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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 Tuesday November 11th - just for today, we are not drinking! (lemmy.world)
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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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[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

I've been struggling with alcohol consumption since the pandemic, but it's gotten a lot worse in the past few months.

I started playing Disco Elysium the other day, while trying to distract myself from wanting to drink. It's a game where you play as an alcoholic detective who is experiencing extreme amnesia due to excessive drinking.

Trying to get back into gaming has been one of the things helping me to avoid drinking since I got a Steam Deck a few months ago (you try beating Celeste under the influence, it's hard enough sober). Disco Elysium is the first game, or really media in general, to truly make me rethink my drinking habits. I'm only about 15 hours in and it's already shaping up to be one of my favourite games ever.

Bonus, here's the meme that convinced me to start playing Disco Elysium: