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!

  • Vinny_93@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Completely dry through January, been in stone situations where friends would enjoy a good glass of wine or a nice beer and I didn’t partake. It’s fine but I haven’t really noticed any difference in how I feel physically.

    I’ve lost about 4 kilos though.

    It’s kind of a relief to me to find out how easy it is not to drink. (sorry to anyone reading this who has trouble with keeping the bottle at bay). I was sort of afraid to become a bit irritable or give in once someone would ask me what I’d like to drink. Even when we bought a new car for my wife, usually something I’d open any bottle for, I just had a Rivella at dinner and some tea while others shared a bottle of wine.

    I’m still sort of waiting for that crossover point. I think maybe there is a point in the future where not drinking will hit me like a hammer.

    And like I’ve said before, I don’t want to stop drinking altogether. It’s still one of my favourite things to explore what there is out there. I just need to stop drinking during weekdays, having a beer or a glass of wine just for the sake of it. It’s too little to have any noticeable effect anyway and since I like the taste so much, I go through beer bottles quite quickly so having two beers rapidly becomes four and that’s a slippery slope.

    Thanks for reading my wall of text and good luck on your journeys!