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borrowed this from cherylc off another site. Thought you might enjoy. REMEMBER: "Love does not exist, unless it is shared" Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly...
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Is it OK Not To Believe in Sobriety Dates?
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I have been sober for a short while and I really do not think sobriety dates are helpful. My expeience in the past has been that they gave me a false sense of security in my recovery and on every birthday I was extremely temped to drink and have thinking "It's ok, I am not an alcoholic." So, I l...
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My name is Jenn and I am an Addict
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It all started during my pregnancy when I used Benedryl through my PICC line for nausea and started abusing it. I had syringes and all sorts of stuff left over from home health care and started shooting it up after my pregnancy was over. I took the IV fluids I had and oral benadryl capsules I opened and sh...
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hello!
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i'm newyoungsober date 2/24 this is my second shot at recovery, i relapsed. hard and long.so two years later, i'm feeling stronger and more dedicatedand i really need this but being young, it's hard to find people to connect with...not enough of us are serious about recovery, nor can i find those who m...
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My Name is Blake C and I am an Addict...
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First of all thank you for having me here. As I said, My name is Blake and I am an addict. I have never been to an NA meeting because of where I live and my transportation or lack thereof, however I was introduced to AA through my treatment program and have been attending five meetings a week. I did have some...
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OK we need a fun thread let's see what you can come up with
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you need speakers to hear this http://www.slinkycity.com/audio/thinking.wav
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BigV
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I missed a meeting tonight .
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Ive shared awhile back about an accident my sons best friend was in Christmas day last. For those that dont know my sons friend wrecked his car about 9 Christmas night and survival looked very slim. I shared about the traumatic effect that wreck had on me because of the actions of my son compared to the ac...
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Holidays,,
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This morning I was crazy with tying to finish off an asignment. HP works thru the tutors here and this assignemnet will be marked by a very learned tutor,,with many books to her credit. She guided me thru with patience. However there iwas,, feeling doubtful like,,thinking,,, "is this for real...
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HOW to be a sponsor?
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A young guy with a few months under his belt asked me to be his sponsor. Of course I said yes it'd be my honor to help him. My sponsor said be available and honest...and lead him based upon his receptiveness to the steps. I found myself fearful that I won't be good enough. Then it dawned on me to ask my higher p...
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april 28 just for today
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April 28 Who Really Gets Better? "We can also use the steps to improve our attitudes. Our best thinking got us into trouble. We recognize the need for change."Basic Text, p. 53 When new in recovery, most of us had at least one person we just couldn't stand. We thought that person was the rudes...
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april 27 just for today
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April 27 Recognizing And Releasing Resentments "We want to look our past in the face, see it for what it really was, and release it so we can live today."Basic Text p. 28 Many of us had trouble identifying our resentments when we were new in recovery. There we sat with our Fourth Step in front o...
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It works,,if I work it.
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Hi all, Heres some good news I need to share. I went back to class after vacation. I see that the tutor has the corrected assignments in fron of him. In the seminar he indicates that the marks range has been from 27 to 73. Im wondering whwre I am but have to wait two hours before he gives us the evaluation. By t...
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Raman
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How, Why, What
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So I went to Detox for 4 days, then I went to my first outpaitent meeting which I didnt really want to go to. My drug of choice was Vicodin, so I found a pill and I used today I know they are going to ua me I wonder if I will get kicked out of outpaitent I am kinda scared because I knew what I did was wrong. But, I d...
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What is addiction without reference to drugs ?
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Friends and fellows,, I want to participate in a share on basics= how does my disease manifest in clean time ? In other words,what is addiction without th use of drugs or in reference to drugs ? Ive had a spiritual awakening of sorts last week. Ive had incidents happen that have altered my thinking and tu...
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MBM...sad to see it go...
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I just opened my meeting by mail only to learn that it will no longer be published. I am sad to see it go..I love that publication... I celebrated 13 years clean on 04/19/2009 matto
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Day 3 of being clean!
