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Hi, New to the board
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Glad to be here! My name is Jana, my clean date is 4-05-03. I live in Houston, TX. I hope that here I will be able help someone by sharing my experience, strength and hope as well as to be helped by the shared ES&H of others!
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feelin funky
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So lately I've been feeling really funky. I'm sure it comes from numerous places (winter blues, quitting smoking, 4th step pain, vulnerability, etc) but I just read something in one of my meditation books that really touched me, and for anyone who gets a bad case of the funks it could touch you too Tod...
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Chat room
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I'm new here. What's the best time of day to catch some action in the chat room?
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Today is my anniversary!
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This is a very special anniversary to me. I have been clean for 24 years. I just turned 48, so I've now been in recovery for half my life. HALF MY LIFE! That's amazing. My goal in the beginning, before I knew anything about "just for today," was to stay clean as long as I used. Twelve years. I f...
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my husband is a pot addict
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Please can someone help me. I cant find anywhere to go. I have been to Alanon. I know that I can use the same principals but really feel that I need to talk to someone that understands what Im going through. I have been with my husband of 11 years for 17 years. We have two beautiful children together. 7 a...
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Really Concerned
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Hello everyone my name is Kevin. I have a situation that I am very concerned about in my NA group. I am new to the program and I am concerned about what I see in my meeting and would like some advice. I may be over reacting so thats why I hope someone can help me. From my understanding about how the NA program wo...
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update on me
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my new shrink has managed to regulate my medication thank god I am feeling so much hope from my last visit to the psyc ward and the simple changes they made my head is actually at normal speed I am remembering thing better and life seems to be okay for the most part life on it's own terms atm is not so bad since...
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need a warm fuzzy feeling ?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA. take a minute and a half of your life. and make it count.
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DEAN it took 3 of your mac's to kill my PC HAH
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http://www.wimp.com/newfight/
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Anyone ever got clean while incarcerated...
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and stayed clean after release?
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Aiding his addiction
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my husband smokes his pot on the balcony. he used to do it in the laundery but when we had our second baby i told him that he could no longer do it inside. now he goes out on the balcony when our daughter (7) is either in her room,shower/bath. He closes the curtain a little (just in case). The other day she near...
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Coping mechanisms anyone??
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As fucked as it may seem... im already two hours into being up and already ima bout to snap. coping mechanisms anyone??? Because ive already been tempted to call someone even tho its early. Eeep. And sorry to be such a post whore but its one way of keeping myself preoccupied and not think about using.
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something I found
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It Takes Courage Author Unknown It takes courage To refrain from gossip When others delight in it, To stand up for the absent person Who is being abused. It takes courage To live honestly Within your means, And not dishonestly On the means of others. It takes courage To be a REAL man or a TRUE woman, To hol...
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Always end up here when it is bad
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Then I sober up and try to control it. Wife took off with the kids this morning. I pray that I wake up with this pain and it get me back to a meeting. I need help but following though is hard...
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Liers
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Hi my name is kattie, and by the Grace of God, I have 1yr and 7mos. clean. I would like to know if anybody out there is, or ever experienced liking a person that you know is not being honest with you. One min. they like you and 2 min. later they're acting funny with you as if they don't want to be bothered. The sa...
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newbie
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I'm a newbie, hoping for a welcome. I've never done recovery online, so help me out
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Meetings?
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Ok so I know this will be the most stupid question ever to be asked.... but how do the meetings work on here? P.s- I have java already installed on my pc and it still wont load the chat room and such any reason why?
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Narcotics Anonymous History Quiz
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http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=148360&origin -- Edited by dan h at 02:52, 2009-01-11
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New years resolutions
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I have been clean since the 2nd of this month I guess I had one more party in me. I never thought I could hit rock bottom without a pipe in my hand then some one told me you can be way into recovery and still be spiritually bankrupt made sense to me I am going to meeting in my area I just got outta the nut house ;) my...
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gratitude
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hey everyone.... i was just sitting and thinking..... man i am gratitful for this na program.... you know i'm starting a new addition to my life. My hp found a way to get me back into college which i'm starting next week. There were a lot of barriers infront of me, including finances and mental health c...
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How do you work your program? I need help and need to learn how to do this thing!
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Ok I am finally taking the suggestion of asking the questions of How do you work your program in NA? I know if I ask the question why it is usually I am trying to justify or rationalize some garbage in my life at times. What do you do that helps you to work your program? I am just now doing a 90 in 90 maybe that...
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suggestion that was made to me: Don't get into a relationship in the first year of your recovery!
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Hi family I am really been sitting on this one and I looked up the definition of relationship-continuing attachment or associations between persons, firms, etc. Now my question is this if no relationships for the first year, would this not include the relationship I have with my sponsor, other mem...
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Using the principles of recovery in everyday life
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Hey everyone.... I'm really excited about this and I just had to share it with someone. So I've been trying to get back into college, which is something I'd never thought I would have the courage to do, and I've been stressing about how I am going to pay for it all. I'm currently on disability so my incom...
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MAN O MAN i am still having trouble with anger and frustration
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I either yell, slam my fist into or onto something, walk away mumbling LOL I really dont know what to do anymore, totally frustrated with my own damned self my girlfirend says I need counseling It there a step or 2 I need to work on this ? is there a prayer i need to say ? I just dont know anymore, I'm really pow...
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Question from a new member
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I've been bumbling along with no drug use for over a year now in a small isolated town with no NA or AA meetings. I'm so relieved to find a place like this where I can be with people who might understand me. I'd really like to start working the steps but don't know how I can find a sponsor. I only know folks who a...
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Learning to Love
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When I actively participate in becoming the best person I can be, I start attracting people of like mind. Now instead of relationships based on dishonesty, lust or selfishness, I have ones that create spiritual growth with humility, empathy and love. Love is no longer something i need to go and obtai...
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Some of our regulars haven't posted lately
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Have not seen several of our regulars since the start of the holidays. If you're lurking please post in here, so that we know you're ok. Open invitation to anyone that hasn't posted in a while.
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I'm sorry I just thought this was funny
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and probably innappropriate but oh well the devil won this time TOTALLY off topic and unacceptable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ79pCJBcJ8 -- Edited by BigV at 10:39, 2009-01-05 -- Edited by BigV at 10:40, 2009-01-05
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January 06, 2009 "How does it work"?
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"I used to think that I had all the answers, but today I am glad that I don't." What are the two favorite words of most addicts? "I know!" Unfortunately, many of us arrive in NA thinking we have all the answers. We have a lot of knowledge about what's wrong with us. But in and of itse...
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January 03, 2009 "Our greatest need'
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We eventually redefine our beliefs and understanding to the point where we see that our greatest need is for knowledge of God's will for us and the strength to carry that out." Basic Text, p. 48 When we first arrived in NA, we had all kinds of ideas of what we needed. Some of us set our sights on amas...
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