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New :)
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My name is January. I am 32 and live in New Jersey. Getting ready to attend my first meeting. I am scared out of my mind, nervous, excited and happy. I read through some of the posts and am excited to post here. I am an addict- 2nd time around. It has been a three month relapse after 3 years of being cl...
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10th to 11th step
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I was a total psycho the last month or so. The whole mountains out molehills thing. Last weekend, I shut my phone off, locked the doors, shut the blinds, and took some serious time for myself. It was amazing!
So I'm working through my 10th step, trying to find something that works. What I'm finding is t...
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JFT March 2 Success
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Any form of success was frightening and unfamiliar.Basic Text, p. 14=Before coming to NA, few of us had much experience with success. Every attempt to stop using on our own had ended in failure. We had begun to give up hope of finding any relief from active addiction. We had grown accustomed to fa...
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JFT March 1 Anxiety attack!
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[The] Power that brought us to this program is still with us and will continue to guide us if we allow it.Basic Text, p. 27=Ever had a panic attack? Everywhere we turn, lifes demands overwhelm us. Were paralyzed, and we dont know what to do about it. How do we break an anxiety attack?First, we stop....
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Support for families within NA
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My 18 year old just arrived home yesterday from being away for a year. He's been in intense therapy and rehab. He's addicted to marijunana. He just graduated and is focused on staying sober and going to college. However, he's returned to the area where alot of the addiction started.. I am beyond co...
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Getting Somewhere?
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I have been scoping meetings for a bit, People watching. Mental notes. And the like. They say in the beginning of the meetings to raise your hand if you can be a temp sponsor. Here is my question: I move to another state in roughly thirty days. Should I pick up a temp sponsor or just stick with regular meeti...
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gift or trouble?
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this is my first post on these boards. after 2+ decades of recovery i find myself questioning my fundamental understanding of right & wrong and i need some truly anonymous help. i've been reading some really good recovery here, so i'm hoping i'm in the right place. for reasons that may become...
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JFT February 29 Anything!
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Our disease has been arrested, and now anything is possible. We become increasingly open-minded and open to new ideas in all areas of our lives.Basic Text, p. 106=For many of us, our first few months or years in NA are a wonderful time. Were willing to try anything, and our eyes are constantly open...
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tragedy
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well i wish this update came with better news. This morning at 730 a boy TJ Lane opened fire in my high school. (i graduated in 09) 5 were injured. of those five 1 died within the hour his name was Danny Parmertor. he was shot in the head. at about 2 the second died his name Demetrius. and around 6 the third wa...
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JFT February 28 The greatest gift
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Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future.Basic Text, p. 96=When we begin coming to meetings, we hear other addicts talking about the gifts they have received as a result of this program, things we never thought of as gifts before. One such gift is the renewed abili...
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STeps 7 and 8
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My sponcer wants me to find out what other addicts got out of steps 7 and 8. Would any of you share???? Thanks
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JFT February 27 "Pure" motives
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We examine our actions, reactions, and motives. We often find that weve been doing better than weve been feeling.Basic Text, p. 42=Imagine a daily meditation book with this kind of message: When you wake up in the morning, before you rise from your bed, take a moment for reflection. Lie back, ga...
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JFT February 26 Remorse
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The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse.Basic Text, p. 39=Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to consider. Our remorse was often inte...
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JFT..February 26 ...Remorse
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February 26 Remorse "The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse." Basic Text, p. 38 Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to conside...
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JFT February 22 God's will, or mine?
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We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.Step Ten=In Narcotics Anonymous, weve found that the more we live in harmony with our Higher Powers will for us, the greater the harmony in our lives. We use the Tenth Step to help us maintain that harmony. On a dai...
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how do you stop when you love the feeling.i haVE NO energy untill i use then i get my huose clean ect... HELP!
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JFT FEbruary 25 Sick as our secrets
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It would be tragic to write [out an inventory only to] shove it in a drawer. These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure.Basic Text, p. 32=How many times have we heard it said that we are only as sick as our secrets? While many members choose not to use meetings to share the intimate d...
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making changes
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It s ben very difficut, for me to make changes. since losing my job, a year ago i had a ruotine going to workfoce central, getiinjg interviews. Gottired , stated haning out a coffe place in town. Met the wrong kind of people, but de[ in my mind these were thr people i was looking for , after bing out of the gam...
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so...
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im using... peace out mofo's
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JFT February 21 Self-pity or recovery--it's our choice
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Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy.Basic Text, p. 80=In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didnt believe there was an alternative to living in our diseaseor perhaps we didnt want to believe. As long as w...
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JFT February 24 A new influence
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Personality change was what we really needed. Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary.Basic Text, p. 15=In early life, most of us were capable of joy and wonder, of giving and receiving unconditional love. When we started using, we introduced an influence into our li...
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Take it Easy
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One thing I like about recovery is that it's important to relax and take it easy. An addict goes through a lot of difficulty, using is an intense strain on the pscyhe, it's stressful on the brain and body. It hurts the checkbook too. Before getting clean there are a lot of ups and downs - wanting to stop...
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JFT February 23 Messages and messengers
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Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.Tradition Twelve=The Twelfth Tradition reminds us of the importance of putting principles before personalities. In recovery meetings, this might be paraphrased, don...
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How is everyone?
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Im at school. I locked myself out of my truck. That HP my sister can come w the extra key. Wondering how everyone else is doing.....
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i'm having a hard time staying clean with my drug of choice still in the house.
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my husband is in pain management. he locks his meds in a safe but i always seem to find a way to get at them.
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Quotes From Meetings
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Really glad to find this online forum. I wanted to post something, so here are some notes I took from meetings I went to back in 2000 when I got clean:§ Repetition strengthens so repeat good things.§ Go to any length to stay clean.§ Do whatever it takes.§ Introduce a new element when you get sick and...
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JFT February 20 Powerlessness and personal responsibility
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Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems.Basic Text, p. 13=When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remember that we are powerless over our addiction, not our personal be...
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The 12 steps
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How many of us have worked ALL twelve steps....answering every question in the workbook, with an NA sponsor?
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JFT February 19 Reservations
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Relapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program.Basic Text, p. 79=A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely relapse. What event do we expect will b...
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Have a great weekend !
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Have a great weekend,, full of recovery and happiness !
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