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MIKEF · MIKEF

JUST FOR TODAY! I will be unafraid, my thoughts will be on my new associations,people who are not using and have found a new way to live, as long as I follow that way,I have nothing to FEAR! WE have nothing to fear sharing and living our lives the NA way.Welcome to all Newcomers,those who may just be comi...

Dave R · Dave R

This firsthand experience in all phases of illness and recovery is of unparalleled therapeutic value. We are here to share it freely with any addict who wants to recover.Basic Text, p. 10=Most of us came into the program with some serious regrets. We had never finished high school, or we had misse...

Dave R · Dave R

On a practical level, changes occur because whats appropriate to one phase of recovery may not be for another.Basic Text, p. 105=When we first came to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us had no legitimate occupation. Not all of us suddenly decide were going to become honest and productive model citi...

Dave R · Dave R

Remember that we... are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our decisions.Basic Text, p. 103=Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery. If we find ourselves in extreme physical pain, for example, we will have to decide whether or not we will take medication. We will have...

Dave R · Dave R

The idea of a spiritual awakening takes many different forms in the different personalities that we find in the fellowship.Basic Text, p. 49=Though we all work the same steps, each of us experiences the spiritual awakening resulting from them in our own way. The shape that spiritual awakening t...

Manon · Manon

I know I have not been around to post i am still clean and doing ok going thru alot of medical issues lately will try to remeber to post now and again hope all is weel and tht this finds you blessed

LizC · LizC

well my best friends brother has entered treatment for the first time yesterday. its really hard on their family because dad was an alcoholic and killed a guy in a drunk driving accident and is now in jail and the fact that his son is following in his footsteps is very difficult. i hope he takes it serious...

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...

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	I have nothing to FEAR! (Preview) JUST FOR TODAY! I will be unafraid, my thoughts will be on my new associations,people who are not using and have found a new way to live, as long as I follow that way,I have nothing to FEAR! WE have nothing to fear sharing and living our lives the NA way.Welcome to all Newcomers,those who may just be comi...	MIKEF	1	355	Apr 8, 2012 by Tahir
	JFT April 7 The value of the past (Preview) This firsthand experience in all phases of illness and recovery is of unparalleled therapeutic value. We are here to share it freely with any addict who wants to recover.Basic Text, p. 10=Most of us came into the program with some serious regrets. We had never finished high school, or we had misse...	Dave R	0	296	Apr 7, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT April 6 Growing honesty (Preview) On a practical level, changes occur because whats appropriate to one phase of recovery may not be for another.Basic Text, p. 105=When we first came to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us had no legitimate occupation. Not all of us suddenly decide were going to become honest and productive model citi...	Dave R	0	356	Apr 6, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT April 4 Guarding our recovery (Preview) Remember that we... are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our decisions.Basic Text, p. 103=Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery. If we find ourselves in extreme physical pain, for example, we will have to decide whether or not we will take medication. We will have...	Dave R	0	296	Apr 4, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT April 3 For you alone (Preview) The idea of a spiritual awakening takes many different forms in the different personalities that we find in the fellowship.Basic Text, p. 49=Though we all work the same steps, each of us experiences the spiritual awakening resulting from them in our own way. The shape that spiritual awakening t...	Dave R	0	331	Apr 3, 2012 by Dave R
	yes I am alive (Preview) I know I have not been around to post i am still clean and doing ok going thru alot of medical issues lately will try to remeber to post now and again hope all is weel and tht this finds you blessed	Manon	4	381	Apr 3, 2012 by avid
	prayers (Preview) well my best friends brother has entered treatment for the first time yesterday. its really hard on their family because dad was an alcoholic and killed a guy in a drunk driving accident and is now in jail and the fact that his son is following in his footsteps is very difficult. i hope he takes it serious...	LizC	3	356	Apr 3, 2012 by avid
	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	329	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	302	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	390	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	320	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	359	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	335	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	411	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	363	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	308	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	377	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	472	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	349	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	388	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	254	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	262	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	608	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	573	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	13058	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	365	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	352	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	328	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	339	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	411	Mar 21, 2012 by LizC
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