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This is a place to motivate each other to control or stop drinking. It is also a place for non drinkers to discuss and share.

We welcome anyone who wishes to join in by asking for advice, sharing our experiences and stories, or just encouraging someone who is trying to quit or cut down.

Please post only when sober; you’re welcome to read in the meanwhile.

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The Daily Check-in for 28 March 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking! (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!

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/stop drinking 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!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (4 children)

34 days, I relapsed on runescape I'm very ashamed please make fun of me I am 30

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Edit: found it. ~~I can't figure out how to mark this as me posting as a mod (I'm on my phone), so please imagine the little "mod" symbol.~~

we don't make fun of people here

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

sorry rosa I'll do better. no harm no foul.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The video game?

I also was very used to drink while gaming and sometimes still think about getting shit faced to enjoy my gaming day.

But then I realize that’s not true. When drinking you end up playing less cause you need to take a drunk nap or whatever. You spend quite some time being idle or not really into the game as your now poisoned brain can’t thinks that well.

You are also worse at the game cause you’re drunk. After a while you don’t do multiplayer voice chat as you can’t speak without sounding drunk. Your aim becomes shit as your vision gets doubled. In an MMO like RuneScape you might fail your skills rotation almost every time.

Nah, trust me bro, you’re not better at video games while drinking nor it makes you play for a longer time.

Another motivation was "I don’t want to be the drunken teammate always unable to play correctly after 22h", I entirely stopped multiplayer games because of that.

Now that I don’t drink I can play coop games again and chat with friends without being a burden.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

I totally relate, I was playing mass effect 2 on insanity and the notorious collector ship seemed so easy, I asked reddit if they nerfed it, they said no it's og, I realised it's cause I was 2 months sober not missing any headshots. just click on their heads bro.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

I know people in the 50-60's still gaming! No shame.