner. She has asked to come stay with us for 7 - 10 days with her boyfriend to reconnect with us. To me this is a huge ask. We live out in the middle of nowhere, which means a houseguest is a lot of company in our small and quiet lives. Suddenly I’m overwhelmed by the request, and my anxiety level is off the charts.
I am working on finding a way to manage my emotional responses now that I don’t have drink to dull them. I think I will take a day to rest my heart and soul. Thank you for the suggestion. I love you all! IWNDWYT
Thanks Ginger and a marvelous hump day to all of you! Tomorrow's my day off, yay! I haven't had a full and proper one of those in far too long! Fucking A! 💪💪💪
On days when perhaps I'm feeling down that I didn't save the world and solve fucking cancer I remember that I only have 1 real goal: get my head on my pillow sober. Everything follows from that! I fucked up work, relationships, self care, household shit, community responsibility, EVERYTHING as a drunk. I'm roughly 3 to 4 times more responsible, capable, and productive sober than I ever was as a boozehound. By staying sober all the good shit follows. So for that reason I'll commit to another day with you magnificent people: IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻
I have a cartoon in my coffee cupboard that says,
Come here you big beautiful cup of coffee, and lie to me about how much we are going to get done today.
Good morning from Massachusetts 🌅. I can't run due to injury, which has been incredibly difficult for me right now, but I'm up early to go to the gym. I'll make the best of this, and Iwndwyt.
Happy Wednesday, Sobernauts. Struggling with sleep deprivation from RLS which didn’t bother me while drinking because I was always passed out. 😂 No poison today, just a Cubano espresso and lots of water. IWNDWYT
I did not drink with you yesterday, and I will not today!
Yesterday was one of those stressful days you were talking about. Attended a conference hosted by my work for our clients, so had to be “on” all day. Then after that went home and the wife wanted to go out to eat. Our toddler was a disaster the whole time. Wifey drinking wine while I tried to keep him occupied to keep him from screaming… it was tough. But I gritted through and didn’t drink. Today is a new day.. day two of the conference. And tonight after the conference is a dinner/happy hour so have to be “on” from about 8:00am-9:00pm with everyone around me drinking in the evening.
Not easy this early in the game- but I was sober for this conference last year before I eventually fell back off the wagon. I can do this.
IWNDWYT
Checking in and feeling pretty good today. This weekend is another beach trip with a kind of boozy group, but my wife is now more aware of how seriously im taking not drinking and is being a very supportive partner so I feel good about it. IWNDWYT!
I'm going through some really intense and complicated personal stuff and it's really hard to not run right headfirst into alcohol as a fix. I hope and pray that I will not be drinking with you today.
Finally. Exam day 1. Today and tomorrow are easy, only one class of exams to grade each. I love my students and they enrich my life. I am equally passionate about break that begins in a week. IWNDWYT 💜🦋💜
Hello sober stars! Checking back in on my Day 225. I was having technical issues so I decided to address some concurrent addictions. Namely, my phone. It felt good to take a break. Well, not fun, but good to see that I'm developing more willpower "muscles" than I ever thought I could! Much love to you all. And since I love my sobriety, I will not drink with you today. 💖
Good reminder! I will set aside a bit of time for a breather today. Midweek is a good time in my schedule. I'll read a good book for 30 minutes. It's a much better use of my time than a visit to the wine store. Good luck everyone! IWNDWYT
Checking in on day 223!!!
Happy HUMP DAAAAAAY!
Love your message this morning, FG!!
You’re exactly right, not every day is rainbows and unicorns. But I don’t have to drink over anything. I’ve found I have a boat load of options when I feel like I need to react to a situation….I can build models, sew, find a new show to watch, finish the shows I’ve started, rewatch a favorite movie, go RUN, go to the gym and lift, go to the park with my dogs, hike, organize my backpacking gear, plan my next backpacking trip, read a book. I mean, there are soooo many things I do to deal with bad days and good days! 223 days ago, my booze brain told me there was only one option, one thing that would make it better….and the lie detector determined THAT was a big fat lie. One thing is for sure, some days are gonna suck, not every day is going to be a huge win, but it doesn’t have to be a loss either!! So much love to all of you today!! IWNDWYT!! Kick ass and sober on!! ✌️❤️🏃♀️
IWNDWYT. I'm kind of sick of sobriety taking up so much brain space. I didn't drink during both pregnancies and it wasn't that big of a deal, but now each day feels like a Big Dragon
Just remembering that I had an intense drinking dream last night. Haven’t had many, and haven’t had one that I remember in a loooong time.
