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almost
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it's almost the 8th which means I will have 30 days I know no fronts but it has been awhile since I have been able to say I have built up this much time ever since the suicide attempt over the past 2 1/2 years i had 3 years prior but I am back and just about on my feet I am looking forward to living with my bff part of...
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JFT March 6 Rationalizing away our recovery
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March 6Rationalizing away our recoveryAs a result of the Twelve Steps, Im not able to hold on to old ways of deceiving myself. =We all rationalize. Sometimes we know we are rationalizing, admit we are rationalizing, yet continue to behave according to our rationalizations! Recovery can become...
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JFT March 3 Relapse
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March 3RelapseThere will be times, however, when we really feel like using. We want to run, and we feel lousy. We need to be reminded of where we came from and that it will be worse this time. This is when we need the program the most.Basic Text, p. 81=If were contemplating a relapse, we should think ou...
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Recovering Addict With No Where Else to Turn
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First, let me tell you about myself... My name is Richie, I am 28 and I am a recovering addict. I have a beautiful 2 year old son and four year old daughter and am trying to get better for them. When I talk to my children every evening they ask me when their Daddy will be coming back home... I do not know what t...
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JFT March 5 From rude awakening to spiritual awakening
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March 5From rude awakening to spiritual awakeningWhen a need arises for us to admit our powerlessness, we may first look for ways to exert power against it. After exhausting these ways, we begin sharing with others and find hope.Basic Text, p. 82=Weve sometimes heard it said in our meetings that ru...
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a bit overwhelmed
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things just seem to keep iling up on myi am drowning in debt may have to file bank rupsy spelling is way off I am weary I wanna sleep all day just so I don't havre to deal with the world but life continues whether UI sllep or I am awake
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just another update
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My health is getting worse they want to do a byopsy of black spots in my lungs to rule out Cancer. I am about to go thru back surgery to fix some disks that are either dehydrated or bulging my hydro nepherosis ??? is cause issues again I also have to streghthen my bladder sling there are some other reconstr...
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a bit of a giggle to start your day!!!
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Finally figured out why I'm fat! The shampoo I use in the shower that runs down my body says "FOR EXTRA VOLUME & BODY." I'm going to start using DAWN dish soap. It says "Dissolves fat that is otherwise difficult to remove".
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JFT March 4 The process
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March 4The processThis program has become a part of me.... I understand more clearly the things that are happening in my life today. I no longer fight the process.Basic Text, p. 127=In active addiction, things happened seemingly without rhyme or reason. We just did things, often without knowin...
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recovery and relationships
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Hello All, I'm here to tell you just because he's got years of recovery doesn't make him easy to live with. he's got 28 years and I had 11 and went back out on RX meds I'm clean again but we fight like cats and dogs. He's always taking my inventory. I'm tired and sad,Na advice?
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Question About Forgiveness
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As I work my recovery I keep coming up against one individual, a sibling, that I cannot find the willingness to forgive. I've tried an inventory where I look for what defects of mine had a role in the offenses but I was just a kid. Most of us illegal drug addicts had a 'mentor'; someone who showed us how t...
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Epitah,,,
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Here lies a friend of long,,, we spent many days doing grass and song. then time ran out, I decided to clean out, he still ran around, believin he was messiah and still singing that same old song. Once he een tried to be alcoholic, tryin to avoid family bucolic.............. and we now know, that addicti...
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Relationships And Sobriety
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Hey it's Annie again... I have currently been with the same partner for almost 3 years, and we have 2 sons together. Though I love and respect him as the father of my children, since we have gotten sober, I am coming to find that my feelings about him have changed drastically. I want to take a break from the...
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United States Fellowship Assembly in Wichita, KS March 4, 5 & 6
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http://www.usscnaformingcommittee.org/contactus/
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on my way
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february 15 of this year is my clean day, two weeks. its not much but i feel its a good start. along with my cocaine addiction i was also using pot and alcohol on a daily basis, heavily. it has also been 2 weeks since i have used either of those as well. my wife, also an alcoholic and pot head, has decided to...
