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Feeling guity
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I will be honest and admitt that I am on medication that got me sober and keeps me sober. Anyways the medication is suppose to stop the cravings and so on. To an extent is has but lately I think my cravings are getting really bad and it is not even the high I'm craving as it is the procedure itslef. And the ins...
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Today is day 3 for me!
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Hi, thanking everyone for your notes to me, you have been so helpful!! I hate to admit this is not as hard as I thought at times. Other times it's harder. But I think I can do it, no, I know I can. I just want to be normal. I am a good person, I don't want to hide under red eyes and a foggy brain any more. That is not...
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emily
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I BELIEVE
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I BELIEVE Birth Certificate shows that we were born A Death Certificate shows that we died Pictures show that we lived! Have a seat . . . Relax . . . And read this slowly. I Believe... That just because two people argue, It doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, It doesn...
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AnthonyG
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How I perceive myself VS reality
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When I started using opiates ten years ago, I felt like I found something wonderful. That first high gave me confidence, serenity, peace...I actually think it did that for quite a while, even though the lengths I would go to get them said otherwise: stealing medication from my dying grandmother, and...
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Surrender
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i donšt know why i am sad.......
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Hello everyone.My name is pascal,i am an addict.Išve been clean for almost 6 months now,everything was allright,better.....but a few weeks ago,a girlfriend form my group commit suicide....i started to be isoleted again for a few days,itšs been really hard to go to the funeral and stuff......but...
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packy
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DAY TWO for me, please stay with me
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Hello, Got through yesterday 1 with one set back. Usually it would have been about 14+ setbacks. I know it is not abstinence but I think it was a good day. I am flip flopping today between feeling great about doing this to wanting to go backwards and wishing I had never opened my eyes. But as I read all of you...
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emily
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nervous
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I am flustered and nervous because for the next month I will be in IOP with who knows how many ppl and that makes me scared because I don't do well with ppl not face to face that is why I have friends via the internet it is easier this way but at the same time i have to learn to socialize at an age appropriate leve...
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Manon
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february 19 just for today
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February 19 Reservations "Relapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program."Basic Text, p. 76 A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely rela...
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jcd aka jayson cole
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february 18 just for today
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February 18 The Recovery Partnership "As long as I take it easy and make a commitment with my Higher Power to do the best I can, I know I will be taken care of today"Basic Text, p. 120 Many of us feel that our fundamental commitment in recovery is to our Higher Power. Knowing that we lack the powe...
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PEACE IN THE MOMENT.
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HELLO ALL- IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE POSTED. I WILL BE CELEBRATING 10 MONTHS ON THE 25TH. I AM ENJOYING EVERY SOBER AND CLEAN MOMENT WITH MY LITTLE ALASKA (3 MONTHS OLD NOW) AND MY HUSBAND. I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THIS FORUM AND EVERYONE OF YOU. WHEN I WAS PREGNANT I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GET...
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ANNY
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i need some help.
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im 17. im a heroin and cocaine addict. i can admit that i have a problem and i dont know where to start. can anyone help me?
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defeatedgirl123
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I regret some of my past, but I'm trying to live in today
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Yeah theres things wish I could change but we have to learn to accept our past. A long time ago I have a beautiful girlfriend , I wish I had given her that diamond ring she wanted so bad, but I didn't I laughed at her. I wish I never had smoked that first damn cigarette, but I didn't. I wish I would have cared mo...
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I feel weird
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Today is day 2 for me, I am still taking the Ultram to help with detox and so far, no diarrhea and the depression is NOTHING like normal. It's working, and for that I'm grateful. However, today I feel....weird. I wish I could think of a better word, but just weird. Kind of anxious, wired, but at the same tim...
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Surrender
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A warm hello from Leeds/UK members !
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Twas Maxines 3rd year clean anniversary. I took snaps and they were glad I wanted to share it with yall. They send yu warm hugs and hellos. Then the blokes are Chris,Bernie,Andrew,Mic and Andre !!!! -- Edited by Raman at 17:56, 2009-02-15
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Just for today....NO FEAR
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JUST FOR TODAY I will be UNAFRAID my thoughts will be on my new associations. People who are not using and found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have NOTHING TO FEAR. For many years I have lived in fear. I feared I had no higher power. Or worse I feared my higher power had it out for me. It s...
