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Manon · Manon

SCARS OF LIFE Some years ago, on a hot summer day in South Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he...

Raman · Raman

Wel,Wellwell,,and oh fukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk yes, My Faith in God has been renewed. MY SWEETHEART CALLED ME OVER TO HER PLACE THIS EVENING. tHEN AFTER SOEM INITIAL SMALL TALK SHE PULLS OUT AN ENVELOPE AND GIVES IT TO ME AND SAYS,, "HERE READ IT" I OPEN THAT ENVELOPE,,HEART IN MY MOUTH. AND...

KrisC · KrisC

I'm not sure about this - but hopefully some of you will be able to provide some input on this subject. In another post on this board, I mentioned about a person at my NA meetings who I can really relate to as he was in almost the exact same situation I'm in now. The only difference is that he was ordered by...

Christina1 · Christina1

I have been clean for 27 years and due to a pain condition and 2 accidents, the 1st one requiring shoulder surgery and chiropractic care, physical therapy, and injections; the 2nd one requiring back surgery; both of which have made pain condition of 20+ years unbearable and will kill me if I don't do s...

rumblefish · rumblefish

I am rumblefish. I've spent most of my life in 12 step programs. If all I've done is slow addiction from killing me, so be it. I've got around 107 days this rip. I isolated, I went out, I wanted to come back after a while. I missed how my life clean felt. I attend regular meetings and I wanted to find the...

sarahb · sarahb

Hi, am new on here but didnt really know where else to go to chat to other people. I'm 28 years old, from uk and have been clean from heroin for 9 years. I started using at 14 after moving in with my boyfriend,, alot older than me and a regular user, and about 20 of his "mates". I got married to...

rumblefish · rumblefish

If you are here to read this, think of those who aren't. Pray for them: good thoughts for those who lost their minds, addiction and fears. Think of their great sacirfice. We recover on the bones of others. Wrap your loving thoughts around them: alone no more. If you are here and recovering your original...

inpaindaily · inpaindaily

hi family, new here and came across this on a google search. im trying ot find someone ot help me get past all the resentment i carry eevry fricken minute of my life. it is killing me fast. hatred, resentment, and injustice done to me by others, family, friends, jobs, etc. i never let go once of pain i have f...

Manon · Manon

WOW it is amazing what you can find out with a little patience and street smarts I want to thank all of you who has faith in me and my recovery as I face some of the toughest days of my life since I quit using drugs. Believe me I am not perfect by any means I am flawed in many ways as are we all. The things I have lear...

BigV · BigV

My brother inlaw has been diagnosed with liver cancer , he is one of us and been clean for 20 something years. He's a Hep C carrier also just had a treatment about 2 years ago that cleared up the very active C and now this 80% of the liver is filled with cancer and it's going to take a miracle and good medicine t...

mr318i · mr318i

well im going threw withdrawl from hydrocodone, i was taking it for my bad knees (i have avascular necrosis of the knees and crohns disease a double wammy) i had knee surgery in january but then my other knee got messed up 3 months later as theres a bone broken off floating around, now im not in much pain th...

LeeU · LeeU

Elder's Meditation of the Day - July 2 "If I destroy you, I destroy myself. If I honor you, I honor myself." --Hunbatz Men, MAYAN It is said, when we need love the most is when we deserve it the least. Whenever I have secret thoughts about someone else, it will put bad feelings inside myself....

BigV · BigV

God in each otherPage 187 "One aspect of our spiritual awakening comes through the new understanding of our Higher Power that we develop by sharing another addict's recovery." Basic Text, p. 52 We've heard it said that we often see God most clearly in one another. We see the truth of this wh...

Manon · Manon

okay I can't even post here because I can be found via Google for a poem I wrote awhile back ago and they have found me here love ya family but I will be laying low -- Edited by Manon on Friday 3rd of July 2009 07:21:34 PM -- Edited by BigV on Saturday 4th of July 2009 06:10:20 PM

BigV · BigV

-- Edited by BigV on Saturday 4th of July 2009 06:08:36 PM

wantneeda · wantneeda

hello family just dropping in to ask your thoughts on this Our ego manifests itself in many ways just like our addiction does. Have any of you recognized this?? if so, how and under what circumstances? most of all how did you handle it?? big hugs Wendy

Raman · Raman

Hi all, Im in India for a fortnight and thought Id share some distinct thoughts and feelings. I came here to do interviews associated with my assignment. Im am running up now to te dissertation and need tro collect dtata from people in the field. Also thought Id spend qualioty time with my daughter and m...

