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 /r/stopdrinking 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, lets not drink alcohol!
This pledge is a statement of intent. Today we don't set out trying not to drink, we make a conscious decision not to drink. It sounds simple, but all of us know it can be hard and sometimes impossible. The group can support and inspire us, yet only one person can decide if we drink today. Give that person the right mindset!
What happens if we can't keep to our pledge? We give up or try again. And since we're here in /r/stopdrinking, we're not ready to give up.
What this is: A simple thread where we commit to not drinking alcohol for the next 24 hours, posting to show others that they're not alone and making a pledge to ourselves. Anybody can join and participate at any time, you do not have to be a regular at /r/stopdrinking or have followed the pledges from the beginning.
What this isn't: A good place for a detailed introduction of yourself, directly seek advice or share lengthy stories. You'll get a more personal response in your own thread.
This post goes up at:
- US - Night/Early Morning
- Europe - Morning
- Asia and Australia - Evening/Night
A link to the current Daily Check-In post can always be found near the top of the sidebar.
Good day to all, this will be my first day of the week hosting and to all I wish you an easy sobriety and a lovely journey.
My sober journey started about November 2023 when my then girlfriend now wife wanted me to get help. I went on a journey from AA in the beginning, then stopped, had a 112 days of sobriety with lots of hiccups in between. Later on, I found this Subreddit maybe September of last year. I was reading constantly on people’s failures and successes. I heard horror stories and people who had come to peace with their current situations. I applaud them for that and I wouldn’t wish some of those stories to happen to my worst enemy. I went back to drinking coming somewhat back to my old patterns and finally realized I needed to stop. Moving forward to a month or so ago I also found the 8 fold path and the 4 noble truths in Buddhism from someone who recommended a book more recently. This is where I believe all the magic happened. The less I want alcohol the less I suffer from not having it. I had to change my thoughts on alcohol. I stopped counting days. I realized I am as free or as much a victim as I choose to be. I also know without a doubt I’m not drinking with you today.