Loosid Sober Tip of the Day Jul 28

The gift of desperation.

This saying is used quite often throughout the spiritual program of recovery. Though the phrase seems to be contradictory in nature, it is not.

The simple truth is that many if not most who suffer from alcoholism or addiction need to get the gift of desperation in order to enter a spiritual program of recovery.

Why is this?

Yesterday, we discussed three reasons why we think we do not have a disease.

Because of this, we keep trying to control our drinking or substance abuse until we finally reach a point that the pain that our disease has caused too much pain. It simply becomes too much.

This is called the GIFT of desperation.

Unfortunately, millions of people each year never get to that point. This is precisely why we call it a gift.

If you are reading this, take solace in the fact that you most likely have received the gift of desperation.

Now it’s your job to throw everything you have into the spiritual program of recovery.

Why? Because you deserve it.

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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I never thought of it this way, but it rings true for me that a gift of desperation was given to me in order to get and stay sober. I love this statement

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I'm desperate and greatful I'm choosing to surrender to the program every day. The last time I drank and smoked crack ended up with a couple of those yets. I never blacked out often but when I had no more money or any way to keep drinking and getting high I had to face reality and the last time I was petrified so I'm desperate now

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In a moment of clarity I looked and I saw. I turned around.

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When coming into recovery, I had been living in false acceptance and domestic violence! I finally realized I was going to end up dead from one or the other. That's when my HP brought me in the doors of AA. I thought I did it by myself, but HP guided me. I found true acceptance and I wasn't unique! Thank you God and my recovery brothers and sisters!:pray:t2::heart:

What an open and great way to put it. Recovery is hard but a most rewarding gift I myself never in a million years would have ever thought of it that way so how splendid I am to hear it be put like that

It really does get better and it really is a gift.

Absolutely it's a gift! If I wasn't desperate, I'd still be out there trying to make it work, or dead. :pray:

Love this!!! It truly is a gift.