adiroit · adiroit

but I decided it was time to talk to some people. Just gonna start talking.. idk Welll.. i really apologize because this is going to bounce back and forth from topic to topic and might be hard to follow. My name is Paul and I live in Pennsylvania. I was born in England on a U.S. air force base, and moved to Nor...

rumblefish · rumblefish

coffeed up after meetig chat!! using internet boards and chat as a recovery aid i love the na official site the na way magazine is cool there's a narcotics anonymous 25th anniversary edition, 2nd printing coming out in september, also a pocket sized na book

jojopete · jojopete

recovery is scary and kind of exciting. i have six days now. i struggle with some spiritual beliefs in which i have been brought up with. i'm 53 and trying my best to come into this new like i never had any spiritual beliefs. any suggestions?

Dd · Dd

Hi every one I've been in the rooms of recovery for some time now. I'm very new to the message board on line stuff though. We all live in different places and I've experienced meetings can be very different even in different countries Sooo if anyone doesn't know what I'm talkin about I'll explain At th...

WasteOfPaint · WasteOfPaint

Just wanted to share an experience I had last night. Ive become friends with a couple people at my IOP, started with just staying after longer and talking for awhile then to going out to Dennys or where ever to grab a bite and some coffee or whatnot, but then this guy Bill invited me to a Fri night meeting wi...

shorty · shorty

ok since i got clean over 7 months ago i have lost 2 places i was living do to i only make about 300 month and i use most of it on cigs and gas going to meetings and college and work and i dont know what to do anymore but i do have a place to stay with old friends of mine but i think they are getting tired of me being in t...

p light · p light

I have been clean for four years, two months and seven days. I'm new to this site so I felt that I wanted to introduce myself. I'm from Elmira, New York 14901. I'm attending three meetings a week still. I have a sponsor and I'm working on step four. My drug of choice was heroin. I used drugs in one form or anot...

shorty · shorty

ok i have a problem right now because i think a girl told me a fib but not to sure i like this girl and shared my feeling with her and thought she was cool about it but tonight i think i over heard how she lyed to me and it makes me very mad when lyed to by anyone.. i just want to know what anyone thinks about what th...

Jana40503 · Jana40503

I'm ashamed I've not been here for so long! I have no answer as to why other than life got busy and I missed you guys! Still clean, took on an area service position (activities - LOT of work), new sponsees, left my homegroup and have been making my way all around the giant Houston area going to new meetings,...

Stine · Stine

and im struggling with daily happenings, im going to local meetings and trying to get myself clean, and my life is being f/d up cuz of other peoples mistakes, i feel like wanting to use again and it sucks. im going through hell trying to hold myself together.... anyone intrested in hearing more or talki...

AntsGrl · AntsGrl

so like how many of u guys go to these meeting's and all that ? whats the deal with Na online very clever !!! so i have been clean for a while now .. and i quit going to meetings and i am still sober i work the 12steps everyday... but damn soberity is a bitch

BPuglio · BPuglio

I've been going through a lot of hard times lately like gettingevicted and having to give custody of my two beautiful daughters to my mom... Now she won't let me see or talk to them until I make some drastic changes in my life.... She wants me to go to an inpatient treatment facility but she says that she wi...

Davethewave · Davethewave

OK I'm officially working on my 8th step. My sponsor wants me to start by defining harm. Which is????