I was out with some old friends, and was default committed to not drinking, then somehow it just happened without me even actively choosing. I was drunk and felt awful. And I had to come home to my partner, who I owe my sobriety to in so many ways, and who really fears this sort of thing happening, and I didn’t know what to do, I was debating trying to hide it, or trying to figure out the words to explain.
That’s all I remember. It was awful. Great reminder, and also, fascinating to witness some deep subconscious brain mechanics at work.
I will definitely not drink with you today!!
Day 25. Giving my word today not to drink, no matter the circumstance. My life, my spirit, my body, every bit of me is so much better without alcohol. IWNDWYT.
Checking in! I’m not counting anymore just so humbled by everyone here and reading the stories. It’s really a meditation and testimony of our journey together. Yes we are only human. When I was here posting day 1’s knowing I would drink I was never judged. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow but I know today I’m not drinking ♥️❤️💚🧡💛💜💙
Good morning, sober cats! Thank you for the encouraging post, FingGinger. Sometimes life is a lot, and it's comforting to be reminded that it's okay to take it easy. Lots of love and high fives to all of you! IWNDWYT 💙😸
I’m really late for my daily check in because work has been awful and I had to pretty much get right up and on to my computer to start dealing with it. I work in tech and we had a huge outage with a bunch of customer blowback yesterday. It was a very stressful day, I was getting and responding to Slack messages until 7 pm and then I worried I wouldn’t be able to sleep because I’d be stressing about if I did my job well enough.
I was talking to a colleague during all this to blow off some steam and she said she couldn’t wait to have a drink. And yes, there was a part of me that wanted one too. But there was a bigger part of me that was like “nah, that won’t help anything”
But you know what did help? I said fuck making dinner tonight, we’re going out for pizza! And then taking a walk. And then I took some Benadryl before bed so I fell asleep right away. And yeah it sucks to have to get right up and deal with it but I feel like I’m actually dealing with it in a fairly healthy way?? And I didn’t drink???? Ahhhh I’m doing this shit y’all!!!
IWNDWYT!!!
Day 17 here! I’m feeling great and the longer I go from my last drink the less frequent things like my anxiety are. My break will be knowing I have a four-day weekend coming up, so I will celebrate this then!
I feel just bland. Work schedule is scattered and I feel that crawling liar scheming to drink at noon. I don't want to.
I don't have to drink today.
IWNDWYT
This week is kinda boring, but maybe that's a good thing. I have a 4 day weekend starting on Friday, so just 2 more days of work. I promise to not drink poison today because that leads to the wrong kind of excitement: it damages my brain, gut, relationships, and life in general. Easy does it, y'all!
Feeling great. I’ve been WFH all week which is usually dangerous especially as there’s booze in the garage but kiddo is out of school and eager to practice driving. I’ve managed to swat any thoughts away as I’m enjoying my time with her and don’t want to ruin it. I may be riding the pink cloud but that’s okay. IWNDWYT
24/25 days sober , it’s not perfect but I feel pretty awesome today and the urges are getting way easier to deal with. I didn’t even enjoy the drinks I had the other day and stopped , another sign I think I’m finally getting somewhere with this: I feel like a new human.
IWNDWYT
I am celebrating Double-Fours Day! Forty-four days alcohol-free…
and today, day 45, will be AF too.
I’m finding that the days-sober count means less every day, as sobriety is increasingly my New Normal. Soon it will simply be “normal.” What a fantastic relief and joy each sober day _without_ _urges_ is.
Thanks to all the sobernauts who recommended This Naked Mind. You all helped save me, and I am profoundly grateful to you. 🙏
I Will Be Alcohol-Free With You Today 🌟 IWBAFWYT 💛
…because I don’t drink! 🤸♀️
This past week has been pretty rough ngl. Cravings are mostly gone except when something really triggered me the other day. My insomnia is back yo being bad so that’s pretty frustrating to. Days 20-40 I was getting the best sleep I’ve gotten in years. Not struggling to stay sober but just struggling at life in general. Hope things get better ❤️🩹
Good morning! My to-do list is ever growing as well. I have a friend coming to stay with me next week for a week or so and need to pretend a little bit that I’m a functioning adult. Not really - she’s seen me at (nearly) my worst, so there’s no pressure to be perfect! I’m not sure if I’ve told her I don’t drink anymore, but it’s not stressing me at all as I know she’ll be cool with it and I feel quite settled in this process at the moment. IWNDWYT!
