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Dave R · Dave R

Our public image consists of what we have to offer: a successful, proven way of maintaining a drug-free lifestyle.Basic Text, p. 75=Yes, we are attracting new members. More and more addicts are finding Narcotics Anonymous. But how do we treat our newest members when they arrive, worn out from...

Dave R · Dave R

Some of us first saw the effects of addiction on the people closest to us. We were very dependent on them to carry us through life. We felt angry, disappointed, and hurt when they found other interests, friends, and loved ones.Basic Text, p. 7=Addiction affected every area of our lives. Just as w...

Dave R · Dave R

Our real value is in being ourselves.Basic Text, p. 105=As we work the steps, were bound to discover some basic truths about ourselves. The process of uncovering our secrets, exposing them, and searching our characters reveals our true nature. As we become acquainted with ourselves, well nee...

Dave R · Dave R

Gradually, as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope.Basic Text, p. 95=What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us lived lives of utter hopelessness. We believed we were destined to die from our disease.Many members...

Manon · Manon

"HOw do you define a word without concrete meaning?To each his own ,the saying goes,so why push to attain an ideal state of being that no two random people will agree is where you want to be? Faultless. Finished. Incomparable. People can never be these,and anyway when did creating a flawless fa...

Dave R · Dave R

...Gods will for us consists of the very things we most value. Gods will... becomes our own true will for ourselves.Basic Text, p. 48=Its human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though we only paid with a ten. We tend to th...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Today I will work my last SPEAKER JAM here in New York State. I will continue my service at the coffee commitment.Leaving JAM early tonight as family coming over for my birthday celebration,cake and coffee as my wife and I going away for weekend .Not copping short here,but birthday is scheduled tomo...

Meditation Man · Meditation Man

Chapter Two WHAT IS THE NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS PROGRAM? We are not interested in what or how much you used or who your connections were, what you have done in the past, how much or how little you have, but only in what you want to do about your problem and how we can help.

Dave R · Dave R

We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic.Basic Text, p. 30=While we were using, many of us were unable or unwilling to feel many emotions. If we were happy, we used to make us happier. If we were angry or depressed, we used to mas...

To Far Gone · To Far Gone

Follow me and do the steps. Will visit your place abd stay for a week.

poi · poi

Hi all, I just have a quick question. I'm really struggling with whether or not I should be here. Everyone seems to have much worse stories than mine. At meetings I here about multiple heroin overdoses, cocaine, and crimes committed, etc., I'm just not thinking I belong with you all and I don't want...

Dave R · Dave R

In accordance with the principles of recovery, we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other.Basic Text, p. 11=How many times in our recovery have we misunderstood the behavior of another, immediately formed a judgment, applied a label, and neatly tucked the individual into a pig...

Termite · Termite

Hello Everyone, This is my first post. This is also the first day of my recovery. This past week, I partied like nobody's business. I avoided phone calls from my mother as well as those calls from my partner. My partner broke up with me today. I'm numb inside. I am thinking about going to an NA meeting toni...

Dave R · Dave R

In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionateIP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised=The idea of sponsorship may be new to us. We have spent many years without direction, relying only on self-interest, suspecting everyone, trus...

Dave R · Dave R

"From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond... Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery..." Basic Text, pg.94-95 Admit no weakness, conceal all shortcomings, deny every failure, go it alone-that was the creed man...

MsDani · MsDani

So does being clean mean you aren't using any type of prescription med, in my case Xanax, or is ok to use it if you are responsible with it? I mean if the doctor prescribes it and sometimes you need it....then it should be ok. I think it's when you abuse it...use it more than prescribed or mixing it with o...

To Far Gone · To Far Gone

-- Edited by To Far Gone on Wednesday 28th of March 2012 03:32:48 AM -- Edited by To Far Gone on Saturday 23rd of June 2012 04:55:28 PM -- Edited by To Far Gone on Sunday 16th of December 2012 06:39:54 PM

rustickid · rustickid

Hi- My husband is a recovering addict. He is doing an amazing job and is truly committed to being clean. He has become actively involved in N/A and the program has been an amazing support system. Here is my issue - I feel that he has gone from being addicted to drugs to being addicted to N/A. He attends m...

Dave R · Dave R

We do the footwork and accept whats being given to us freely on a daily basis.Basic Text, p. 47=Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know that we are responsible...

Dave R · Dave R

It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going.Basic Text, p. 23=When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame or despair at calling ourselves addicts. In the early days, we may be filled with both fear and hope as we struggle to find new meaning in our lives. The past may seem inescap...

Dave R · Dave R

In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves.Basic Text, pp. 70-71=In the animal kingdom, there is a creature that thrives on others. It is called a leech. It attaches itself to people and...

Dave R · Dave R

Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs.Basic Text, p. 3=At our first meeting, we may have been taken aback at the way members shared about how the disease of addiction had affected their lives. We thought to ourselves, Disease? Ive just got a drug problem! What in the worl...

