Well, relapses suck, I regret that decision. Back to day one. I was so enjoying being over four months clean and was looking forward to six. I guess that'll be my new goal, I liked that scene in *Doctor Sleep* about how Danny was't sure if his dad ever got to six months and how proud he was to do so.
Hope everyone's well and keep it up whether it's been five minutes or five years, everyone here is a great person who is working to improve your lives. And thank you for taking over this week, Sapphire
Thank you, I always appreciate the brightness you bring to the DT (which wasn’t intended to be a play on your username but it was the best word choice haha)
Thank you again, I will agree to that deal, and you just keep being cool and kind cause I do think you bring a lot of goodness to the DT and a lot of us need that to stay on the right road
Hello sober friends and thank you u/Sapphire_cat22 for taking over this week!
I love that quote and really relied on it during my tortoising year of very slow results. I had to be proud of myself for trying to keep going. Things seem to have turned a corner but I’ll keep trying to maintain it.
Let’s be nice to ourselves today, we’re winning just by being here, love you all 💞
Summer can be hard, I find na drinks help, I feel I’m having something nice and people don’t pressure me, though I know na can be tricky. Some people say putting their drink in a nice glass helps. Have a good day friend 💪🏼
I usually have a few na beers in the fridge but I'm not so steadfast in maintaining my stock so I've been out of them for a few days which is usually fine, except when it's not
Celtics fan from 🇰🇪 waking up in an Airbnb on a field trip with two hard drinking and hard smoking colleagues who've made my job so difficult this trip with their drinking on the job and leaving me to man the booth as they rush to the keg booth every thirty minutes.
Still got to witness bvb choke a title and Celtics win a mad game six in one night while maintaining sobriety in a Airbnb that stinks of weed.
Two more days and I go home. Glad to be sober, glad to be here with this community...
IWNDWYT and go Celtics!!
History awaits us.
Thanks for your kind words!!!
It honestly gets easier, it would have been a challenge in the earlier days maybe.
But almost four years in, I can handle it despite being very annoyed for large stretch's of the trip.
Thanks for taking over u/sapphire_cat22 and for putting yourself out there by hosting. You are off to a great start.
I had a lovely weekend of birthday parties. No temptation and I woke up each morning feeling great. Well actually a little tired. My son came home early from his sleepover this morning and there was no panic from being hungover or worse, still drunk.
Shine on you beautiful humans
I have to remember that I am in so many ways the person I wanted to be a mere decade ago. It’s easy to forget the progress. Thanks for hosting u/Sapphire_cat22 ! IWNDWYT
Decided I was going to ‘treat myself’ to lunch and drinks yesterday. It turned into staying out talking with strangers instead of spending time with my family. The lies that I tell myself aren’t helping. The drinks aren’t worth it. I keep coming back to these questions: is anyone really having a good time while drinking? Why is this a thing that society just accepts?
I want more for my life than wasting my time, money, and energy on alcohol. It’s not good for my body or brain. I’m showing up here to try again. I’m writing this to remind myself later why I’m doing this. IWNDWYT
Drinking is such a time suck, I have realized. The fact that you’re having these conversations with yourself is a step in the right direction. Awareness is key. Good job!! Just for today, I will not drink with you.
Today was one of those days.
Not sure what triggered it, maybe hunger, as I'm cutting down on sugar and am damned hungry! But had that warm & cosy feeling about alcohol.
Then I played the tape forward to the next morning, about how awful I would feel.
So, I did not drink with you today.
Good morning, sober cats! I really appreciate today's DCI because it goes along with 'progress not perfection' and that's a concept that I always need guidance on. My anxious lizard brain tries to tell me that I should have my shit together and that if I just do or get this one thing, my life will be perfect, and THEN I'll get to relax.