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Self-Supporting Through Our Own Contributions...
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and a little creativity. My brand-new NA Group is, of course, broke as a joke. Well, I have started writing blog essays on an independant blog site. Every time one of my essays is popular enough to make it to the home-page, they send me a check for $20.00 I write for fun, anyway. I'm gonna take these $20 ch...
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JFT March 2 Success
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March 2SuccessAny form of success was frightening and unfamiliar.Basic Text, p. 14=Before coming to NA, few of us had much experience with success. Every attempt to stop using on our own had ended in failure. We had begun to give up hope of finding any relief from active addiction. We had grown acc...
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the great flood in ohio!
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geeze we had over 2 feet of snow yesterday and then it warmed up and thunderstormed last night (so nice to hear an actual storm instead of a blizzard) but this morning the house was flooded. no heat and no hot water. so i went to work. the barn was flooded. all the stalls were flooded. the indoor arena was fl...
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Reading some of the topics brought tears to my eyes
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because theres such great helpers here for those who are struggling. I'm real thankful those of you who have stuck around now for a long time and just keep giving. And those of you who struggle day in day out thats ok, and I hope your accepting right where your at and being totally honest with yourself abo...
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The Good The Bad The Ugly
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well somethings are going good and some bad and some just ugly looks like my best friend will be moving in with me in my new apt as a live in aide to help with safety issues and surgiacl help bad my nissans starter is out at the moment errrrrrrrrrrrrrr! then the ugly with no hope in site with the newer car eve...
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JFT March 1 Anxiety attack
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March 1Anxiety attack![The] Power that brought us to this program is still with us and will continue to guide us if we allow it.Basic Text, p. 27=Ever had a panic attack? Everywhere we turn, lifes demands overwhelm us. Were paralyzed, and we dont know what to do about it. How do we break an anxiety at...
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this is stupid.
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i am a broke college student who shovels horse shit for a living. i got my taxes done today and my employer claimed me as a buisness instead of an employee so they dont have to take taxes out on me if that makes any sense. so instead of paying 7.5% i get to pay 15% which in then totals to be over $900. i only have $...
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things are ok
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I am a bit fearful as I am to meed a new therapist via my shrinks orders I am kinda worried cause here is whree the processing thru what "we" my family and friend call the Dr. dick era thigs are becoming more clear hopethey work with me as well as the shrink when it comes to keeping me on task as I ha...
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the chat room application
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the chat room application has an error message attached to it and it is nolonger safe to download can someone check and maybe fix it.
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JFT February 28 The greatest gift
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February 28The greatest giftOur newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future.Basic Text, p. 96=When we begin coming to meetings, we hear other addicts talking about the gifts they have received as a result of this program, things we never thought of as gifts before. One su...
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JFT February 27 "Pure" motives
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February 27Pure motivesWe examine our actions, reactions, and motives. We often find that weve been doing better than weve been feeling.Basic Text, p. 43=Imagine a daily meditation book with this kind of message: When you wake up in the morning, before you rise from your bed, take a moment for ref...
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JFT February 26 Remorse
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February 26RemorseThe Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse.Basic Text, p. 39=Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to consider. Our remo...
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Just a quick question...
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I know, I know... there's a step-working message board, but I really haven't found what I was looking for on that site. As NA members, what was your experience with step 7? I did a half-assed attempt about 3 years ago while in treatment, but never really got much out of it. The counselor we had at that ti...
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Online Sponser
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Hi my name is Jayme. I have been out of prison for about 2 years. I now live in Alaska with my son and extended family. We have AA meetings here 4 times a week. Not many women in the program here. I really need someone to bounce ideas off of and to talk to. I don't feel that I'm getting the support I need from my fa...
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29Dayz
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N29 days I will be clean and sober 4yrs.The depth of my addiction is great and ins't easy for me,still it seems many important things are not easy.Having consious contact with God and all the support I receive from N/A members truly make this fight possible for me.Love this site and all that comes with i...
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