Loosid Sober Tip of the Day March 3

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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I love this acronym! I use this in my everyday life. If something hasn’t happened, YET, it most certainly can. And for those that compare stories, YET plays a big part. I know I use to compare. But now I tell myself that I may not have gotten a DUI yet, in my drinking career, but if I continue to drink I most certainly can.

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I believe it. I don’t have years of sobriety but I’ve seen and heard in meetings.

In my personal past experiences I saw my body deteriorating.

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I love this, and believe there’s HOPE.

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Truth. I’m giving a daily reprieve based on where I’m at spiritually. I have a few 24 hrs under my belt, this is a just for today program I had to adress all of my reservations & I’ve stayed clean & faced a lot of life on life terms , no matter what I didn’t find it necessary to pick up. So, if you’re new & reading this, just know that you never, ever have to use any mind or mood changing substance again even if you want to.

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Wow. I am new to recovery so I hadn’t heard this but it resonates a lot. I had a LOT of YETs that allowed me to make excuses that I had eveything under control. I knew I was a mess YET it looked like I was still successful. Glad to see this clearly from the other side.

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This is me 1000 times over

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