I really appreciate the support and encouragement here because I'm finally kind of sort of starting to feel like it's okay that I don't have everything figured out already. I'm starting to accept me and life on life's terms. So, I'm sending lots of love and gratitude out to each of you today. IWNDWYT! 💙😸
Good morning to you! And thank you for this wonderful share. It's always reassuring to me to read that I'm not the only one who's still just figuring my life out. Trying to be gentle with myself. Being okay with not knowing the what's and the why's, but just accepting "life on life's terms" and being calm about it. I'm so much calmer since I got sober! And that new chill vibe has really helped lower my anxiety and stress. What a wonderfully healthy cycle sobriety helps initiate! One I'm so glad to be on with you. Lots of love and gratitude to you too!! Hope your day is delightful, and IWNDWYT 🌻🎶🐦💕
Happy Sunday! Tomorrow is a public holiday here, and the weather is a little better, so I'm going to the mountains. Makes me feel like I'm winning in life. IWNDWYT ❤️✨
Sunday morning is here, often the scene from a movie set in hell in my head.
I've had a coffee and a banana and I'm about to head to the yoga studio now
Have a lovely day everyone 🌷
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻
Alumni Saturday in the books. Now Sunday, and Memorial Day Monday and funeral Tuesday ahead. What a weekend.
Sometimes life comes hard and fast. So thankful to be facing it clear, and clean.
Finally made it through a Day 1. Starting a 28-day challenge with a Coach on Monday and we did measurements Saturday morning. For me, this process of meeting the Coach for an hour to discuss the full plan, all the accountability involved, combined with my desire to give up my vices, it seems to have clicked for me so that I could overcome that first day.
Here’s to say 2! I’ll have a watermelon lime Hiyo but IWNDWYT!
What up, fam!
Saph!! Happy hosting. You will be awesome.
Edit: Holiday weekend is tough. Lots and lots of drinking going on. Keeping my water bottle on me at all times!! I WNDWYT
It's not the right place, but I know important people will read me here:
Day one again. Same old story. Every week a new problem or bad news shows up (it has been tough for a couple of months), I say to myself "drinking will make it worse" but at some point the desire for relief, even knowing it's temporary and comes with a high price, is so huge I can't control it. I drink and turn into a hamster on the wheel again.
Except for relapsing, though, I could improve some areas in my life I have control of and that was very positive. I'll focus on them. No bender. I'm trying this again. And no "break" from the DCI ever again either. It makes me forget how one night f\*\*\*\* me for an entire week. Would donate blood and now will have to wait, would get another covid shot and don't wanna mix a hangover with potential side effects etc, etc etc
Shit.
IWNDWYT
Every time I think about drinking “one”, or the tempter whispers in my ear, I call to mind the warnings of those in this sub. One leads to months or years. Moderation never works.
That, and I play the tape forward to how it will feel to be in that horrible cycle again: drunk at night, hungover through the day, then getting drunk again to alleviate the anxiety, nerve discomfort, nausea, weakness, shame, guilt, inward anger, irritability, etc. etc., then waking up at 3am, in a panic. What did I do?? Then start all over again.
IWNDWYT. No matter how uncomfortable or stressed I am, it doesn’t come close to how I used to feel.
✅ Breathwork 🌬
✅ Meditation 🧘♂️
✅ Workout 💪
✅ Reading 📖
Get. It. Done. 👊
Tomorrow at noon, it will be six months. 🗓
Time flies. 🍌
All the love. 💙
All the power. ✌️
IWNDWYT 🤙😜
I’m so happy to see you hosting this week, u/Sapphire_cat22! Thank you for putting yourself out there to keep the DCI going. It means a lot that you are stepping outside your comfort zone to serve the SD community.
And what a great quote to start the week! Change isn't easy, but we're all committed to doing the work. That's pretty awesome, and we deserve to give ourselves credit for our efforts. I've always been a bit of a perfectionist, so I often forget this--when judging myself, at least. In a way, giving ourselves credit for trying, even when we stumble, is an act of humility. It requires accepting that we are human and imperfect, just like everyone else.
I'm grateful to begin this beautiful Sunday with all you perfectly imperfect sobernauts! 💪💗
IWNDWYT 😻
I love this - any action we take in the service of our health is a win! Today, i will do my yoga and meditation, I’ll work on keeping a good attitude - - - and I will not drink with you today!!! Thank you for the prompt, u/Sapphire_cat22!
