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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...

Raman · Raman

im sad this day. my younger brother died at age 48.24 days in coma and finally died Thursday morning at 8 am. (Indian standard time)He's been in my life 48 years, I will miss him,,, R.I.P Chiku the point is, he had a chance to recover, but did not see this disease for what it is; a destructive and killing pow...

Dave R · Dave R

The purpose of a searching and fearless moral inventory is to sort through the confusion and the contradiction of our lives so that we can find out who we really are.Basic Text, p. 27=Using addicts are a confused and confusing bunch of people. Its hard to tell from one minute to the next what theyre g...

John · John

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Dave R · Dave R

Also, our inventories usually include material on relationships.Basic Text, p. 29=What an understatement this is! Especially in later recovery, entire inventories may focus on our relationships with others. Our lives have been filled with relationships with lovers, friends, parents, c...

LizC · LizC

Happy Birthday To ME. 21 baby.

avid · avid

How are you and the town healing?

Dave R · Dave R

A sponsor is not necessarily a friend, but may be someone in whom we confide. We can share things with our sponsor that we might not be comfortable sharing in a meeting.IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised=Weve asked someone to sponsor us, and the reasons we have for asking that particular person are as m...

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	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	394	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	357	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	419	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	505	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	383	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	424	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	294	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	308	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	650	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	608	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	13519	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	407	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	400	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	364	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	374	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	448	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	407	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	479	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	347	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	356	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	457	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	647	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	339	Mar 17, 2012 by Dave R
	my brother died ! (Preview) im sad this day. my younger brother died at age 48.24 days in coma and finally died Thursday morning at 8 am. (Indian standard time)He's been in my life 48 years, I will miss him,,, R.I.P Chiku the point is, he had a chance to recover, but did not see this disease for what it is; a destructive and killing pow...	Raman	14	582	Mar 17, 2012 by Davethewave
	JFT March 16 Inventory (Preview) The purpose of a searching and fearless moral inventory is to sort through the confusion and the contradiction of our lives so that we can find out who we really are.Basic Text, p. 27=Using addicts are a confused and confusing bunch of people. Its hard to tell from one minute to the next what theyre g...	Dave R	0	360	Mar 16, 2012 by Dave R
	One of those days... (Preview) [video=]	John	3	703	Mar 15, 2012 by MIKEF
	JFT March 14 Relationships (Preview) Also, our inventories usually include material on relationships.Basic Text, p. 29=What an understatement this is! Especially in later recovery, entire inventories may focus on our relationships with others. Our lives have been filled with relationships with lovers, friends, parents, c...	Dave R	0	335	Mar 14, 2012 by Dave R
	hello (Preview) Happy Birthday To ME. 21 baby.	LizC	6	411	Mar 14, 2012 by Dean
	hey Liz (Preview) How are you and the town healing?	avid	4	396	Mar 14, 2012 by avid
	JFT March 13 The one special person (Preview) A sponsor is not necessarily a friend, but may be someone in whom we confide. We can share things with our sponsor that we might not be comfortable sharing in a meeting.*IP No. 11, Sponsorship,* Revised**=Weve asked someone to sponsor us, and the reasons we have for asking that particular person are as m...	Dave R	0	377	Mar 13, 2012 by Dave R
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