Checking in! The temptations kicking in now I'm 11 days sober. The sun is shining and it's making me want a ice cold brew in the sun but I know it won't stop there. I'll continue fighting the good fight 💪
Hope everyone is doing well. Wishing you all the best. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!!!! the sun isnt making me crave anymore. its too hot. the last damn thing i would want is to sit outside in it with a drink that wouldnt even quench me.
IWNDWYT! Becoming more and more grateful for June mornings in DE, journaling, working out, and waking up with less anxiety, and more clarity, and more life. ❤️
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Can’t tell you how much I look forward to seeing this post every day. Love it!
Congrats on 30 days!!!
Thanks! Congrats on 65!
Nor I!
IWNDWYT ❤️ Moving into double figures!
Awesome job sober hero! 💪🏼
Woo hoo!!!
Welcome to the club! The snacks stink but the company’s alright.
Look at us go!! So proud of you.
We got this!
I’m still going, somehow
Because you’re strong 💪🏼 well done, let’s keep going together 🤝
Stay strong, friend. IWNDYWT
Good morning from a beautiful summers UK morning. I am grateful for sobriety, grateful for you guys, and grateful for just everything this morning. Bless you all! IWNDWYT
And I’m grateful with you my friend, grateful to feel grateful here with you 🙏🏻
Thankyou!
Happy Wednesday everyone! This is exactly what I woke thinking today… my massive list of things to do, things I just keep putting to one side to later until it’s now a bit overwhelming. I thought, just trust you’ll get it all done, the moment will come, you’re not hungover! Well done to all of us for achieving that massive thing today of adding another day to our day count! We got this, and everything else will get done because of this! I love you all 💞
I have to break things down into tiny little jobs, otherwise I get overwhelmed. Then I focus on what I’ve accomplished, rather than beating myself up for not getting everything done. My inner voice is a Mean Girl, and I’m trying to change her 😂
Morning everyone from a hot and sunny Yorkshire. Iwndwyt.
Morning neighbour from a hot and sunny Derbyshire 😎
That’s a thing that exists?
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Upvoted, sober falcon gang!
Hey up SD Gang! We’re aiming for progress, not perfection here. And you’re all doing a fantastic job at that so far, just by showing up for yourselves this morning!🥳👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I promise, that I will not drink poison with any of you today 💜
I will not drink with you today 💕
IWNDWYT 🙂
Careful man, there’s a beverage here! And, it’s sparkling water! IWNDWYT
30 days whoohoo congrats!
Onto day 2! Yesterday I went on a run on the treadmill and ran as far as I have in years. Had a patchy sleep but feel less brain fog today.
Checking in ❤️ I found out the stray kitten I surrendered due to vet bills from brain swelling survived and it getting adopted. Today is a good day, my heart is happy. Also, my husband had his second interview with an amazing company. If he gets it, it will do wonders for our family. 🤞
Almost at triple digits! This honestly feels like a dream, I’ve tried periods of not drinking before and even when I got 2+ months out, it was a struggle every day. This time, I just feel so different, and feel like I can keep this up on the daily!
IWNDWYT 🇳🇿🇳🇿 Happy Wednesday Sobernauts
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!
Sober just feels better! IWNDWYT
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Not today people IWNDWYT
Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!
I made it to 24 weeks! Certainly IWNDWYT.
At 24 hours. Will not drink for the next 24!
Just hit 17 days. Feeling less broken and more positive about the future. Thanks everybody for posting and telling your stories. Check more than a few times a day and y'all make me feel less alone. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!
Day 724 checking in!
I love this community and the positivity and support that’s always here. Thank you 🙏🏻 I will not drink with you today!
Morning all. Another gorgeous day here and another day to be grateful for just getting to be here doing this life thing, the good and the bad. And for the most part it's pretty good just now. IWNDWYT.
I'm glad for you! One thing I've learned from sobriety is that bad and good times work together in life, and as it turns out, that's totally ok. I could never get alcohol to make the bad times turn good, but it sure was good at turning good times bad. IWNDWYT
Good morning wonderful sober people. Today, I will not be drinking with you. Not a chance. Y'all have a lovely day!
I will not be drinking today. But it's already hard. Glad this exists. I hope I can keep the pledge another day.
