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gkb33308 · gkb33308

Just got on to the message board. Been clean for 6 months. I'm looking for a sponser. I need some help dealing with family and the views they have of addicts like me. Glad NA is here for me.

verwirrt · verwirrt

stupid me. I went on YouTube, surfin around... Stubled across some stuff about aa and bill w. Video about a letter from some chick Henrietta to some dude Horace, where she writes a few things about his behavior. Followed by lookin at bill ws use of LSD (and at this point I'm pissed he got to claim a spi...

LizC · LizC

ok im going to let myself be vulnerable for a couple minutes. im going mad with my emotions and i really need to go to a meeting. the only problems is im scared. i havent gone to a meeting in years and im scared to death. how do i overcome this?

robertmarx · robertmarx

If I pay to remove my arrest record from Mugshots.com, will my mugshot and info also be removed from other websites appearing in search results?

Dave R · Dave R

Many of us have found that setting aside quiet time for ourselves is helpful in making conscious contact with our Higher Power.Basic Text, p. 95=Most of us pay lip-service to the value of conscious contact with a Higher Power. Yet how many of us consistently take time to improve that conscious con...

Dave R · Dave R

We learn that conflicts are a part of reality, and we learn new ways to resolve them instead of running from them.Basic Text, p. 90=From time to time, we all experience conflicts. It may be that we just cant get along with that new coworker. Maybe our friends are driving us crazy. Or perhaps our par...

Dave R · Dave R

The nature of our belief will determine the manner of our prayers and meditation.Basic Text, p. 44=How do we pray? For each NA member, this is a deeply personal matter. Many of us find that, over time, we develop a manner of prayer and meditation based on what we learn from others and what we are comf...

princessofhesse · princessofhesse

I am a 55-year old mother of three beautiful children and a recovering alcoholic/addict who relapsed last fall. i am clean again now, as of May 7, 2012, and having a hard time. Alcohol is not the problem, that's easy enough for me not to use at this point, it's the vicodin and Tylenol 3 and, I was never...

Raman · Raman

hi all.. heres a share request. Id love to hear yall on this follwing topic. Its like this; I know that developing or renewing a hobby is something that many of us do on the recovery route. I was lucky to be introduced to billiards/snooker when I was a few years clean. It was explained by a psychiatrist fri...

Mac23 · Mac23

Hi Folks! My name is Mac. I will have 24 years sober/clean in November of this year (2012). I am a bowhunter and am interested in having an event in the fall that would include some camping with a bonfire meeting at the end of the day. I have a thread open on Archery Talk (a large archery forum) asking if ther...

Dave R · Dave R

Our personal stories may vary in individual pattern, but in the end we all have the same thing in common.Basic Text, p. 87=We addicts are a varied bunch, coming from different backgrounds, having used different drugs, and recalling different experiences. Our differences dont disappear in rec...

Dave R · Dave R

The program is simply sharing, working the Twelve Steps, attending meetings, and practicing the principles of the program. =Our complicated lives can be made a lot less complicated if we concentrate on a few simple thingssharing our experience, strength, and hope with others, regular meetin...

dfacerdm · dfacerdm

The first is one we put together for a (non-na) traditions study after we took the steps together. The second is an unapproved workbook put together by the Lone Star Region. Narcotics Anonymous actually ceased to exist in 1959 for several weeks because... yes, it was because we were not followin...

motherjugs · motherjugs

I been clean for 30 days and it fells so good was using meth for 35 years and I don't know why it's like one day just ran into the next till 30 days ago I said this is it I hope to never use again because the feeling is so good

Dave R · Dave R

Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future.Basic Text, p. 96=The foundation of our lives is what the rest of our lives is built upon. When we were using, that foundation affected everything we did. When we decided that recovery was important, thats where we began t...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Blessings of the day! Been in a "poor me funk for a minute and when I did my gratitude list this a.m. seemed like I had to equal sides of positives and negatives,for me that is very unbalanced.You see been whining cause I aint working,not in a band ,minimal $$$ coming daughter and husband still livi...

