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feeling challenged about meetings!
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Ok so I went again today to a meeting place. And the meeting wasn't held because of Memorial Day. I kinda expected that but was determined to at least try. I took a nap and a shower and went. So I guess I will try again tomorrow! I am taking this on I swear it!! Ive had 2 strikes with the meetings not happening,...
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Heroin abuse, society abuse?
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Hi, I'm not sure I'm at the right forum.. But recently there have been alot of reforming in my nations narcotic policies, some of these news law make me worry, they are really punishing to the users more so than the actual sin. It've made me think about the actual legality of drugs in general.. Is it reall...
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The meeting wasnt there!!!
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Today I built up the nerve to go to my first meeting. Somebody went with me and when we got to the address it was a church service, I was humilliated, crying, shaking, I couldnt even talk. My friend held my hand the whole time while somebody tried to help us find the meeting, it was a big building. But it was...
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JFT May 30 Loneliness vs. being alone
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Sharing with others keeps us from feeling isolated and alone.Basic Text, p. 85=There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. Being lonely is a state of the heart, an emptiness that makes us feel sad and sometimes hopeless. Loneliness is not always alleviated when we enter into rel...
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Hurt very badly by an addict...
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I am sorry to be coming here, but I wanted to recieve another perspective as I am trying to recover from a devastating break-up with an addict and I would love to hear from you to help aid in my healing. I would deeply appreciate any help or insight you may be able to give. I have been in a realtionship with...
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Intro/Hope for the newcomer.
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I've been lurking for a while. posted a few snippets here and there, but something happened to me me yesterday that I really wanted to share. Long story short - I'm an addict who truly didn't think I was, for a full 23 years of on-again/off-again using. I dont just use substances to numb the pain in my midd...
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I just need to vent (and ask for prayers)
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So much can happen in 10 years, 10 months, 10 days or even 10 minutes... and its a testament to how youre never more than a simple stressor away from falling back into a pit of agony and ultimately self medication. After more than 16 years of sobriety, my new friends, I need you now more than ever, I'm sti...
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Hi im just new
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im trying to do my 1st step in the step working guide and im stuck on answering the questions cause im not sure what to put down as my answers.. these questions for me seem so very difficult.. im more of a 2 plus 2 equals 4 person or black and white, i have so much trouble with the grey areas.. what doe...
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If ytou enjoy railways,, yull like this one !
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Hi guys,, I wnet to the India regional meeting as RCM from my area Bangalore in March. After that, I rode the litte train up and donw the mountains. This was like really a look at who I am and how I behave outside of NA. Here are some of those at this following link,, just copy and paste to your adress tab and yo...
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getting better
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im almost recoverd from lumbar fusion got ne more surgury to go in a couple of months have'nt had a computer for awhile try to stay in touch a little more god bless you all and keep working it
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JFT May 29 Carry me
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We believe that our Higher Power will take care of us.Basic Text, p. 58=We all have times when it seems as though our lives are falling apart. There are days, or even weeks, when it seems that everything that can go wrong is going wrong. Whether its the loss of a job, the death of a loved one, or the end o...
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Lovely way of closing
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New to NA, When in the closing circle, what are the exact words to use ? meaning moment of silence for...
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JFT May 28 As we understand
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We examined our lives and discovered who we really are. To be truly humble is to accept and honestly try to be ourselves.Basic Text, p. 36=As using addicts, the demands of our disease determined our personality. We could be whoever or whatever we needed to be in order to get our fix. We were surviv...
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NO ADDICT NEED DIE FROM THE HORRORS OF ADDICTION!
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Our theme for todays "Speaker Jam" in upstate New York.We have addicts coming from at least the Tri-state area and sometimes from way out of town.Fittingingly "we" are attending a memorial first for an addict who passed, 24 years old,a couple months back and her parents wante...
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Goin on the NA way, thanks yall !!!
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I realize Ive not been here at MIP for the past three months like.... Seems like af being a regular here from the year 2004 onwards, I needed a vacation.... And that vacation has been filled with doing more and ce meetins, being in more NA events and do all that a member who is in Fellowship that is abo...
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JFT May 27 Meeting the day's challenge
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...the decision to ask for Gods help is our greatest source of strength and courage.Basic Text, p. 26=A challenge is anything that dares us to succeed. Things new and unfamiliar serve as challenges, whether those things appear good or bad to us. We are challenged by obstacles and opposition fro...
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WISDOM OF THE ROOMS =)
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The monkey may be off my back, but the circus hasn't left town.
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Just saying Hello !!!
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Been lurking, not much posting lately. Still on the roller coaster ride of early sobriety, with all the madness and emotions it provides. All the things I'm used to masking by using. I am learning to live life on lifes terms, , some days that is easier than others. I am also learning that as long as I don't...
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JFT May 26 The power of the group
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Our understanding of a Higher Power is up to us.... We can call it the group, the program, or we can call it God.Basic Text, p. 24=Many of us have a hard time with the idea of a Higher Power until we fully accept the depth of our own powerlessness over addiction. Once we do, most of us are at least willing t...
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i am dealing with things right now takes most my time and energyt but wanted to say still clean just need a break not answering emails or ccalls
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WISDOM OF THE ROOMS
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"A God defined is a God confined" Questions to ask yourself... Do I still try to figure out who or what God is? How is this going for me? Do I still think if I can figure God out then I will know what His will for me is? What does faith mean to me today? How often do I affirm, "They will, not mine,...
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cant see the meetin...
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Can someone tell me how to join the meeting? I can see the chat room but no one chatting? Maybe Im on the wrong channel or something not sure... help please
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WISDOM OF THE ROOMS
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Recovery begins when we forever give up the hope of having a different past The more time I spent re-living a past I couldn't change, my family.. the abuse..the wrongs done to me (real and imagined) the more I was missing out on the today that I could. Once I heal my past, I can be of service to those who...
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JFT May 25 "Good" and "bad" feelings
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May 25Good and bad feelingsA lot happens in one day, both negative and positive. If we do not take time to appreciate both, perhaps we will miss something that will help us grow.IP No. 8, Just for Today=Most of us seem to unconsciously judge what happens in our lives each day as good or bad, success or fa...
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thinking
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sitting here thinking...dam im down to one lortab...what to do what to do.take this oppurtunity and just stop?i want to stop,its hard when youre a closet addict.i need to make some decisions and in a hurry.i think sometimes when im high,am i really pulling this off or does everyone know and they aren...
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Hope this works
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JFT May 24 Risking vulnerability
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As we grow, we learn to overcome the tendency to run and hide from ourselves and our feelings.Basic Text, p. 85=Rather than risk vulnerability, many of us have developed habits that keep others at a safe distance. These patterns of emotional isolation can give us the feeling we are hopelessly loc...
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JFT May 23 Amends and sponsors
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We want to be free of our guilt, but we dont wish to do so at the expense of anyone else.Basic Text, p. 40=Lets face it: Most of us left trails of destruction in our wakes and harmed anyone who got in our way. Some of the people we hurt most in our addiction were the people we loved most. In an effort to pur...
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JFT May 22 Symptoms of a spiritual awakening
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The steps lead to an awakening of a spiritual nature. This awakening is evidenced by changes in our lives.Basic Text, p. 48=We know how to recognize the disease of addiction. Its symptoms are indisputable. Besides an uncontrollable appetite for drugs, those suffering exhibit self-centere...
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JFT May 21 Keep coming back!
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Meetings keep us in touch with where weve been, but more importantly, with where we could go in our recovery.Basic Text, p. 54=In many ways, addicts are different. When we came to Narcotics Anonymous we found others like ourselves, people who understood us and whom we could understand. No longe...
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