Ruhig · Ruhig

So, I've been having really vivd and self-destructive dreams. But onl this week... I think. I slipped up (suprise suprise) for a few weeks. And this is my first day off from work and school in four months. So I originally thought that I was just stressed and had little "me" time to set aside an...

BigV · BigV

a freind lost his cousin 1-1/2 years ago now just lost the sister to the cousin who died yesterday, its crazy but it's happened, over dose both times. If you think you have one left it might be the last.........

Dave R · Dave R

"The get-togethers after our meetings are good opportunities to share things that we didn't get to discuss during the meeting." Basic Text p. 29 Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed that if we let others get to know u...

Dave R · Dave R

Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction.Basic Text, p. 24=Most of us know withou...

Dave R · Dave R

A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true.Basic Text, p. 51=Youre in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Another has had us all rolling in the aisles with ent...

Dave R · Dave R

There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present.Basic Text, pp. 55-56=The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meetings, we should remember the newcomer...

Raman · Raman

a terrible, destructive force ! -- Edited by Raman on Friday 16th of March 2012 05:47:11 AM

Dave R · Dave R

Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own.Basic Text, p. 86=Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we had never experienced fear. We had drugged all our feelings, fear among them, until we had convinced ourselves that we were tough, courageous...

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	JFT April 2 Attraction (Preview) Our public image consists of what we have to offer: a successful, proven way of maintaining a drug-free lifestyle.Basic Text, p. 75=Yes, we are attracting new members. More and more addicts are finding Narcotics Anonymous. But how do we treat our newest members when they arrive, worn out from...	Dave R	0	318	Apr 2, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT April 1 Love and addiction (Preview) Some of us first saw the effects of addiction on the people closest to us. We were very dependent on them to carry us through life. We felt angry, disappointed, and hurt when they found other interests, friends, and loved ones.Basic Text, p. 7=Addiction affected every area of our lives. Just as w...	Dave R	0	292	Apr 1, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT March 31 Insides and outsides (Preview) Our real value is in being ourselves.Basic Text, p. 105=As we work the steps, were bound to discover some basic truths about ourselves. The process of uncovering our secrets, exposing them, and searching our characters reveals our true nature. As we become acquainted with ourselves, well nee...	Dave R	0	381	Mar 31, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT March 30 God-centeredness (Preview) Gradually, as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope.Basic Text, p. 95=What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us lived lives of utter hopelessness. We believed we were destined to die from our disease.Many members...	Dave R	0	317	Mar 30, 2012 by Dave R
	Perfect? (Preview) "HOw do you define a word without concrete meaning?To each his own ,the saying goes,so why push to attain an ideal state of being that no two random people will agree is where you want to be? Faultless. Finished. Incomparable. People can never be these,and anyway when did creating a flawless fa...	Manon	4	345	Mar 30, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 29 Our own true will (Preview) ...Gods will for us consists of the very things we most value. Gods will... becomes our own true will for ourselves.Basic Text, p. 48=Its human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though we only paid with a ten. We tend to th...	Dave R	0	322	Mar 29, 2012 by Dave R
	A beautiful weekend! (Preview) Today I will work my last SPEAKER JAM here in New York State. I will continue my service at the coffee commitment.Leaving JAM early tonight as family coming over for my birthday celebration,cake and coffee as my wife and I going away for weekend .Not copping short here,but birthday is scheduled tomo...	MIKEF	1	399	Mar 29, 2012 by BigV
	We are not interested (Preview) Chapter Two WHAT IS THE NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS PROGRAM? We are not interested in what or how much you used or who your connections were, what you have done in the past, how much or how little you have, but only in what you want to do about your problem and how we can help.	Meditation Man	3	353	Mar 29, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 28 Facing feelings (Preview) We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic.Basic Text, p. 30=While we were using, many of us were unable or unwilling to feel many emotions. If we were happy, we used to make us happier. If we were angry or depressed, we used to mas...	Dave R	0	293	Mar 28, 2012 by Dave R
	True Recovery (Preview) Follow me and do the steps. Will visit your place abd stay for a week.	To Far Gone	1	360	Mar 28, 2012 by Dave R
	quick question (Preview) Hi all, I just have a quick question. I'm really struggling with whether or not I should be here. Everyone seems to have much worse stories than mine. At meetings I here about multiple heroin overdoses, cocaine, and crimes committed, etc., I'm just not thinking I belong with you all and I don't want...	poi	10	455	Mar 28, 2012 by To Far Gone
	JFT March 27 Looking for the assets (Preview) In accordance with the principles of recovery, we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other.Basic Text, p. 11=How many times in our recovery have we misunderstood the behavior of another, immediately formed a judgment, applied a label, and neatly tucked the individual into a pig...	Dave R	0	341	Mar 27, 2012 by Dave R