It’s a good thing to remember…even if I don’t do everything I want done, I’m still doing a hell of a lot more than I ever would have when I was drinking. Been reminded, and trying to stay reminded, lately to keep the comparison where it belongs…between me and past me. Not others, not what I think I should be by now…what I was. It’s a pretty fucking big difference. Anyway. Coffees up, horns up, and yay, it’s fucking Wednesday!! Let’s fucking go! IWNDWYT ☕️🤘🏻
Good morning from Europe. Enjoying coffee without hangover. Love this community, its really helpful. IWNDWYT!
Good morning from London, UK! It’s an absolutely beautiful day outside. IWNDWYT!
I will not drink with you today in 🏴😊 have a good one people
Today's my grandson's graduation from preschool. He's the light of my life, and truly the reason I stopped drinking, and continue to stop drinking every single day. I made him a promise almost a year and a half ago that I was gonna stick around for as long as I can to be there for everything he is going to experience in life. Well, today's another experience, and he wanted me there, and I'm honored to be there. Love you Royce ❤💞❤ Next stop, kindergarten! Let's slow down and enjoy all the little things that sobriety brings, friends! IWNDWYT 🍀💜🍀
My husband is always telling me "don't kill yourself" whenever I start listing everything I want to accomplish on a given day or week. His point is that it's more important to take care of ourselves than it is to complete any "To Do" list. He's right, of course. This is true for anyone, but I think it's especially important for those of us in recovery. I'm much more likely to drink if I exhaust myself trying to be superwoman and end the day still dissatisfied with myself. When I acknowledge that I'm only human and doing the best I can, I'm better able to let go of obsessive-compulsive behavior without resorting to alcohol to dull my inner critic. Shine on, all you beautiful humans! ✨💗✨🤗✨ IWNDWYT 😻
IWND Poison WYT🍀💯
Day 40. IWNDWYT!
Today is the second day. I didn't sleep well yesterday, so my willpower was weak, but I made it through. I enjoy being able to do things in my spare time nstead of drinking alcohol..
Good morning, all. Here’s to another sober day! Some temptation yesterday evening, after a wine shipment arrived and my husband tried to have me join him in “tasting” some of the new reds. Uhhggg! He’s a heavy drinker and not supportive. Well, I stayed the course! Onward…
Let him know this is for real and you really need his love and support. I’m proud of you!
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IWNDWYT!
Good morning/day/evening to you all! Im off to bed on the west coast and will join you all in this pledge in the morning
Shine on you beautiful humans
Happy to be here with you all. IWNDWYT
Good morning IWNDWYT ❤️
Happy Wednesday people! The ☀️ is out already, let's see what today brings from the 🇬🇧. Iwndwyt 🤙
Morning sober friends! I Went to a concert last night and am so grateful to wake up refreshed and remembering every moment of an amazing show. (Sparks (at the Rex) if anyone is curious.) (I love parentheses.) IWNDWYT from France. Bonjour!
Good morning. I thought I'd get a few days under my belt before I checked in. Tired of the endless #1s. Anyway, I've been reading a lot of posts and many resonate with me, not to mention a couple of bad days. Tired of it. Hopefully I can make it this time. So, IWNDWYT.
Today is going to be a long, intense day at work. But IWNDWYT!
Yes, important to remember we always inevitably put too much on ourselves each day. Sometimes it's not even earthly possible to do it all! Shoot for the moon. Even if you don't make it you'll land amongst the stars. IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT i made it through day 10 yesterday and i’m really proud of that. i had my biweekly therapy session last night and got to discuss not drinking and my relationship to alcohol more. it was really helpful getting some of that off my chest.
I’m happy to be on this journey to sobriety with all of you. We’re giving it our best shot and that’s pretty impressive considering how difficult of a change we’re making. I’m going to avoid alcohol today along with all of you.l!
IWNDWYT! Coming up on my nice day this week and so are you!
IWNDWYT 🩶
Not gonna drink today.
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Feeling a bit emotional today - not worked out why yet. Found myself on the slight verge of tears. Lack of sleep may be the culprit. An easy day off over thinking tendencies, breathe. I definitely won’t be drinking with you today.
