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I was absolutely positively HOPELESS
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I had given up My family were planning my funeral emotionally preparing for my death I went into my first treatment program at 22 spent 16 months there and split the program and lasted 2 weeks and 3 weeks later I was headed to prison for several years. I got out and went back to prison or some treatment pro...
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PTSD and addiction
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http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/multimedia/webcasts/w.aspx?ID=500
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Going to the mountains for few days
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I'm out of here till next sunday, and my dial up service in my trailer is iffy at best. I'll be painting 14 hours a day for the rest of the week and loving it. BigV, I could really use your help right about now. -- Edited by DeanC at 15:24, 2008-09-30
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Lighting up the Path
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My name is Kathleen and I am a grateful recovering addict. I love this board because there are some very wise men and women that are working programs that shed light on my path to recovery. I was fortunate that before God showed me my addiction, he showed me some of my other weaknesses first. I see new ladi...
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worry of relapse
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hi guys i have a problem i have talked to vini and my sponsor about this while working on a car i broke 2 metacarpals in my left hand i already suffer from chronic pain and am on suboxone to help with it now i have to have a surgery on my hand that the Dr has told me will be quite painful and that i will have to go on n...
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What is the 'sticking point' I have been told I 'have'?
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It is a shame to report that after a long time (two years) without recourse to my DOC (that's 'drug of choice', not 'quack'!) I picked up the old opiates again and after admitting my weakness to my local group was told I had something called a 'stcking point' or something similar-sounding. I am determin...
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A STORY TOLD 12 YEARS AGO @ NA MEETING in NJ "WHAT IS RECOVERY?"
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Living with substance abuse or mental disorder is like growing up and living your entire life on a boat in the middle of the ocean. The ground is always moving under your feet. Storm after storm you get knocked all over. Ocasionally in calm waters you learn to stay upright. One day, a particularly b...
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Insanity:
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1. Any mental disorder characterized by temporary or permanent irrational or violent deviations from normal thinking, feeling, and behavior 2. Is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results. (Basic Text Pg.23) 3. Is using drugs day after day knowing that only physical and menta...
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Progress, not perfection
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If I ever act like I'm at the top, someone please wake me up. I'm so psycho I must use Charlotte Kasl's 16 Steps....12 don't work for me. I studied the paradoxes (which still drive me nuts; my sponsor said to try to hold on to the polarities), and I've accepted that there really are 13 Steps in any A group...
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New to board
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Hi all, I'm Jules. I'm an alcoholic/addict. I've been lurking a while and figured it was time to say hi. I've been clean 40 days. My husband and I are working the program together, though he's about 12 days behind me. Anyway I wanted to thank you all. This board really helps me when I start getting itc...
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HELLO EVERYONE
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HI IM PAM AND IM AN ADDICT.......I just want to thank everyone for the warm welcome.........I think I will be here tonight,I dont think that I have NA tonight....See everyone tonight
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What to say during Health Dept assessnment?
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I have to be outpatient. I have no health insurance. What should I say during Maryland Health Dept assessnment? Should I take the normal 80-200mgs of oc and/or 20-30mgs methadone or should I go in feeling really bad? Please reply asap. I have to go friday morning. Thnx
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The Rock Tumbler
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OK, here's a story that's relevant: I remember as a small child traveling with my parents through the deep south. This was a time before the Interstate highway system was built and everyone traveled the two and four lane highways. often through the back country. I remember there were these roadsi...
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HELLO EVERYONE
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Hey Im Pam and I am an addict........I have been clean since Aug 28th and going to alot of meetings.........I want something to do when I cant get to a meeting which is Wed and Thurs...........I hope I can figure out how to get into the meetings.........Thank you Pam Mares
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new 2 u
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Hello everyone my name is Angela and i am an addict (for a loooooong time). This is my 1st post EVER on a forum of this type, but not my 1st time thru the 12 steps. I just wanted to say Hello" and find out how i get into the meeting this evening? I am a little nervous about sharing at this point though. Any a...
