The Purpose of Your Journey
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Understand that your journey towards sobriety has the potential to inspire and guide others.
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Recognise the power of sharing your experiences and insights to help those who may be struggling.
Seeking and Offering Support
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Accept that your journey is personal, but it doesn't have to be a solitary one.
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Be open to receiving help and support from others, and understand the value of offering help in return.
Sharing Conquered Challenges
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Embrace the idea that conquering challenges naturally leads to a desire to share and help others.
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Draw parallels to pioneers sharing their Everest conquest, acknowledging the importance of shared experiences.
Building a Supportive Community
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Realise that the sober community is built on love, compassion, pride, and shared heroic accounts.
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Acknowledge the unity among various individuals, such as authors, vloggers, podcasters, and support staff, in the common mission of helping others.
Personal Achievements from Sobriety
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Acknowledge the tangible and intangible benefits of getting sober, creating your unique list of achievements.
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Celebrate the positive changes in relationships, health, lifestyle, and personal growth.
Happy Endings Require Effort
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Acknowledge that successful sober stories often result from routine, behavioural changes, and hard work.
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Reject the notion that sobriety is unattainable; it requires dedication and a desire to change.
Confidence in Sobriety
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Strive for a place of confidence where the idea of returning to substances becomes unthinkable.
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Recognise the right time to extend help to others in their journey toward sobriety.
A Duty to Guide Others
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Recognise the duty, born from your experience, to guide others on their path to sobriety.
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Understand the profound impact sharing your story can have on someone else's decision to embrace sobriety.
Reflecting on Sobriety's Benefits
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Encourage self-reflection on the positive outcomes of your sobriety journey.
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Create a personal list of achievements, no matter how modest, to serve as a reminder of the progress made.
Reflecting on Past Addictions
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Realise that reflecting on the positives from addiction may reveal important lessons.
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Acknowledge personal growth, even if it stemmed from challenging experiences, as part of your journey.
Watch the video on making your decision
This decision will be one of, if not the biggest, of your life. You need to make it for yourself, and you need to be 100 percent sure it’s what you want. If not, you will fail.