Loosid Sober Tip of the Day September 14

Sober Tips
#1

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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#3

So true! Thx.

#5

Of course for years I talked about the yets too. Nowadays I am certain that they will not happen because I am sober.

#6

I still believe in the yets. Even being 29 years sober

#7

Exactly.

#8

I like this

#9

great tip!

#10

I can totally relate and love this, is definitely wisdom of the day in my recovery :yellow_heart:

#11

Beautiful beautiful beautiful!!! Thank you for this!!!

#12

Alcoholism is a progressive disease for sure. My drinking became daily when I reached my 30s compared to my 20s. I’m lucky to have joined AA at age 39 and to only have lost my marriage. I could have lost a lot more, including my life, had I continued my drinking.

#13

This really resonated with me I'm 26 years old I was an athlete for most my life thought I'd be on team Canada for hockey one day till that including my job school hockey and my family were stripped from me so I walked the path that didn't agree with my morals what's so ever. All I wanted was to feel different....not like me... Because clearly I wasn't good enough anymore for any loved ones so I turned to the only person left in my family and that's my mom. Thought she'd protect me instead she neglected me she used me she got me beat she shot me up she left me sleeping outside so u can see how this went wrong.. I had no where to go so streets it was ... Never would I have thought a year later from a private school for hockey to loosing my teeth to heavy drug use with the one and only street "friends" I started snorting with ma then I tried getting clean I saw an other addict getting clean so I opened up to. Them they kissed me and made me stay to get help I didn't know that there were evil people out there until then she shot me up with her needle of crystal and heroin I had no clue until it was in my blood. I jumped from snorting to shooting in a year.. never woulda thought. I'd be shooting myself up licking the syringe and the spoons dry... This person disappeared in a very scary world with no contact for 3 years I lost my mind my dignity my control everything and that's because this illness just keeps on getting worse it will take everything away you I promise you that. Six months clean today from fettt and 2 years from meth but stilllll dealing with possible denture issues health issues insomnia pain restlessness but I'm going tgrough it it's the only way through

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#14

Love this … and so true !!