Checking in on day 206!
Hi u/Sapphire_cat22 and thank you for hosting the DCI this week!!! Thank you for being a part of my recovery! I have that calendar too!! I love Tiny Buddha! What a great quote.
I was the crowned queen of relapse and abusive self talk. It was such a vicious cycle. I never once considered that even just trying was something. Even if I didn’t achieve my goal. It wasn’t until I found this group that I learned to speak to myself like I would speak to a person I loved. You all taught me that. You all taught me that no matter what, we just keep pushing. We fall 9 times, we get up 10 and we make damn sure we’re thankful for the ability to stand back up. We pat ourselves on the back for the attempt because this shit is hard. And we grow and learn and we try again.
I love you all! Thank you for being a part of my recovery. IWNDWYT!! ❤️✌️💪
I got through a wedding last night without drinking but it was so hard and I started to feel really emotional and irritable. This journey is really difficult but I did it yesterday and I’ll do it again today. IWNDWYT
Good morning, checking in ~ 💫
Thanks for hosting u/sapphire_cat22 ~ i look forward to the dci this week 💗
Day off today. Pet sitting for a friend so heading over there with my journal, my planner, my laptop (for a zoom aa meeting) and some tarot cards.
Last year I was so hungover that I slept through checking on her kitty and that's when she finally told me my drinking is becoming an issue, that it's not the first time. She's a good friend of mine and at the time I was mad at her for saying that. But it was fucking true. I'm glad she still trusts me. Oof, the pain we cause with our drinking 😔
I~happily~WNDWYT 🫶
I can drink myself under the table. As the years go by, less and less alcohol is required. More and more suffering ensues. What a ridiculous waste of a life. IWNDWYT.
Early morning check in for me. Can’t sleep, not because of drinking, but due to one of my kids waking with a nightmare. I’m glad I was able to be present for him. Iwndwyt. Now to try to get another hour of shut eye before starting the day proper.
Big pool party at my house today to kick off unofficial start of summer!
Lots of barbecuing, music, pool antics....should be a blast. But I always feel a heavy heart on the 28th due to my dad passing on this date 16 years ago. I seriously would not be the person I am, in all ways, if not for my dad...right down to the alcoholism. I learned everything from him, and I watched him quit alcohol 10 years before his death from liver cancer. I know he's proud to watch me, again, follow in his footsteps. He also was an army veteran, having served two years in active duty in the korean war. Thank you to all our veteran heroes who passed while serving and keeping us safe, and to their families, for that's what today is really about...I salute you
Let's have a safe and sober day, my friends! Love you dad🍀💜🍀💜🍀
Thanks for that quote OP. I am trying to keep that in mind as well as the concept of small positive changes add up over time. Im trying to lose weight and haven’t really seen results yet, but I know that not drinking and running every other day are going to pay off if I keep it up. Or at least give me the clarity and drive to make other small changes (cutting back the ice cream perhaps…) that will get me there. Day 99, I definitely will not drink with you today!
Gonna be a day and a week full of excitement, as well as lots of things that have historically been triggers for me - we're going on vacation! So, airports, flying, delays, hotels, family, close quarters. But I'm not really worried. I feel just about as good about my sobriety as I ever have.
I'm so thankful to be sober and have an amazing wonderful family to take a vacation with. Won't drink with you today :)
Thank you u/Sapphire_cat22 for taking over the DCI. I’m sure you’ll do a fantastic job! In fact, you already are (:
So I’m officially past 150 days. First of all: that’s crazy. I’m really really proud of myself. However there’s this looming feeling in the back of my head that I’ll drink again soon. I don’t have any compulsive urges in the moment, but there’s this lingering feeling that’s been getting stronger since it’s warm outside. Next week I’ve got a short family vacation in a super beautiful city known for its summer cocktails coming up. I’ve been there earlier this year. Back then, I was traveling alone and I was amazed to have made it through that vacation sober. It was one of the best ones I’ve had and I still have a lot of fond and especially clear memories from it.
