Loosid Sober Tip of the Day March 10

Y-E-T.

You’re eligible too.

If you have been around recovery for a while, you have most likely heard this acronym before.

The reason why this acronym is so important is because it explains the progression of the disease.

If you are an alcoholic or addict, what you will find is the disease gets worse, never better.

We deceive ourselves into thinking we are in control because:

We have not lost our job… YET

We have not lost our house… YET

We have not lost our children… YET

We have not gone to jail… YET

We have also heard people say:

We only drink, but have never done cocaine…YET

We only do cocaine but have never done crack… YET

We only do crack but have never picked up a needle… YET.

Alcoholism and addiction are diseases of YETS. You’re eligible too. While any of the above alone will eventually kill us, we still spend all of our efforts trying to justify that we are OK because we haven’t reached our YETS.

Just for today, take solace in knowing that there is no need to reach your YETS.

If you feel you have reached your YETS and are reading this, know there is one yet you have not reached YET… and you never have to provided you ask for help and are willing to work a 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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My yet kept me in active addiction for 36 years then I started working a program of recovery.My life is not a dream, but it is wonderful

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For me, it helps to start my day with positive thoughts.

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When I was still out there using I used to hear n I used to say this till one day I walked away from my life all it n I seen so many people lose it all aswell i believe we have to . To see how much we have n how much our people love us we have to get to rock bottom n broken to know we can only go up from there

The doctor that saved my life asked me this: "What's the first thing you should do to get out of the hole you're in?" The answer simply, "Stop digging." I hope this helps someone the way it helped me.

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Thank God I've only been to two of these yets. Still pretty young in Recovery, I pray I'm done trying to change the way I feel through substances