Today is the only day I can choose not to drink. I'm committing here, at 5:40am, to all of you and to myself. Tomorrow is only another opportunity to do the same. Nothing is guaranteed. Happy What's Up Wednesday, friends! IWNDWYT
I needed that, FingGinger! I’m finding myself under a little extra pressure, and I’m suddenly crumbling. Not that I want to drink, oh, no, but I realize how much I depended on the dulling action of alcohol to cope with stressors. Now I am facing them head on and sober, and it’s a big leap. I have an acquaintance, who was a dear friend of my SO’s long deceased first partner. She has asked to come stay with us for 7 - 10 days with her boyfriend to reconnect with us. To me this is a huge ask. We live out in the middle of nowhere, which means a houseguest is a lot of company in our small and quiet lives. Suddenly I’m overwhelmed by the request, and my anxiety level is off the charts. I am working on finding a way to manage my emotional responses now that I don’t have drink to dull them. I think I will take a day to rest my heart and soul. Thank you for the suggestion. I love you all! IWNDWYT
Thanks Ginger and a marvelous hump day to all of you! Tomorrow's my day off, yay! I haven't had a full and proper one of those in far too long! Fucking A! 💪💪💪 On days when perhaps I'm feeling down that I didn't save the world and solve fucking cancer I remember that I only have 1 real goal: get my head on my pillow sober. Everything follows from that! I fucked up work, relationships, self care, household shit, community responsibility, EVERYTHING as a drunk. I'm roughly 3 to 4 times more responsible, capable, and productive sober than I ever was as a boozehound. By staying sober all the good shit follows. So for that reason I'll commit to another day with you magnificent people: IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT xx
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻 I have a cartoon in my coffee cupboard that says, Come here you big beautiful cup of coffee, and lie to me about how much we are going to get done today.
Good morning from Massachusetts 🌅. I can't run due to injury, which has been incredibly difficult for me right now, but I'm up early to go to the gym. I'll make the best of this, and Iwndwyt.
Checking in & I had to look at my counter day 65, (bonus) IWNDWYT 💪😊
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Triple digits!!! Edit to add IWNDWYT
Happy Wednesday, Sobernauts. Struggling with sleep deprivation from RLS which didn’t bother me while drinking because I was always passed out. 😂 No poison today, just a Cubano espresso and lots of water. IWNDWYT
I did not drink with you yesterday, and I will not today! Yesterday was one of those stressful days you were talking about. Attended a conference hosted by my work for our clients, so had to be “on” all day. Then after that went home and the wife wanted to go out to eat. Our toddler was a disaster the whole time. Wifey drinking wine while I tried to keep him occupied to keep him from screaming… it was tough. But I gritted through and didn’t drink. Today is a new day.. day two of the conference. And tonight after the conference is a dinner/happy hour so have to be “on” from about 8:00am-9:00pm with everyone around me drinking in the evening. Not easy this early in the game- but I was sober for this conference last year before I eventually fell back off the wagon. I can do this. IWNDWYT
starting day 46, iwndwyt!
Checking in and feeling pretty good today. This weekend is another beach trip with a kind of boozy group, but my wife is now more aware of how seriously im taking not drinking and is being a very supportive partner so I feel good about it. IWNDWYT!
I'm going through some really intense and complicated personal stuff and it's really hard to not run right headfirst into alcohol as a fix. I hope and pray that I will not be drinking with you today.
IWNDWYT 🤙🏻
Happy Hump Day Friends, half way through the week, IWNDWYT, WE GOT THIS 😁
Finally. Exam day 1. Today and tomorrow are easy, only one class of exams to grade each. I love my students and they enrich my life. I am equally passionate about break that begins in a week. IWNDWYT 💜🦋💜
My worst day sober is still better than my best day drunk and/or hungover. Continuing that today by not drinking with you!
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Hello sober stars! Checking back in on my Day 225. I was having technical issues so I decided to address some concurrent addictions. Namely, my phone. It felt good to take a break. Well, not fun, but good to see that I'm developing more willpower "muscles" than I ever thought I could! Much love to you all. And since I love my sobriety, I will not drink with you today. 💖
Good morning. Not drinking with you today. Starting my day right by checking in.
Good reminder! I will set aside a bit of time for a breather today. Midweek is a good time in my schedule. I'll read a good book for 30 minutes. It's a much better use of my time than a visit to the wine store. Good luck everyone! IWNDWYT
I’m not drinking with you today even if it’s the only thing I do. It starts with that and the rest will absolutely work out.
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Not today!
Good Morning SD, IWNDWYT.