	First Day of Recovery (Preview) Hello Everyone, This is my first post. This is also the first day of my recovery. This past week, I partied like nobody's business. I avoided phone calls from my mother as well as those calls from my partner. My partner broke up with me today. I'm numb inside. I am thinking about going to an NA meeting toni...	Termite	5	374	Mar 27, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 26 Trusting a sponsor--worth the risk (Preview) In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionate*IP No. 11, Sponsorship,* Revised**=The idea of sponsorship may be new to us. We have spent many years without direction, relying only on self-interest, suspecting everyone, trus...	Dave R	0	247	Mar 26, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT March 25 I can't but we can (Preview) "From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond... Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery..." Basic Text, pg.94-95 Admit no weakness, conceal all shortcomings, deny every failure, go it alone-that was the creed man...	Dave R	0	249	Mar 25, 2012 by Dave R
	Prescription meds (Preview) So does being clean mean you aren't using any type of prescription med, in my case Xanax, or is ok to use it if you are responsible with it? I mean if the doctor prescribes it and sometimes you need it....then it should be ok. I think it's when you abuse it...use it more than prescribed or mixing it with o...	MsDani	6	594	Mar 25, 2012 by Ruhig
	HOPE HOUSE BOSTON MA (Preview) -- Edited by To Far Gone on Wednesday 28th of March 2012 03:32:48 AM -- Edited by To Far Gone on Saturday 23rd of June 2012 04:55:28 PM -- Edited by To Far Gone on Sunday 16th of December 2012 06:39:54 PM	To Far Gone	0	561	Mar 24, 2012 by To Far Gone
	spouse of recovering addict - need advice spouse n/a relationship (Preview) Hi- My husband is a recovering addict. He is doing an amazing job and is truly committed to being clean. He has become actively involved in N/A and the program has been an amazing support system. Here is my issue - I feel that he has gone from being addicted to drugs to being addicted to N/A. He attends m...	rustickid	14	12841	Mar 25, 2012 by To Far Gone
	JFT March 23 God's gifts (Preview) We do the footwork and accept whats being given to us freely on a daily basis.Basic Text, p. 47=Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know that we are responsible...	Dave R	1	351	Mar 25, 2012 by twc130
	JFT March 24 Letting go of the past (Preview) It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going.Basic Text, p. 23=When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame or despair at calling ourselves addicts. In the early days, we may be filled with both fear and hope as we struggle to find new meaning in our lives. The past may seem inescap...	Dave R	0	338	Mar 24, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT March 22 The principle of self-support (Preview) In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves.Basic Text, pp. 70-71=In the animal kingdom, there is a creature that thrives on others. It is called a leech. It attaches itself to people and...	Dave R	0	323	Mar 22, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT March 21 A treatable disease (Preview) Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs.Basic Text, p. 3=At our first meeting, we may have been taken aback at the way members shared about how the disease of addiction had affected their lives. We thought to ourselves, Disease? Ive just got a drug problem! What in the worl...	Dave R	0	323	Mar 21, 2012 by Dave R
	No kidding. (Preview) So, I've been having really vivd and self-destructive dreams. But onl this week... I think. I slipped up (suprise suprise) for a few weeks. And this is my first day off from work and school in four months. So I originally thought that I was just stressed and had little "me" time to set aside an...	Ruhig	3	395	Mar 21, 2012 by LizC
	Addiction kills (Preview) a freind lost his cousin 1-1/2 years ago now just lost the sister to the cousin who died yesterday, its crazy but it's happened, over dose both times. If you think you have one left it might be the last.........	BigV	3	346	Mar 21, 2012 by MsDani
	JFT March 15 Feeling a part of (Preview) "The get-togethers after our meetings are good opportunities to share things that we didn't get to discuss during the meeting." Basic Text p. 29 Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed that if we let others get to know u...	Dave R	3	426	Mar 21, 2012 by MsDani
	JFT March 20 Higher power (Preview) Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction.Basic Text, p. 24=Most of us know withou...	Dave R	1	296	Mar 20, 2012 by BigV
	JFT March 19 Something valuable to share (Preview) A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true.Basic Text, p. 51=Youre in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Another has had us all rolling in the aisles with ent...	Dave R	0	313	Mar 19, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT March 18 The full message (Preview) There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present.Basic Text, pp. 55-56=The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meetings, we should remember the newcomer...	Dave R	0	414	Mar 18, 2012 by Dave R
	Im your disease and my name is addiction.... (Preview) a terrible, destructive force ! -- Edited by Raman on Friday 16th of March 2012 05:47:11 AM	Raman	3	604	Mar 17, 2012 by Raman
	JFT March 5 True courage (Preview) Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own.Basic Text, p. 86=Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we had never experienced fear. We had drugged all our feelings, fear among them, until we had convinced ourselves that we were tough, courageous...	Dave R	0	291	Mar 17, 2012 by Dave R
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