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Watching others EXPLODE
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Big ol disagreement in a meeting I was in last night over someones opinion of God or his lack of belief and a few guys just couldn't hold there emotions, came out of there seats hollering/yelling at the person sharing it was quite something to witness LOL but in the end after a half hour of cooling down eve...
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gratitude even in the dark
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I am so grateful I can always start my day over I am grateful I am willing to let go of the past I am grateful for being a member of something greater than myself I am grateful I will and know how to express my mind without bein enigmatic I am grateful for the support on this board sincve 2005 under many names bu...
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Did you view alcohol separately as compared to other drugs?
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Greetings my dear MIP family, I would really appreciate if each of you could share about your experiences with alcohol and how you came to terms with the fact that 'alcohol is a drug'. I have a friend/NA member who relapsed after many years clean, by picking up a drink. He was even sharing today that he ne...
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Suggestions For Recovering Using the Narcotics Anonymous Basic Text
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I'd like to share and learn some tips for working with the NA Basic Text (NABT). For the main text:- Turn every statement into a question and ask yourself if it is true in your experience.- The NABT is made of suggestions, actions, and reflections. Take each suggestion, do each action, and reflect if ev...
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Relapsing; may I ask for some encouragement
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I'm fiending really bad. If descriptions of usage threaten your ability to stay clean, then please read no further. This is really long because I am in a weird space, but in short I just hit the tough realization that my use doesn't just harm me, but by destroying myself I am also harming the people that I...
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ANDDDDDDDDDD the negativity is back.
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i am so pissed off today. and its not even about anything big. its one of those things that really bugs you but you ignore it and it keeps happening over and over and over again and you cant ignore it anymore and you just fucking explode. yeah well thats what i did today. at work. i am so pissed off i want to thr...
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a little lesson into parts of my life
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Agoraphobia (from Greek a, "marketplace"; and /, -phobia) is an anxiety disorder, traditionally thought to involve a fear of public places and open spaces. However, it is now believed that agoraphobia develops as a complication of panic attacks.[1] But there is evidence that the impl...
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New Addition to the Family
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So the new addition has arrived - 8 week old pup - (Terrier - Husky) he is so darn cute - We named him Pappie Ray Little - We introduced him to the 3 Cats - (all Last names "Little") He adjusting well and so is everyone else - I am getting excited as the days go by just to see him and see what new thing he...
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June 14, 2010 Maintaining our faith
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June 14, 2010Maintaining our faithPage 172 "If we maintain our spiritual condition daily, we find it easier to deal with the pain and confusion." Basic Text, p. 95 When we first began searching for a Power greater than ourselves, many of us got stuck in old beliefs or ideas. These ranged fr...
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Back to the action!!!
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Morning everyone! weekends sure zoom by.Time for this addict to get back to the job.Blessed that I got somewhere to go.Today in New York state they are voting whether to shut down the government because lack of funds for programming etc.Reach out today for the positive things happening in your lif...
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June 13, 2010 A full life
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June 13, 2010A full lifePage 171 "The programs works a miracle in our lives...We become free to live." Basic Text, p. 11 Most of us - if we've been in recovery for any length of time at all - have heard some member complaining in a meeting about being terribly overworked, too busy for meetings...
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How to forgive yourself?
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Hi all.. it's been a long time since I've been back here! BUT I have been clean for over 4 months (YAY). It's been great and I'm so excited and happier than I've been in years. But sometimes I accidentally think of a memory from when I was still using (try and forget about those times as much as I can) and I...
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gratitude toward the ones that left thier seat so I could have mine
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being a member of something bigger than myself (my NA Family) Iused to saY I would never belong then all year last year my Family stuck beside me to help me thru the worst part (or so it seems) of my life I am grateful for MIP and it's members. I am grateful I am not dispondent for once I am grateful I am not lett...
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June 11, 2010 Living clean
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June 11, 2010Living cleanPage 169 "As we recover, we gain a new outlook on being clean...Life can become a new adventure for us." Basic Text, p. 91 The using life is not a clean one - no one knows this better than we do. Some of us lived in physical squalor, caring neither for our surroundings n...