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Living with an addict
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Hello.. im 45 years old and my partner is 31 years old. I had been addicted to something for over 30 years. It started out drinking, then sex, then pot, and then prescription narcotics. I had major surgery 2 years ago as a result of my addictions. Two years ago one of my using buddies hung herself and 1...
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My girlfriend wrote this awhile back and I just now read it through, WOW!! what a great woman.
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IM A 33 YEAR OLD SINGLE MOM, MY SON IS 14 AND SO AWESOME. CENTER OF MY WORLD AND THE BEST THING ABOUT ME BY FAR. I AM BLESSED WITH A GREAT FAMILY WHO I AM VERY CLOSE TO. AND FANTASTIC FRIENDS. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH FINDING AND LOVING AND BEING LOVED BY A MAN THAT I TRULY ADMIRE. HIS STRENGTH AMAZES ME DAILY I HA...
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When I got sober...
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When I got sober I was expecting it to be this big thing. Waves crashing. Evertything was going to be so much better. But it is not. Sometimes life is harder now than before. I actually have to make an effort to be happy and have fun. I have struggled with this alot. I have no idea how to have fun. I have almo...
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Need some help...
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I hope I've come to the right place- If this is an innapproriate site for me to post on let me know. I have attended 1 NA meeting, but I've just moved to a new town and need to start attending here. But, it's a very small town and I have a long story, as we all do, so I'm hoping to do the online meetings. I'm add...
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february 15 just for today
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February 15 An Awakening Of The Spirit "The last thing we expected was an awakening of the spirit"Basic Text, p. 48 Few of us came to our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting aching to take a personal inventory or believing that a spiritual void existed in our souls. We had no inkling that we we...
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february14 just for today
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February 14 Honesty And Spirituality "The right to a God of your understanding is total and without any catches. Because we have this right, it is necessary to be honest about our belief if we are to grow spiritually"Basic Text, p. 25 In meetings, over refreshments, in talks with our spons...
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Some snaps that reflect my thoughts !
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Though life is gloomy at times,,and things look bleak I look at the other side and see theres still rays of hope !! I look at the other side and see theres still rays of hope !! Darkest fore the dawn they say,, But greatful for home and hearth, college scenes,,and then family,NA and friends an...
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Does Ultram work for opiate detox? Anyone have experience with this?
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I have been reading a little about it online and there seems to be 2 sides to the story (of course) can anyone give me more information please?
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Surrender
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This is the newby happy
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I didn't clarify my post earlier, my stepson who is 24 is or was, not sure what anymore, since I can't get an honest answer out of him or his girlfriend, they are "Oxycotin" hope I spelled that right, users.. I guess my stepson from what my husband has said has been using since well like 2005 or s...
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Clean events survey !
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Hi guys,,I need your help on an assignment. Instead of writing about this or that usual stuff,,Ive decided that in my research in event studies I will henchforth be using all that NA has to offer. And for this particular assignment Im writing on Clean Events. Please help me by replying to this post by li...
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quick update
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things are looking better I am not as depressed now I just can't sleep so it is one thing or another but I am doing better the pain control thing is still a problem but I see the doctor for that on Wednesday so hopefully I can get some relief from that i am seeing a chiropractor but that seems to hurt where my c...
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february 10 just for today
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February 10 Fun! "In recovery our ideas of fun change"Basic Text, p. 102 In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get dressed up and head for the local club. We would dance, drink and do other drugs until the sun rose. On more tha...
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Recovery is what happens in our meetings
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At my home group tonight I thought about this passage from our Basic Text: "Recovery is what happens in our meetings. Our lives are at stake." (from the chapter Why Are We Here) There was a newcomer there who I had opportunity so speak with before the meeting started and again, after the meet...
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dan h
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Still alone in Narcotics Anonymous
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I'M 6 MONTHS CLEAN AND ON STEP 2. I TRY TO NET WORK..REACH OUT BY USEING THE PHONE. GO TO MEETINGS, I COME EARLY AND STAY LATE..TAKE MOST OF THE SUGGESTIONS. BUT STILL CAN'T FEEL A PART OF..NO ONE WANTS TO HANG OUT WITH ME..THEY ARE VERY SHORT WITH ME ON THE PHONE..THATS IF THEY ANSWER AT ALL..I WAS LIKE THIS...
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thinking my lucky stars tonight
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I've been clean for 19 months now. I think my lucky stars that the police found me that night and that they took me to the hospital instead of jail. I also think my lucky stars that my cancer hasn't spread its still there but has gone anywhere else. The last then is that I think my lucky stars that you guys are...
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