Narcotics Anonymous Message Board

corina · corina

found out about an hour ago that my mom had a stroke! wow!!! when i was in counseling groups, i remember the counselor saying that bad things are going to happen in ours lives but we have to learn how to deal with things clean. all of those classes must be paying off because, believe it or not, the last thing...

Dave R · Dave R

In living the steps, we begin to let go of our self-obsession.Basic Text, p. 97=Many of us came to the program convinced that our feelings, our wants, and our needs were of the utmost importance to everyone. We had practiced a lifetime of self-seeking, self-centered behavior and believed it was t...

JFT17 · JFT17

I still consider myself a newcomer to meetings. ill celebrate 1 year on the 18th...but thats not important, what i need help from anyone willing is I offered to chair for the month of december at my home group and the chair has to bring a topic each week. I wanted to maybe do a topic on gossiping and how we do...

Dave R · Dave R

Freedom to change seems to come after acceptance of ourselves.Basic Text, p. 58=Fear and denial are the opposites of acceptance. None of us are perfect, even in our own eyes; all of us have certain traits that, given the chance, we would like to change. We sometimes become overwhelmed when conte...

Meditation Man · Meditation Man

Hi Family! I haven''t been here for awhile, not that I don't want to be here...I do. I just don't have Internet service anymore. I had to make a decision earlier last month on Internet or Vehicle Insurance. I couldn't afford both. I chose my Vehicle Insurance. I still have my websites up and going a...

lauren1234 · lauren1234

I was a serious IV opiate user for a very long time and I have not used any for over a year and have gotten my life back on track. I just found out I need my wisdom teeth removed and the doctor wants to give me demerol (a synthetic opiate) in the beginning of the surgery and vicodin afterwards. I have called aro...

Dave R · Dave R

Words mean nothing until we put them into action.Basic Text, p. 58=The Twelfth Step reminds us to practice these principles in all our affairs. In NA, we see living examples of this suggestion all around us. The more experienced members, who seem to have an aura of peace surrounding them, demons...

Dave R · Dave R

The fact that we, each and every group, focus on carrying the message provides consistency; addicts can count on us.Basic Text, p. 68=Tales of our antics in active addiction may be funny. Stories of our old bizarre reactions to life when using may be interesting. But they tend to carry the mess mo...

Davethewave · Davethewave

I have to speak tonight on the second step...any thoughts?

Question from alanon member · Kris10

Hi everyone! I am from alanon and Have some questions.. I hope i dont offend anyone.. Id also like to say that I myself have been threw treatment but i was very young at time.. (sober now for 12 years) So here is my question... I have a bf that has been a heroin addict for over ten years now.. We have been toget...

John · John

We're on Step Two! Join us on the StepWork Board atstepwork.activeboard.comJust click on your group's step two area, read the chairpersons lead on the step, the responses/replies to it and then share your own experience, strength and hope on it.We will start on Step ThreeSunday, Dec. 25th, 2011...

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=Recognizing complacency in our recovery is like seeing smoke in a room. The smoke thickens when our meeting attendance drops, contact with newcom...

Dave R · Dave R

Everything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers.Basic Text, p. xxvi=Our motives are often a surprise to us. In our early days of recovery, they were almost always a surprise! Weve...

Doc Sarah · Doc Sarah

There is a battle going on at my homegroup (where I am the secretary), if the clarity statement should be read or not. A few people identify themselves as addicts and alcoholics and others are turned off by this. At the last biz meeting a member made a motion to add the Clarity statement to our opening rea...

MIKEF · MIKEF

WELCOME! To another day of life..If you are new here or just coming around,you can take that step toward the emotional acceptance of utter defeat from active drug use and join us in our program of Narcotics Anonymous, a journey in seeking a new way to live guided by a Power greater than ourselves and thr...

Nikky · Nikky

The loss of my auto is isolating me; anybody out there just to say hi and keep it real for today?

MIKEF · MIKEF

I have sitting in a tree early morning and as the sunsets for last 2 months during the Northeast BiG Game season. As we are moving to Florida in a few months This will be my last season after approx. 35 years. I had a few opportunities this year but did not take any shots for one reason or another. I am not even...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

QUIT METHING AROUND! I am "METH" I destroy homes, tear families apart. Take your children, and that's just the start. I'm more costly than diamonds, more costly than gold. The sorrow I bring is a sight to behold. If ever you need me, I'm easily found. I live all around you, in schools and in t...

takethywill · takethywill

Okay so i have to get this out because its just been flat out messing with my recovery for months in the back of my head and although i have tried to move past it and put focus elsewhere, it remains to slip through the cracks of my mind. And once its implanted in there im stuck with heavy depression, lack of ca...

