Loosid Sober Tip of the Day Jul 10

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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There are a few things I'm doing that are disconnecting me from a good path and that not following the 12 steps, not going to meetings and not journaling like I did when I first got sober. My recovery has taken a beck seat and I have lost myself because of it.

Accepting that i dont need alcohol was big, idk i have this new perspective on it. I dont need it in my life, i dont eat
McDonalds because its bad for me, alcohol is significantly worse for me but i wasnt able to grasp the negatives over the pros. There are no pros to when i drink. Cali sober adam is much better. And that blew me, i can give up soda and fast food no problem but the alcohol stuck around for so long. Ive done rehab, feel blessed for what i have learned amd the reasons for why i drink. Been battling the addiction for 17 years and been tryingg to quit for the past 6 years. This time im ahering to my own treatment plan. Ive learned that i want to look back at my past as an old man and be happy for my life choice before i die. Ive learmed that i need to do this for me and work my program and not let others try to chamge me when im happy with who i am and the
Path i am on. Love folks