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Eric H · Eric H

Ok, another weekend of Crystal use and another chance to ket a white key tag and reenergize my program. I have been dealing with Meth use since 2000 and came into recvoery July 2007. The longest clean time I have had is 15 months. My pattrn has been six to eight months between uses. This last one was...

Davethewave · Davethewave

So, I have a good friend in the other fellowship who's had a bad accident. He fell from 30 feet up moving patio furniture before Irene strikes the area. He broke 3 ribs, and arm, and shattered his pelvis, besides puncturing a lung. He's lucky to be alive. Fishing is what he lives for, and we are so worrie...

Raman · Raman

I was shocked to see snaps of Irene in N.Carolina because I remembered that MIP is located in N.C. I pray that The Silent Voice with the Firm Hand and Caring Presence protect and shelter our friends in recovery ! O[2] God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blas...

Raman · Raman

Hi all, this is a document recieved by me from WSO in 1994. It specifically examines the motion to change references to God/ Higher Power as a gender specific entity. Please read it, it is part of NA history and please save it as archival material. -- Edited by Raman on Saturday 30th of July 2011 02:...

Meditation Man · Meditation Man

Life seems to alway continue to move forward no matter what is going on. There has been a huge amount of things that are going on in my life lately, mostly which is taking a toll on me mentally. Where I am disabled and very limited financially, I have to live in places that pretty much the bottom of the barr...

Dave R · Dave R

The steps offer a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse. Our futures are changed because we dont have to avoid those who we have harmed. As a result... we receive a new freedom that can end isolation.Basic Text, p. 39=Many of us come to Narcotics Anonymous full of regrets about our p...

Fiesty · Fiesty

I am so excited..Never been to World..Looking forward to San Diego..sunshine..meeting new folks..and just something new and fresh..to add to my recovery...it's funny..I am working step 11..and It was suggested to "Improve" my conscious contact..so to "add to" it's nice...

Raman · Raman

Bob.B,,, co-founder NA,, Jimmy.K's associate,,, hugs... K,,,, I missed meeting him at the 50 WCNA San Diego..

Dave R · Dave R

These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure.Basic Text, p.32=The Fifth Step asks us to share our true nature with God, with ourselves, and with another human being. It doesnt encourage us to tell everyone every little secret about ourselves. It doesnt ask us to disclose to the w...

Dave R · Dave R

Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary.Basic Text, p. 15=Active addiction is a smoldering death-wish. Each of us courted death every time we used. Our lifestyles, too, put us at risk. The life of an addict is sold cheaply with every day and every dose.In recovery, the...

Mandy2 · Mandy2

Hi everyone I am newcomer here, and I am looking for an online sponser to help and guide me through my daily life. I am a 20 year old female addict, presently I am addicted to smoking fentynal patches and smoking oxycontin, actually any opiates, I am starting a suboxone treatment program Sept 1st. Howe...

Raman · Raman

What Worked for Us: NA Daily Journal The purpose of this daily inventory is to keep track of who we are and what we are doing today. Try to answer every question, every day. Keep your answers as simple and as honest as you can. If you miss a day, do not make it up later. Limit your answers and concerns to...

paoyc23 · paoyc23

Hi, my name is Pau and I'm a recovering addict...My drug of choice was prescription meds, specifically Benzodiazepines. I was in Recovery back in 2007 but then I relapsed after a few months and the aftermath was Prison. I have been under the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice since...

ned · ned

Today is a big day for me I just wanted to share it with you all. today is 30 day;s for me in N A I am happier than a cowboy winning the bull ride. I never stay in anything i always fall out I get bored very easy but I made it 30 whole days. I guess you have to me to understand why I'm excited I did it, I did it, I did it....

Dave R · Dave R

We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.Step Ten=A daily Tenth Step keeps us on a sound spiritual footing. While each member asks different questions, some questions have been found to be helpful to almost everyone. Two key Tenth Step questions are,...

Kisplease · Kisplease

My al/ad daughter is currently living with me until her apt. become available on the 1st. Long story short, I've been detaching from her for the past year due to her active using, she lost her apt. most of her belonging, car, and kids. Her 16 y.o. son is staying with me, her 6 y.o. dr. is staying with her f...

andyaddict · andyaddict

I received The NA Way Magazine in the mail today (written 16 September 2001). As I browsed through it, I stopped to read the response from H&I Slim. In it was a reference to clarity statements used in Narcotics Anonymous meetings and H&I panel presentations. I would like to express my opinion...

