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Deb goes to the dentist.
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Yesterday I sat in my dentist's chair for about 2 hours having a tooth extracted. I go back AGAIN tomorrow to have a crown put on another tooth. Now, I've been through labor and I have always had a high pain tolerance BUT yesterday I realllllly felt the pain from the surgery. It took forever to get that t...
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A new topic, a new life
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I have been led here through the grace of God, I am sure. I am in the process of defining exactly what that/He/She looks like for me, and based on what I have been reading, that is a journey that takes a while. It has taken many years of trying to tell myself that I am not an addict for me to realize that I am an ad...
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JFT January 14 A loving God
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January 14A loving GodOur understanding of a Higher Power is up to us.... The only suggested guidelines are that this Power be loving, caring, and greater than ourselves.Basic Text, p. 24=Weve been told that we can believe in any kind of Higher Power we want as long as it is loving and, of course, grea...
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JFT January 13 Surrender to win
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January 13Surrender to winHelp for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat.Basic Text, p. 22=Complete defeatwhat a concept! That must mean surrender. Surrenderto give up absolutely. To quit with no reservations. To put up our hands and quit fighting. Maybe to put up o...
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Early in recovery....
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For those of you who have lots of clean time, could you share with me your experiences with early recovery and what got you to really stick it out and stay with the program and work the steps? Did you relapse and come back stronger? What was it that kept you following through and sticking it out? I am ne...
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New here...first day clean....waiting for the sick to hit me...
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I took my last 1/4 oxy yesterday at 3 p.m. I have been using them pretty much non stop for the past year. other stuff like vicodin/hydros for years before that off and on. I had no trouble ever quitting the hydrocodones before but once i started on the oxys...well you all know the drill. the withdrawl...
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update
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I got approved for my new apt which will make me feel better in the long run have to b put on a waiting list but it will come as God sees fit today is kinda a bad day for me this is the day I had my first doctors appointment with the party I had so many issues with it's now been 2 years I am a bit worried scared lonely a...
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So so lost, please help
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So little history, I'm a recovering opiate addict; was using oc daily for five years then another two, last two, trying to give it up. I've been doin good lately but not all for the right reasons. Since the op ones came out prices sky rocketed on oc so consequently I reluctantly did heroin two times about...
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JFT January 12 Spiritual awakenings
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January 12Spiritual awakeningsHaving had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps...Step Twelve=How will I know when I have had a spiritual awakening? For many of us, a spiritual awakening comes gradually. Perhaps our first spiritual awareness is as simple as a new appreciation for lif...
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Helping Love Grow
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At times reflecting back to my active drug using years ,a concept ,not profound,but seemingly entirely foreign to me, was that of thinking of others before myself(can anyone feel that?),my total self centeredness(the core of our illness,my illness)and my journey to now,by God's grace in helpi...
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JFT January 11 Faith
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January 11FaithAs we develop faith in our daily lives, we find that our Higher Power supplies us with the strength and guidance that we need.Basic Text, p. 94=Some of us come into recovery very frightened and insecure. We feel weak and alone. We are uncertain of our direction and dont know where to g...
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JFT January 10 Gratitude
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January 10GratitudeIm very grateful to have come to believe.IP No. 21, The Loner=Belief in a Higher Power can make all the difference when the going gets tough! When things dont go our way in recovery, our sponsor may direct us to make a gratitude list. When we do, we should include our faith in a Pow...
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Sob story from a sob,,,,
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Hi all, here is sad-sack again,, with another woeful moanin............ Hellfire and havoc,, Gods sake, what an addict like me can land in..... a fab woman, great shows, a fantastic holiday place to be in,,,Utopian,, and everythin goes to dogs because of perceptions. My distorted thinking.........
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Faith
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I am new to the program and am working on recovery...one day at a time. I have seen subtle changes come about already. My husband got laid off from his job yesterday. I have been unemployed since early July. We are being swallowed by debt. I pray for faith, courage and strength. I spoke with my spon...
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The Steps are Optional!