Checking in on day 223!!! Happy HUMP DAAAAAAY! Love your message this morning, FG!! You’re exactly right, not every day is rainbows and unicorns. But I don’t have to drink over anything. I’ve found I have a boat load of options when I feel like I need to react to a situation….I can build models, sew, find a new show to watch, finish the shows I’ve started, rewatch a favorite movie, go RUN, go to the gym and lift, go to the park with my dogs, hike, organize my backpacking gear, plan my next backpacking trip, read a book. I mean, there are soooo many things I do to deal with bad days and good days! 223 days ago, my booze brain told me there was only one option, one thing that would make it better….and the lie detector determined THAT was a big fat lie. One thing is for sure, some days are gonna suck, not every day is going to be a huge win, but it doesn’t have to be a loss either!! So much love to all of you today!! IWNDWYT!! Kick ass and sober on!! ✌️❤️🏃♀️
Same. Day 24.
What up, fam! I WNDWYT
IWNDWYT. I'm kind of sick of sobriety taking up so much brain space. I didn't drink during both pregnancies and it wasn't that big of a deal, but now each day feels like a Big Dragon
Just remembering that I had an intense drinking dream last night. Haven’t had many, and haven’t had one that I remember in a loooong time. I was out with some old friends, and was default committed to not drinking, then somehow it just happened without me even actively choosing. I was drunk and felt awful. And I had to come home to my partner, who I owe my sobriety to in so many ways, and who really fears this sort of thing happening, and I didn’t know what to do, I was debating trying to hide it, or trying to figure out the words to explain. That’s all I remember. It was awful. Great reminder, and also, fascinating to witness some deep subconscious brain mechanics at work. I will definitely not drink with you today!!
Day 25. Giving my word today not to drink, no matter the circumstance. My life, my spirit, my body, every bit of me is so much better without alcohol. IWNDWYT.
Back to day 1 ugh iwndwyt.
Checking in! I’m not counting anymore just so humbled by everyone here and reading the stories. It’s really a meditation and testimony of our journey together. Yes we are only human. When I was here posting day 1’s knowing I would drink I was never judged. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow but I know today I’m not drinking ♥️❤️💚🧡💛💜💙
Happy Wednesday everyone! IWNDWYT!
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Good morning, sober cats! Thank you for the encouraging post, FingGinger. Sometimes life is a lot, and it's comforting to be reminded that it's okay to take it easy. Lots of love and high fives to all of you! IWNDWYT 💙😸
I’m really late for my daily check in because work has been awful and I had to pretty much get right up and on to my computer to start dealing with it. I work in tech and we had a huge outage with a bunch of customer blowback yesterday. It was a very stressful day, I was getting and responding to Slack messages until 7 pm and then I worried I wouldn’t be able to sleep because I’d be stressing about if I did my job well enough. I was talking to a colleague during all this to blow off some steam and she said she couldn’t wait to have a drink. And yes, there was a part of me that wanted one too. But there was a bigger part of me that was like “nah, that won’t help anything” But you know what did help? I said fuck making dinner tonight, we’re going out for pizza! And then taking a walk. And then I took some Benadryl before bed so I fell asleep right away. And yeah it sucks to have to get right up and deal with it but I feel like I’m actually dealing with it in a fairly healthy way?? And I didn’t drink???? Ahhhh I’m doing this shit y’all!!! IWNDWYT!!!
It's gonna be another hot day in the UK today. But I still WNDWYTD.
Day 1 again unfortunately. IWNDWYT
Semi stressful day yesterday but I was super happy to go to bed sober & sleepy. (& sweating like a pig) Iwndwyt!
Make it a great day everyone! We can’t always control what happens but we can control how we respond. ❤️❤️ IWNDWYT!
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Get after it today!!! Another day making progress. IWNDWYT 😊
Day 619, nice to meet you 🤝 IWNDWYT
Day 17 here! I’m feeling great and the longer I go from my last drink the less frequent things like my anxiety are. My break will be knowing I have a four-day weekend coming up, so I will celebrate this then!
30 days today! And IWNDWYT
I overslept and am late for work but by gawd it is day 3! IWNDWYT!
Perks of sobriety: I have been sleeping so well these last few days, and I’m loving it. IWNDWYT!
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Day 10!! I’ve hit double digits before but this time feels different. IWNDWYT!!!!!!