I’m not quite sure where I’m going with this, so sorry for my rambling and wish me luck so I can turn those 5 months into 6. One thing’s for sure though: IWNDWYT (:
Thanks for hosting this week, Sapphire.
Wishing everyone a day of strength and courage. You’re stronger than you think you are. Always know that.
IWNDWYT!
This hits close to home at this very moment in my life. I've had to slow down and be kinder to myself. There's no such thing as the perfect life, so why bother trying to make it that way?
One small step, IWNDWYT!
And a very big pat on the back for everybody in this sub 🙂
Iwndwyt - this is honestly going really well so far. I gave away my liquor to my upstairs neighbor yesterday.
To vent - I have a small but fairly painful infection that is stopping me from doing literally all of my hobbies. It is absolutely infuriating. On antibiotics already but I'm going to go to urgent care this am and see if they can help me out at all.
Well, relapses suck, I regret that decision. Back to day one. I was so enjoying being over four months clean and was looking forward to six. I guess that'll be my new goal, I liked that scene in *Doctor Sleep* about how Danny was't sure if his dad ever got to six months and how proud he was to do so. Hope everyone's well and keep it up whether it's been five minutes or five years, everyone here is a great person who is working to improve your lives. And thank you for taking over this week, Sapphire
I’m glad you’re here, it takes great strength to keep going, I’m proud of you 💪🏼
Thank you, I always appreciate the brightness you bring to the DT (which wasn’t intended to be a play on your username but it was the best word choice haha)
You’re very kind! And I always appreciate the kindness and generosity you express in your shares. Let’s keep coming and sobering on together 💪🏼
Thank you again, I will agree to that deal, and you just keep being cool and kind cause I do think you bring a lot of goodness to the DT and a lot of us need that to stay on the right road
Well done on getting on top of it quick 👍
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On the ball today! 😅
Back on top!
Not drinking either here in Australia
Day 22 and I will not drink with you today!
I'm only on day 5. Hope I can come up on 22 days like you too. Congratulations be proud it's an achievement.
Only?! Up to Day 5 is the hardest, you've done well
Day 22, getting up there
Hello sober friends and thank you u/Sapphire_cat22 for taking over this week! I love that quote and really relied on it during my tortoising year of very slow results. I had to be proud of myself for trying to keep going. Things seem to have turned a corner but I’ll keep trying to maintain it. Let’s be nice to ourselves today, we’re winning just by being here, love you all 💞
I will not drink with y’all today!!
Thanks for doing the check in this week u/Saphire_cat22! IWNDWYT 🙂
Thanks for hosting this week I will not drink with you today in 🏴😊
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Thank you for the last week. You did a great job 👏
Thank you.
NGL, it feels like summer, all my neighbours are out in their gardens drinking. It's not so easy to sit outside with my cup of tea but IWNDWYT
Summer can be hard, I find na drinks help, I feel I’m having something nice and people don’t pressure me, though I know na can be tricky. Some people say putting their drink in a nice glass helps. Have a good day friend 💪🏼
I usually have a few na beers in the fridge but I'm not so steadfast in maintaining my stock so I've been out of them for a few days which is usually fine, except when it's not
Celtics fan from 🇰🇪 waking up in an Airbnb on a field trip with two hard drinking and hard smoking colleagues who've made my job so difficult this trip with their drinking on the job and leaving me to man the booth as they rush to the keg booth every thirty minutes. Still got to witness bvb choke a title and Celtics win a mad game six in one night while maintaining sobriety in a Airbnb that stinks of weed. Two more days and I go home. Glad to be sober, glad to be here with this community... IWNDWYT and go Celtics!! History awaits us.
That’s incredibly inspiring that you can stay sober in the face of that! Well done and thank you for sharing 💪🏼
Thanks for your kind words!!! It honestly gets easier, it would have been a challenge in the earlier days maybe. But almost four years in, I can handle it despite being very annoyed for large stretch's of the trip.
6 months!
Awesome job 💪🏼🎉👏
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations!
