Loosid Sober Tip of the Day December 28

Sober Tips
#1

Y-E-T.

You’re eligible too.

If you have been around recovery for a while, you have most likely heard this acronym before.

The reason why this acronym is so important is because it explains the progression of the disease.

If you are an alcoholic or addict, what you will find is the disease gets worse, never better.

We deceive ourselves into thinking we are in control because:

We have not lost our job… YET

We have not lost our house… YET

We have not lost our children… YET

We have not gone to jail… YET

We have also heard people say:

We only drink, but have never done cocaine…YET

We only do cocaine but have never done crack… YET

We only do crack but have never picked up a needle… YET.

Alcoholism and addiction are diseases of YETS. You’re eligible too. While any of the above alone will eventually kill us, we still spend all of our efforts trying to justify that we are OK because we haven’t reached our YETS.

Just for today, take solace in knowing that there is no need to reach your YETS.

If you feel you have reached your YETS and are reading this, know there is one yet you have not reached YET… and you never have to provided you ask for help and are willing to work a spiritual program of recovery.

Why? Because you deserve it.

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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#2
#3

All true.

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#4

A good reminder, we can never let our guard down.

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#5

Yet it is still a good message with morning coffee. All kidding aside - thanks for that message - appreciated; ) indeed a fair reminder at the beginning of today.

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#6

So true

#8

YET! Great acronym! Amazingly never heard it! Thx!

#9

I’ve heard those phrases much to often.. heck I’ve said those phrases.
I remember sitting back with a mind set of better than looking at others as if they were from a different mold.
I wasn’t judging.. I was full blown character assassinating!
Everyone else was either a low life, looser, a mooch or tramp.
I had never gone to prison, homeless or homeless shelter, never stole from retail or grocery stores never shot dope etc.
Never had I done any of these acts (YET).
The most of events were stuff like juvenile hall, skipping school getting kicked out of school, stealing my parents vehicles, joy riding, getting caught for smoking pot etc.
I was basically in recovery because of the law as well my parents.
It wasn’t until my relapse that I experienced the (YET’S)
I stuck around recovery because it worked for me.. I was introduced to a promising career a car all kinds of goodies, then came the relapse.. soon all those goodies disappeared and were replaced with the (YETS)..

It truly sucks having a mind full of recovery with a body full of dope/alcohol.
Addiction is cunning and baffling and it does not discriminate against financial/social status, age lifestyle or religion.. all fit the cunning hunger.. no one is exempt.

When I hear people say that kind of recovery is to harsh “there needs to be a softer easier approach.”
I think to myself “harsh is when you take that last drink pill or fix before your last breath, harsh is getting fitted for a coffin, harsh is finding out someone you loved died or that someone is miserably existing.

Due to the program I have become a loving productive member of society.. as long as I keep living this program of recovery the (YETS) will be put at arrest. Mind you arrest not no longer exist!
I’m glad I came back to recovery when I did.
“Together we can” :hugs:

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#10

Love this Acronym! YET! It helps me stay humble. Anything can happen at any given moment in any given day. Live righteously. One day at a time. Enjoying each moment.

#11

I've let alcohol destroy and take away far too much in my life. All I can say is that since I had the courage to surrender, God has not let me down YET :wink:

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#12

I lived in denial for over a decade and a half. I can’t say I’m done with drugs, I can say that every day I’m fighting to maintain my sobriety.

#13

I never looked at it that way. But it's a good reminder to never go for that first drink.

#14

Personally, I can check every one of these yets off as having already done them. The only one I cannot is the one that's not on here; the only one there's no recovering from--death. As the others have replied, these "yets" are very true. Until I started to really try and see myself the way that others do, I couldn't understand why people "allowed" themselves to slide so far in life and become alone, homeless, or even deceased. I didn't know that the first person I usually lie to is myself. I minimized, justified, and rationalized everything to myself, allowing me to compromise every moral and value that, I thought, I felt strongly about. I don't know about anybody else, but when I'm in the grips of addiction, I don't make wise choices. If we're really honest with ourselves, I bet we'd all agree. So, if anyone out there is struggling and beating yourself up the way that I do because you crossed another "yet" off of the list, please know that you don't have to continue down this path. The despair and hopelessness you're experiencing that you feel there's no way out of is "yet" another lie you're telling yourself. Your addicted self has you thinking there's no way out of this mess. But there is... Just, please, humble yourself and reach out to someone--anyone--before it's too late. Let that person(s) know what's REALLY going on in your life. Don't "water it down". Be honest. Let them know that you don't know what to do and need help. It could be someone on here, in your community, at an NA or AA meeting, working in your area's medical facilities, on the other end of a call you made to a crisis hotline, or even an officer or employee at the police department. Even though it feels that way, just know that you're not alone. People WANT to help. But you have to let someone in. You have to let someone know the truth. Or else your "yets" will soon be replaced with "yes's."