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June 12, 2010 A vision of hope
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June 12, 2010A vision of hopePage 170 "Yes, we are a vision of hope..." Basic Text, p. 53 By the time we reached the end of our road, many of us had lost all hope for a life without the use of drugs. We believed we were destined to die from our disease. What an inspiration it was, then, coming to our...
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New to the internet boards
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I am a gratful recovering alcoholic and addict and am happy to be here sober and clean just for today.Thank you all for being here so this na member has another place to help me stay sober and clean.
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What do we have to be grateful for today?
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1. I am alive!2. I am clean!3. I saw the most amazing rainbow4. I am privileged to have a career.5. I have a warm place to sleep.6. I ate today and have food to eat tomorrow. 7. My biggest stress right now is making the down payment on my first house. (Luxury problem caused by getting clean!) Gratitude...
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Parenoia and night terrors
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I woke up screeaming and crying this morning as therapy goes by I am sure this will worsen...and It's not like i can quit my mom has power of attorney since all the legal stuff is over concerning this issue I freak out and I don't know if you guys are him trying to bait me again trying to get back inmy life all...
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backin away
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will still be reading but till the caois in my mind slows down doctor says it is not paranoia if i have just cause to feel these feelings after what has happened all this is normal but for now this is best call it a mini vac I won't have acess to internet on my mini vacation but i will read soon as i can
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The Inner Master
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This came today for me from my Master please accept if you hear: Go toward this person inside you. Hold to Him. Like a child holds the hand of a mother when walking it is safety, security, guidance. Now, if you are trying to hold to a condition, it is not possible, because conditions change. If you are tryi...
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Reaching out!
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Chair from my home group asked me if I would share at the thrusday H&I meeting at a Rehab center tonight..What a blessing.I talked briefly of where my decent ino oblivion started,where I ended up and where I am today preceding by talking about "a simple mesage of recovery from addiction alwa...
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Today I Said NO!
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On Monday I picked up my 1 year anniversary token in Al-Anon. Today, I had to tell my husband of 13 years that he would not be able to come to our home after he completes treatment. We have been separated for a year, I asked him to leave our home after he refused to go into treatment. My husband was in jail for...
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Salvation Army
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A blessed way to start the day at a 10:00-11:30 meeting with folks who really were at the end of the road coming to get help thru this program.Sharing from the heart,no big I's or little U's,addicts reaching out for each other and glimmers of hope for those who have surrendered and had somewhere to reach...
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What God feels like!
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During my spiritual readings this morning I came across this,you may have read it before but reflect on the thought.......Sachi......soon after her new born baby brother was born Sachi ,asked her parents if she could be left alone with her new baby brother.Of course parents were worried that a lit...
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survivor vrs victum
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9d9_r7Wv8I&feature=related
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Looking For A Sponsor
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My name is Dirk and I am an addict,I live in Pennsylvania, my clean date is 11/25/2009 Since that day I have not had even the slightest urge to use,in fact I'm having a harder time quitting smoking cigarettes than I did quitting my drug of choice. I try to get to meetings when I can but with my new work sc...
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Bouncing Back Yet Again
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I like the fact that this board is available to me all day and I can get into my work and take care of business and also get out of myself long enough to read the posts. The more things go well in my life, the more my disease sends the message to my brain that I don't have a disease. I can easily get into complaice...
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June 10, 2010 Changing motives
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June 10, 2010Changing motivesPage 168 "When we finally get our own selfish motives out of the way, we begin to find a peace that we never imagined possible." Basic Text, p. 45 As we examine our beliefs, our actions, and our motives in recovery, we'll find that sometimes we do things for the w...
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My Husband Wants to Come Home
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Hello All; My husband will be getting out of treatment next month and would like to come home.My daughter (not his child) is currently living with me and refuses to live with my husband.My daughter took a semester out of college last year and helped me save my home from foreclosure.Today because of Al-...
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Understanding
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My childs father is an addict & chronic re-lapser. We are no longer together in the sense of a relationship but live together for financial reasons. He has been convicted twice for drug possession. He rarely manages to stay clean averaging two months between using at best. In Nov he took off w...
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