Dave R · Dave R

We are achieving freedom from the wreckage of our past.Basic Text, p. 42=When we start the Ninth Step, weve reached an exciting stage in our recovery. The damage done in our lives is what led many of us to seek help in the first place. Now, we have a chance to clean up that wreckage, amend our past, and...

tsracer29 · tsracer29

hi im todd ive been battling addiction for 6 years now, ive tried an outpatient program and have put several poriods of being clean together only to relaps again, im working with a therapist for the addiction and issues with my childhood and thought i would try the online meetings, im a single father an...

Dave R · Dave R

We learn to be careful of praying for specific things.Basic Text, p. 46=In our active addiction, we usually did not pray for knowledge of Gods will for us and the power to carry it out. On the contrary, most of our prayers were for God to get us out of the mess we had made for ourselves. We expected mira...

Dave R · Dave R

Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking.Basic Text, p. 90=Life is a series of decisions, actions, and consequences. When we were using, our decisions were usually driven by our disease, resulting in self-destructive a...

Hrowe · Hrowe

hi all, I have a friend coming out for the convention from New York Wednesday through Sunday that needs a room to share. She has 20 years clean and on a budget so if you have an open spot or know someone who does, give me a shout. H

Meditation Man · Meditation Man

I Am Alive Who Would Have Thought? I come here to speak only of Gratitude of a new life that Ive been able to find through doing the things that have been asked of me. I come here never thinking that a Junkie like myself would be able to have another Chance at Recovery. Almost 2 1/2 years ago when my Sister Mar...

Dave R · Dave R

We recognize our spiritual growth when we are able to reach out and help others.Basic Text, p. 58=To make a difference in the world, to contribute something special, is perhaps the highest aspiration of the human heart. Each one of us, no matter what our personal makeup, has a unique quality to off...

LizC · LizC

im depressed. and just about ready to give up. i know what yall are gunna say. work the program, call people, go to a meeting, blah blah blah but im just not worth it. i really thought this time through be the last of starting over but i just cant do it. im not strong enough. everything thats going on in my li...

Dave R · Dave R

Our friendships become deep, and we experience the warmth and caring which results from addicts sharing recovery and a new life.IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance=Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with few genuine friends. And most of us arrive without the slightest understanding of what it take...

Dave R · Dave R

Often we have to face some type of crisis during our recovery, such as the death of a loved one...Basic Text, p. 102=Every life has a beginning and an end. However, when someone we love a great deal reaches the end of their life, we may have a very hard time accepting their sudden, final absence. Our g...

Dave R · Dave R

We apply effort to our most obvious problems and let go of the rest. We do the job at hand and, as we progress, new opportunities for improvement present themselves.Basic Text, p. 56=Its been said that recovery is simpleall weve got to change is everything! That can seem a pretty tall order, espec...

jonjay · jonjay

That any addict can stop using, lose the desire to use and find a new way to live. The message is hope the promise is freedom.... So If the message is hope what is the message of hope? How is it obtained? SPECIFICALLY Thanks! -jon

kitty doyle · kitty doyle

Wow... I haven't been on so much lately because I decided to make my world right again and had to switch over to some live counselling. My son is still bringing me to my knees but alas!! 17 years of sobriety is here!!!! Yeah me!

