Loosid Sober Tip of the Day February 03

Sober Tips
#1

You can turn a cucumber into a pickle, but you can't turn a pickle back into a cucumber.

In recovery, we often use this term to explain that, once an alcoholic or addict, always and alcoholic or addict.

This great obsession of alcoholics and addicts is to think one day we can drink or use again in moderation.

To combat this ‘stinking thinking’, many of us admit our powerlessness over the drink or drug in our daily practice.

This allows us to withdraw from the debating society in order that we don’t waste energy on things we cannot change.

Remember, alcoholism and addiction is 100% treatable.

For this reason, many of us find ourselves beyond grateful for having a disease which we can put in remission on a daily basis provided we work a spiritual program.

Today, choose to accept being a pickle today. Life is too short to spend it trying to turn back into a cucumber.

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

I can definitely relate. Thanks for the daily tips

#4

Great message, thank you for sharing :purple_heart:

#5

I can relate to this fully it took many years to accept I had a problem and turn my will and life over to him once you do that you can't go back to a cucumber position God has control now u asked and he will provide and keep you in the pickle form

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#6

Thank you, it really is an internal debate with addiction and potential self control. Constantly trying to convince myself just a little will be ok, then catching myself

#7

Truth!

#8

I definitely have spent way to much time looking how all more coworkers, neighbors, and acquaintances, all get to drink and still live a good life, then for me no matter how much or little I drink, life just gets worse little by little. Ok so I guess I am a cucumber then and I know it’s never gonna work out for me and drinking any amount

#9

I don't want to turn back to a cucumber love this message

#10

For some it’s really coming to terms with the fact that you have something that a lot of individuals are familiar with can identify and understand learning to live a sober life with the will to want a better future by staying sober being productive and just plainly speaking wanting a better way of living god knows your fears and how willing you are to take them steps acceptance “no turning back to the cucumber :blush: I hope everyone has a blessed day :pray:t3::sparkles::blush: