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what doesn't kill us makes us stronger
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we all know that am a week from a realpse but the question i didn't answer was what triggered me the honesty this program requires is honesty to self even which for me is a rough one honest with you not so much an issue...now this is not saying i don't take resposibilty for my actions and so forth but my doct...
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JFT August 11 Active listening
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Through active listening, we hear things that work for us.Basic Text, p. 102=Most of us arrived in Narcotics Anonymous with a very poor ability to listen. But to take full advantage of the therapeutic value of one addict helping another, we must learn to listen actively.What is active listening...
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f**ckin perfect
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocDlOD1Hw9k&feature=relmfu
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Step 1 - two very strong words, powerless and unmanageable
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Ok, being new to this and without a sponsor I am just trying to dig around for information and understanding. I look at Step 1, "We admitted we were powerless over our addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable" and see two very strong words that when I think about truthfully, I can't...
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AA meetings too / instead?
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Hi, So as I attend more NA meetings the NA beleif that alcohol is a drug too is heavy on my mind. I am torn between my feeling about that idea and my general desire to be successful in my recovery. Part of my conflict is the idea that if alcohol is something I have to avoid, then would I not benefit from go...
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JFT August 10 Regular prayer and meditation
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August 10Regular prayer and meditationMost of us pray when we are hurting. We learn that if we pray regularly, we wont be hurting as often or as intensely.Basic Text, p. 44=Regular prayer and meditation are two more key elements in our new pattern of living. Our active addiction was more than just a b...
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I trust in an HP..that is so huge...
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JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT..AS I WAS READING SOME OF SHARING..IT REMINDED HOW GREAT MY HP IS IN MY LIFE..WHEN I SURRENDERED A LITTLE OVER 5 YEARS AGO..MY HP WAS THERE ..IN THE MIDST OF MY DARKNESS..SEE I BELIEVE EVERYONE IS NOT EQUIPPED TO GO TO THE PIT OF DESPAIR WITH ANOTHER HUMAN BEING ...BUT GOD...
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one week
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no matter what might be going on in my head i am one week clean fighting my demons once again clean no escape for me not today...its been a challenging weekend as my thought are craving a slow ride rapids are all i see in front of me... i know have always known i don't fight this alone many of you have been with...
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JFT August 9 The power of love
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We begin to see that Gods love has been present all the time, just waiting for us to accept it.Basic Text, p. 46=Gods love is the transforming power that drives our recovery. With that love, we find freedom from the hopeless, desperate cycle of using, self-hatred, and more using. With that love, w...
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A newcomers ramble – where next?
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Hi everyone. I am new to this. I have attended several NA meetings in my local area now. But mostly I arrive, listen, and leave. So I can't really say I am truly participating. I don't feel as though my recovery is started yet as I am using Suboxone for a bit longer. I guess from what I have read and hea...
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July 30th...Fairytale
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HELLO EVERYONE..WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ...THE DAY WAS PERFECT..MY PARTNER AND I HAD OUR CEREMONY..IT WAS TRULY A FAIRYTALE...I WOULD PUT PICS UP ..BUT EVERYONE MAY NOT BE AS OPEN ..SO DON'T WANT TO PUSH ANYTHING ON ANYONE..IF YOU WANT TO SEE PICS..YOU CAN FRIEND ME ON FB. email: fiestybrighteye@y...
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JFT August 8 Responsible recovery
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August 8Responsible recovery...we accept responsibility for our problems and see that were equally responsible for our solutions.Basic Text, p. 97=Some of us, well accustomed to leaving our personal responsibilities to others, may attempt the same behavior in recovery. We quickly find out i...
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womens retreat sept 16 17 18 can you help me?
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I cant find a listing for how to reach the organizers of this retreat please help me i need to register and get attendance info
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If you could only say ONE thing to a newcomer what would it be?
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I would say "keep coming back" how about you?
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I am trying to detox myself and I am scared.
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Been decreasing my medications that I have been on for a long time. My tolerance increased so my medicine use has increased to the point that I don't remember a lot of things. This is the end of the road for me.
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from my poetic mind
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Fall nears evidence by the dead leaves gathiering in the coradoares in which i live... Words boggle my poetic mind as seasons begin to change into the the season in which i feel most vibrant... Old friends New friends coming outta the wood work,as the State Fair comes and goes... Old faces familar smel...
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years after the fact...
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sitting her watching movies to take up time in this broken souled addict watching "fear" and one of the many songs that (doc) referred me too is in the soundtract i hear it in the background realizing his riddles are still unravling part of me filled with fear part of me hurting so bad inside s...
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A note to newcomers
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I have noticed that there have been a number of newcomers to this forum. This is wonderful, but several of you have only made a post or two on an existing thread. There is nothing wrong with this except that you may not get much of a welcome, and we don't get a chance to get to know you. Why not start a thread an...
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JFT August 7 The gratitude list
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We focus on anything that isnt going our way and ignore all the beauty in our lives.Basic Text, p.80=Its easy to be grateful when everything runs smoothly. If we get a raise at work, were grateful. If we get married, were grateful. If someone surprises us with a nice present or an unasked favor, we...
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JFT August 4 When is a secret not a secret?
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Addicts tend to live secret lives.... It is a great relief to get rid of all our secrets and to share the burden of our past.Basic Text, p. 33=Weve heard it said that were as sick as our secrets. What do we keep secret, and why?We keep secret those things that cause us shame. We may hold onto such thing...
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JFT August 6 The joy within
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Since the beginning of our recovery, we have found that joy doesnt come from material things but from within ourselves.Basic Text, p. 107=Some of us came to Narcotics Anonymous impoverished by our disease. Everything wed owned had been lost to our addiction. Once we got clean, we put all our ene...
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DRAMA grrr does it ever stop? just a RANT
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ok yes i relapsed i am not in a good place in life i don't trust anyone nemore the doctor or shall i say KelliA ruined that for me so it seems i wanna fucking fix the world but i got to thinking who the fuck is gonna save me? i can't even trust myself due to personality changes that have been slowly but surely les...
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Looking for insight.
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I go to an AA meeting, where other addicts also go, like me. Tonight, a young woman shared. I'd only seen her there once before, last week - she comes with the spouse of one of our regular members. She was jittery, weepy and clearly quite loaded. After the meeting, a few of the women, including myself, wen...
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hello
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hows everyone? havent beenn on for a while
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JFT August 3 Trusting people
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Many of us would have had nowhere else to go if we could not have trusted NA groups and members.Basic Text, p. 84=Trusting people is a risk. Human beings are notoriously forgetful, unreliable, and imperfect. Most of us come from backgrounds where betrayal and insensitivity among friends were c...
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JFT August 2 Practicing honesty
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August 2Practicing honestyWhen we feel trapped or pressured, it takes great spiritual and emotional strength to be honest.Basic Text, p. 85=Many of us try to wiggle out of a difficult spot by being dishonest, only to have to humble ourselves later and tell the truth. Some of us twist our stories as a...
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I am so grateful I found this website
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Hi to all-My name is krista and I am addict. As functional as I was, the addiction caught up to me. I am a mother of 4 children, whom all live their natural dads in a state 1500 miles away.(not my choice) My youngest is just now back into my life after being away from me for a year (DCF). For the first time s...
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Take care when dealing with the outside world !
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Please be warned; be careful when transacting with the "outside world". Every type of crook, cheat, charlatan is to be found there. Recently I paid the price by losing about 5000 US to bloody dis-honest insurance agents. they promised a lot but when the policy documents came, it was anoth...
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JFT August 1 Freedom from guilt
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Our addiction enslaved us. We were prisoners of our own mind and were condemned by our own guilt.Basic Text, p. 7=Guilt is one of the most commonly encountered stumbling blocks in recovery. One of the more notorious forms of guilt is the self-loathing that results when we try to forgive ourselve...
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JFT July 31 Freedom from active addiction
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Narcotics Anonymous offers only one promise and that is freedom from active addiction, the solution that eluded us for so long.Basic Text, p. 106=NA offers no promises other than freedom from active addiction. It is true that some of our members meet with financial success in recovery. They bu...
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