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 c/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, let’s not drink alcohol!
Always thought i needed to be drunk or high to be creative, but have never been more creative since I got sober. I will not drink with you today!
The speed at which I problem solve (troubleshoot problems, heavy truck mechanic) is definitely faster, especially in the early mornings. That’s when I used to be really hungover/lingering-drunk and honestly sluggish and foggy as hell. I had a tricky electrical problem, first thing in the morning, late this week. Fuckin nailed it within an hour. That’s completely within normal brain fog territory when I’d usually be hunting coffee and settling out. I’m not much of a creative, but I’m sure you’re feeling something similar to what I felt that morning.
Feels fuckin great, don’t it?
Day Eleven! First full night’s sleep! I’m not sure I ever moved the entire night. Curled up with my girl sometime after midnight last night, and woke up just a while ago. That’s probably damn close to seven solid hours of sleep! Holy shit! My body is healing… I’m not drinking with you all on this lazy Saturday!
Hell yeah man! That’s awesome! Just woke up from a solid 8 hours myself. Kinda crazy what awful shit we can slowly get used to and convince ourselves is normal over time huh? Super happy to hear your sleep is coming back and you are kicking ass at 11 days!
Thanks, man!
Ain’t it though… Kinda pride myself on “not being able to lie to myself” … I’m finding out that’s such a load of bullshit… Totally didn’t know I’d become dependant on some damn liquor (or the state of “don’t give a fuck” that it puts me in)… Absolutely insane the awful shit we come to live as normal.
This day’s different. Got up and made breakfast, went to a buddy’s place to get eggs, hit the grocery stores to stock for the week… All before noon. Most Saturdays through these recent years are so fucking far different from that that’s it’s almost unrecognizable from here…
Glad you’re sleeping, and still hanging in, too.
Oh man, I hear you about the “I don’t lie to myself”… turns out that was a lie. Haha. I was legit giving myself an awful “flu” most weekends with the hangovers I was having. And then I would drink more to feel better/not as awful. Fucking insane.
And thanks! Feeling a little better everyday. I bashed up my knee while I was blackout over the holidays and I would say I’m finally 80% and excited to start exercising again. Hoping that will help me feel a bit better as well. I’m ready for spring and the sunshine to comeback. Haha
Sorry about the knee… Physical fuck-ups are inevitable. Had some face stitches a couple years back from a blackout blunder… Right after they let me out the drunk tank after flat refusing treatment, so waking up stuck to my plastic drunk tank pillow with dried blood, on the cold-assed concrete… Fuck that…
I can’t wait for the warm spring… I never drink on the water, so kayaking, tubing and fishing my ass off, camping on the river, cooking on the open fire… Fuck yes! My ass is so ready for warmer weather! But it ain’t stopping me… It’s 26°F here and me and My Girl are getting the bait bucket ready to go throw for some catfish. Bundled up and sober as fuck!
Sounds awesome! Reminds me I have a tent and an air mattress that’s been sitting in the closet for a couple years I need to finally get out. They are made specifically to fit the bed of my truck so I can do some lazy man camping and I still was too lazy to even do that. Haha.
Hopefully they are biting today and if you do a fry up or something, feel free to share some pics!
Hell yeah! Break that shit out and hit the trail for a night! It’s the cheapest and easiest getaway that there is! Do it now, while it’s chilly as hell, and she’s got no choice but to snuggle up with ya to keep toasty! My Girl went catfishing with us for a couple hours, but skipped out on the walleye/musky fishing on the boat tonight… Probably a good call, it was cold as shit! Eyelets freezing up, busting ice out of em every few casts, not a damn thing biting, anyways. Forgot my damn gloves back at the house… Only catch of the night: my buddy literally tail-hooked a crawdad and reeled him in on a damn stickbait!! I had to take a picture, because it was funny as fuck! But I have no damn clue how to post that shit… We stayed at it till a little after 11p, and the cold wind finally won out. 22°F when we winched the boat in and called it a night… But, like I always say: “If ya ain’t out there when the fish ain’t biting, you’re probably not gonna be out there when they are, either.” Hell of a good night. And I did it all sober. Getting ready to wake My Girl up, she’s perfectly peacefully asleep in the recliner in front of the TV, and whisk her sweet ass off to bed. (Probably should wash the bait off first…)
Day eleven in the bag, brother! Get out there and hit the fresh air one of these nights. It’s my biggest escape outside the bedroom these days, and some of my most cherished time. Man, I truly feel like I’m fucking Healing! Didn’t realize how much I needed to throw that fucking bottle down. Keep being good to yourself, man. We’re making it out of this fuckin mess!
Had a great night last night eating junk food and playing Cyberpunk 2077 with the hubster. Now I’m about it to go pick at this case study just a bit more, do some chores, go for a jog, and then D&D tonight!
Being productive always feels fantastic because I spent so many years…not!
IWNDT!
Man, I really want to do another playthrough of cyberpunk. I’ve heard there’s been a lot of fixes and the dlc is good. How is current cyberpunk?
It’s so good! I’ve been stuck at the computer for most of the morning with this essay, but I’ve been thinking about it non-stop! (Probably why it’s taking me so long tbh). I’m doing the Streetkid play through, but I probably want to do the Corpo next! I’m so sad I slept on this for so long!
Also, did you play through all 3 and which was your favorite?
I did a corpo girl V playthrough but I’ve wanted to do a guy V next because I wanted a certain relationship that isn’t available if you are a girl and I was pretty bummed, haha. Probably will do a street kid. Ah man, just talking about it is getting me excited. Probably going to go add the dlc to my shopping cart and stare at it for a bit. lol
Happy Saturday everyone! Hope everybody’s weekend is as productive or as lazy as desired! Imma work on my hydration this weekend so I will drink lots of water with you guys today.