Narcotics Anonymous Message Board

rocky · rocky

I started my day like usual get my son up and off to school then meditated or prayed for an other day clean and serene and i noticed that i have been getting more good than bad lately things are getting better i have a few health issues i have to deal with but that is a small thing compared to the fact that i have...

mrwinkie · mrwinkie

.Im getting really frustrated , Ive gotta vent because if i blow my top in a f2f it wont be pretty. I understand meds for heart conditions. Meds for blood pressure , Meds that keep epilepsy under control. And that whole genre of meds to keep us healthy and in some cases alive. But I'm running into more an...

harryw · harryw

Hi my name is Harry and I'm an addict. Yesterday I visited a classmate (I'm doing apprenticeship at the moment). She invited me for dinner and a walk with her dogs. (sausage dogs) And because I'm new in the town, where I pass the apprenticeship and i also like dogs a lot I've been very happy about the in...

Manon · Manon

okay it is probaly safe to say I came from a very malfunctioned dysfunctional f'd up family I would share my story but that is not the poijnt of this post. Point bieng if your life becomes unmanagable in other areas of our lives that is just how that goes but when you figure out that the family that raised yo...

trueakitalover · trueakitalover

Hello all I am shannon and an addict, I have found myself replacing the dope now with a gamesite I belong to online. I don't think of it as gambling but my sponsor does. she told me to go to a gamblers anonymous meetings now. I won't go to any na meetings anymore I have been using the computer to deal with...

trueakitalover · trueakitalover

Hello all I am Shannon and an addict, Yesterday I went to Church and as I walked into the sanctuary all I saw were white carnations all over the place. I looked at the board and realized it was All Saints Sunday. I took my spot as usual all the way in the back in the pew. I sat there and I started to feel some f...

Jen08 · Jen08

Hi.... I just discovered this forum, so I thought it would be a good place to start. Start, that is, since I'm on day 2 of being clean after being on opiates for about 4 years. I've lost so much...thousands and thousands of dollars, my self-esteem, my trust with my husband. (He had no idea) Yesterday I...

kitizzy · kitizzy

I have been "absent" from the board for awhile. I have been here I have just been lurking. I am now 90 days clean, and for now I still have no desire to use again. I have been challenged over the past month. Whenever I am challenged, my energy goes inward, and I become quiet. A little background a...

Honey Bear · Honey Bear

I dropped my husband off at work this morning at 4:30 am He is a fleet manager for a major super market chain. He sends all the trucks out and he works mad hours like 14 hours and then he comes home and works on his MASTERS degree for addiction and he makes his meetings too. I stopped at our local gas statio...

BigV · BigV

Naw no trouble here today only gratitude. I woke this morning from a strange dream not going into details but it was weird LOL but I also had some thoughts mostly gratitude I thought about where my life had been going just a few years back and where I could be today if something hadn't changed. Next though...

dan h · dan h

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point. 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman tr...

BigV · BigV

November 17, 2008 Walking through the pain Page 335 "We never have to use again, no matter how we feel. All feelings will eventually pass." Basic Text p. 79 It hurts like never before. You get out of bed after a sleepless night, talk to God, and still don't feel any better. "It will...

Scott · Scott

Hey, sorry i don't post much, i don't really have internet consistantly, im "borrowing" it from my neighbors wireless router right now.. so much for a program of honesty lol, well i moved outta the sober living home i was at for the last 8 months, got my own place now, about to get my CNA (Certi...

Brett thomas · Brett thomas

I miss wilmington and the people there. No contact with them since greg died, I haven't been the same either, depression hastaken over and I have pretty much given up, I went and drank, did a little crack, and smoked some weed, but that didn't help either, so I haven't done nothing in god knows how long n...

trueakitalover · trueakitalover

Hi shannon addict, I am sorry I know you guys are sick of hearing about my Pastor and his retirement well today was the day. Last sermon was really a great one of the best he has done. He stood up on the pulpit in Authentic Lutheransim way and said: I am your Pastor, and I am human and if I have caused anyone...

Just2Day · Just2Day

I know that I am still very new to this all and maybe that is my problem but, I go through these ups and downs that are really hard to handle. One minute I am excited and ready to live clean and sober and the next minute I feel like it is a hopeless battle field and I am leading the losing side. Is this normal? If i...

needanswers · needanswers

I just can't bring my self to share this dark hidden sexual crap with another person. I know it is hindering my growth, spritual relationship with Higher Power etc. Why is this so difficult. Would rather crawl under a rock then take chance of rejection..."That's some sick shit dude." ...

eternalwaste · eternalwaste

Hey everyone. I'm new here, and not sure what to write. But, I am dying to talk to people with the same problems as me, well, my boyfriend has the same problems, but I need to talk to somebody who can help me get through this disease I have. It all started like this.. I grew up with a normal family, was never ab...

