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Self-Esteem
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Hey everybody, my name is Annie, and I currently have 6 months clean. I have been in a women's sober living for about 5 months now, and I have a huge self-esteem issue. I spent 3 years on hte streets of Hollywood as a rampant meth user. In the last couple of months I spent on the streets, I caught scabies due t...
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nervous
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I am very nervous right now and im not sure why i should be i am clean and sober and my kids are comeing home soon.I think i am scared that when they get home that cps will take them again for no reason i would never do anything to risk my kids being takein away again, But it does scare me knowing that these are my...
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sorry I feel the need to post this
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I know this is not a religous program I am just really excited about turning my will over to the power of a power greater than myself that I just feel the need to share it I realize this is not a religous program but there is stuff where Ifind my peace to back this stuff up and I get so excited when more is reveil...
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newcomer need support
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too many people always controling my life and emotions hate laying down at nite too early because i cant take all the thinking going thru my head hate my life what it has become dont feel much of anything need inspiration
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thought I would share a poem I wrote a piece of my heart as well as my soul
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You look at me and wonder why so sad? just glad someone noticed me as i was going mad No one ever asks why I feel so bad. for fear they will wake the monster whom resides here You seemed to have misunderstood as I told what I could. Dying to belong...has it really been that long? Years feel like minut...
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Prayer requested!
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Without a long diatribe,I am asking if you could hold our family in prayer as my wifes younger sister(40),history of drug/alcohol and mental issues is in ICU unit for suicide attempt.My wife just went over now and we are still following up on the situation.We took the 14 years old son overnite,this we...
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sleep at last
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I have come to believe a power greater than my self can and will restore me to sanity and have turned my will and life over to that "power" whom I choose to call God
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three more days
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Well another day clean it is getting easier and easier every day that i dont us. And that makes me so happy.I still havent got my results back yet and i cant wait to get them back to show everyone that i am clean and sober.any way im just waiting for my phone to ring.i am filling good today im about thirty week...
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how do i find a sponser near me
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im lookling for a sporer in tucson az and na meetings in my area i ama littel confused with this proses
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need to know
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I have bben having a rough time sleeping even on my psyc meds they are going to taper me off my benzos due to an admit to the er last night I was trying to get some sleep a friend gave me 2 bars and some blood pressure meds so I could sleep (been without sleep for over 6 days) I am wore out in everyway possible is t...
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time
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well i got four more days till i get into our place im getting anxious.Anyway today i feel really good my husband had french toast waiting for me when i got up this morning i thought that was so sweet..He has been driving me a little nuts we are around eachother too much i think we need a little space i know it...
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JFT February 22 God's will or mine?
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February 22Gods will, or mine?We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.Step Ten=In Narcotics Anonymous, weve found that the more we live in harmony with our Higher Powers will for us, the greater the harmony in our lives. We use the Tenth Step to help us mai...
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My weekend...............
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Well I just thought I would write to tell evryone what a great weekend I had because my kids were here with me. We watched movies as a family and they loved and we just hung out together cuz there wasnt much to to cuz of the rain but we had fun just being with each other.
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closer to my kids
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well my kids are home for the weekends an it makes me happy i know that they are more important than doing drugs, We do things together that we didnt do when i was useing i fill closer to my kids now than before thanks to everyone who has kept me going. If it wasnt for you guys not letting me give up i dont know if...
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***30 days clean today!!***
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Sorry i haven't been in here much lately - but I have been lurking here and there. I haven't been able to go to meetings for the past 2 weeks because of an illness and then my husband was working out of state and I had no one to watch my daughter. But tonight is my first meeting back in 2 weeks and it will also b...
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XXX rated, still have XX
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XXX rated usually means something entirely different! Finally got around to getting my XXX coin. Still have my XX in my pocket now with my XXX. Anyone coming up on XX, love to give you my coin!
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crazy
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i had to get away today i felt lke my mind was going crazy so i came over to my buddies house and played video games, I have figured out other ways to clear my head than haveing to do drugs before if i felt like i was going crazy i would run to the dopeman and hit the pipe. Now i dont do that and iam very proud of my...
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JFT February 21 Self-pity or recovery--it's our choice
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February 21Self-pity or recoveryits our choiceSelf-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy.Basic Text, p. 80=In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didnt believe there was an alternative to living in our diseaseo...
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happy
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all i can say is that i will never ever do any thing to loose my kids again this was a true eye opener for me.I am lucky that i got a chance to prove that i wanted and love m kids and would do anything i could for them.It is almot over and then i can breath again once i know that no one can take them away from me again....
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sorry
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-- Edited by 49erman on Sunday 20th of February 2011 06:41:23 PM
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JFT February 20 Powerlessness and personal responsibility
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February 20Powerlessness and personal responsibilityThrough our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems.Basic Text, p. 13=When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remember that w...
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Need some help please!
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Ive been out of treatment for a week now and i just feel like i am going insane. I have been to treatment before and got out and stayed clean for a while but this time has just been completely different. I am on a emotional rollercoaster and i keep calling my sponsor and everyone in my support network but n...
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Just a message saying hi... I'm a new guy.
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I just found this site while doing a search for meetings in my town. This is the best idea I have seen yet. I just left treatment after trying to find a way to fight my addiction. This is and will be a good tool to use.
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JFT February 19 Reservations
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February 19ReservationsRelapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program.Basic Text, p. 79=A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely relapse. What...
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Whats Love you might ask ?
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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, al...
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almost done
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Well i have one more week left untill we move in to our apartment cant wait.Im still clean thanks to myself all my friends and my family that has stood by my side through everything i have been through. My kids are so ready to come home i keep telling my son your comeing home really soon, he doesnt know when b...
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mixed emotions
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well the roomie moves out today I am not sure how I feel about it I am grateful at some aspects I miss being alone, I won't have to hear the drama that I so avoid whenever possible so I won't have to hear he said she said bullshit nemore so that part is great the part I wiill miss is having someone to talk to who I s...
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my god what did I do to God to get all these issues
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I try to help a feelow addict by moving them into my home now ppl are giving me hell about it some kinda he said she sais shit I am tooooooooooo old for all this drama I see 2 sides atm I can handle ppl in dosesbut a full time room mate was not the best thingi could have done it seems to feed the drama between other...
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medicine needs to be readjusted
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I am extremly overwhelmed atm my meds are not working right cause my stupid ass tried to play doctor with my pysc mds my shrink is well aware of the situation pain control is not working but have no idea how to fix those so .....I see the shrink at 8 this morning hopefully we can get this done my best friend of...
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JFT February 18 The recovery partnership
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February 18The recovery partnershipAs long as I take it easy and make a commitment with my Higher Power to do the best I can, I know I will be taken care of today.=Many of us feel that our fundamental commitment in recovery is to our Higher Power. Knowing that we lack the power to stay clean and find recov...
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