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JFT January 24 From isolation to connection
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January 24From isolation to connectionOur disease isolated us... Hostile, resentful, self-centered, and self-seeking, we cut ourselves off from the outside world.Basic Text, p. 4=Addiction is an isolating disease, closing us off from society, family, and self. We hid. We lied. We scorne...
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We believe that our Higher Power will take care of us.
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We believe that our Higher Power will take care of us. If we honestly try to do God's will to the best of our ability, we can handle the results of anything that happens. Seeking our Higher Power's will is a spiritual principle found in the steps. Working the steps and practicing the principles simplifi...
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Reflecting back,can make the difference!
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Morning! Woke again this morning ,house was 52 degrees,pipes gelled up again.We moved into this house in August after we sold our home where we lived for about 25 years.lOVE OUR RENTED HOUSE FOR NOW,BUT BACK TO OIL HEAT(HAD NATURAL GAS,EXPENSIVE,BUT NEVER RAN OUT!)Anyway,when I think back to the ti...
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Group conscience at home group business meeting--a possible change in. .
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Anyone with any expereince(strength and hope I KNOW I need. . !?# )in dealing with a home group re: a group conscience vote which now possibly appears unwise(re: changing the format of a meeting). The concern was that the meeting wasn't growing and therore not attracting new home group mem...
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I am no longer a victim.
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Morning!! As I was going thru some spiritual readings this morning the increased realization that today I no longer am a victim of my disease but through the mercy and grace of the God of my understanding I am an active agent of change.My life is shaped by the choices I make and by remaining God centere...
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NA Basic Text...gratefully engrossed
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Hi, I'm an addict and my drug of choice is whatever gets me off. For 18 months I have been going to AA (no NA in my area) and have been clean/sober for oh hey...7 months yesterday! Anyway, after attending outpatient group I saw the HUGE need for NA in my area and am starting a group. Our first meeting is Feb 1s...
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Indian snake scenes !!!
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Hi all, Thats a cobra, instant killer poison snake Im holdin. This happened on the full moon nite of 19 Jan/11. I was with someone special,,,, (pics are not very clear because it was taken with a 5mp cell phone camera)
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New here...wanted to introduce myself
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I'm Annie, 27 years old. I was using roxies and xanax for 4 years daily. I'd also use meth or coke whenever i got my hands on it. I'm recently out of jail(first time and hopefully last). I've been sober since Aug 19th 2010, the day I was arrested. Doing okay with cravings but having a hard time confron...
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JFT January 16 Make that call!
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January 16Make that call!We feared that if we ever revealed ourselves as we were, we would surely be rejected.... [But] our fellow members do understand us.Basic Text, p. 32=We need our fellow NA memberstheir experience, their friendship, their laughter, their guidance, and much, much more. Y...
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Need a little advice
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Ok, here it is. In addition to anxiety and addiction issues, my psych has diagnosed me with add. It is a pretty obvious diagnoses and apparently could be the cause of my anxiety and a cause of the addiction stuff. Anyway, a few months ago I was put on meds for it--stimulants. I quit taking them a month ago,...
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JFT January 20 One promise, many gifts
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January 20One promise, many giftsNarcotics Anonymous offers only one promise, and that is freedom from active addiction...Basic Text, p. 106=Imagine how it might be if we had arrived at the doors of Narcotics Anonymous, desperate, wanting to stop using drugs, only to be met by a sales pitch: If yo...
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JFT January 22 The school of recovery
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January 22The school of recoveryThis is a program for learning.Basic Text, p. 16=Learning in recovery is hard work. The things we most need to know are often the hardest to learn. We study recovery to prepare ourselves for the experiences life will give us. As we listen to others share in meetings...
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Intro.
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Hello everyone, I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Jeff, I am 39 years old, and almost lost everything to my addiction. I have 4 kids, two which my wife and I adopted a couple years ago, and almost graduating from college. I used T3/T4 for 6-8 months, before my wife realized her pain meds. were alway...
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Morning!
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Hello everyone,been off line for few days,life been fast and furious!Today found out my granddaughter in Texas(21) is going through a divorce(Trinity my great grandchild(1 yr and some) is in jeopardy of the trauma's that divorce can bring and we pray and talk fervantly of giving this to the God of...