Dave R · Dave R

There is a spiritual principle of giving away what we have been given in Narcotics Anonymous in order to keep it. By helping others to stay clean, we enjoy the benefit of the spiritual wealth that we have found.Basic Text, p. 49=Time and again in our recovery, others have freely shared with us what w...

Dave R · Dave R

Addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that affects every area of our lives.Basic Text, p. 20=Before we started using, most of us had a stereotype, a mental image of what addicts were supposed to look like. Some of us pictured a junkie robbing convenience markets for drug money. ...

MIKEF · MIKEF

While sharing at an H&I facility late last week I couldn't help but notice that look that we all have had at one time or another(i'll keep it on me here) in our active using period.That 1000 mile stare,someone is in there and trying to get out! The main theme turned out to be from the addicts in attenda...

Dave R · Dave R

There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using.Basic Text, p. 9=We all know people who could benefit from Narcotics Anonymous. Many people we encounter from all walks of lifeour family members, old friends, and coworkerscould really use a program of recovery in their li...

John · John

Hello and Happy Holiday Season,Every December I ask everyone who is listed on the Miracles In Progress message boards to help me bring a awesomely memoriable Holiday to the many newcomers in the Miracles In Progress Recovery Houses by simply sending each house member a Holiday Card, and signing it...

Dave R · Dave R

By working the steps, we come to accept a Higher Powers will.... We lose our fear of the unknown. We are set free.Basic Text, p. 16=Life is a series of changes, both large and small. Although we may know and accept this fact intellectually, chances are that our initial emotional reaction to chang...

John · John

Hi Everyone, We are now on Step Two, on the Step Work Board. Please use the link below to join us there and participate in the Step Work discussion. We simply ask that you only respond in the 12 step group area you are aligned with, and you stay focused on the current step being addressed. You can ask que...

Dave R · Dave R

No one is forcing us to give up our misery.Basic Text, p. 29=Its funny to remember how reluctant we once were to surrender to recovery. We seemed to think we had wonderful, fulfilling lives as using addicts and that giving up our drugs would be worse than serving a life sentence at hard labor. In rea...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

im just curious...

jsethtx · jsethtx

I've noticed there's more and more interest in using Skype to conduct NA meetings. I recently acquired this laptop that came with Skype pre-installed, but I don't know anyone else who has it or knows how to use it. I'd be very interested if someone who is familiar with it could help me out at little. I h...

ozzijo · ozzijo

Hi, I'm Jo, recovering addict. I'm new to this board and not sure how it works. I posted a reply on the topic of chronic pain and addiction, sharing my experience, but I was informed that it was spam. Are there any guidelines for posting? I'm trying not to take it personally, but I am disappointed. Jo

