Loosid Sober Tip of the Day December 26

Sober Tips
#1

Self-loathing is one of the biggest challenges so many of us share in common before entering a spiritual program of recovery.

Many of us bang our heads against the wall wondering why we can’t stop.

As we have discussed before, the stigma that we cannot stop because of a lack of willpower is 100% incorrect.

We cannot WILL away alcoholism or addiction any more than we can will away diabetes, cancer or any other disease.

The truth is, we can only stop and stay stopped through working a spiritual program of recovery.

One of the biggest parts is forgiving ourselves… and loving ourselves.

When we recognize it is a disease, it is only then that we realize that it is not our fault.

Thankfully, we have a disease that is 100% treatable, provided that we work a daily spiritual program.

Until we understand this, we will continue to think there is something wrong with us.

Just for today, take solace in the fact that there is nothing wrong with you.

Know that you are not alone and there are millions of people who can show you precisely what they do each day and every day to live a beautiful sober life.

You are not alone.

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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#3

Thank you! This was a great tip.

#4

Without a doubt, my biggest struggle... How can I love myself with all the destruction I've caused? I'm slowly learning and it really does get better. The toughest lesson I am still learning is that AA is not a magical solution on its own. My impatient brain wants everything now, now, now and that's never going to happen. I know I need to put in some work in order to reap the benefits I see flourishing through the fellowship. Sometimes it's hard to break free of the self loathing but I can say that for today, I do forgive myself. I forgive myself simply because I know I deserve better than what I've put myself and many others through. I also know that if I put in even just 1/8th of the effort into my recovery program that I put into chasing the bottom of a bottle...I'll be happy!

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#5

Loving ourselves is so important, I stayed drunk because I was beating myself up for relapsing, today I leave it in the past, learn from it and move on!

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#6

Yea! Thank you!

#7

Millions of us staying sober!

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#8

Yes so many stay sober but you can't say that there is nothing wrong with me. Even if it is a disease the disease is something wrong with Mr thats causing issues in my life that other people don't have. I had the predisposition to be an addict since I was born and I fed into it instead of resisting it because I am also mentally ill and I wanted to stop that. Solve one problem by creating another. My thinking and my brain is wired different then others. All of ours are. That is why we are addicts and others aren't. We do bad things but most of us aren't bad people. We aren't wrong but we do wrong things. And something is wrong with us

#9

We r not alone! R recovery is based on a daily spiritual condition!

#10

The first thing I saw was Elf loathing, :rofl:
But seriously I needed this.. I was totally on a trajectory towards self loathing this morning.. just woke up.. the stuff I tell myself in my head if I don’t start with the daily spiritual condition. Love this app!