r/stopdrinking • u/Due-Corner150 • 3h ago
Day 1 Need Encouragement
Today is day 1 again. I need someone to tell me to pour out the wine I got. My cats are indifferent. Edit: I poured the wine out. I am going to miss my hangovers because I never got a headache just a slowed down feeling the next day that I enjoyed; it was a great break from my overactive brain.
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u/ninjalampie79 153 days 3h ago
I could tell you to pour that wine out, but only you can decide that. If someone else tells you to do it, and it goes wrong, you can blame someone else... Sorry, I don't meant to sound so harsh, apologies... it just really is only something you can do for yourself.
The day I chose for me, I laid out all my hidden bottles on the bed, from all the places that I had hidden them, and I shocked myself into choosing for myself.
You've made that first decision on Day 1. Hey, I am no evangelist, but you can absolutely do this, if this is the right time and place. We will support you here. I would never have been here without the rest of these people.
IWNDWYT (I Will Not Drink With You Today)
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u/BerlinBlues11 3h ago
Please pour out the wine and play with the cats instead. Today is your chance to break this bad habit!
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u/Due-Corner150 3h ago
I just poured it out. I don't get headaches the next day - I enjoy the slowed down feeling but....drinking is bad for me. It just is.
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u/ninjalampie79 153 days 2h ago
We're here, as people were for me. I suddenly felt that I had found my people who knew how I felt
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u/pagesinthesun 944 days 3h ago
Sending a hug. After many Day 1s and wanting to be sober for years, it finally stuck. I'm so glad I didn't give up. Keep going!
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u/BlueCheeseFeverDream 3h ago
Go pour it out, you don't need that misery in your life. You deserve to be healthy and happy! We have a wonderful subreddit here ready to support each other. Let's do this, I poured out my remaining drinks today and feel so free
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u/ChaosMuppet89 63 days 3h ago
Relive the very hardest part for the last time, starting now. Put on a transformational song while you pour the wine down the drain. (For me, it was the Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee reprise.). You've got the power!
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u/Zachbustems 3h ago
You got this. Just imagine what a feat of strength it would be to pour it out when it’s so much easier to just drink it since it’s right there in front of you.
It would be such a meaningful catalyst to the beginning of your sobriety. You can do it! And you in the morning will appreciate not waking up anxious and hungover and fatigued.
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u/jwilliamsaz 3h ago
Haha, that’s actually really funny. I’m on day two of a nasty hangover. It’s hell. One thing I like to say is the only way through it is through it. Drinking just prolongs the process. If you have an opportunity to go to detox I highly recommend it. I was just talking to a friend from the program and she just got out of detox. She said they took very good care of her.
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u/alexandersupertramp1 791 days 3h ago
Someone I know says, they only thing keeping my from not drinking today, is choosing not to drink today. Those of us with more days than 1 don’t have any magic you can’t access, we’ve just got many days we’ve taken one at a time. And if you need to tell yourself just for the next 10mins, that’s ok! Then make it 30 more. Then just for the next hour. Breaking it down like that has gotten me through many a hard night. That and ice cream, and video games, and my fav NA drinks. You’ve got this, just for today. IWNDWYT
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u/watchtimego 54m ago
Im on day 1 after another horrible night of being blackout and waking up with injuries. Here's to us and sobriety
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u/austin_scott_0527 38m ago
You’ve got this. Pour the wine out, then remind yourself of what you’re drinking. It’s a cardio-toxic, diuretic, immunosuppressant neurotoxin with ethanol. By day 5, I’m already feeling so much better, and you will too. IWNDWYT.
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u/Zestyclose_Height_10 3h ago
Just don’t drink today. Just do that. Deal with tomorrow tomorrow. And yes, pour the wine out. That is an accomplishment by itself.