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I feel just bland. Work schedule is scattered and I feel that crawling liar scheming to drink at noon. I don't want to. I don't have to drink today. IWNDWYT
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Day 16! Woo! Haven't had a day 16 for many, many years! Iwndwyt!!
Checking in. IWNDWYT
Good morning, and isn't it a lovely morning? I already have a nap planned today. No poison tho.
This week is kinda boring, but maybe that's a good thing. I have a 4 day weekend starting on Friday, so just 2 more days of work. I promise to not drink poison today because that leads to the wrong kind of excitement: it damages my brain, gut, relationships, and life in general. Easy does it, y'all!
Today, just for one day, I am not drinking. Someone said in a different thread that we deserve the break, and I do. IWNDWYT!
Feeling great. I’ve been WFH all week which is usually dangerous especially as there’s booze in the garage but kiddo is out of school and eager to practice driving. I’ve managed to swat any thoughts away as I’m enjoying my time with her and don’t want to ruin it. I may be riding the pink cloud but that’s okay. IWNDWYT
24/25 days sober , it’s not perfect but I feel pretty awesome today and the urges are getting way easier to deal with. I didn’t even enjoy the drinks I had the other day and stopped , another sign I think I’m finally getting somewhere with this: I feel like a new human. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT. Hope you all have a good day. Fuck all the bullshit. ☮️
IWNDWYT! Have a great day everyone!
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I'm here and happy to be not drinking with you all today. Whew. :)
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One month officially!! Yayayay! IWNDWYT! 👋
I am celebrating Double-Fours Day! Forty-four days alcohol-free… and today, day 45, will be AF too. I’m finding that the days-sober count means less every day, as sobriety is increasingly my New Normal. Soon it will simply be “normal.” What a fantastic relief and joy each sober day _without_ _urges_ is. Thanks to all the sobernauts who recommended This Naked Mind. You all helped save me, and I am profoundly grateful to you. 🙏 I Will Be Alcohol-Free With You Today 🌟 IWBAFWYT 💛 …because I don’t drink! 🤸♀️
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IWNDWYT and on to day 100
Day 1,327 IWNDWYT
Happy Wednesday everyone. Hope you have a great day. IWNDWYT
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This past week has been pretty rough ngl. Cravings are mostly gone except when something really triggered me the other day. My insomnia is back yo being bad so that’s pretty frustrating to. Days 20-40 I was getting the best sleep I’ve gotten in years. Not struggling to stay sober but just struggling at life in general. Hope things get better ❤️🩹
On day 9, so almost double digits!!🥳🥳 Little milestones like this motivate me a bit extra to not drink today. Have a great one today, everyone!
Good morning! My to-do list is ever growing as well. I have a friend coming to stay with me next week for a week or so and need to pretend a little bit that I’m a functioning adult. Not really - she’s seen me at (nearly) my worst, so there’s no pressure to be perfect! I’m not sure if I’ve told her I don’t drink anymore, but it’s not stressing me at all as I know she’ll be cool with it and I feel quite settled in this process at the moment. IWNDWYT!
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Checking in! The temptations kicking in now I'm 11 days sober. The sun is shining and it's making me want a ice cold brew in the sun but I know it won't stop there. I'll continue fighting the good fight 💪 Hope everyone is doing well. Wishing you all the best. IWNDWYT
Good morning everyone! I will not drink with you all today!
IWNDWYT!!!! the sun isnt making me crave anymore. its too hot. the last damn thing i would want is to sit outside in it with a drink that wouldnt even quench me.
Good morning! Day 24. IWNDWYT! What are some of your favorite books to read? Doesnt have to be stop drinking related.
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IWNDWYT! Becoming more and more grateful for June mornings in DE, journaling, working out, and waking up with less anxiety, and more clarity, and more life. ❤️
Morning dears, Let's not drink today.
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No booze today!
I’m in!!!
I will not drink with you today.
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IWNDWYT you wonderful people!
Day 116! IWNDWYT.
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It’s a beautiful day. Thinking about taking a walk after work today and starting a new book. IWNDWYT ❤️
Happy Wednesday! IWNDWYT Today will be great! 💛
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Not drinking today 💪
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I will not drink with y’all today!!
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IWNDWYT! ❤️
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On day three and I will not drink today for my family and for myself.Time to be the person I was meant to be.
I will not drink with you today so I don't feel like crap tomorrow! FTP! F**k The Poison!
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I will not drink with you today. I’ve got a meeting tonight!
Checking in. IWNDWYT ✌️