Loosid Sober Tip of the Day February 4

Sober Tips
#1

We don’t know what we don’t know.

Much like anyone who does anything for the first time, everyone comes into recovery knowing the same thing. Nothing.

  1. We have no experience of what it is like to be sober.
  2. We have no experience on what it takes to get (emotionally) sober.
  3. We don’t know what it’s like to stay sober.

The next 3 days are going to concentrate on these 3 aspects of sobriety.

If you are starting your journey, you have not experienced any of these 3 parts of sobriety.

If you have been sober a while, while this may not be new to you, it is equally as important as the people with the strongest recovery programs know that when we find ourselves ‘off the beam’, we need to go back to the very basics that got us sober in the first place.

It is equally as important to remember what it felt like to be sober for the first time.

So what does it feel like to be sober?

Being sober for the first time may feel very strange. This is because we are living life on life’s terms for the first time. We used to live on alcohol’s terms, or whatever our drug of choice was.

We feel the pain without numbing it. We feel the joy without trying to accelerate it. This can be very uncomfortable at first.

Here’s the good news… the ‘getting sober’ part will make you feel better than you ever imagined. It’s called recovery.

Tomorrow we will discuss getting sober, which must happen in order for us accomplish the third part… staying sober.

If you are experiencing ‘being sober’ for the first time, know that it is completely normal to feel discomfort. You are in the right place.

Remember, we avoid discomfort at all cost but we are avoiding the very thing that will set us free

How did this tip resonate with you? Are you sober for the first time? Have you started your recovery journey? Have you been in recovery a while and have some tips to share? 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. It works.

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#4

The first days of novelty and excitement gave me a lot of momentum. I was able to look at any cravings and withdrawal symptoms as signs that the alcohol was leaving my system, and my brain was busy recalibrating. The first few days were much easier than I anticipated.

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#5

Still new to sobriety after relapse last Saturday. Still working!!! Sober today!

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#6

This is a great message, especially for newcomers. This is why it’s so important to be willing to discard whatever you think you know about sobriety early on. It’s what holds us back. It held me back. When I look back now I feel silly for the some of my beliefs and things I refused to believe. Being open and willing is what gets us sober and keeps us sober. Be a sponge. Listen to what the people with long term sobriety tell you. They are not lying to you. Take it in. Life is really really good on the other side.:slightly_smiling_face:

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#7

I love this. I love it I love it I love it!! The feelings, all and any feelings, of recovery is reality. :two_hearts:

#8

I love this message getting your true emotions back is good and scary at the same time but more for the good I remembered that so well when I got sober I appreciate the message today thank you it uplifts my day god bless all my sober brothers and sisters today stay strong hope is out there

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#9

Self abandonment was a big issue for me.
Knowing I was in pain and Ignoring and avoiding it was the true nature of my alcoholism.
Life is painful but it doesn't have to be.
Be Kind to yourself. You deserve it.

Love and Light

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#10

So true! My emotions were all over the place the first month. It was scary at first but now it feels SO GOOD to not be numb anymore. While I was trying to numb the pain, I was inadvertently numbing the joys in life too.

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#11

Still new in sobriety (Thursday next week is 90 days!) but I’m learning to push through the uncomfortable feelings and pain. Learning that I don’t need to use/drink to do that. Had a really hard week, mon. And Tuesday would have been a relapse if it wasn’t for some people from the program.