This has been the most agonizing year ever but I made it... I can't b...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Crystal Met and relaspse (Preview) Ok, another weekend of Crystal use and another chance to ket a white key tag and reenergize my program. I have been dealing with Meth use since 2000 and came into recvoery July 2007. The longest clean time I have had is 15 months. My pattrn has been six to eight months between uses. This last one was...	Eric H	4	584	Aug 29, 2011 by Davethewave
	Terrible Accident (Preview) So, I have a good friend in the other fellowship who's had a bad accident. He fell from 30 feet up moving patio furniture before Irene strikes the area. He broke 3 ribs, and arm, and shattered his pelvis, besides puncturing a lung. He's lucky to be alive. Fishing is what he lives for, and we are so worrie...	Davethewave	4	440	Aug 29, 2011 by Davethewave
	Prayer for addicts in Irene's way ! (Preview) I was shocked to see snaps of Irene in N.Carolina because I remembered that MIP is located in N.C. I pray that The Silent Voice with the Firm Hand and Caring Presence protect and shelter our friends in recovery ! O[2] God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blas...	Raman	1	451	Aug 29, 2011 by Raman
	A non-gender specific concept of God/ Higher Power (Preview) Hi all, this is a document recieved by me from WSO in 1994. It specifically examines the motion to change references to God/ Higher Power as a gender specific entity. Please read it, it is part of NA history and please save it as archival material. -- Edited by Raman on Saturday 30th of July 2011 02:...	Raman	17	869	Aug 29, 2011 by BigV
	Life Goes On (Preview) Life seems to alway continue to move forward no matter what is going on. There has been a huge amount of things that are going on in my life lately, mostly which is taking a toll on me mentally. Where I am disabled and very limited financially, I have to live in places that pretty much the bottom of the barr...	Meditation Man	4	569	Aug 29, 2011 by BigV
	JFT August 29 Don't look back (Preview) The steps offer a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse. Our futures are changed because we dont have to avoid those who we have harmed. As a result... we receive a new freedom that can end isolation.Basic Text, p. 39=Many of us come to Narcotics Anonymous full of regrets about our p...	Dave R	1	401	Aug 29, 2011 by Meditation Man
	World Here I come..Step 11 (Preview) I am so excited..Never been to World..Looking forward to San Diego..sunshine..meeting new folks..and just something new and fresh..to add to my recovery...it's funny..I am working step 11..and It was suggested to "Improve" my conscious contact..so to "add to" it's nice...	Fiesty	4	466	Aug 28, 2011 by avid
	Bob.B, 50 yrs. clean and still going strong. (Preview) Bob.B,,, co-founder NA,, Jimmy.K's associate,,, hugs... K,,,, I missed meeting him at the 50 WCNA San Diego..	Raman	6	1232	Aug 28, 2011 by veeren
	August 28 The light of exposure (Preview) These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure.Basic Text, p.32=The Fifth Step asks us to share our true nature with God, with ourselves, and with another human being. It doesnt encourage us to tell everyone every little secret about ourselves. It doesnt ask us to disclose to the w...	Dave R	0	385	Aug 28, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT August 27 Choosing life (Preview) Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary.Basic Text, p. 15=Active addiction is a smoldering death-wish. Each of us courted death every time we used. Our lifestyles, too, put us at risk. The life of an addict is sold cheaply with every day and every dose.In recovery, the...	Dave R	0	384	Aug 27, 2011 by Dave R
	On Line Sponsorship (Preview) Hi everyone I am newcomer here, and I am looking for an online sponser to help and guide me through my daily life. I am a 20 year old female addict, presently I am addicted to smoking fentynal patches and smoking oxycontin, actually any opiates, I am starting a suboxone treatment program Sept 1st. Howe...	Mandy2	4	767	Aug 27, 2011 by Raman
	Living the Program (IP 9) (Preview) What Worked for Us: NA Daily Journal The purpose of this daily inventory is to keep track of who we are and what we are doing today. Try to answer every question, every day. Keep your answers as simple and as honest as you can. If you miss a day, do not make it up later. Limit your answers and concerns to...	Raman	0	2816	Aug 27, 2011 by Raman
	Here I Go Again (Preview) Hi, my name is Pau and I'm a recovering addict...My drug of choice was prescription meds, specifically Benzodiazepines. I was in Recovery back in 2007 but then I relapsed after a few months and the aftermath was Prison. I have been under the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice since...	paoyc23	6	493	Aug 26, 2011 by Fiesty
	Morning, Afternoon & Evening (Preview) Today is a big day for me I just wanted to share it with you all. today is 30 day;s for me in N A I am happier than a cowboy winning the bull ride. I never stay in anything i always fall out I get bored very easy but I made it 30 whole days. I guess you have to me to understand why I'm excited I did it, I did it, I did it....	ned	8	577	Aug 26, 2011 by Fiesty
	JFT August 26 Tenth step inventory (Preview) We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.Step Ten=A daily Tenth Step keeps us on a sound spiritual footing. While each member asks different questions, some questions have been found to be helpful to almost everyone. Two key Tenth Step questions are,...	Dave R	0	378	Aug 26, 2011 by Dave R