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	family illness (Preview) found out about an hour ago that my mom had a stroke! wow!!! when i was in counseling groups, i remember the counselor saying that bad things are going to happen in ours lives but we have to learn how to deal with things clean. all of those classes must be paying off because, believe it or not, the last thing...	corina	5	338	Dec 22, 2011 by alyqat4
	JFT December 20 Overcoming self-obsession (Preview) In living the steps, we begin to let go of our self-obsession.Basic Text, p. 97=Many of us came to the program convinced that our feelings, our wants, and our needs were of the utmost importance to everyone. We had practiced a lifetime of self-seeking, self-centered behavior and believed it was t...	Dave R	5	278	Dec 22, 2011 by alyqat4
	meeting topic help?! ASAP (Preview) I still consider myself a newcomer to meetings. ill celebrate 1 year on the 18th...but thats not important, what i need help from anyone willing is I offered to chair for the month of december at my home group and the chair has to bring a topic each week. I wanted to maybe do a topic on gossiping and how we do...	JFT17	4	371	Dec 22, 2011 by alyqat4
	JFT December 21 Acceptance and change (Preview) Freedom to change seems to come after acceptance of ourselves.Basic Text, p. 58=Fear and denial are the opposites of acceptance. None of us are perfect, even in our own eyes; all of us have certain traits that, given the chance, we would like to change. We sometimes become overwhelmed when conte...	Dave R	1	311	Dec 21, 2011 by MIKEF
	An Update Is All :-) (Preview) Hi Family! I haven''t been here for awhile, not that I don't want to be here...I do. I just don't have Internet service anymore. I had to make a decision earlier last month on Internet or Vehicle Insurance. I couldn't afford both. I chose my Vehicle Insurance. I still have my websites up and going a...	Meditation Man	3	368	Dec 20, 2011 by alyqat4
	alternatives to narcotics for wisdom teeth surgery wisdom teeth non-narcotic pain medication (Preview) I was a serious IV opiate user for a very long time and I have not used any for over a year and have gotten my life back on track. I just found out I need my wisdom teeth removed and the doctor wants to give me demerol (a synthetic opiate) in the beginning of the surgery and vicodin afterwards. I have called aro...	lauren1234	3	561	Dec 19, 2011 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 19 Walking the way we talk (Preview) Words mean nothing until we put them into action.Basic Text, p. 58=The Twelfth Step reminds us to practice these principles in all our affairs. In NA, we see living examples of this suggestion all around us. The more experienced members, who seem to have an aura of peace surrounding them, demons...	Dave R	0	205	Dec 19, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT December 18 The message of our meetings (Preview) The fact that we, each and every group, focus on carrying the message provides consistency; addicts can count on us.Basic Text, p. 68=Tales of our antics in active addiction may be funny. Stories of our old bizarre reactions to life when using may be interesting. But they tend to carry the mess mo...	Dave R	0	305	Dec 18, 2011 by Dave R
	Step 2 What's it mean to you? (Preview) I have to speak tonight on the second step...any thoughts?	Davethewave	9	9875	Dec 18, 2011 by rg
	Question from alanon member (Preview) Hi everyone! I am from alanon and Have some questions.. I hope i dont offend anyone.. Id also like to say that I myself have been threw treatment but i was very young at time.. (sober now for 12 years) So here is my question... I have a bf that has been a heroin addict for over ten years now.. We have been toget...	Kris10	10	662	Dec 17, 2011 by kellyrae428
	Step Two on Step Work Board! Join us! (Preview) We're on Step Two! Join us on the StepWork Board atstepwork.activeboard.comJust click on your group's step two area, read the chairpersons lead on the step, the responses/replies to it and then share your own experience, strength and hope on it.We will start on Step ThreeSunday, Dec. 25th, 2011...	John	0	381	Dec 17, 2011 by John
	JFT December 16 Where there's smoke (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=Recognizing complacency in our recovery is like seeing smoke in a room. The smoke thickens when our meeting attendance drops, contact with newcom...	Dave R	5	353	Dec 17, 2011 by alyqat4
	JFT December 17 Services motives (Preview) Everything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers.Basic Text, p. xxvi=Our motives are often a surprise to us. In our early days of recovery, they were almost always a surprise! Weve...	Dave R	1	300	Dec 17, 2011 by Dave R
	What was the original purpose of the Clarity statement? (Preview) There is a battle going on at my homegroup (where I am the secretary), if the clarity statement should be read or not. A few people identify themselves as addicts and alcoholics and others are turned off by this. At the last biz meeting a member made a motion to add the Clarity statement to our opening rea...	Doc Sarah	7	819	Dec 16, 2011 by Mike M
	WELCOME! (Preview) WELCOME! To another day of life..If you are new here or just coming around,you can take that step toward the emotional acceptance of utter defeat from active drug use and join us in our program of Narcotics Anonymous, a journey in seeking a new way to live guided by a Power greater than ourselves and thr...	MIKEF	0	215	Dec 16, 2011 by MIKEF
