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All I feel is numb.
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Hello to all, very new to this message board. I'm a 20-year-old female college student (majoring in psychology) and I am well aware of the way the brain works, and how we are unable to control our biological dispositions. I recently found out my boyfriend has relapsed. When we began dating he told me...
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August 15 Over time, not overnight
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August 15 Over time, not overnightWe found that we do not recover physically, mentally, or spiritually overnight. Basic Text, p. 28 = Have you ever approached a recovery celebration with the feeling that you should be further along in your recovery than you are? Maybe you have listened to newcomer...
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switching to avoid the pain
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as most of you know I have multiple personality disorder well went to therapy and my 5 year old alter came out she has not been out in awhile but has popped back up therapist say I cannot handle the pain so "Megan" does most of the day kinda odd wlaking around with a stuffed animal but those who lo...
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JFT August 14 Letting go of our limitations
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August 14 Letting go of our limitationsWe dont have to settle for the limitations of the past. We can examine and reexamine our old ideas. Basic Text, p. 11 = Most of us come to the program with a multitude of self-imposed limitations that prevent us from realizing our full potential, limitations tha...
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JFT August 13 Difficult people
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August 13 Difficult peopleBy giving unconditional love... we become more loving, and by sharing spiritual growth we become more spiritual. Basic Text, p.103 = Most of us have one or two exceptionally difficult people in our lives. How do we deal with such a person in our recovery? First, we take our...
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JFT August 12 Enough!
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August 12 Enough!Something inside cries out, Enough, enough, Ive had enough, and then they are ready to take that first and often most difficult step toward dealing with their disease. = Have we really had enough? This is the crucial question we must ask ourselves as we prepare to work the First Step...
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dealing with impulsive behavior
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I pray, go to meetings, but then something comes over me.. I am not even in physical withdrawl, but some "thing" some impulsiveness takes over and I do it even when I really have no need to. I am so tired of this. When am I going to think think THINK about the consequences BEFORE I do stupid thing...
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what to say to friend about going to NA meetings in a small town
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I have a friend I am encouraging to go to NA meetings in a small town of about 10,000 people. He's concerned about word getting around he is attending these meetings. ie. his prescription drug taking cover will be blown. Is there anything anyone can suggest to say to him other than the obvious that it is c...
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GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL!
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Been out of sorts for a bit but back on track now.Went to Atlantic city for 3 days with son in law and daughter,had great time,(lost my shirt at casino,but nothing new there)Before we left ,my wife decided to have my son come over to feed the cats .I was reluctant cause we just went through the previous rip...
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JFT August 11 Active listening
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August 11 Active listeningThrough active listening, we hear things that work for us. Basic Text, p. 102 = Most of us arrived in Narcotics Anonymous with a very poor ability to listen. But to take full advantage of the therapeutic value of one addict helping another, we must learn to listen actively....
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why must IIIIII always be the bigger person? can't someone else give it a shot?
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JFT August 10 Regular prayer and meditation
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Most of us pray when we are hurting. We learn that if we pray regularly, we wont be hurting as often or as intensely. Basic Text, p. 44 = Regular prayer and meditation are two more key elements in our new pattern of living. Our active addiction was more than just a bad habit waiting to be broken by force of w...
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in pain
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man when it rains it pours i broke my thumb in three places the guy that hit me is back with me outta lonliness but i am at a point where I am actually aggitated ALOT I wanna be alone don't wanna deal with no one they got my anxiety under control now my depression is being adressed when does the shit storm stop?...
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JFT August 9 The power of love
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August 9 The Power of loveWe begin to see that Gods love has been present all the time, just waiting for us to accept it. Basic Text, p. 46 = Gods love is the transforming power that drives our recovery. With that love, we find freedom from the hopeless, desperate cycle of using, self-hatred, and more us...
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Original Sponsorship Pamphlet (IP #11)
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Does anyone have a copy of the original Sponsorship IP (#11)? I'm looking for the version from 1983 - before the IP was revised. If so, please email me at asanford2@student.gsu.edu Thanks!
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today is a day for celebration!