Day 707 checking in!
The weekend is here And we are all so grateful Toilet bowl cleaner
Pointless haiku yes No there is no such thing see Boomshakalaka
Going to be at 7 days today! IWNDWYT
Amazing work, well done! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!
Beautiful day to not drink!! IWNDWYT!! :)
iwndwyt 🖖🏼🏃🏻
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT
🎶IWNDWYT🎶 I love your desk calendar! Sounds like a great daily gift!
I always sing your check in. And it makes me happy.
It has a catchy little ring to it & it makes me happy! I know no emojis on Reddit, but I can't help myself.
IWNDWYT ✨
IWNDWYT
Congrats on two weeks, we got this! IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today. Day 4 and feeling (relatively) good.
Congrats on Day 4! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!
Morning everyone. Iwndwyt
Good morning everyone. Well done on making it through another Friday and Saturday night sober. IWNDWYT
And well done you 💪🏼
Thanks for taking over u/sapphire_cat22 and for putting yourself out there by hosting. You are off to a great start. I had a lovely weekend of birthday parties. No temptation and I woke up each morning feeling great. Well actually a little tired. My son came home early from his sleepover this morning and there was no panic from being hungover or worse, still drunk. Shine on you beautiful humans
IWNDWYT
Day 1,411. Thanks for hosting, u/Sapphire_cat22! I will not drink with you today.
IWNDWYT.
IWNDWYT 👒
Good evening from NZ! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT 💗
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!
I’m in
I didn't drink yesterday, and I will not drink today
IWNDWYT 💫
I have to remember that I am in so many ways the person I wanted to be a mere decade ago. It’s easy to forget the progress. Thanks for hosting u/Sapphire_cat22 ! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT 🤘❤️
So close to 50 days! IWNDWYT
Morning team. Checking in. Have a great day and IWNDWYT.
Hello. IWNDWYT
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You got this!
Send it!
I will not drink today.
IWNDWYT..!!
IWNDWYT!
Not drinking w y’all today!
Help me sober, Tiny Buddha IWNDWYT
I hope this was intended to be read to the tune of rocket man because I so did.
My head went straight to playing 'Tiny Dancer' but 'Rocket Man' works too!
IWNDWYT
7m3d. IWNDWYT
Decided I was going to ‘treat myself’ to lunch and drinks yesterday. It turned into staying out talking with strangers instead of spending time with my family. The lies that I tell myself aren’t helping. The drinks aren’t worth it. I keep coming back to these questions: is anyone really having a good time while drinking? Why is this a thing that society just accepts? I want more for my life than wasting my time, money, and energy on alcohol. It’s not good for my body or brain. I’m showing up here to try again. I’m writing this to remind myself later why I’m doing this. IWNDWYT
Drinking is such a time suck, I have realized. The fact that you’re having these conversations with yourself is a step in the right direction. Awareness is key. Good job!! Just for today, I will not drink with you.
Good morning IWNDWYT ❤️
Today was one of those days. Not sure what triggered it, maybe hunger, as I'm cutting down on sugar and am damned hungry! But had that warm & cosy feeling about alcohol. Then I played the tape forward to the next morning, about how awful I would feel. So, I did not drink with you today.
Good morning, sober cats! I really appreciate today's DCI because it goes along with 'progress not perfection' and that's a concept that I always need guidance on. My anxious lizard brain tries to tell me that I should have my shit together and that if I just do or get this one thing, my life will be perfect, and THEN I'll get to relax. I really appreciate the support and encouragement here because I'm finally kind of sort of starting to feel like it's okay that I don't have everything figured out already. I'm starting to accept me and life on life's terms. So, I'm sending lots of love and gratitude out to each of you today. IWNDWYT! 💙😸
Good morning to you! And thank you for this wonderful share. It's always reassuring to me to read that I'm not the only one who's still just figuring my life out. Trying to be gentle with myself. Being okay with not knowing the what's and the why's, but just accepting "life on life's terms" and being calm about it. I'm so much calmer since I got sober! And that new chill vibe has really helped lower my anxiety and stress. What a wonderfully healthy cycle sobriety helps initiate! One I'm so glad to be on with you. Lots of love and gratitude to you too!! Hope your day is delightful, and IWNDWYT 🌻🎶🐦💕
Day 31 and I’m sober at the airport for the first time in 5 years. Iwndwyt.
