The Daily Check-in for 6 November 2024 - just for today, we are not drinking!
Good morning fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT đ!
We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but weâre here together!
Welcome to the 24 hour pledge! Iâm pledging myself to not drinking today, and invite you to do the same.
Maybe youâre new to c/stop drinking and have a hard time deciding what to do next. Maybe youâre like me and feel you need a daily commitment or maybe youâve been sober for a long time and want to inspire others.
It doesnât matter if youâre 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, letâs not drink alcohol!
For everyone who's anxious about the coming days, don't let that take your sobriety away from you. Have a plan for election night and the days after. We'll be here if you want to vent.
We are here to support you in not drinking, today or any other day. However, in order to keep this board a safe space for those who have chosen not to drink, I am asking you to be mindful of our rule that if you have been drinking, you come back when you are sober (have abstained from alcohol for at least the last 12 hours).
I will try not to today. I really will. I stop at a gas station every morning on my way to work for a diet pepsi and the clerk talked me out of cigarettes. I planned my therapist for today after work... I have a gay child. I posted on Facebook 4AM "soooo what do I tell the gay child? Asking for a friend." Wearing all black today. With 50% of the national vote, and 66% of my state vote, I can't look anyone in the eye today without thinking, you agreed that I should be persecuted for not voting for him. You agreed that a convicted cheater and rapist should be running our country. I am literally crying typing this at work... my lesbian coworker (in the closet) saluted me walking in this morning. It just sucks. It's so wrong.
American here too: please don't drink. He's not worth it.
But I feel your pain. I was at the beginning of my second day sober when I read the news. You can't imagine how much I want a drink right now. I'm so scared about the future.
But, I can do this. Day three is only a few hours away. I'm crying a lot, but I can get through this.
Welp, Iâm American and itâs been interesting today. I really would like a drink, but Iâm not going to. I will not drink with you all today. And may god have mercy on us all. lol