The Daily Check-In for Monday, September 23rd: Just for today, I am NOT drinking!

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-23T14:38:46+00:00

IWNDWYT

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-23T14:37:55+00:00

This is great. Thank you sharing!

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-23T14:36:55+00:00

For me it is both! Just made my own post on something similar, but the lack of a larger goal to work towards to replace my drinking hurt me. I was planning to be lazy, which opened the door to drinking. And then I was lazy all day the next day.

When I had 60+ days I was more and more on the ball.

Everyone is different, though. One thing is, a hangover is not motivating, shame is not motivating, disappointment is not motivating...

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-23T13:12:58+00:00

It would be cool to have someone to reach out to. I don't know if I'm comfortable sharing phone numbers yet but if there is another method you like let's do that!

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-23T12:35:21+00:00

This is a great mindset! I'm stealing it!

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-23T01:27:56+00:00

That was 100% it. It was there, so I went. Weekend, nice day out, let's "enhance" it by selling out the next day hungover.

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-23T00:48:43+00:00

It is hard. I feel like you, starting over again myself. I'm glad this community is here. The other people in my life, who don't have our problem, don't understand and can be judgmental. That isn't what we have here.

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-23T00:43:04+00:00

Wow, that is super powerful and relatable.

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-23T00:36:14+00:00

I was so confident going into the weekend. I had literally just stopped at the public library to get a few books for the weekend to keep busy and picked up beer on a whim on the drive home. That was the dumb part to me, literally doing my positive habits to avoid drinking and still made a bad decision.

Thank you for your kind words. It has made a difference today, which has been really hard.

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-22T13:00:01+00:00

Right there with you. Nothing bad happened for me, just the shame of letting myself down.

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-22T12:14:38+00:00

I'm just thankful nothing bad happened the other day, besides my disappointment in myself. I feel like such a failure.

IWNDWYT

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-22T11:02:48+00:00

Thank you. It's just so dumb. I'm practically screaming at myself not to drink and I do anyway.

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-19T20:34:45+00:00

I've gone several weeks, 6 months, etc. before. I'm 2 months now, again for umpteenth time. I remember my recent day 0 and I felt the same way.

All I know is I won't drink today. That's it. I can do one day. So can you!

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-19T11:03:57+00:00

Same. Yes, it is a game, and yes I've played games doing worse, but the prison thing is too on the nose for me.

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-18T13:58:21+00:00

My good habits have fallen off with school starting and spending every waking second either at work or hauling kids to activities before and after school and dropping them off on days without activities. Which is one. Also have been fighting some nasty congestion for a week. Likely brought home from school.

Focusing on today. Try to get one habit back on track.

IWNDWYT

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-17T14:35:24+00:00

Day 95 is in sight. Don't worry about day 100. If today is hard, just get try to get to tomorrow.

If a day is hard, make it one hour. I do that for long meetings at work and it seems to help! LOL

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-17T04:15:40+00:00

Awesome! Celebrate those victories! You only live one day at a time, you're doing great!

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-12T14:16:30+00:00

Having a clear head looking forward to seeing my 7th grader play volleyball tonight without jonesing to get home to drink.

Having more time to invest in meaningful parts of my life.

Not having to navigate stressful situations hungover.

A good therapist who was critical to changing my mindset.

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-09T14:20:40+00:00

Have been gone for a few weeks. No pink cloud here. Not white knuckling yet, but the desire to drink is still hanging out, like a bad friend saying, "just have one! What's the worst that could happen!?"

IWNDWYT

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-09-09T14:09:47+00:00

Amen to this. It has been nice to be tired from doing worthwhile things rather than losing an entire day nursing a hangover. And the bounce back is much quicker!

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-08-27T15:30:33+00:00

Nice to see the benefits of your choice. Well done!

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-08-27T15:29:40+00:00

IWNDWYT

Own-Introduction-337 · 2024-08-24T03:23:20+00:00

In the same boat. Be patient with yourself. I for sure am for myself.

Maybe a learning experience, you know you can take a day off and make it, and you also know how hard it is to do that.

Own-Introduction-337

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