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ive got 100 days today! woohoooooooooooo thats the longest ever! thats pretty much all i wanted to say :) ha oh and im sick and i got sun poisioning yesterday which sucks but hey i got 100 fucking days! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Be away for a couple of weeks.
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I'm going to the mountains of North Carolina for a couple of weeks. No internet, so will be out of touch.You are all in my thoughts and prayers.Stay well,
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EXHAUSTED / SELF CARE
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IN THE LAST FEW DAYS - TO BE HONEST ITS BEEN OVER A WEEK - I HAVEN'T BEEN TAKEN CARE OF MYSELF - JUST RUNNING MYSELF RAGGED - I NOTICED - I AM SHORT -TEMPERED MORE OFTEN - LACK OF SLEEP - DON'T WANT TO BE ANYWHERE - EXCEPT UNDER A NICE ROCK (NOT SMOKING ROCK) NO TIME FOR LAUGHTER, PLAYING OR EVEN CUDDLING - AGITAT...
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JFT August 6 The joy within
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August 6 The joy withinSince the beginning of our recovery, we have found that joy doesnt come from material things but from within ourselves. Basic Text, p. 103 = Some of us came to Narcotics Anonymous impoverished by our disease. Everything wed owned had been lost to our addiction. Once we got cle...
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JFT August 5 The shape of our thoughts
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August 5 The shape of our thoughtsBy shaping our thoughts with spiritual ideals, we are freed to become who we want to be. Basic Text, p. 101 = Addiction shaped our thoughts in its own way. Whatever their shape may once have been, they became misshapen once our disease took full sway over our lives. Ou...
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I cant handle anyone crashing at my house. Whats wrong with me?
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There is a situation thats being pushed on me. I cant explain to him why i keep mood swinging i just want him the hell out an i a bitcvh
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JFT August 4 Secrets
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August 4 When is a secret not a secret?Addicts tend to live secret lives.... It is a great relief to get rid of all our secrets and to share the burden of our past. Basic Text, p. 32 = Weve heard it said that were as sick as our secrets. What do we keep secret, and why? We keep secret those things that cause us...
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Isolated
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Please help.....I live in Northern NSW and there are no NA meetings in my area, the local rehab has meetings 5 days a week that I attend every now and then but I need support from older sober members. I'm 23mnths clean and I need to hear from other addicts that can relate to where I'm at which is apretty scar...
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The road home
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So I went to a meeting this evening and the speaker shared about her road home to NA.. My road home was long... I cleaned up when I was 28 years old. I took my first drug at age 11. What was your proceess to the road home?
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guilt vs. shame
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At a jft meeting last night we discussed the reading of 8-1-10. One of the senior members of our area remarked that alot of people mistake guilt for shame. He explained that guilt is for some action we took that we regret. We can be forgiven for the action but it cannot be undone.Shame is about who we a...
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R&R
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Morning! My wife,my daughter and son in law heading out to Jersey Shore for 3 days for some welll needed rest and relaxation.Looking forward to a physical and spiritual renewment as this last couple months have hads its challenges for us.Got the word that after almost 9 months the commitment for our h...
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desperation
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god I spent some time with my friend of over 10 year we date off and on but he can't seem to make up his mind for a bit all is cool then he just flips when he realizes he still has feelings for me and then pushes me away he and I are alot alike but it doesn't stop the pain he makes plans with me then cancel for what eve...
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JFT August 2 Practicing Honesty
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August 2 Practicing honestyWhen we feel trapped or pressured, it takes great spiritual and emotional strength to be honest. Basic Text, p. 81 = Many of us try to wiggle out of a difficult spot by being dishonest, only to have to humble ourselves later and tell the truth. Some of us twist our stories as a...
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JFT August 3 Trusting people
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August 3 Trusting peopleMany of us would have had nowhere else to go if we could not have trusted NA groups and members. Basic Text, p. 81 = Trusting people is a risk. Human beings are notoriously forgetful, unreliable, and imperfect. Most of us come from backgrounds where betrayal and insensitivi...
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its me updates
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i need 300.00 for my rent. but at least its not because of drugs. because of been in the hospital. if i dont have by the 1 i might have to movie back to new york. where it all began that scars me to death. meanly because i have been clean for 3 years now i dont want to go back to where i was ever again. please help m...
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