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Well I honestly think the 12 steps and all that is a load of whatever for me personally. I think it works for many many people but i'm not gonna do all that. I used to be bad into drugs and then i had kids and quit everything except pot. Pot is the hardest one for me because it doesnt make me black out, it doesnt m...
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New in recovery and need some help
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Hello everyone! My name is Stacie and I am not new to NA but new in recovery. I recently completed a detox then a 26 day treatment program, and am living in a tansitional recovery house. I am on disability and on a fixed income. I go to meetings around here where I live, and am looking for someone with a copy o...
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April 03, 2010 For you alone
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April 03, 2010For you alonePage 97 "The idea of a spiritual awakening takes many different forms in the different personalities that we find in the fellowship." Basic Text, p. 49 Though we all work the same steps, each of us experiences the spiritual awakening resulting from them in our o...
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QOD 4/2/10
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How much of your time do you spend working with newcomers , are you available to help them ?
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QOD 4/1/10
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Besides yourself , who has benifitted most from your being in recovery ?
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Changes In Me...I notice
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It is so amazing today - AGAIN I feel wonderful - AGAIN I feel renewed in my spirit - I truly have to say it is due to working some steps - So for awhile I keep all the precious thoughts of mine in my head (which were pretty destructive to my thinking) my private spot - the place where I won't allow anyone in - wit...
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April 02, 2010 Attraction
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April 02, 2010AttractionPage 96 "Our public image consists of what we have to offer: a successful, proven way of maintaining a drug-free lifestyle." Basic Text, p. 75 Yes, we are attracting new members. More and more addicts are finding Narcotics Anonymous. But how do we treat our newes...
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snail mail
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I thought I might leaqve the snail mail addy to wher I am going would love to hear from ppl its gonna be a long month Mailing Address 4600 Samuell Boulevard Dallas, Texas 75228 address to in care of Timberlawn Manon Swafford
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I don't want to bullshit myself
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Last night I was overcomed witht he urge to use, I pased back and forth in my apartment unitl I grabbed my keys and headed out, half way to the dope hole I saw a bunch of cops I got scared and made a u turn back to my place where I proceeded to masturbate about ten times trying to get the urge to go away, now I ha...
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Social Anxiety
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For those who also struggle with disabling social anxiety, there is a great 12 Step program for that, Social Anxiety Anonymous.
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Triangle of Self obsession (IP)
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Best way to deal with resentment When we are born we are conscious only of ourselves, we are the universe. We perceive little other than our basic needs, and if these needs are met we are content. As our consciousness expands we become aware of a world outside ourselves. We discover that there are peopl...
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Everybody has their own story to write
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Lately - I have come to the realization that everybody truly has their own story to write -there own journey to walk - Just recently had a sponsee go back out - by choice and verbally said she wasn't ready yet - I had to be ok with that - and respect that - This person knows about NA and has played a huge part of N...
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Depression?
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I'm not sure why , but for some unknown reason I feel terribly depress, I'm closing in on 5 months clean, and feel that my life is going no where no matter how hard I try, me and my wife don't have sex any more, we don't even cuddle even though I hint it all the time, she spends all her time on the computer pla...
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treatment update
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I have made calls to the center I am expected to depart for there friday morning it says it is a month long program but if they want me to stay longer I will 2 weeks is inpatient and the other is outpatient I will be in a hotel close to the center will go in the day and spend the evening site seeing and on the week...
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April 01, 2010 Love and addiction
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April 01, 2010Love and addictionPage 95 "Some of us first saw the effects of addiction on the people closest to us. We were very dependent on them to carry us through life. We felt angry disappointed, and hurt when they found other interests, friends, and loved ones." Basic Text, p. 7 Addic...
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IF YOU NEED a SPONSOR
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I direct you to one place that has them and its another NA site. http://www.earthgroupna.org/esponsor.html
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Do you have a loved one that uses alcohol? (Research Study)
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QOD 3/30/10
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What can you do when a friend relapses and doesn`t look like they`re going to make it back ?
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March 31, 2010 Insides and outsides
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March 31, 2010Insides and outsidesPage 93 "Our real value is in being ourselves." Basic Text, p. 105 As we work the steps, we're bound to discover some basic truths about ourselves. The process of uncovering our secrets, exposing them, and searching our characters reveals our true natu...
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March 30, 2010 God-centeredness
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March 30, 2010God-centerednessPage 92 "Gradually as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope." Basic Text, p. 95 What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us lived lives of utter hopelessness. We believed we wer...
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my new signature is a quote by Og mandino
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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars. Og Mandino I think this fits more than the maryilyn things do atm
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update on Mental status
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things seem to be getting worse the pysc nurse and the docs think long term might be helpful for me at this point cause nothing is changing for the better. To accept this is hard on me I have alienated myself from everyone I am alone outside this computer I pushed them all away as I realized I was changi...
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found a joke
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Charlie's wife, Lucy, had been after him for several weeks to paint the seat on their commode. Finally, he got around to doing it while Lucy was out. After finishing, he left to take care of another matter before she returned. She came in and undressed to take a shower. Befor...
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looking to network
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I am getting ready to move to old river, texas and am interested in help locating meetings and building a support group even before i go.I have looked on-line and i can't seem to find that many meetings in the area,except in houston.Any help would be greatly appreciated.I am interested in talking to...
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Stuck In Character Defect
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I am truly going nuts with a particular defect - I am unwilling to let it go - actually I just don't know how - I am currently working step 6 - I have years clean - been battling this same freakn defect for years - I am totally frustrated with myself - I am almost embarrassed with it. I have a HP - I am working on m...
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QOD 3/29/10
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When was the last time you went on a 12 th step call ? How did it come out ?
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Third Step notes I try and follow everyday !!
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March 29, 2010 Our own true will
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March 29, 2010Our own true willPage 91 "God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. God's will... becomes our own true will for ourselves." Basic Text, p. 48 It's human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twe...
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fears in first clean year?How to deal with them?
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Hello I`m girl from estonia, clean 11 months and 3 days.Every day facing fears, which are hard to handle.Afraid to speak with not addicts.Affraid even to go to gym.Hoping to learn from others about their experiances, which promblems they faced on their first clean year and how did they deal with them...
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more Og i like this one alot
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I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy." Og Mandino
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