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Post Info TOPIC: JFT March 3 Relapse


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JFT March 3 Relapse


 

 

There will be times, however, when we really feel like using.  We want to run, and we feel lousy.  We need to be reminded of where we came from and that it will be worse this time.  This is when we need the program the most.

Basic Text, p. 81

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If we're contemplating a relapse, we should think our using through to the bitter ends.  For many of us, those ends would include severe medical problems, imprisonment, or even death.  How many of us have known people who relapsed after many years clean, only to die from their disease?

But there is a death that accompanies a return to active addiction that may be worse than physical death.  That is the spiritual death we experience when we are separated from our Higher Power.  If we use, the spiritual relationship we have nurtured over the years will weaken and perhaps disappear.  We will feel truly alone.

There is no doubt that we have periods of darkness in our recovery.  There is only one way we can make it through those troubling times: with faith.  If we believe that our Higher Power is with us, then we know that all will be well.

No matter how badly we may feel in our recovery, a relapse is never the answer.  Together, we find recovery.  If we stay clean, the darkness will lift and we will find a deeper connection to our Higher Power.

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Just for today:  I thank my Higher Power for the gift of NA.  I know that relapse is not the way out.  Whatever challenges I face, I will face them with the God of my understanding.

 



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There has been a few times I was ready to give in for one reason or another . But my own mind said , would it be worth it . No was the answer , I am glad I received that gift from NA , I now face my problems with the God of my Understanding .

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