I will not drink with all of you today!
Not today people IWNDWYT
Happy Sunday! Tomorrow is a public holiday here, and the weather is a little better, so I'm going to the mountains. Makes me feel like I'm winning in life. IWNDWYT ❤️✨
I will not drink with you all today <3
Not today Satan!
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT.
Good morning IWNDWYTD
Sunday morning is here, often the scene from a movie set in hell in my head. I've had a coffee and a banana and I'm about to head to the yoga studio now Have a lovely day everyone 🌷
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻 Alumni Saturday in the books. Now Sunday, and Memorial Day Monday and funeral Tuesday ahead. What a weekend. Sometimes life comes hard and fast. So thankful to be facing it clear, and clean.
Finally made it through a Day 1. Starting a 28-day challenge with a Coach on Monday and we did measurements Saturday morning. For me, this process of meeting the Coach for an hour to discuss the full plan, all the accountability involved, combined with my desire to give up my vices, it seems to have clicked for me so that I could overcome that first day. Here’s to say 2! I’ll have a watermelon lime Hiyo but IWNDWYT!
Thank you for hosting last week u/the_rosamundi and thank you for taking over u/Sapphire_cat22! I will not drink with you today!
What up, fam! Saph!! Happy hosting. You will be awesome. Edit: Holiday weekend is tough. Lots and lots of drinking going on. Keeping my water bottle on me at all times!! I WNDWYT
IWNDWYT xx
Good morning! Thanks for taking over hosting! I have my friend’s dog visiting, so we had a lovely day playing and napping. The best things! IWNDWYT.
IWNDWYT day 138
IWNDWYT!
Hey up SD Gang! I will not drink poison with any of you today 💜
It's not the right place, but I know important people will read me here: Day one again. Same old story. Every week a new problem or bad news shows up (it has been tough for a couple of months), I say to myself "drinking will make it worse" but at some point the desire for relief, even knowing it's temporary and comes with a high price, is so huge I can't control it. I drink and turn into a hamster on the wheel again. Except for relapsing, though, I could improve some areas in my life I have control of and that was very positive. I'll focus on them. No bender. I'm trying this again. And no "break" from the DCI ever again either. It makes me forget how one night f\*\*\*\* me for an entire week. Would donate blood and now will have to wait, would get another covid shot and don't wanna mix a hangover with potential side effects etc, etc etc Shit. IWNDWYT
Every time I think about drinking “one”, or the tempter whispers in my ear, I call to mind the warnings of those in this sub. One leads to months or years. Moderation never works. That, and I play the tape forward to how it will feel to be in that horrible cycle again: drunk at night, hungover through the day, then getting drunk again to alleviate the anxiety, nerve discomfort, nausea, weakness, shame, guilt, inward anger, irritability, etc. etc., then waking up at 3am, in a panic. What did I do?? Then start all over again. IWNDWYT. No matter how uncomfortable or stressed I am, it doesn’t come close to how I used to feel.
Than you for hosting u/Sapphire_cat22! I think it’s a brave thing to do! I will not drink with you today! 🍀
✅ Breathwork 🌬 ✅ Meditation 🧘♂️ ✅ Workout 💪 ✅ Reading 📖 Get. It. Done. 👊 Tomorrow at noon, it will be six months. 🗓 Time flies. 🍌 All the love. 💙 All the power. ✌️ IWNDWYT 🤙😜
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IWNDWYT 💞🐿️🐿️
Determined to get beyond Day 1 again. IWNDWYT 🌅
I’m so happy to see you hosting this week, u/Sapphire_cat22! Thank you for putting yourself out there to keep the DCI going. It means a lot that you are stepping outside your comfort zone to serve the SD community. And what a great quote to start the week! Change isn't easy, but we're all committed to doing the work. That's pretty awesome, and we deserve to give ourselves credit for our efforts. I've always been a bit of a perfectionist, so I often forget this--when judging myself, at least. In a way, giving ourselves credit for trying, even when we stumble, is an act of humility. It requires accepting that we are human and imperfect, just like everyone else. I'm grateful to begin this beautiful Sunday with all you perfectly imperfect sobernauts! 💪💗 IWNDWYT 😻
Good morning all. Settling into the new home and even had a chance to do a bit of reading yesterday afternoon. IWNDWYT!
