Loosid Sober Tip of the Day February 17

Sober Tips
#1

Hitting rock bottom.

Many people talk about having to reach rock bottom before coming into a spiritual program of recovery.

But how do we know we have reached rock bottom?

The answer is simply when we decide to stop digging.

It is not necessary that we lose everything. It is not necessary to lose our job, lose our families, or lose our home.

We do not even need to decide whether or not we have a problem.

All that is needed is a desire to stop drinking (or drugging).

We often come to the realization that we have a problem once we are able to identify with others and hear their problems.

It is at this point that we look further into a spiritual journey of recovery. Though our experiences are different, the feelings of isolation and the need to get out of the now are the same.

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

So true I got so tired of trying to climb out of the hole I had dug myself into. And it took a while for me to fill in that hole in my life. With the help from listening to others in recovery life has gotten better.

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#4

You don’t have to loose everything!! Just stop digging. I’m ready to stop digging. Let go let God!!

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#5

Very true and this was my situation. Lifetime of substance use and drinking. 10 years hard opioid addiction. Never lost my job or family. Hid it well until I couldn’t. Then I would’ve probably lost everything had I not sought out help. I’m literally 3 days to hitting my 1 year sober

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#6

So TRU that is what I did I made a decision to stop drinking and enrolled into rehab. The best Dam decision I could have made.

#7

I too suffer from isolation
I am a recovering alcoholic also physically can't walk either I use a walker. oxygen also..so can't get to meetings . So I do daily readings , call people who are in recovery..pray a lot
Go to page ,449in the big book
Every day is an opportunity for growth

#8

I really didn't know that alcoholism is the disease of isolation! I was so hurt and disappointed about my decisions that I didn't trust myself and retreated into isolation and drank myself into liver cirrhosis but GOD is still writing my story

#9

I knew rock bottom was when I no longer wanted to be getting high. I miss my kids so much I felt lost. I needed to change