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New here
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hello,,every one Iam new here!! just taking it one min at a time. ive been clean 12 years. but feel like ive been put through the ringer so many times and i hav noone to blame,,but myself! i am speaking of getting into relationships that left me feeling drained, empty and lonely! kinda like my addict...
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another quote
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"The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love,...
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Manon
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bored
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never thought I would miss my insanity (drama) but I guess I have made the right changes "The Next Right Thing" I am still lonely but my mind is calm and no longer racing so that is a good thing I am grateful to have peace of mind just for today
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Manon
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how to stay clean?
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Hi everyone, my name is Lori and I am an addict. I am struggling to stay clean. I went into rehab last Dec, came out in January and was clean until June. Since then, I have relapsed 3 times, the last being Thursday morning. I was doing so good for so long, I just don't understand "what happened"...
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QOD 10/23/09
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Experience is the best teacher , as long as it`s somebody else`s experience , How have you applied this to your life ?
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Tisa2U
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Faith, Belief, and Deodorant
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"One ol' guy explained it to me like this: "You see a TV commercial about deodorant and it looks good, so you decide to buy it when you go to the store. This is belief; you concluded that what you were told in the ad was true. So, when you get home and try it out to find that it does work; well, then y...
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manon
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Hi again all I was wondering if Manon has posted again since 6 days ago, or if anyone has had a personal email or anything? Just Concerned Carol
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2ndtimearound
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ONE BAD DECISION OR GODS PLAN IN ACTION?
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Hi family! Been gone for a little bit(mentally)so I wanted to let you know where Im at,this is how we get help.This is kind of a "tired story"but I really needed to get this out.Talk about "one bad decision(or not sure a blessing from my higher power,whom I call God) Condensed version f...
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HOLY CRAP I CANT BELEIVE ITS BEEN A WHOLE YEAR...NEED TO VENT
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HI FAMILY...I CELEBRATE 1 YEAR CLEAN NEXT WEEK...AMAZING...SO MUCH HAS CHANGED, I WAS READING BACK TO THE FIRST POSTS I PUT UP HERE DURING MY 1ST FEW DAYS AND WEEKS OF RECOVERY...WOW...EVEN BEFORE I STARTED ATENDING REAL LIVE MEETINGS AND ALL... WELL SINCE THEN, LETS SEE....MY MAN AND I ARE STILL TOG...
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Update on Manon
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This is her best friend. she is doing fine, but will not be on the computer for awhile. she wants to let you all know that she appiciates your support and love. and will always call this home. i will keep you updated. thanks for the concern.... Cherylynn
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Manon
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QOD 10/21/09
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How do you maintain an attitude of gratitude ?
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Tisa2U
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life gets tough then i realize i'm not working the program as suggested
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so instead of going and kicking my ex girlfriends (yeah she's an ex again ) best friends ass, (he's a guy I sat in front of his apartment ready to go up to him and slap the slobber out of his friken mouth ) who keeps lying to her and playing games with her instead went to a meeting , step 11 meeting , sitting in...
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QOD 10/22/09
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What was going on the last time you had to do a "reality check" ?
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Tisa2U
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how i feel today
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I have been in this program for more than two years.I feeling alright today besides for pain.I started to work on my fourth step again. I was working on it. When it come to me that if I had to write a book on my life. A lot of it would be excuse why I had to go and take the drugs. It's funny how those excuse are no...
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jcd aka jayson cole
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My favorite character defect"BEAT MYSELF SENSELESS!!!
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Hello family,Just wanted to share where im at today First thing Eric is in locked psych center,detox and out of contact for now.I think of the children in our lives,anthony,lee,dean,tisa, all others that "share from their hearts here"i think of how vinnies mom took him to the next town ,d...
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Husband in Jail
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My husband was arrested October 10 for business burglary and bonded out of jail Thursday October 15 by falsifying information. Friday morning October 16, 2009 , the bail bondsman contacted me about paying the rest of the $250 for my husbands bail. I informed the bondsman that my husband was a crac...