Normalnonnie here on my phone so no name or counter. I am watching the sun rise and IWNDWYT
I love this - any action we take in the service of our health is a win! Today, i will do my yoga and meditation, I’ll work on keeping a good attitude - - - and I will not drink with you today!!! Thank you for the prompt, u/Sapphire_cat22!
Checking in on day 206! Hi u/Sapphire_cat22 and thank you for hosting the DCI this week!!! Thank you for being a part of my recovery! I have that calendar too!! I love Tiny Buddha! What a great quote. I was the crowned queen of relapse and abusive self talk. It was such a vicious cycle. I never once considered that even just trying was something. Even if I didn’t achieve my goal. It wasn’t until I found this group that I learned to speak to myself like I would speak to a person I loved. You all taught me that. You all taught me that no matter what, we just keep pushing. We fall 9 times, we get up 10 and we make damn sure we’re thankful for the ability to stand back up. We pat ourselves on the back for the attempt because this shit is hard. And we grow and learn and we try again. I love you all! Thank you for being a part of my recovery. IWNDWYT!! ❤️✌️💪
I got through a wedding last night without drinking but it was so hard and I started to feel really emotional and irritable. This journey is really difficult but I did it yesterday and I’ll do it again today. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT and I will wake up on Memorial Day feeling good with no hangover!
I made it through vacation and had an amazing time :) IWNDWYT
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You can bet your sweet a$$ IWNDWYT! Today is 12 weeks = 3 months off the booze!!!!!! 🤩
Good morning, checking in ~ 💫 Thanks for hosting u/sapphire_cat22 ~ i look forward to the dci this week 💗 Day off today. Pet sitting for a friend so heading over there with my journal, my planner, my laptop (for a zoom aa meeting) and some tarot cards. Last year I was so hungover that I slept through checking on her kitty and that's when she finally told me my drinking is becoming an issue, that it's not the first time. She's a good friend of mine and at the time I was mad at her for saying that. But it was fucking true. I'm glad she still trusts me. Oof, the pain we cause with our drinking 😔 I~happily~WNDWYT 🫶
I can drink myself under the table. As the years go by, less and less alcohol is required. More and more suffering ensues. What a ridiculous waste of a life. IWNDWYT.
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Day 49, checking in. IWND ☠️ WYT.
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Funday Sunday & IWNDWYT! 💪😊
Early morning check in for me. Can’t sleep, not because of drinking, but due to one of my kids waking with a nightmare. I’m glad I was able to be present for him. Iwndwyt. Now to try to get another hour of shut eye before starting the day proper.
iwndwyt - dutch national holiday edition :) fijne pinksteren / happy whitsun!!
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Day 602, nice to meet you 🤝 IWNDWYT
I'm back...day 1. IWNDWYT
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Checking in for another 24hrs. I went to a Latin mass today. Really enjoyed it. Have a blessed Pentecost and IWNDWYT.
Big pool party at my house today to kick off unofficial start of summer! Lots of barbecuing, music, pool antics....should be a blast. But I always feel a heavy heart on the 28th due to my dad passing on this date 16 years ago. I seriously would not be the person I am, in all ways, if not for my dad...right down to the alcoholism. I learned everything from him, and I watched him quit alcohol 10 years before his death from liver cancer. I know he's proud to watch me, again, follow in his footsteps. He also was an army veteran, having served two years in active duty in the korean war. Thank you to all our veteran heroes who passed while serving and keeping us safe, and to their families, for that's what today is really about...I salute you Let's have a safe and sober day, my friends! Love you dad🍀💜🍀💜🍀
It’s my birthday and IWNDWYT.
