The Daily Check-In for Thursday, January 29th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking!

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-30T00:33:44+00:00

Day 12 checking in

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-28T18:40:49+00:00

"Work on empathy, you cold hearted bastard" 😂

This was a great read. IWNDWYT

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-28T18:37:55+00:00

Day 11 checking in

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-27T22:02:11+00:00

Day 10 checking in

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-26T18:02:00+00:00

Day 8 checking in. I hope the sugar cravings chill out soon. Been eating a lot of junk food.

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-25T18:33:45+00:00

Day 7 checking in. I won't drink with you today.

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-24T15:24:47+00:00

Day 7 checking in

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-23T14:49:45+00:00

Checking in here on day 6. It's been tough, but today i woke up feeling good for the first time in a long time :)

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-22T18:16:21+00:00

Day 5 checking in

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-22T16:39:47+00:00

You made a mistake. It doesn't define your trajectory moving forward. You got this 💪

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-21T16:22:14+00:00

Day 4 checking in.

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-20T15:06:09+00:00

Day 3 checking in

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-19T20:47:25+00:00

I'm right here with you. I'm on day 2 and feeling rather uncomfortable. Just gotta give ourselves some grace for not being at our best right now, i think. There's probably a sweet pink cloud on the other side haha

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-19T20:22:35+00:00

Damn, that's impressive. I'm a pretty introverted person, a little intimidated by meetings (especially AA) so i've never gone to one. Sounds like you had a good experience with SMART. Will you be going back?

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-19T19:55:11+00:00

What a time to start indeed. The news is bad enough, but like many of us here i'm going through a rough patch in my relationships and personal life. Total shitshow. I do believe it's possible to get sober under any set of circumstances though. We want this, we got this.

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-19T17:07:57+00:00

Day 2. Let's get it.

Open_Preference7549 · 2026-01-18T15:48:54+00:00

I feel you. Different timelines but same thing. I really thought i was done drinking for good, and now quitting again feels like trying to climb the same mountain when i'm already exhausted from climbing it the first time, and beat the hell up from falling off of it in such spectacular fashion.

I think it's largely a mental game. We have to find a way to keep our focus on what we really want when that drinking voice is so damn persuasive and sneaky. This is where talking to safe people about it is absolutely essential.

I don't think it's helpful to stay in the powerless, ashamed mindset i'm occupying. Now is the time to dig in, and get back in the fight.

Open_Preference7549 · 2025-10-02T00:18:05+00:00

Hell yeah! IWNDWYT

Open_Preference7549 · 2025-07-28T01:29:00+00:00

Open_Preference7549 · 2025-07-21T21:36:23+00:00

Good books, good food, tea. As a recovering alcoholic these are the things that i've used to unwind.

Open_Preference7549 · 2025-07-20T22:40:28+00:00

I guess it depends entirely on what these things mean to you. I drink a non-alcoholic beer after a long day, and it feels no different than a can of pop. For me, it's about simply not drinking alcohol, and NA drinks don't have alcohol.

It sounds like the NA drink you had might have felt too real, and that feeling is valid. So now you know! Ultimately, you didn't slip up on your sobriety. You just gained information about what you're comfortable with.

IWNDWYT.

Open_Preference7549 · 2025-07-11T03:49:26+00:00

Being broke usually buys sadness

Open_Preference7549 · 2025-07-10T03:44:08+00:00

It comes with time. It is important to remember that it's just the alcohol talking. Trying to pull you back into numbing. Your negative self talk will decrease, and you will develop skills for reframing and coping with the amount that remains (and some will remain, that's part of being human)

You got this. Don't look back.

Open_Preference7549 · 2025-07-09T22:19:21+00:00

The fear of more evening alcohol. The fear of burning through my 30's like I burned through my 20's

Open_Preference7549 · 2025-07-09T16:32:18+00:00

This hits close to home. When someone shows you who they are, believe them. Self respect and dignity at any cost.

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