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DeltaRedd1984
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Frustrated with meds, sponsership, and working the program
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I am new to the NA program and have been attending meetings daily for the last 2 weeks or so in Atlanta. I have been on and off of suboxone for the last five years. When I am not on it I have been doping, except an isolated year when I was drinking and tweeking. I am currently on a very low dose of suboxone; 2mg t...
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Newbie
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Every now and then i like to post this
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Especially now for myself I need to read it over and again to get the jest of what I am up against and whats available. My spiritual living, loving, relationship seem so hopeless and today I went to the best meeting ever, a huge men's stag that was AWESOME. There were guys there who sang my song EXACT lyric...
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BigV
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Athiest
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I just wanted to make a post so that other atheists won't give up on being clean because of being uncomfortable with all the talk about a higher power. I became clean and sober in Alvin, Texas in on Feb. 18, 1988. Over the years, I went from being a Christian to "spiritual" (having some va...
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oops
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Im sorry all, I posted my response in wrong place and couldnt figure out how to delete! With God all things are possible........ -- Edited by 2ndtimearound on Friday 16th of October 2009 01:04:03 PM
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remember?
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remember when i said i had been in and out of the hospital because they didnt know what was wrong with me? well they think i may have heart disease but they aren't 100% sure. i went in today after leaving half way through class with chest pains and feeling like i was going faint. (again). they did tell me th...
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LizC
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APPROX. 3207!
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Morning family! back at it again,.approx week 3207 for me, in the 'JOURNEY OF LIFE"...weekend was not greatest ,but way better than what any week using did for me...,.I have put my armour on(my spiritual readings ) and ready to move forward following the steps of my higher power( of whom I wis...
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online sponsor
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Hi again all, I was Just wondering about getting an online sponsor.?? How do you go about it and exactly how does it work seeing as you dont see each other face to face?? Emails? phone? If anyone can help me out, Id sincerely appreciate it. It just feels right to be here and in this forum. If Im going to be in t...
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QOD 10-16-09
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What was the last coincidence (your H.P. remaining anonymous) that occurred in your life ?
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Tisa2U
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Got a new job...
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I start in 2 weeks. I should be happy and relieved, but I'm just suddenly so tired. Is it that I owe the new job to the old boss that I hated working with? Or that I just resist change? Or that I was hoping for the other, higher-paying job? Or have I just not had enough coffee to function? Or perhaps it was the su...
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Talk about on the up and the down!!!
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Hey family, didnt think I would be back so soon.At my job and my friend says'Did Eric tell you?Said tell us what.?..BUSTED , 23 year old,this saturday afternoon at 4;50 pm, Eric F, in Highland New York,misdeameanor,possession stolen property,set of works an controlled substances(junk)In the Ul...
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Back on home ground !
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Hi all, Im glad that goddamned, bizzare 7 days is ended and Im back home, safe and dry ! All the disorganized, unprofessional and weird things were minuses in that experience. However, the good things did happen too. I played my sax well, and also became aware that till this treatment is over, I will not...
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Raman
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Honesty,Openmindedness,Willingness
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I call these the big three.I know I had to learn how to use all three of these in my recovery.Honesty to admit I was an addict and needed help bad and learn how to ask for it.Openmindedness to let in the knowledge that is there to teach me a new way of life.I have to be open for suggestion rather than jusy my wa...
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The lone wolf cries alone
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look I don't know where to begin.. I feel better on this board than in person.. Its a long story but here is the condensed version.. I am tired of my own lies and denal.. it statred back in LA doing the Acting /music scence .. and let me tell you I went through major Shit .. had many oppertunities but cuz I was s...
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Grant
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QOD 10/12/09
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When was the last time you felt the need to argue your point of view ? Did you win ?
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Tisa2U
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