Dave R · Dave R

Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases.Basic Text, p. 84=After the first couple of years in recovery, most of us start to feel like there are no more big deals. If weve been diligent in working the steps, the p...

doubledown · doubledown

Is it "normal" for my spouse to assume that everyone that has a beer or two at a party is an addict? He's about 3 weeks into the NA program. thanks

Dave R · Dave R

Working with others is only the beginning of service work.Basic Text, p. 59=Service work calls for a selfless devotion to carrying the message to the still-suffering addict. But our attitude of service cannot stop there. Service also requires that we look at ourselves and our motives. Our ef...

verwirrt · verwirrt

You wouldn't think it, but everytime I hit a speaker meeting, I leave feeling like using. I know it's not the rooms... It's me. It's that my brain doesn't want to remember the hospitalizations. But does anyone know how to overcome this?

Dave R · Dave R

Our fears are lessened and faith begins to grow as we learn the true meaning of surrender. We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression.Basic Text, p. 27=Surrender is the beginning of a new way of life. When driven primarily by self-will, we constantly wondered whethe...

Dave R · Dave R

When someone points out a shortcoming, our first reaction may be defensive. There will always be room for growth.Basic Text, p. 36=Recovery is a process that brings about change in our lives. We need that change if we are to continue our growth toward freedom. Its important that we remain open-...

Dave R · Dave R

The process of coming to believe restores us to sanity. The strength to move into action comes from this belief.Basic Text, p. 25=Coming to believe is a process that stems from personal experience. Each of us has this experience; all addicts who find recovery in NA have solid evidence of a benevo...

Dave R · Dave R

...ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.Tradition Twelve=Sometimes its hard to accept others character defects. As we recover together, we not only listen to others talk in meetings, we also watch how they walk through their recovery. The more we get to know other memb...

Scott · Scott

This is juniper, i think it's easier to just have my board name my real name, so it is now

Dave R · Dave R

We didnt stumble into this fellowship brimming with love, honesty, open-mindedness, or willingness.... When we were beaten, we became willing.Basic Text, p. 20=Surrender may be the necessary foundation for recovery, but sometimes we fight it. Most of us look back after some clean time and w...

MIKEF · MIKEF

June 2nd 1984,6 months before my total and final surrender, I married my third wife,my true love and soul mate.Today,through God's grace and mercy we celebrate 28 years together,27 and 1/2 of them clean, in sobriety and free from active addiction and 30 total years together.I love her more today...

oniongirl82 · oniongirl82

I received a phone call yesterday from a hospital. My father for whom I haven't seen in 15 years is there on life support and brain dead. They needed his next of kin to consent to remove him. For years I have sat and thought about this day. From every angle I've plotted my revenge on him. Thinking of the vari...

To Far Gone · To Far Gone

I know about this topic and want to start a Meditaion group with new comers in Boston. (Your place small fee)