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checking in
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just thought I would send a quick note to let ya'll know my life seems to finally coming back to normal what ever that is ;) the past 2 days have not been hard on my mental issues deppression seem to be lifting which Ihope to continue in this path as I am preparing to move for the first time in a really long tim...
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JFT January 21 Unity and uniformity
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January 21Unity and uniformityUnity is a must in Narcotics Anonymous.Basic Text, p. 63=Unity is not uniformity. Unity springs from the fact that we have unity of purposeto recover, and to help others stay clean. Even so, we often find that while we strive to fulfill the same purpose, our means and...
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Never done this before
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Ok, wow. This is my first time ever posting on a message board, about anything. I am a stay-at-home mother of 3 and while I would like to say that narcotics are the only substance I abuse, the truth is, I have an issue with alcohol, narcotics, excedrin migraine for crying out loud. Am I alone in this?? I fee...
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Getting a sponsor??
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I think...no, i KNOW it is time for me to get a sponsor. How do i go about this? i have an idea of who i would like it to be from my meetings...just ask after the meeting?
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Ok, I get it now.....
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I found out for myself (the hard way) why they say to abstain from ALL drugs...including alcohol. ugh. went out Sunday afternoon to listen to some good music with my friends. Ended up drinking waaaay too much. It was bad. I was completely out of control and didn't want to go home. Ended up at someo...
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6 years shot to hell
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I gave up 6 years of clean time about 7 months ago,and to date i can't put 7 days together of clean time the desire to stay clean is not as strong as i used to be my sponsor i have talked to and another recovering addict when i'm at work if i have money i can't wait to get off i can get a beer.
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JFT January 19 Making mountains into molehills
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January 19Making mountains into molehillsWhen we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably.Basic Text, p. 99=Some of us seem to make mountains out of molehills with our problems. Even those of us whove found some measure of serenity have probably blown a problem...
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i need to reconnect
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hello my name is kelley and i am a addict and i just moved to ga in june and i am under alot of pressure in my life and i have been clean from drugs since 1999 and this is the first time i feel scared of mental relapse i need help and dont know anyone in recovery in ga and i dont drive to get to a meeting not that i know...
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Time to come clean....I relapsed
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I have to be honest. I know I am safe here and there is no reason to bullshit. I relapsed a few days ago on Vicodin. A script in my hand is not a good thing....it's like money to burn....gotta spend it all at once. My husband had possession of the pills and was giving them to me "as needed"......
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I cant seem to break away from cocaine and i seem to be dragged back into it by my friend who supplies me, Advice?
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Im 24 and i started using cocaine at 14, I come from a very dysfunctional family but after getting a good job i came off it and stopped hanging out with those type of friends,especially this certain guy who got really pissed off that i wasn't around anymore, We now hang out again and he supplies me with co...
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Why of why, my heart sorrows
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I wish I had the answer, the magic words to make other suffering addicts seeking a better life see the light, be able to grab hold of this NA program and find the hope and peace it has given me. Yet I know I do not and cannot and never will. All the collective experience, strength and hope of tens of thousand...
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JFT January 18 The simple inventory
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January 18The simple inventoryContinuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, our attitudes, and our relationships on a regular basis.Basic Text, p. 42=The daily inventory is a tool we can use to simplify our lives. The most complicated par...
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Hi Sullen,, more history pics !!
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JFT January 17 Forgiveness
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January 17ForgivenessAs we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving. At least we know that we are no longer intentionally making life miserable for people.Basic Text, pp. 39-40=In our addiction we often treated others badly, sometimes deliberately finding ways to make their...
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GRATEFUL!! New to NA & New to here...
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Hi, my name is Rob and I am an addict. WOW, it feels GREAT to say that without a qualifying statement of some kind or another! I'm 44 years old, an 18 month member of AA and an out-patient with 6 & 1/2 months clean & sober. I've been a member over across the cyber-hall at the AA MIP Board for about 16...
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Need some info....early recovery
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where can i find personal stories of recovery....i'm looking for literature about experiences with early recovery and success...something written not less than 5 years ago...i really think this would help me a lot in addition to the other things i know i must do (prayer, meetings, sponsor, etc).....
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