Loosid Sober Tip of the Day November 20

Sober Tips
#1

Identify, don’t compare.

When we come into a spiritual program of recovery, many of us will find that we compare our stories with others.

We may feel we have not reached the desperate levels others have or, alternatively, we may look at our stories and think that we have had a much rougher time.

It is not our job to take the inventory of others.

It is very important never to compare stories, but rather identify with the feelings.
Look for the similarities, not the differences.

When we focus on similarities, we will invariably find them.

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With Love, Loosid :pray::heart:

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#3

This was the hardest part of my journey in the beginning of my recovery. I didn’t feel like I had a problem because it wasn’t as bad as others around me. At the end of the day I had to recognize that it didn’t matter whether it was or wasn’t “that bad”. All that mattered was how I wanted to live my life. Drinking never helped me to do anything productive. Working on my mental health and changing my life around did though. Had long term benefits instead of long term consequences. So no matter how little or much you drink it’s really about whether or not it’s affecting you in some way and whether or not you want to do something about it. Whether it’s mental health, physical health, relationships, legal issues, ect. You’re the person that determines that. No one can do that for you or it simply won’t work. You have to want to better yourself.