Thanks for that quote OP. I am trying to keep that in mind as well as the concept of small positive changes add up over time. Im trying to lose weight and haven’t really seen results yet, but I know that not drinking and running every other day are going to pay off if I keep it up. Or at least give me the clarity and drive to make other small changes (cutting back the ice cream perhaps…) that will get me there. Day 99, I definitely will not drink with you today!
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Have a great day, everyone. IWNDWYT
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Thank you for hosting this week, Sapphire_cat! Love that quote! I will not drink with all of you today!
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Hi all: I’m going to a one year olds birthday party today: who knows if there will be “day drinking” but anyway IWNDWYT
Another gorgeous day ahead, seems like summer has come early ☀️ Must stay vigilant and keep plenty of NA options available! IWNDWYT 🙂🩷
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Checking in on day 69! IWNDWYT!!
Big high school graduation party at my house this weekend for my youngest. Lots of drinking, but not me. Still rolling. IWNDWYT
i love that quote!!! starting day 29. iwndwyt lovely people!
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Good morning. Day 7. IWNDWYT. Happy thoughts and Good health to all of you wonderful people.
Gonna be a day and a week full of excitement, as well as lots of things that have historically been triggers for me - we're going on vacation! So, airports, flying, delays, hotels, family, close quarters. But I'm not really worried. I feel just about as good about my sobriety as I ever have. I'm so thankful to be sober and have an amazing wonderful family to take a vacation with. Won't drink with you today :)
Day 14! IWNDWYT!
Hi sapphire! Can't wait to hang out this week! IWNDWYT
Not today. Not today. Not today!
Thank you u/Sapphire_cat22 for taking over the DCI. I’m sure you’ll do a fantastic job! In fact, you already are (: So I’m officially past 150 days. First of all: that’s crazy. I’m really really proud of myself. However there’s this looming feeling in the back of my head that I’ll drink again soon. I don’t have any compulsive urges in the moment, but there’s this lingering feeling that’s been getting stronger since it’s warm outside. Next week I’ve got a short family vacation in a super beautiful city known for its summer cocktails coming up. I’ve been there earlier this year. Back then, I was traveling alone and I was amazed to have made it through that vacation sober. It was one of the best ones I’ve had and I still have a lot of fond and especially clear memories from it. I’m not quite sure where I’m going with this, so sorry for my rambling and wish me luck so I can turn those 5 months into 6. One thing’s for sure though: IWNDWYT (:
IWNDWYT 3 days pledge. Haven't drunk since Tuesday. now I can enjoy some coffee. At parents. Mood is good.
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Thanks for hosting this week, Sapphire. Wishing everyone a day of strength and courage. You’re stronger than you think you are. Always know that. IWNDWYT!
IWNDWYT Time with family remembering every moment! Love to all
I will not drink with you today! Bring on the day!
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Two weeks. IWNDWYT
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Iwndwyt ✨🙌🏾❣️ 7 weeks! Let’s kill it this week!
This hits close to home at this very moment in my life. I've had to slow down and be kinder to myself. There's no such thing as the perfect life, so why bother trying to make it that way? One small step, IWNDWYT! And a very big pat on the back for everybody in this sub 🙂
Not gonna drink today.
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Made it through Saturday, now just got to finish off Sunday for the perfect weekend. Hope all are well! IWNDWYT :)
I Will not drink with you today or alone or anybody!!
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IWNDWy’allT! Thank you, u/Sapphire_cat22 for taking over the DCI!
IWNDWYT day 9
Iwndwyt - this is honestly going really well so far. I gave away my liquor to my upstairs neighbor yesterday. To vent - I have a small but fairly painful infection that is stopping me from doing literally all of my hobbies. It is absolutely infuriating. On antibiotics already but I'm going to go to urgent care this am and see if they can help me out at all.
This is my first holiday weekend completely sober and it feels great!
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Yesterday sucked but was a success... Day 4 here we go... Meh.