Loosid Sober Tip of the Day July 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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Oh wee! That's a great acronym for Denial. It's tight but it's right. I'm struggling getting past that because that's a mouthful and needs to be thought about. :see_no_evil:

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Forgot out the past.!

I loved the honest of this tip. I am just learning about this new person that I’m becoming. I’m in a residential drug treatment program, and I’ve been sober 10 months so far. Getting sober and maintaining my sobriety is the most difficult and challenging task that I’ve ever had. It’s extremely painful, and frustrating at times. My goal is to stay as positive as I can and that I can accomplish my goals. I really needed to hear this tip today. Thank you for sharing that with me

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I have a year clean and I have to say my sobriety came out of desperation 35 years of using broke me . I had nothing to lose as I had lost everything already and I was at a point in life we’re I know longer wanted to live . Over the years I dug a hole so big I couldn’t get out . There was nothing left but to look inside and get honest with myself and slowly I’ve been climbing out of that pit of darkness and I can see the light. Today I try to live a different life in every way for I am scared of old behaviors. As they are to easy to fall back into and I also have found a awesome sponsor who helps me but that I can be completely honest with.