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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

Dave R · Dave R

I started to imitate some of the things the winners were doing. I got caught up in NA. I felt good...Basic Text, p. 153=We often hear it said in meetings that we should stick with the winners. Who are the winners in Narcotics Anonymous? Winners are easily identified. They work an active program...

Dave R · Dave R

This ability to listen is a gift and grows as we grow spiritually. Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift.Basic Text, p. 107=Have you ever watched two small children carry on a conversation? One will be talking about purple dragons while the other carries on about the disco...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

my disease started long beore i ever put any chemicals into my body. i grew up not knowing who i was supposed to be and never liked the skin i was in... and i remember the first time i used it all changed i was something or someone else..i was no longer alone with myself now life was fun and not only was i the lif...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Good Morning and blessings of this day! We are told that we suffer from an incurable disease of body ,mind and spirit.We were in the grip(are in the grip?) of a hopeless dilemma ,the solution of which is spiritual in nature. Today, as we have the "substance" put down ,we can go to work on those...

Dave R · Dave R

When we see how our defects exist in our lives and accept them, we can let go of them and get on with our new life.Basic Text, p. 35=Sometimes our readiness to have our character defects removed depends on what we call them. If misnaming our defects makes them seem less defective, we may be unable to se...

Dave R · Dave R

We use the tools available to us and develop the ability to survive our emotions.Basic Text, p. 31=Survive my emotions? some of us say. Youve got to be kidding! When we were using, we never gave ourselves the chance to learn how to survive them. You dont survive your feelings, we thoughtyou drug t...

Hanna · Hanna

This is my first time here, so I hope this works. I have been using Buprenorphine (4,8mg/day) for a year now after being on high doses of Oxycontin for approx. 5 years. Although I feel better & do more than I did before, I'm still not "living" life. I seclude myself in my house & I'm beh...

Ann_starr_2011 · Ann_starr_2011

Hello World, I am thankful to be able to say that today. I have been through alot. I have never seen a counselor, seldomly attended NA meetings, but put myself in the hands of God. I never knew how to share my story, and still do not know how. I do not know if it is just the fact that I am not ready, or I am just sca...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

is their anybody here living around fredrick maryland area that attends outside meetings? i dont have a vehicle and would really enjoy a meeting since im new to this place and will be here until jan. then i get to go back to calif. to my hometown....if so send a reply if youd be willing to pick me up for a...

John · John

Today is my belly button birthday... 53 years old... alive, vibrant, active.. kickin' ass in the rooms of recovery ... and this month I will celebrate 22 years clean, on Dec, 21st. God gave me a nice gift today... my girlfriend, who relapsed and almost died... was accepted into a treatment program thi...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

i have decided that i would like to return to school. i figured out what i want to be when i grow up and i have tons of previous experience...lol any how ive decided to get into the field of chemical dependancy counciling... does anyone have any suggestions for this journey for ex:schools and scholarsh...

athena · athena

well after a couple days of major guilt and shame, I am ready to accept the fact that I relapsed on the 1st. I am just so disgusted and angry with myself. And it's over the same shit, a reservation I have or better yet character defect whatever you want to call it: Anger. I am not even angry about the 2 years I l...

Pandora · Pandora

I am an addict of 11 years. I was addicted to crack/cocaine and meth. I have been clean for 10 weeks now and it was starting to get better but now it just seems to be getting worse. I don't know what I should do. I go to my meetings and I am in rehab I completed my in patient now I am out...

Dave R · Dave R

Relationships can be a terribly painful area.Basic Text, p. 82=Love is like an elixir for some of us. The excitement of a new lover, the intrigue of exploring intimacy, the sense of release we get from allowing ourselves to become vulnerablethese are all powerful emotions. But we cant forget th...

Dave R · Dave R

We have seen the program work for any addict who honestly and sincerely wants to stop [using drugs].Basic Text, p. 10=How do we know when someone honestly and sincerely wants to stop using drugs? The truth is that we dont know! Because we cannot read minds or know anothers motives and desires, we s...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

so in the past few days alot of photos have been being taken, and so i, being my own worst critic, notice that i have been putting on quite a bit of weight....eewww! so today i was browsing said photos and now feeling very fat, my first thought was that i could call a friend in calif. and have her send me a sa...

Kmt0403 · Kmt0403

How did I get here, how the hell? I knew better! I knew better and still I let the doc write the Rx. I have everyone thinking this is all under control. I give my Rx of percoset to a co-worker to ration to me on a weekly basis... She doesn't know about the other 120 pills the doc gives me every month. I worked har...

athena · athena

I don't know about anyone else but when I got clean I wanted to change my life in all ways. Through my higher Power and the 12-steps I have been able to do that. The one place I feel uncomfortable these days is at meetings, when I excpressed this I was critisized by many. Then I took a look a look at the at thos...

