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Cake day: March 8th, 2025
  • scott_anon_21@lemmy.catoStop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-In for Thursday March 26th, Just for Today - We are NOT Drinking!English
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    2 days ago

    It makes me happy to read these updates with your self-reflection. It helps me gain insight or sometimes ticks boxes for things that correspond for me. Committing to a regular daily activity level is helping me feel better about myself. About two weeks ago I started doing an “easy” 15 minute routine someone shared with me on YouTube. I try to do it every morning and while I still can’t do the whole thing start to finish, take breaks and a day off here and there to give my body a break… that’s okay. Reintroducing cycling indoors and stretching in the evenings to give me something to do. Boredom is certainly one of my “triggers”.

    Thank you for continuing to share. IWNDWYT

  • scott_anon_21@lemmy.catoStop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-In for Friday March 20th, Just for Today - We are NOT Drinking!English
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    7 days ago

    Good for you. Keep sticking with it. The sleep cycle and related energy does indeed work itself out based on my experience but as said, your system is recalibrating and balancing out. It takes a bit of time.

    For me, I am in my third month and while sleep became more restful towards the end of the first month, it is only in the past couple of weeks that I have been getting solid almost uninterrupted deep sleep. But it is feeling great. Everyone is different.

    I will try to dig up a link to a podcast on addiction that talks about this but what this particular researcher found was that journaling and self-talk about what you like about not drinking and what you don’t like about drinking (actually any form of addictive behaviour you are trying to change not just drinking) really helps to reinforce the positive direction you are heading in.

    IWNDWYT

  • scott_anon_21@lemmy.catoStop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-In for Sunday March 15th, Just for Today - We are NOT Drinking!English
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    13 days ago

    IWNDWYT

    I have been consistent since January 2. Took a bit of time but sleep pattern and quality and length without interruption have improved significantly in the past 3 or so weeks.

    I still desire alcohol from time to time but thinking about HALT the BS (am I Hungry Angry Lonely Tired or Thirsty Bored Stressed or Sad) noted in one of the pinned posts helps me refocus on what I really need to address.

    Another poster noted that ‘micro-connections’, just being somewhere and having some sort of interaction with anyone was an important need for them. That resonated with me. Less resistant to my company’s push for more time physically in the office. I know I am at least equally productive from home but I am realizing that the office provides mental health benefits for me.

    I am also trying to become more intentional with my time online, leading to my adding IWNDST (I Will Not Doom Scroll Today) to my “~daily” posts here. Again to protect my mental health.

    Next up… trying to insert more, and more consistent, physical activity into my day and week. Feels like a stretch goal right now. 😳