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The Steps are suggested only, I don't have to work the Steps if I don't want to. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop using. What a relief, thought I might have to put some effort into this recovery thing! I can just keep doing the things I've always done, behave the way I've always beh...
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My Magic Chair
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I have a Chair, a very special magical Chair. For years I seached for this Chair looking many places many ways to find this Chair. I finally found this Chair back in 1980 in a room of addicts. It's my Chair, you can't have it. I paid a high price for this Chair, it's mine, nobody can take my Magic Chair from me...
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Finally found my way back!
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Hi everyone, so glad I found this board. I have been a pill addict for 25 years, and have had clean time, sponsors, done step work, etc. I don't mean etc. lightly. I lost one career that I had for 25 years, and was lucky enough to go back to school and start a new one. I am going to be 50, have a beautiful grandau...
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Triggers
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After almost 4yrs of being clean and sober events that i have no control over concerning family have trigger withdrawl symptoms and the compulsion to use after all this time.please pray for me and my family.thank you
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Meeting attendance
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How do I attend the meeting?
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JFT January 9 Returning our sponsor's kindness
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January 9Returning our sponsors kindnessOur earliest involvements with others often begin with our sponsor.Basic Text, p. 57=Our sponsors can be abundant sources of recovery information, wisdom, and loving words. Theyve done so much for us. From the late night telephone calls to the hours sp...
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JFT January 8 Growing up
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January 8Growing upOur spiritual condition is the basis for a successful recovery that offers unlimited growth.Basic Text, p. 44=When our members celebrate their recovery anniversaries, they often say that theyve grown up in NA. Well, then, we think, what does that mean? We start to wonder...
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Living life in a new and improved way
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I am new at working a program for real. I have a sponsor and am beginning step work. Something I haven't tried before. Goal: To never repeat my past errors in judgement related to drugs. I am having surgery tomorrow and my challenge will be to use my pain meds as prescribed.
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2011 HAPPY NEW YEAR
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things I hope are going to be alot better than the last hopefuly I will be approved for this new apt I really ready to go somewhere newI have been in this prperty complexes for over 8 year I am so ready to start fresh and no one will have to know where it is exect very few friends from this complex I don't wanna g...
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Clonidine!
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I am an opiate addict. Was taking 20 or more oxy's a day before treatment. I stayed in treatment 7 days, going home with a script of seboxone. Had been on seboxone for 4 months. I have been off suboxone now for 6 days with the help of clonidine. I am paranoid about what I am able to take along with clonidine....
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Truly a journey of self-discovery
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It's getting a little easier.....finally. I've been doing lots of recovery reading and find myself highlighting just about every paragraph because it seems as if every single one of them was written for me. Control issues? YES....have always had them. I rebel. I hate authority. I will listen...
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JFT January 7 Recovery
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January 7 Recovery "Narcotics Anonymous offers addicts a program of recovery that is more than just a life without drugs. Not only is this way of life better than the hell we lived, it is better than any life that we have ever known."Basic Text p. 103 Few of us have any interest in "reco...
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A moment of reflection!
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This morning,we bury a friend I have worked with for over 30 years and I spend time in reflection knowing that life is a precious gift,given by the grace and mercy of our Higher Power and that we who share the common illness of addiction are truly blessed to even one more day as the only thing we really earn...
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JFT January 6 How does it work?
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January 6How does it work?I used to think that I had all the answers, but today I am glad that I dont. =What are the two favorite words of most addicts? I know! Unfortunately, many of us arrive in NA thinking we have all the answers. We have a lot of knowledge about whats wrong with us. But in and of it...
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Sick and Tired
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Sometimes God has to smack me in the head to get my attention and I hate it. I found this board only yesterday and while I can honestly say that I haven't abused any drugs in 20 years, I can't say that I haven't taken any or that I've even had a program. I find myself having the strangest thoughts today. Th...
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This disease does not discriminate...
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It's been 18 days since my relapse - 18 days that have felt full and meaningful. My first NA meeting began with reading from the literature - I can't be bothered to move right now, so I'll give you the gist of it... Basically addiction can lead to two big things - jail time, and death... I know there's a thi...
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