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hi my name is courtney. i attended a rehabilitation program and have been sober ever since (17 months) i'm new to this site and contemplating going to my first NA meeting in person next tuesday night. I've never been to one so what should i expect?
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April 23, 2010 A God of our own understanding
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April 23, 2010A God of our own understandingPage 117 "Many of us understand God to be simply whatever force keeps us clean." Basic Text, p. 25 Some of us enter recovery with a working understanding of a Higher Power For a lot of us, however, "God" is a troublesome word. We may doub...
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April 22, 2010 Traveling the open road
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April 22, 2010Traveling the open roadPage 116 "I am continuing to develop my spiritual, social, and general living skills by applying the principles of my program. I can travel as far as I wish on the open road of recovery." When we arrived at our first NA meeting, it looked like the end of th...
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attitude of gratitude
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I have been having a rough go of it in fact now having allergic reaction to one of the many meds I am on (does it ever stop?) so I thought I would think of the things I am grateful for: I am grateful to have roof over my head, food to eat, medical insurance {couldn't imagine what I would do without it} this site e...
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A little insight to my madness (leeu) please read (gramps) you too
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I am tired all the time because rapid cycling (switching) is tiresome in itself I can't sleep for more than 3 hours in a 24 hour period I don't remeber shit even when someone is talking directly to whatever alter is out Iswitch so fast they have to repeat it cause Igot "lost" in self so Avid you s...
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a giggle to even out the madness
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The husband leans over and asks his wife, "Do you remember the first time we had sex together over fifty years ago? We went behind this very tavern where you leaned against the back fence and I made love to you." "Yes, she says, "I remember it well." "OK," he says...
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April 21, 2010
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April 21, 2010FearPage 115 "I pray for the willingness to change my old ways of thinking, and for the ability to overcome my fears." Many of us find that our old ways of thinking were dominated by fear. We were afraid that we wouldn't be able to get our drugs or that there wouldn't be enough. We...
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The UGHS!
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Oh my goodness - the last few days i have been feeling really disconnected - with myself - starting to get irritated, frustrated and overwhelmed very easily - oh lets not forget about obsessing - AGAIN! - Lets see what I have been doing - I go to meetings, I help others, I do service work, and I don't use - Ok...
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NA CONVENTION IN ALASKA
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2010 ARCNA Convention - In Alaska - go to akna.org for more information - October 1-3, 2010 Alyeska Prince Hotel Girdwood, Alaska -- Edited by Fiesty on Tuesday 20th of April 2010 12:16:17 PM
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Living with an alcoholic
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A member of my family is an alcoholic and I heard a song the other day that gives an absolute description of an alcoholics personality change. It was called "Losing it" and was by a chap called DaveW.Mac at; http://openmic.folkalley.com/DaveWMac Have a listen, it moved me.
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April 20, 2010 Detachment
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April 20, 2010DetachmentPage 114 "Addiction is a family disease, but we could only change ourselves." Many of us come from severely damaged families. At times, the insanity that reigns among our relatives feels overwhelming. Sometimes we feel like packing our bags and moving far, far...
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ALL 30 OUT!!
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Morning !Tomorrow ,my son Eric,23 year old is having all his teeth removed in preparation for full plate of false teeth(medicaid).From his years of heroin abuse and neglect,his teeth are all broken,painful and falling out.. .We as his parents are little nervous but will trust in God as this takes p...
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April 19, 2010 Footwork
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April 19, 2010FootworkPage 113 "So many times, addicts have sought the rewards of hard work without the labor." Basic Text, p. 34 When we first came to NA, some of us wanted everything, and right away. We wanted the serenity, the cars, the happy relationships, the friends, the closeness w...
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Service trip.
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Hi all, just back from a week long service trip. I really do believe that service in NA is indeed a power greater than myself. 900 miles each way, 30 hours in a train, temeratures touching 47 degrees celcius and very, very rural ! But the love and kindness and sharing of those guys was fab; none of em actual...
