Loosid Sober Tip of the Day February 21

Sober Tips
#1

D -E -N- I -A -L

Don't Even Notice I Am Lying.

So many of us take such a long time to enter recovery because we are in denial. The pain of getting honest with ourselves seems too much to handle and so we lie to ourselves.

Because of this, our disease progresses until we either die or reach such a level of pain that we get the gift of desperation to reach out and ask for help.

It is important to understand that everything in life worth anything requires work.

The first part of any work is an honest assessment of where we are and where we want to go.

It is also important to look at what we have done wrong in order that we can recognize those mistakes, so we don’t make them again.

We make amends for the mistakes we have done to free ourselves from our wrongdoings (more on that tomorrow).

Just for today, wherever you are, make a commitment to get honest with yourself.

If you are not sober, do you need to be? Write down all the things you have done when you were not sober that you feel were inappropriate. This will give you something to look at on paper.

If you are in recovery, are there things you are doing that are disconnecting you from your recovery? If so, what can you do to get back on a good path?

If you are on a good path, share your experience what helped you move from denial to getting honest with yourself.

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

This is a awesome tip! Really can resonate with this!

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#4

I was on a horrible path and didn’t think I could climb out of the ditch I was in. I felt worthless, jobless, unloved and unliked, down and vulnerable! I didn’t see myself being happy again and tried to just sleep or hibernate it away with beer!
Today I am 36 days sober and feel amazing! I have my passion, compassion, energy, love, hard work and dedication back! My loved ones are proud of me and I landed my dream job. This is all because of reading Loosid one morning when I was hurting. I was bored and a notification came up on my phone. I decided why not I’m bored! This reading was about not taking the elevator but taking the steps one at a time and admitting our addiction to ourselves. It hit me like a lightning bolt and I haven’t touched a drink or had the dying urge since! I am so grateful for that day and how one simple reading changed my life! I’m scared of going back to that ditch and will do whatever it takes to keep my eyes focused on sobriety! :pray:t3::heart::cherry_blossom::muscle:t3:

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#5

Great information. I will do this.:+1::+1::+1:

#6

Thank you.

#7

This is exactly where I was 12 days ago. DENIAL. I thought I was in control and that I was managing my usage without issue. But it was so DENIAL. I was out of control drinking way too much, too often. My life was way out of control but alcohol made it seem together. These last 12 days have really shown me how little I did control. While it’s only 12 days since I realized my denial and lack of control, I am already realizing how much I have gained that I am ready to turn 12 into 1200 into 12000 days of sobriety.

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#8

Denial! Lethal for the alcoholic! Need to hear. Thx!

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#9

Addiction affects all areas of our lives, and denial - as one of addiction’s tools - does also. With almost 1 1/2 years clean & sober, I still find myself in denial about parts of my life that have nothing to do with using drugs or alcohol. It’s something to always be vigilant about. To bounce ‘bright ideas’ off of others, to question my motives, to not rationalizing why I haven’t done something that is good for my recovery. Addiction is insidious - it lies to us in our own voice, in our own heads. Thanks for today’s tip.

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#10

Love what you said about denial! I too see it from time to time and I’m 2years 2 months in sobriety. That just shows us that we may have recovered but we are far from cured. We will be forever working our sobriety program. There’s no denying that. Great tip of the day!

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#11

Good stuff! Thanks for sharing! It is insidious how our minds lie to us and wind us up in ways. I used to call it “junkie justification “ everything seemed so smart and so easy when I was using. Everything is so hard yet so easy now that I’m 14 months clean. and yet so magical. Every time I find myself avoiding a subject I know I must work on it because my mind is lying to me again! Lol and when I am honest and lay it all before my higher power and surrender and ask him to show me, I find a breakthrough. We must ever be vigilant and keep letting our recovery show us how to further it. It’s a great day to be sober!:heart:

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#12

Good words!

#13

Wow, powerful this really resonates with me, thank you​:pray:t2::muscle:

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#14

The problem with denial is that it is clearly seen in the rearview mirror, but very hard to spot in the here and now. Example: I think I’m doing fine without AA or a similar support system, and I’m often being told I’m in denial. Any relapse would confirm that claim, but what if I keep doing well? I just hope awareness and mindfulness will keep me tracking true. And if not I’ll have to forgive myself and try something else.

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#15

Very inspiring! Thank you for a reality check, we all sometimes need it