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Today is day 3... I haven't had a pill since Friday night. I get cravings like crazy and I had a dream the night before last about stealing pills from someone. I'm staying strong and getting through this the best that I can. JUST FOR TODAY :) I keep thinking about how great things will be not depending on...
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one man's will to survive even years later
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ONE MAN'S WILL TO SURVIVE BY Jayson Cole People don't understand the shit that I've been though...........They've taken away everything from me. So I taking to many pills to ease the pain. It's been hard for me to find myself again. I was so angery at the world. For me that was a dangerous place to be. For...
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NA and AA may merge into one fellowship
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For the first time ever, an emergency meeting has been called between the world service boards of both Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous to be held on July 4th, 2009 in a neutral, undisclosed location in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the possible impact of merging the 2 fellowships in...
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VINI!
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Today i was having a really crappy day. last night i went out with a friend got stoned. got in a bar fight with some chick. i got a concussion and a few broken ribs. i woke up in the hospital this morning. so i think that may have had a part in my decision. haha. I FINALLY GET! GOD DAMN I GOT IT! you told me one day i...
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Sad all the time
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I am newly clean. I have been high in some way or another for basically ten years. Now I am sad all the time. I have no escape from my feelings. i don't have any friends left, because all of my friends are junkies. How does anyone else deal with this? Thanks
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Request for Lee.U
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Hi Lee,, May i request you to do a main share here ? You know,, your experience,strength and hope. Me and many more here would be delighted and I know theres a great message of recovery a' coming from you ! Thanks.
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plz read its good
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Keep It Simple Heaven and hell is right now. . You make it heaven or you make it hell by your actions.----George Harrison We used chemicals to feel better, but we started feeling worse. We were out of control. Life seemed like hell. Now we have a program that tells us how to make life better. Some days, it e...
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april 21 just for today
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April 21 Fear "We have found that we had no choice except to completely change our old ways of thinking or go back to using."Basic Text, p. 21 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 eno...
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an update?
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Happiness is just outside my window. lyrics from the fray. i wish that happiness could be bought because i would spend a million dollars on it. ever since i left treatment life has just been going down and down. i use, i fight, i cry, and i destroy myself physically. i push everyone away. i dont go to meeti...
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just so amazed!!
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I have to say im kicking ass in this right now!!! I finally have established a solid relationship with a hp and im facing my fears and it is awesome!!I have never been so eager to start 12 steps.I finally asked someone from my meeting to sponser me. And they said yes! Im so excited like everything is ch...
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A new experience in recovery.!!!
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New experiences have always been welcome in my recovery,,and this Program/Na has made certain I get new experiences whenever things are getting stale and I need new inspirations. Heres a strange story about a strange phenomenon. One cold ,lonely but serene evening I was walking back from college,...
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Some useful alternatives that are polite
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and ensure your post or thread doesn't end up being butchered by me... 1. Beeotch 2. Cheese and Crackers 3. Cheese and Rice 4. Cheeses 5. Crud 6. Dag Nab It 7. Darn 8. Diablo 9. F-ing 10. Farging Icehole 11. Fec 12. Feng Shui 13. Fiddle Sticks 14. For Rice Cakes! 15. Freaking 16. Frickin 'A 17. Fudge 18. Geez...
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"I understand" Just for today.
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"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 ourselves of a particular defect, the stronger tha...
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Tough pill to swallow.
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This was a friend of my kids and of the family . They all grew up together. Its my 9th funeral in 4 years . My 5th in 316 days of recovery. Sawyer was riding a 4 wheeler and was drinking. He was 19 years old. If you have the time and a youtube account maybe you could leave some condolances for the family..Hi...
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AnthonyG
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two poems
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poem 6im tired of giving myself away fragmented pieces left to lie please not today humbled before God on my knees I knealt asked to guide me and remove the pain i felt i didnt want my addictions anymore path to enlightment discoveries made life once again is worth living for I awake to the dawn with utter...
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