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April 18, 2010 "I understand"
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April 18, 2010"I understand"Page 112 "We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." Step Seven Once we are entirely ready to have our character defects removed, many of us are entirely ready! Ironically, that's when the trouble really starts. The more we struggle to rid o...
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reality check
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I was just going over the past year in my head and man what a year from the DRAMA that demanded my attention here as to all the attempt I have made in my attenpt to end the pain...can't help but think karma has bitten back but who has a year like this it is a bit of a stretch hell its hard for me to concieve all that...
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just a laugh to break the seriousness of my life
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Woman has Man in it; Mrs. has Mr. in it; Female has Male in it; She has He in it; Madam has Adam in it; Okay, Okay, it all makes sense now... I never looked at it this way before: Ever notice how all of women's problems start with MEN?
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April 17, 2010 Priority: meetings
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April 17, 2010Priority: meetingsPage 111 "I initially felt that it would be impossible to attend more than one or two meetings a week. It just wouldn't fit in with my busy schedule. I later learned that my priorities were [180] degrees reversed. It was the everything else that would have to fit i...
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is it normal...
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all the drama has siezed since Febuary but I miss the source but at the same time I am grateful he has moved on it seems... I hope he was able to repair his family... but thru all this I still feel ashamed at my part in this situation so I guess the question being how do I let go so I too can move on??? surrender is...
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want to get better
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Hello ive been addicted to methadone for 5 years ( give to me by a doctor) and god I want to quit. This is all new to me hoping to find some help here.My life is a mess and i have no idea where to start with recovering. Thanks for any help
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April 16, 2010 "Acting as if"
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April 16, 2010"Acting as if"Page 110 "Today, we seek solutions, not problems. We try what we have learned on an experimental basis." Basic Text, p. 58 The first time we heard that we should "act as if," many of us exclaimed, "But that's not honest! I thought we w...
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First Day in Recovery
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http://www.healthyplace.com/thought-disorders/schizoaff...
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Excerpts from "Four agreements"dON mIGUEL rUIZ
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2nd agreement"Personal importance or taking things personally is maximum expression of selfishness making the assumption everything is about "me"Nothing other people do is because of you,all people live in their own world,their own mind different from the one you live in.Tak...
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Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Survey
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Hey family, My name's Andrew and as part of a masters' degree (thanks to the program ) I'm doing my thesis on debunking some myths about us 12-Steppers that clinicians seem to believe. If you've got 10-15 minutes I would really appreciate the support. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/namembers Th...
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SPOUSE OF AN USER
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i WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS SOMEONE THAT CAN HELP ME SORT OUT THE HURT i FILL INSIDE. CANT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND HOW SOMEONE CAN PUT DRUGS OVER FAMILY. i KNOW WE ALL FALLL SHORT, YET IT SEEMS AS IF THE LOVE FOR THE SPOUSE, IF THERE IS REAL LOVE, WOULD OVER POWER THE WANT OF DRUGS. wHY IS IT THAT THE RELATIONSHIP M...
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April 15, 2010 Keep coming back
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April 15, 2010Keep coming backPage 109 "We have come to enjoy living clean and want more of the good things that the NA Fellowship holds for us." Basic Text, p. 27 Can you remember a time when you looked at the addicts recovering in NA and wondered, "If they aren't using drugs, what on ea...
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Something For us to remember!
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My spiritual reading todays says"keep your heart right,even when it is sorely wounded.Sure follows suit with readings last couple days and taking things personally and people pleasing etc!If we can do just this one thing each day can you imagine the growth.....Have a blessed and productive...
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QOD 4/11/10
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What`s the last person , place or thing you had to "let go" of ? How did you decide when it was time ?
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April 14, 2010 A new vision
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April 14, 2010A new visionPage 108 "Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear?" Basic Text, p. 34 Why do we call them "shortcomings"? Perhaps they should be called "long-goings;" because that's often what it takes for them to fade from our li...
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What's going on,and not Marvin Gaye!
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Morning! was thinking this morning I spend a lot of time and concern replying back to my peers here and on another fellowships forum but never really say much with whats going on with me..For about last 4-5 months have been feeling like this sense of urgency to do some things but am really kind of over...
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