Loosid Sober Tip of the Day August 14

The war is over… if you want it to be.

Millions of us have fought our alcoholism or addiction tooth and nail, refusing to admit defeat. We think THIS time, somehow, and in some way, we will be able to stop.

It works… until it doesn’t.

We try again... We slip… So we try again.

Sometimes we put a week together. Sometimes a month… some of us a year or more until it happens AGAIN.

We swear one final time to God, to our wives, our husbands, our significant others, our mothers, our fathers, our children, our friends, our entire universe that we will never ever ever drink or use again… until we do.

We swear again one more final time… then another final time… then another.

What you need to know is that alcoholism and addiction is undefeated.

The only way to win is to surrender.

This is where so many of us lose the battle because to us, to surrender means to lose and our egos simply will not allow that.

Take solace in the fact that the entire program of recovery teaches us to surrender each and every day to our powerlessness over drugs or substances SO THAT WE WIN.

The war is over… if you want it to be.

How did this tip resonate with you? Let us know your thoughts below. There are many people in the Loosid community who need to hear what you have to say.

With Love, Loosid :pray::heart:

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This relates to me. It is a war everyday. I been fighting it for about 8 years. Many relapse's and thinking I could control my drinking. This last time to go to jail again to realize I can't drink. Lost relationship with another drinker, kids not wanting to talk to me. I guess it was God that made me realize this. I'm restful but, I admit it is torture to get sober.

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Yeah right on…that’s the problem for me i am still in the war knowing I will be defeated but I still want to fight because I want to. Right now is a good day. I focus on that. I’m hiding in the bunker.

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That was a fantastic Monday morning read.
This disease is the only one that tells you that you don’t have it

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