Loosid Sober Tip of the Day June 13

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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Keith trust me I know how you feel because that's exactly how i feel a lot of times. I think what's the point in staying sober if I'm miserable with my life. It sucks it really does but you have to care for yourself. I have been in and out of the rooms since 2018 and unfortunately nobody can force you to change things in your life but you. But my recommendation is start small: for example my phone screen was cracked from dropping it so many times I got that replaced. I know that's something small but it's just an example. Reach out if you ever wanna talk I'm always here for ya stay strong.

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Bro I wish we lived closer I deal with the social anxiety too. I hate the raising your hand thing about AA. Because back in school I was always drunk or high in order to do public speaking or meet new people. Now I just am very uncomfortable and out of my element. And I just don't see it ever changing it's just how I am. I've been sober for only 6 months too. Reach out to me if you ever wanna talk because I know exactly how you feel

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Sponsorship can enable one to be held accountable for things blind in his or her own Johari Window.

I’ve spent a very long time in denial telling myself the same phrase over and over that “I do drugs. Drugs DONT DO me” and believing I could live my life by that was just an excuse to deny the times when drugs WERE doing me.