St4rvingx4rtist · St4rvingx4rtist

Hello. This will be my first time going through the steps, and I am starting Step One as of today. I am working them with my sponsor of course, my first task is to read Step One out of the Basic Text and It Works How and Why every day for 30 days. Does anybody have any personal expierience with this step? What d...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	New on the board (Preview) Just got on to the message board. Been clean for 6 months. I'm looking for a sponser. I need some help dealing with family and the views they have of addicts like me. Glad NA is here for me.	gkb33308	6	424	Jul 9, 2012 by drummer
	DAMMIT (Preview) stupid me. I went on YouTube, surfin around... Stubled across some stuff about aa and bill w. Video about a letter from some chick Henrietta to some dude Horace, where she writes a few things about his behavior. Followed by lookin at bill ws use of LSD (and at this point I'm pissed he got to claim a spi...	verwirrt	17	834	Jul 8, 2012 by avid
	wah (Preview) ok im going to let myself be vulnerable for a couple minutes. im going mad with my emotions and i really need to go to a meeting. the only problems is im scared. i havent gone to a meeting in years and im scared to death. how do i overcome this?	LizC	15	645	Jul 7, 2012 by To Far Gone
	mugshots (Preview) If I pay to remove my arrest record from Mugshots.com, will my mugshot and info also be removed from other websites appearing in search results?	robertmarx	4	501	Jul 6, 2012 by Dean
	JFT July 3 Quiet time (Preview) Many of us have found that setting aside quiet time for ourselves is helpful in making conscious contact with our Higher Power.Basic Text, p. 95=Most of us pay lip-service to the value of conscious contact with a Higher Power. Yet how many of us consistently take time to improve that conscious con...	Dave R	1	443	Jul 6, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT July 4 Conflict (Preview) We learn that conflicts are a part of reality, and we learn new ways to resolve them instead of running from them.Basic Text, p. 90=From time to time, we all experience conflicts. It may be that we just cant get along with that new coworker. Maybe our friends are driving us crazy. Or perhaps our par...	Dave R	1	448	Jul 6, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT July 5 Exploring spiritual options (Preview) The nature of our belief will determine the manner of our prayers and meditation.Basic Text, p. 44=How do we pray? For each NA member, this is a deeply personal matter. Many of us find that, over time, we develop a manner of prayer and meditation based on what we learn from others and what we are comf...	Dave R	1	374	Jul 6, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	hey Going down Nowhere Road (Preview) I am a 55-year old mother of three beautiful children and a recovering alcoholic/addict who relapsed last fall. i am clean again now, as of May 7, 2012, and having a hard time. Alcohol is not the problem, that's easy enough for me not to use at this point, it's the vicodin and Tylenol 3 and, I was never...	princessofhesse	8	781	Jul 4, 2012 by Mike M
	Playing games! (Preview) hi all.. heres a share request. Id love to hear yall on this follwing topic. Its like this; I know that developing or renewing a hobby is something that many of us do on the recovery route. I was lucky to be introduced to billiards/snooker when I was a few years clean. It was explained by a psychiatrist fri...	Raman	11	676	Jul 4, 2012 by Raman
	Anyone interested in camping and hunting on here? (Preview) Hi Folks! My name is Mac. I will have 24 years sober/clean in November of this year (2012). I am a bowhunter and am interested in having an event in the fall that would include some camping with a bonfire meeting at the end of the day. I have a thread open on Archery Talk (a large archery forum) asking if ther...	Mac23	4	411	Jul 3, 2012 by Mac23
	JFT July 2 Comparing (Preview) Our personal stories may vary in individual pattern, but in the end we all have the same thing in common.Basic Text, p. 87=We addicts are a varied bunch, coming from different backgrounds, having used different drugs, and recalling different experiences. Our differences dont disappear in rec...	Dave R	0	370	Jul 2, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT July1 A simple program (Preview) The program is simply sharing, working the Twelve Steps, attending meetings, and practicing the principles of the program. =Our complicated lives can be made a lot less complicated if we concentrate on a few simple thingssharing our experience, strength, and hope with others, regular meetin...	Dave R	0	502	Jul 1, 2012 by Dave R
	Tradition Workbooks (Preview) The first is one we put together for a (non-na) traditions study after we took the steps together. The second is an unapproved workbook put together by the Lone Star Region. Narcotics Anonymous actually ceased to exist in 1959 for several weeks because... yes, it was because we were not followin...	dfacerdm	27	11561	Jul 1, 2012 by mtsthelen
	Clean 30 days (Preview) I been clean for 30 days and it fells so good was using meth for 35 years and I don't know why it's like one day just ran into the next till 30 days ago I said this is it I hope to never use again because the feeling is so good	motherjugs	5	462	Jun 30, 2012 by johnjames228