	Needing cyber hug in isolation (Preview) The loss of my auto is isolating me; anybody out there just to say hi and keep it real for today?	Nikky	6	378	Dec 15, 2011 by Doc Sarah
	OCTOBER 15TH THRU DECEMBER 21ST (Preview) I have sitting in a tree early morning and as the sunsets for last 2 months during the Northeast BiG Game season. As we are moving to Florida in a few months This will be my last season after approx. 35 years. I had a few opportunities this year but did not take any shots for one reason or another. I am not even...	MIKEF	2	233	Dec 15, 2011 by avid
	this pretty much says it all.! (Preview) QUIT METHING AROUND! I am "METH" I destroy homes, tear families apart. Take your children, and that's just the start. I'm more costly than diamonds, more costly than gold. The sorrow I bring is a sight to behold. If ever you need me, I'm easily found. I live all around you, in schools and in t...	kellyrae428	2	317	Dec 15, 2011 by kellyrae428
	If anyone cares to listen (Preview) Okay so i have to get this out because its just been flat out messing with my recovery for months in the back of my head and although i have tried to move past it and put focus elsewhere, it remains to slip through the cracks of my mind. And once its implanted in there im stuck with heavy depression, lack of ca...	takethywill	6	497	Dec 15, 2011 by MIKEF
	JFT December 15 The joy of sharing (Preview) There is a spiritual principle of giving away what we have been given in Narcotics Anonymous in order to keep it. By helping others to stay clean, we enjoy the benefit of the spiritual wealth that we have found.Basic Text, p. 49=Time and again in our recovery, others have freely shared with us what w...	Dave R	0	237	Dec 15, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT December 14 Addiction, drugs, and recovery (Preview) Addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that affects every area of our lives.Basic Text, p. 20=Before we started using, most of us had a stereotype, a mental image of what addicts were supposed to look like. Some of us pictured a junkie robbing convenience markets for drug money. ...	Dave R	0	215	Dec 14, 2011 by Dave R
	That 1000 mile stare........ (Preview) While sharing at an H&I facility late last week I couldn't help but notice that look that we all have had at one time or another(i'll keep it on me here) in our active using period.That 1000 mile stare,someone is in there and trying to get out! The main theme turned out to be from the addicts in attenda...	MIKEF	1	337	Dec 13, 2011 by avid
	JFT December 13 Membership (Preview) There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using.Basic Text, p. 9=We all know people who could benefit from Narcotics Anonymous. Many people we encounter from all walks of lifeour family members, old friends, and coworkerscould really use a program of recovery in their li...	Dave R	0	184	Dec 13, 2011 by Dave R
	Christmas Card Request (Preview) Hello and Happy Holiday Season,Every December I ask everyone who is listed on the Miracles In Progress message boards to help me bring a awesomely memoriable Holiday to the many newcomers in the Miracles In Progress Recovery Houses by simply sending each house member a Holiday Card, and signing it...	John	0	237	Dec 12, 2011 by John
	JFT December 12 Fear of change (Preview) By working the steps, we come to accept a Higher Powers will.... We lose our fear of the unknown. We are set free.Basic Text, p. 16=Life is a series of changes, both large and small. Although we may know and accept this fact intellectually, chances are that our initial emotional reaction to chang...	Dave R	0	223	Dec 12, 2011 by Dave R
	Step Two - Step Work Board (Preview) Hi Everyone, We are now on Step Two, on the Step Work Board. Please use the link below to join us there and participate in the Step Work discussion. We simply ask that you only respond in the 12 step group area you are aligned with, and you stay focused on the current step being addressed. You can ask que...	John	0	520	Dec 11, 2011 by John
	JFT December 11 Misery is optional (Preview) No one is forcing us to give up our misery.Basic Text, p. 29=Its funny to remember how reluctant we once were to surrender to recovery. We seemed to think we had wonderful, fulfilling lives as using addicts and that giving up our drugs would be worse than serving a life sentence at hard labor. In rea...	Dave R	2	442	Dec 11, 2011 by Mike M
	does anybody here post on fb? (Preview) im just curious...	kellyrae428	4	309	Dec 11, 2011 by BigV
	Help with Skype (Preview) I've noticed there's more and more interest in using Skype to conduct NA meetings. I recently acquired this laptop that came with Skype pre-installed, but I don't know anyone else who has it or knows how to use it. I'd be very interested if someone who is familiar with it could help me out at little. I h...	jsethtx	1	263	Dec 10, 2011 by avid
	New here (Preview) Hi, I'm Jo, recovering addict. I'm new to this board and not sure how it works. I posted a reply on the topic of chronic pain and addiction, sharing my experience, but I was informed that it was spam. Are there any guidelines for posting? I'm trying not to take it personally, but I am disappointed. Jo	ozzijo	4	298	Dec 10, 2011 by ozzijo
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