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	scars touching story (Preview) SCARS OF LIFE Some years ago, on a hot summer day in South Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he...	Manon	2	719	Jul 15, 2009 by sddarkman619
	I THANK GOD FOR MERCY !!! (Preview) Wel,Wellwell,,and oh fukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk yes, My Faith in God has been renewed. MY SWEETHEART CALLED ME OVER TO HER PLACE THIS EVENING. tHEN AFTER SOEM INITIAL SMALL TALK SHE PULLS OUT AN ENVELOPE AND GIVES IT TO ME AND SAYS,, "HERE READ IT" I OPEN THAT ENVELOPE,,HEART IN MY MOUTH. AND...	Raman	11	542	Jul 13, 2009 by sddarkman619
	Question About Relationships Outside of NA Meetings (Preview) I'm not sure about this - but hopefully some of you will be able to provide some input on this subject. In another post on this board, I mentioned about a person at my NA meetings who I can really relate to as he was in almost the exact same situation I'm in now. The only difference is that he was ordered by...	KrisC	14	1811	Jul 13, 2009 by sddarkman619
	Twenty-seven years clean -- Pain medication needed in order NOT to die from pain -- What do I do? (Preview) I have been clean for 27 years and due to a pain condition and 2 accidents, the 1st one requiring shoulder surgery and chiropractic care, physical therapy, and injections; the 2nd one requiring back surgery; both of which have made pain condition of 20+ years unbearable and will kill me if I don't do s...	Christina1	27	679	Jul 13, 2009 by Raman
	brand new to NA message board @ Miracles in Progress (Preview) I am rumblefish. I've spent most of my life in 12 step programs. If all I've done is slow addiction from killing me, so be it. I've got around 107 days this rip. I isolated, I went out, I wanted to come back after a while. I missed how my life clean felt. I attend regular meetings and I wanted to find the...	rumblefish	9	564	Jul 12, 2009 by rumblefish
	could really do with someone to chat too! (Preview) Hi, am new on here but didnt really know where else to go to chat to other people. I'm 28 years old, from uk and have been clean from heroin for 9 years. I started using at 14 after moving in with my boyfriend,, alot older than me and a regular user, and about 20 of his "mates". I got married to...	sarahb	2	414	Jul 11, 2009 by cleanNOTsober
	The Bones of Others by Mel Ash (Preview) If you are here to read this, think of those who aren't. Pray for them: good thoughts for those who lost their minds, addiction and fears. Think of their great sacirfice. We recover on the bones of others. Wrap your loving thoughts around them: alone no more. If you are here and recovering your original...	rumblefish	1	1034	Jul 10, 2009 by LeeU
	newb lookin for help with resentment (Preview) hi family, new here and came across this on a google search. im trying ot find someone ot help me get past all the resentment i carry eevry fricken minute of my life. it is killing me fast. hatred, resentment, and injustice done to me by others, family, friends, jobs, etc. i never let go once of pain i have f...	inpaindaily	11	612	Jul 9, 2009 by Raman
	life on it's own terms you'd be suprised (Preview) WOW it is amazing what you can find out with a little patience and street smarts I want to thank all of you who has faith in me and my recovery as I face some of the toughest days of my life since I quit using drugs. Believe me I am not perfect by any means I am flawed in many ways as are we all. The things I have lear...	Manon	3	638	Jul 9, 2009 by Raman
	We need your prayers (Preview) My brother inlaw has been diagnosed with liver cancer , he is one of us and been clean for 20 something years. He's a Hep C carrier also just had a treatment about 2 years ago that cleared up the very active C and now this 80% of the liver is filled with cancer and it's going to take a miracle and good medicine t...	BigV	24	717	Jul 9, 2009 by BigV
	i dont get this (Preview) well im going threw withdrawl from hydrocodone, i was taking it for my bad knees (i have avascular necrosis of the knees and crohns disease a double wammy) i had knee surgery in january but then my other knee got messed up 3 months later as theres a bone broken off floating around, now im not in much pain th...	mr318i	3	528	Jul 9, 2009 by LeeU
	Resentment, anger, self-pity, Step 3 etc. (Preview) Elder's Meditation of the Day - July 2 *"If I destroy you, I destroy myself. If I honor you, I honor myself."* --Hunbatz Men, MAYAN It is said, when we need love the most is when we deserve it the least. Whenever I have secret thoughts about someone else, it will put bad feelings inside myself....	LeeU	1	2081	Jul 8, 2009 by Manon
	July 07, 2009 (Preview) God in each otherPage 187 "One aspect of our spiritual awakening comes through the new understanding of our Higher Power that we develop by sharing another addict's recovery." Basic Text, p. 52 We've heard it said that we often see God most clearly in one another. We see the truth of this wh...	BigV	1	409	Jul 7, 2009 by rumblefish
	this is focked (Preview) okay I can't even post here because I can be found via Google for a poem I wrote awhile back ago and they have found me here love ya family but I will be laying low -- Edited by Manon on Friday 3rd of July 2009 07:21:34 PM -- Edited by BigV on Saturday 4th of July 2009 06:10:20 PM	Manon	4	1737	Jul 6, 2009 by LeeU
	Happy 4th of july everyone (Preview) -- Edited by BigV on Saturday 4th of July 2009 06:08:36 PM	BigV	3	464	Jul 6, 2009 by LeeU
