Loosid Sober Tip of the Day September 30

Sober Tips
#1

Letting go of shame and guilt.

When many of us enter recovery for the first time, we feel shame and guilt for who we are and what we have done. This also happens when people relapse and are afraid to let people know they slipped.

What you need to know is how powerful you are for having the courage to make the necessary changes to build a better life.

The most powerful people in life are people who have the courage to change. You are not alcoholism. You are not addiction.

You may have alcoholism or have an addiction in the same way that someone else might have diabetes. It’s what you do to treat your disease that allows you to be in a recovered state… just for today.

You may have done things in your active addiction which were wrong, but you will have the opportunity to make amends to those who you have harmed and clean up your side of the street.

Congratulations on having the courage to change and taking the necessary steps to build a beautiful life. 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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#2
#3

Yes.

#4

I love that

#5

Courage! We can do it!

#6

Love this. I struggle still with the fact that all this craziness happened.

#7

Not sure about anyone else but man, my shame, deeep shame, guilt, disappointment in myself, and pride for the image of who I was prior to becoming an alcoholic is one of the hardest areas of growth for me- and one of the easiest things to hinder my growth and progress in recovery. I’m trying to work on my self love and worth- just hard.

I also still struggle with avoidance. Texting or calling people back ( I think it’s again pride mixed with shame- having a hard time standing vulnerable in front of loved ones & owning my past and who I am- good and bad)

Does or did anyone else struggle with avoidance when they were early in sobriety? I have 72 days. It’s all getting better and im active in AA and def getting back to a healthy full life . Just a slow process

Thanks guys!!

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
-Socrates”

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#8

I am not the bad things I've done!

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#9

:+1:t2:

#10

I’m actually going through that myself and thought I was just being a weirdo at first :sweat_smile: but I’m coming from that same thing.. I’m trying to reach out more after meetings but usually I just grab my things and leave. Doing the uncomfortable is something that’s been helping a lotttt.

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#11

Absolutely :100:, love this tip! How can I share to my Facebook post?

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#13

The last time I was hospitalized the ED doctor told me to have grace. Also, to not be so hard on myself because I took the steps to make myself better. He told me that no one has the right to judge me. I am a good person! I deserve to live.

I suffered a cardiac arrest and CPR was performed on me for 90 minutes (wasn’t this last hospitalization but a year and a half ago). He was the same doctor that treated me. He said it’s a miracle that I am alive.

God didn’t want me to go.

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#14

How great.