rosamundi
Velocipedestrienne, flâneuse, solivagant, bibliophile, needlesmith. Swans. Cricket.
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rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 22 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English3·17 hours agoThis is a sub to support people in their efforts to stop or control harmful drinking behaviours. it’s not a place for you to talk about your home brewing failures.
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 21 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English1·1 day agoWelcome, we’re glad to have you here 🙂
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 21 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English2·1 day agoProud of you!
How early can you go to bed? I found that there was nothing like being under the duvet in my pyjamas with my teeth cleaned for stopping a booze run.
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 21 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English2·2 days agocongratulations!
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 21 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English5·2 days agochoo choo, all aboard! 🙂
congratulations on a week, that’s huge.
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 21 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English6·2 days agoI hope you manage to get some sleep soon.
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 20 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English3·2 days agoThat’s the good thing about AA and other sober supports; if they’re working as intended, they’ll let you step away and be waiting for you if you realise that you’re going through a period of needing more support.
rosamundi@lemmy.worldMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•Thoughts from the first day – and ThanksEnglish1·3 days agoI never used an excuse, either, I just said that my drinking got out of hand during lockdown and it was easier to stop. But some people find it difficult to be that forthright, and using a cover story can be helpful.
rosamundi@lemmy.worldMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•Thoughts from the first day – and ThanksEnglish14·4 days ago“Oh, I’m on this new medication and I can’t drink on it”, may or may not be a useful fib for your beer festival. There’s a surprisingly long list of medication where alcohol is contraindicated, including some common antihistamines.
It’s what one of my friends did, said she couldn’t drink because of medication and then “Oh, remember when I couldn’t drink? When I could drink again, I decided that I didn’t want to, so I’ve stopped.”
Welcome, we’re glad to have you here 🙂
So no more “only on weekends”. Or “not at home” Or “not alone”. Or “not more than 2 beers”. Tried all that, didn’t work.
I tried setting rules like that, it didn’t work, it was exhausting and annoying (setting rules, thinking of ways to break the rules, feeling guilty for breaking the rules, thinking of new rules that’ll absolutely definitely work this time…) Way easier to just not bother with all that by not drinking.
I found it helpful to make a commitment to myself to keep good non-alcoholic drinks in, and I use it as an opportunity to explore that space and find interesting things to drink.
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 17 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English2·5 days agowoohoo, congratulations!
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 14 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English7·9 days ago“You can offer an apology to others, but you can’t force them to accept it” can be a hard lesson to receive. People are entitled to say “no” or “not yet.”
The good thing about apologies is that they don’t go off, and once you put them out there, they can wait.
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 13 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English4·10 days agoWelcome, we’re glad to have you here.
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 13 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English4·10 days agoCongratulations on your milestone!
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 12 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English6·11 days agoWoohoo! 🎆
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 11 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English1·12 days agoYes, alcohol affects your sleep, it stops you going into proper deep repair/recovery sleep.
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 1 April 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English5·22 days agoJust in case this needs saying, this isn’t the sub for April Fools’ jokes.
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 31 March 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English2·22 days agowoohoo, congratulations!
rosamundi@lemmy.worldOPMto Stop Drinking@lemmy.world•The Daily Check-in for 31 March 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking!English4·23 days agoHappy birthday!
Congratulations!
Do you have a plan in place for when you go back to work?