	Ego (Preview) hello family just dropping in to ask your thoughts on this Our ego manifests itself in many ways just like our addiction does. Have any of you recognized this?? if so, how and under what circumstances? most of all how did you handle it?? big hugs Wendy	wantneeda	4	650	Jul 4, 2009 by Dd
	Need to share ! (Preview) Hi all, Im in India for a fortnight and thought Id share some distinct thoughts and feelings. I came here to do interviews associated with my assignment. Im am running up now to te dissertation and need tro collect dtata from people in the field. Also thought Id spend qualioty time with my daughter and m...	Raman	10	567	Jul 4, 2009 by Dd
	Not sure what i expect outta this topic.. (Preview) but I decided it was time to talk to some people. Just gonna start talking.. idk Welll.. i really apologize because this is going to bounce back and forth from topic to topic and might be hard to follow. My name is Paul and I live in Pennsylvania. I was born in England on a U.S. air force base, and moved to Nor...	adiroit	6	997	Jul 3, 2009 by DeanC
	coffeed up after meetig chat!! (Preview) coffeed up after meetig chat!! using internet boards and chat as a recovery aid i love the na official site the na way magazine is cool there's a narcotics anonymous 25th anniversary edition, 2nd printing coming out in september, also a pocket sized na book	rumblefish	0	375	Jul 3, 2009 by rumblefish
	recovery (Preview) recovery is scary and kind of exciting. i have six days now. i struggle with some spiritual beliefs in which i have been brought up with. i'm 53 and trying my best to come into this new like i never had any spiritual beliefs. any suggestions?	jojopete	2	485	Jul 2, 2009 by MIKEF
	Just for today reading turning into tell yourself in harmony (Preview) Hi every one I've been in the rooms of recovery for some time now. I'm very new to the message board on line stuff though. We all live in different places and I've experienced meetings can be very different even in different countries Sooo if anyone doesn't know what I'm talkin about I'll explain At th...	Dd	6	1300	Jul 2, 2009 by Dd
	finding THE meeting... (Preview) Just wanted to share an experience I had last night. Ive become friends with a couple people at my IOP, started with just staying after longer and talking for awhile then to going out to Dennys or where ever to grab a bite and some coffee or whatnot, but then this guy Bill invited me to a Fri night meeting wi...	WasteOfPaint	2	488	Jun 30, 2009 by BigV
	i need a place to stay (Preview) ok since i got clean over 7 months ago i have lost 2 places i was living do to i only make about 300 month and i use most of it on cigs and gas going to meetings and college and work and i dont know what to do anymore but i do have a place to stay with old friends of mine but i think they are getting tired of me being in t...	shorty	7	662	Jun 29, 2009 by marigoldhead
	Hi my name is Paul and I am an addict. (Preview) I have been clean for four years, two months and seven days. I'm new to this site so I felt that I wanted to introduce myself. I'm from Elmira, New York 14901. I'm attending three meetings a week still. I have a sponsor and I'm working on step four. My drug of choice was heroin. I used drugs in one form or anot...	p light	8	1379	Jun 28, 2009 by FloatedBackDown
	feelings (Preview) ok i have a problem right now because i think a girl told me a fib but not to sure i like this girl and shared my feeling with her and thought she was cool about it but tonight i think i over heard how she lyed to me and it makes me very mad when lyed to by anyone.. i just want to know what anyone thinks about what th...	shorty	8	592	Jun 27, 2009 by Raman
	Hi everybody! (Preview) I'm ashamed I've not been here for so long! I have no answer as to why other than life got busy and I missed you guys! Still clean, took on an area service position (activities - LOT of work), new sponsees, left my homegroup and have been making my way all around the giant Houston area going to new meetings,...	Jana40503	4	446	Jun 26, 2009 by Jana40503
	im new on here (Preview) and im struggling with daily happenings, im going to local meetings and trying to get myself clean, and my life is being f/d up cuz of other peoples mistakes, i feel like wanting to use again and it sucks. im going through hell trying to hold myself together.... anyone intrested in hearing more or talki...	Stine	2	588	Jun 26, 2009 by MIKEF
	Hi Guys !!!!! (Preview) so like how many of u guys go to these meeting's and all that ? whats the deal with Na online very clever !!! so i have been clean for a while now .. and i quit going to meetings and i am still sober i work the 12steps everyday... but damn soberity is a bitch	AntsGrl	6	550	Jun 25, 2009 by alyqat4
	I have a question. (Preview) I've been going through a lot of hard times lately like gettingevicted and having to give custody of my two beautiful daughters to my mom... Now she won't let me see or talk to them until I make some drastic changes in my life.... She wants me to go to an inpatient treatment facility but she says that she wi...	BPuglio	7	488	Jun 24, 2009 by MIKEF
	Definition of Harm (Preview) OK I'm officially working on my 8th step. My sponsor wants me to start by defining harm. Which is????	Davethewave	3	880	Jun 24, 2009 by dan h
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