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	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	536	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	257	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	231	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	361	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	197	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	262	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	239	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	575	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	480	Dec 11, 2011 by Mike M
	does anybody here post on fb? (Preview) im just curious...	kellyrae428	4	323	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	282	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	313	Dec 10, 2011 by ozzijo
	JFT December 10 Winners (Preview) I started to imitate some of the things the winners were doing. I got caught up in NA. I felt good...Basic Text, p. 153=We often hear it said in meetings that we should stick with the winners. Who are the winners in Narcotics Anonymous? Winners are easily identified. They work an active program...	Dave R	0	224	Dec 10, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT December 9 Listening (Preview) This ability to listen is a gift and grows as we grow spiritually. Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift.Basic Text, p. 107=Have you ever watched two small children carry on a conversation? One will be talking about purple dragons while the other carries on about the disco...	Dave R	0	224	Dec 9, 2011 by Dave R
	reminding myself today (Preview) my disease started long beore i ever put any chemicals into my body. i grew up not knowing who i was supposed to be and never liked the skin i was in... and i remember the first time i used it all changed i was something or someone else..i was no longer alone with myself now life was fun and not only was i the lif...	kellyrae428	2	321	Dec 9, 2011 by Raman
	Spiritual Matters! (Preview) Good Morning and blessings of this day! We are told that we suffer from an incurable disease of body ,mind and spirit.We were in the grip(are in the grip?) of a hopeless dilemma ,the solution of which is spiritual in nature. Today, as we have the "substance" put down ,we can go to work on those...	MIKEF	1	312	Dec 8, 2011 by avid
	JFT December 8 Calling a defect a defect (Preview) When we see how our defects exist in our lives and accept them, we can let go of them and get on with our new life.Basic Text, p. 35=Sometimes our readiness to have our character defects removed depends on what we call them. If misnaming our defects makes them seem less defective, we may be unable to se...	Dave R	0	247	Dec 8, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT December 7 Surviving our emotions (Preview) We use the tools available to us and develop the ability to survive our emotions.Basic Text, p. 31=Survive my emotions? some of us say. Youve got to be kidding! When we were using, we never gave ourselves the chance to learn how to survive them. You dont survive your feelings, we thoughtyou drug t...	Dave R	3	420	Dec 8, 2011 by Raman
	I'm new here. (Preview) This is my first time here, so I hope this works. I have been using Buprenorphine (4,8mg/day) for a year now after being on high doses of Oxycontin for approx. 5 years. Although I feel better & do more than I did before, I'm still not "living" life. I seclude myself in my house & I'm beh...	Hanna	3	388	Dec 7, 2011 by MIKEF
	New to the online NA world. (Preview) Hello World, I am thankful to be able to say that today. I have been through alot. I have never seen a counselor, seldomly attended NA meetings, but put myself in the hands of God. I never knew how to share my story, and still do not know how. I do not know if it is just the fact that I am not ready, or I am just sca...	Ann_starr_2011	2	377	Dec 6, 2011 by MIKEF
	reaching out from the fredrick maryland area (Preview) is their anybody here living around fredrick maryland area that attends outside meetings? i dont have a vehicle and would really enjoy a meeting since im new to this place and will be here until jan. then i get to go back to calif. to my hometown....if so send a reply if youd be willing to pick me up for a...	kellyrae428	0	220	Dec 6, 2011 by kellyrae428
	Birthday Month! (Preview) Today is my belly button birthday... 53 years old... alive, vibrant, active.. kickin' ass in the rooms of recovery ... and this month I will celebrate 22 years clean, on Dec, 21st. God gave me a nice gift today... my girlfriend, who relapsed and almost died... was accepted into a treatment program thi...	John	1	243	Dec 6, 2011 by MIKEF
	just checking in (Preview) i have decided that i would like to return to school. i figured out what i want to be when i grow up and i have tons of previous experience...lol any how ive decided to get into the field of chemical dependancy counciling... does anyone have any suggestions for this journey for ex:schools and scholarsh...	kellyrae428	0	200	Dec 6, 2011 by kellyrae428
	those old reservations (Preview) well after a couple days of major guilt and shame, I am ready to accept the fact that I relapsed on the 1st. I am just so disgusted and angry with myself. And it's over the same shit, a reservation I have or better yet character defect whatever you want to call it: Anger. I am not even angry about the 2 years I l...	athena	7	388	Dec 6, 2011 by Dave R
	I feel so alone (Preview) I am an addict of 11 years. I was addicted to crack/cocaine and meth. I have been clean for 10 weeks now and it was starting to get better but now it just seems to be getting worse. I don't know what I should do. I go to my meetings and I am in rehab I completed my in patient now I am out...	Pandora	5	1110	Dec 6, 2011 by Ann_starr_2011
	JFT December 6 Romance and recovery (Preview) Relationships can be a terribly painful area.Basic Text, p. 82=Love is like an elixir for some of us. The excitement of a new lover, the intrigue of exploring intimacy, the sense of release we get from allowing ourselves to become vulnerablethese are all powerful emotions. But we cant forget th...	Dave R	1	418	Dec 6, 2011 by athena
	JFT December 5 Those who want to recover (Preview) We have seen the program work for any addict who honestly and sincerely wants to stop [using drugs].Basic Text, p. 10=How do we know when someone honestly and sincerely wants to stop using drugs? The truth is that we dont know! Because we cannot read minds or know anothers motives and desires, we s...	Dave R	3	287	Dec 5, 2011 by MIKEF
	once again "first thought wrong". (Preview) so in the past few days alot of photos have been being taken, and so i, being my own worst critic, notice that i have been putting on quite a bit of weight....eewww! so today i was browsing said photos and now feeling very fat, my first thought was that i could call a friend in calif. and have her send me a sa...	kellyrae428	5	707	Dec 5, 2011 by kellyrae428
	How did I get here? (Preview) How did I get here, how the hell? I knew better! I knew better and still I let the doc write the Rx. I have everyone thinking this is all under control. I give my Rx of percoset to a co-worker to ration to me on a weekly basis... She doesn't know about the other 120 pills the doc gives me every month. I worked har...	Kmt0403	4	296	Dec 5, 2011 by AXP-Archie
	I need an answer? (Preview) I don't know about anyone else but when I got clean I wanted to change my life in all ways. Through my higher Power and the 12-steps I have been able to do that. The one place I feel uncomfortable these days is at meetings, when I excpressed this I was critisized by many. Then I took a look a look at the at thos...	athena	14	708	Dec 5, 2011 by BigV
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