	Needing insight about meth/alco users behaviors! (Preview) My al/ad daughter is currently living with me until her apt. become available on the 1st. Long story short, I've been detaching from her for the past year due to her active using, she lost her apt. most of her belonging, car, and kids. Her 16 y.o. son is staying with me, her 6 y.o. dr. is staying with her f...	Kisplease	4	542	Aug 25, 2011 by Kisplease
	Clarity Statements Clarity Statement (Preview) I received The NA Way Magazine in the mail today (written 16 September 2001). As I browsed through it, I stopped to read the response from H&I Slim. In it was a reference to clarity statements used in Narcotics Anonymous meetings and H&I panel presentations. I would like to express my opinion...	andyaddict	27	12430	Aug 25, 2011 by hlanaayes
	JFT August 25 The ninth step--reclaiming life (Preview) We are achieving freedom from the wreckage of our past.Basic Text, p. 42=When we start the Ninth Step, weve reached an exciting stage in our recovery. The damage done in our lives is what led many of us to seek help in the first place. Now, we have a chance to clean up that wreckage, amend our past, and...	Dave R	0	334	Aug 25, 2011 by Dave R
	new to the program (Preview) hi im todd ive been battling addiction for 6 years now, ive tried an outpatient program and have put several poriods of being clean together only to relaps again, im working with a therapist for the addiction and issues with my childhood and thought i would try the online meetings, im a single father an...	tsracer29	7	508	Aug 24, 2011 by amanda56258
	JFT August 24 Seeking God's will (Preview) We learn to be careful of praying for specific things.Basic Text, p. 46=In our active addiction, we usually did not pray for knowledge of Gods will for us and the power to carry it out. On the contrary, most of our prayers were for God to get us out of the mess we had made for ourselves. We expected mira...	Dave R	0	376	Aug 24, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT August 23 Decision-making (Preview) Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking.Basic Text, p. 90=Life is a series of decisions, actions, and consequences. When we were using, our decisions were usually driven by our disease, resulting in self-destructive a...	Dave R	1	421	Aug 24, 2011 by Raman
	room needed to share at convention (Preview) hi all, I have a friend coming out for the convention from New York Wednesday through Sunday that needs a room to share. She has 20 years clean and on a budget so if you have an open spot or know someone who does, give me a shout. H	Hrowe	1	403	Aug 24, 2011 by AnthonyG
	I'm Alive - Who Would Have Thought? (Preview) I Am Alive Who Would Have Thought? I come here to speak only of Gratitude of a new life that Ive been able to find through doing the things that have been asked of me. I come here never thinking that a Junkie like myself would be able to have another Chance at Recovery. Almost 2 1/2 years ago when my Sister Mar...	Meditation Man	4	939	Aug 22, 2011 by Meditation Man
	JFT August 22 Contribution (Preview) We recognize our spiritual growth when we are able to reach out and help others.Basic Text, p. 58=To make a difference in the world, to contribute something special, is perhaps the highest aspiration of the human heart. Each one of us, no matter what our personal makeup, has a unique quality to off...	Dave R	0	461	Aug 22, 2011 by Dave R
	lost (Preview) im depressed. and just about ready to give up. i know what yall are gunna say. work the program, call people, go to a meeting, blah blah blah but im just not worth it. i really thought this time through be the last of starting over but i just cant do it. im not strong enough. everything thats going on in my li...	LizC	11	792	Aug 22, 2011 by BigV
	JFT August 21 Friendships (Preview) Our friendships become deep, and we experience the warmth and caring which results from addicts sharing recovery and a new life.IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance=Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with few genuine friends. And most of us arrive without the slightest understanding of what it take...	Dave R	0	411	Aug 21, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT August 20 Facing death (Preview) Often we have to face some type of crisis during our recovery, such as the death of a loved one...Basic Text, p. 102=Every life has a beginning and an end. However, when someone we love a great deal reaches the end of their life, we may have a very hard time accepting their sudden, final absence. Our g...	Dave R	0	487	Aug 20, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT August 19 First things first (Preview) We apply effort to our most obvious problems and let go of the rest. We do the job at hand and, as we progress, new opportunities for improvement present themselves.Basic Text, p. 56=Its been said that recovery is simpleall weve got to change is everything! That can seem a pretty tall order, espec...	Dave R	1	471	Aug 19, 2011 by Meditation Man
	The message is hope the promise is freedom (Preview) That any addict can stop using, lose the desire to use and find a new way to live. The message is hope the promise is freedom.... So If the message is hope what is the message of hope? How is it obtained? SPECIFICALLY Thanks! -jon	jonjay	8	1835	Aug 19, 2011 by avid
	August 15, 2011 Happy Anniversary to me! (Preview) Wow... I haven't been on so much lately because I decided to make my world right again and had to switch over to some live counselling. My son is still bringing me to my knees but alas!! 17 years of sobriety is here!!!! Yeah me! This has been the most agonizing year ever but I made it... I can't b...	kitty doyle	7	469	Aug 18, 2011 by ned
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