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M 595
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Does anyone know what M 595 pills are they are suppose to be oxy 40s
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Clean Time Celebration
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Hi everyone, I'm Dan an addict. I wanted to share some gratitude with you all today. Last night I went to my sponsors home group. It was the night they had chosen to have a celebration for homegroup members who had recovery birthdays in September, my sponsor included. We sat together and enjoyed the mee...
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my story
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Hello Im Ryan and I am an addict.
I realize now that my story started very young. When I was growing up I never really felt right about myself, never really was comfortable. I can remember that I always felt different than everyone else, never felt that I could find my place to fit in. When I had my first dr...
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So here i sit!!!
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So here i sit with 13 months clean, going over the past in my head...wondering which is bad for me to do, what my life would have been like if i was not an addict. I stop and have to give thanks to my addiction for allowing me to see the real person that lives inside of me...I have to thank what i did and where i w...
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gratitude
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im constantly looking for things to be greatful for. another day clean is a great one. A wife and family thats loves me ( still ) is another. My cup truely runneth over. And yet i fall victim seemingly daily to my pity pot woe is me attitude. heres how im trying to deal with it. Exercise: Increasing Grati...
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My shoulders are in recovery......
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The reason I started taking opiates like I did is due primarily to my blowing out both of my shoulders, big time rotator cuff injuries, lifting weights. Was doing a bench press and while coming down, totally fried my shoulders. It was through all the rehab, surgery, pt, etc., of that, which got me sta...
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If this applies then apply it if not just disregard
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I am going to ask a few members here , no names no address's LOL you know who you are, this arguing over issues and topics has to stop I dont want us all at war with each other. Sometimes it's good to take a break from things especially when we find ourselves becoming argumentitive and in disagreement with o...
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Jonah and my Mulberrry tree
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I am a Christian. I know what I believe, I know how that belief impacts how I see things, my world view if you will. Because I can and do post clearly about that world view and Christian belief system, I am also not then telling you what to believe or expecting anyone to adapt/adopt to my belief system. H...
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Ive relapsed. Need inpatient help in MD.
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Any info at all would help greatly. Outpatient just didnt cut it. Its so hard to find info.
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SO FED UP! Oxycontin and alcohol.
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Any one out there know been to cheep decent inpatient rehab in MD. I need to go somewhere next week. But every place is so expensive. I even have insurance. Its so hard and takes so long to find info. I need help. Im so frustrated!
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There are no shortcuts
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"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going" Beverly Sills. I came across this saying yesterday and thought meditated and prayed on it in how it meant in my life. Wow If I could have learned this many years ago. I was always looking for the quicker easier way. I allways was blmaing others...
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Just For Today September 28
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Just For Today September 28 "Gradually, as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope." Basic Text p. 92 As using addicts, despair was a relentless companion. It colored our every waking moment. Despair was born of our experience in active addit...
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Just for today
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Just for today September 27 "There is something in our self-destructive personalities that cries for failure" "Poor me; woe is me; look at me, my life is such a mess! I've failed and no matter how hard I try, I continue to fail." Many of us come to NA singing this sad refrain. L...
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SAVE YOUR DRAMA FOR YOUR MOMMA I LOVE BEING CLEAN!~
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Not all people who come to our rooms come for the reasons of finding a new way of life. Case in point. I was chairing a meeting on Sat night and This "new" guy came and he identified himself as an addict. You know if you used today stay and talk with someone...you may not have to use tommorow......
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on a lighter note........
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found on another site..... Post a reply3 posts Page 1 of 1 "WHO ARE THEY"by godzuki on November 15th, 2007, 8:00 am A MAN DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN. ST. PETER ASKED, "WHAT DENOMINATION ARE YOU?" AND THE MAN SAID "I DON'T BELONG HERE, I DON'T GO TO CHURCH.' ST. PETER SAID, "...
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