	JFT June 30 Maintaining the foundation (Preview) Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future.Basic Text, p. 96=The foundation of our lives is what the rest of our lives is built upon. When we were using, that foundation affected everything we did. When we decided that recovery was important, thats where we began t...	Dave R	0	392	Jun 30, 2012 by Dave R
	No coincidences up in my mind! (Preview) Blessings of the day! Been in a "poor me funk for a minute and when I did my gratitude list this a.m. seemed like I had to equal sides of positives and negatives,for me that is very unbalanced.You see been whining cause I aint working,not in a band ,minimal $$$ coming daughter and husband still livi...	MIKEF	3	458	Jun 30, 2012 by kitty doyle
	JFT June 29 Keeping recovery fresh (Preview) Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases.Basic Text, p. 84=After the first couple of years in recovery, most of us start to feel like there are no more big deals. If weve been diligent in working the steps, the p...	Dave R	0	352	Jun 29, 2012 by Dave R
	spouse of new recovering addict (Preview) Is it "normal" for my spouse to assume that everyone that has a beer or two at a party is an addict? He's about 3 weeks into the NA program. thanks	doubledown	6	660	Jun 29, 2012 by avid
	JFT June 28 Group conscience (Preview) Working with others is only the beginning of service work.Basic Text, p. 59=Service work calls for a selfless devotion to carrying the message to the still-suffering addict. But our attitude of service cannot stop there. Service also requires that we look at ourselves and our motives. Our ef...	Dave R	0	411	Jun 28, 2012 by Dave R
	Retrain your brain. (Preview) You wouldn't think it, but everytime I hit a speaker meeting, I leave feeling like using. I know it's not the rooms... It's me. It's that my brain doesn't want to remember the hospitalizations. But does anyone know how to overcome this?	verwirrt	5	489	Jun 28, 2012 by verwirrt
	JFT June 26 Surrendering self-will (Preview) Our fears are lessened and faith begins to grow as we learn the true meaning of surrender. We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression.Basic Text, p. 27=Surrender is the beginning of a new way of life. When driven primarily by self-will, we constantly wondered whethe...	Dave R	5	476	Jun 27, 2012 by Raman
	June 27 Change and growth (Preview) When someone points out a shortcoming, our first reaction may be defensive. There will always be room for growth.Basic Text, p. 36=Recovery is a process that brings about change in our lives. We need that change if we are to continue our growth toward freedom. Its important that we remain open-...	Dave R	1	365	Jun 27, 2012 by avid
	JFT June 25 Not just lucky (Preview) The process of coming to believe restores us to sanity. The strength to move into action comes from this belief.Basic Text, p. 25=Coming to believe is a process that stems from personal experience. Each of us has this experience; all addicts who find recovery in NA have solid evidence of a benevo...	Dave R	0	489	Jun 25, 2012 by Dave R
	June 24 Tolerance (Preview) ...ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.Tradition Twelve=Sometimes its hard to accept others character defects. As we recover together, we not only listen to others talk in meetings, we also watch how they walk through their recovery. The more we get to know other memb...	Dave R	2	439	Jun 24, 2012 by verwirrt
	Easier this way. (Preview) This is juniper, i think it's easier to just have my board name my real name, so it is now	Scott	18	688	Jun 24, 2012 by To Far Gone
	JFT June 23 Surrender (Preview) We didnt stumble into this fellowship brimming with love, honesty, open-mindedness, or willingness.... When we were beaten, we became willing.Basic Text, p. 20=Surrender may be the necessary foundation for recovery, but sometimes we fight it. Most of us look back after some clean time and w...	Dave R	0	482	Jun 23, 2012 by Dave R
	Belly Button Anniversary! (Preview) June 2nd 1984,6 months before my total and final surrender, I married my third wife,my true love and soul mate.Today,through God's grace and mercy we celebrate 28 years together,27 and 1/2 of them clean, in sobriety and free from active addiction and 30 total years together.I love her more today...	MIKEF	3	601	Jun 23, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	mix of emotions (Preview) I received a phone call yesterday from a hospital. My father for whom I haven't seen in 15 years is there on life support and brain dead. They needed his next of kin to consent to remove him. For years I have sat and thought about this day. From every angle I've plotted my revenge on him. Thinking of the vari...	oniongirl82	7	494	Jun 23, 2012 by Dave R
	Rational Recovery and meditation Boston (Preview) I know about this topic and want to start a Meditaion group with new comers in Boston. (Your place small fee)	To Far Gone	2	561	Jun 23, 2012 by Raman
	Starting Step One (Preview) Hello. This will be my first time going through the steps, and I am starting Step One as of today. I am working them with my sponsor of course, my first task is to read Step One out of the Basic Text and It Works How and Why every day for 30 days. Does anybody have any personal expierience with this step? What d...	St4rvingx4rtist	10	541	Jun 23, 2012 by Raman
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