Just2Day · Just2Day

I am a new NA member trying to get a feel for things. I am really enjoying the meetings and support that comes along with it. However, I am having a really difficult time with sobriety. I am 19 years old and I have been using for 5 years. The only life that I know is drugs, heroin in particular. I have 6 days cl...

BigV · BigV

"We eventually have to stand on our own feet and face life on its own terms, so why not from the start." Basic Text p.85 Some of us feel that we should protect newcomers by telling them that, while everything used to be horrible, now we're in recovery it's all wonderful. We feel that we might...

Tahir · Tahir

I'm grateful to have gotten a lot of inspiration, strength and hope from reading the recent posts here by many of you. It's great stuff, just what I need, as if my Higher Power has chosen to speak to me through MIP, as it has so often happened in my recovery for a long time now. Thank you so much for sharing an...

steveo · steveo

Hi there, My name is Steve. I've been recovering for four years now on my own. I had a bad addiction to meth. My solution was to pick up and move hundreds of miles from my home town. I wound up volunterring my time. This all worked out good for me. The problem I'm haveing now and could use some advice on is this...

Manon · Manon

well my morning will start @ 8 am with housing authority then to a renal scan then to the specialist about this blockage I am really worried to find everything out I seem to be being hit by a double whammy but I am still trucking on or trying my best without falling apart. I will post an update as I return from...

Raman · Raman

What a day that was,,, drove 100 miles to a PI meeting. Then took a walk on the coast. In the meanwhile i was getting bad vibes form the newer member from UK and an NA who was a refugee. They didnt want to walk,, so instead of going with the so called majority off i went for a 3 mile walk. Glad I did,,glad I decide...

dan h · dan h

Hi Family, I'm Dan, an addict in recovery. Been a while since I posted so I wanted to check in. I was thinking about all those "lost week-ends" today as mine winds down. (I work Saturday thru Wednesday, off Thurs and Fri) I came back to work tonight (3rd shift) and I'm pretty tired but I have a n...

ItsAllGolden · ItsAllGolden

I am not looking for pity, nor am I sitting around boo-hoo'ing (at the moment)...I just need to go off on a blind rant. I'm really sick and tired at the moment of all this shit that life has been throwing at me. I moved to Georgia filled with a hope that I have not had since very early on in recovery. A hope of a b...

nialluth · nialluth

Well it started when i was about 8 years old i started smoking and drinking and never really stopped and by the time i was 13 i was locked up in a juvenile justice centre for people under 16 because of my durg and alcohol use i would steal to buy drugs and alcohol and i would burgle houses and even started to mu...

razzberry · razzberry

Anyone out there know the pain of a mother whose son has lost his way to drugs and alcohol? My son has been through the ip/op process, residential treatment, halfway house, meetings and more meetings. All by age 22. Now "he's on his own" - living with another addict in recovery but who has...

ItsAllGolden · ItsAllGolden

I have a beautiful friend that always says her Higher Power is the God of her Misunderstanding...mostly due to the fact that she's always tried to figure out the whole God concept, something concrete and understandable, and was always left empty-handed since there's so much that remains a mystery i...

Raman · Raman

Hi Dean,Vin,Tahir,Dan,Anrthony,Blithe and all you lovely folks. I really am seeing a difference here in meetings from the way we do it in India and presumably in US. Here they refer to each other freely in sharings. An example when X is sharing he /she amy well say "You said in your sharing tha etc...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	today was a good day (Preview) I started my day like usual get my son up and off to school then meditated or prayed for an other day clean and serene and i noticed that i have been getting more good than bad lately things are getting better i have a few health issues i have to deal with but that is a small thing compared to the fact that i have...	rocky	5	622	Nov 22, 2008 by DeanC
	MEDS , MEDS , MEDS (Preview) .Im getting really frustrated , Ive gotta vent because if i blow my top in a f2f it wont be pretty. I understand meds for heart conditions. Meds for blood pressure , Meds that keep epilepsy under control. And that whole genre of meds to keep us healthy and in some cases alive. But I'm running into more an...	mrwinkie	13	1687	Nov 21, 2008 by oniongirl82
	Alcohol in foods (Preview) Hi my name is Harry and I'm an addict. Yesterday I visited a classmate (I'm doing apprenticeship at the moment). She invited me for dinner and a walk with her dogs. (sausage dogs) And because I'm new in the town, where I pass the apprenticeship and i also like dogs a lot I've been very happy about the in...	harryw	4	733	Nov 20, 2008 by mark k
	where do you draw the line??? (closed) please need advise (Preview) okay it is probaly safe to say I came from a very malfunctioned dysfunctional f'd up family I would share my story but that is not the poijnt of this post. Point bieng if your life becomes unmanagable in other areas of our lives that is just how that goes but when you figure out that the family that raised yo...	Manon	29	1226	Nov 20, 2008 by BigV
	replacing one addiction for another now. (Preview) Hello all I am shannon and an addict, I have found myself replacing the dope now with a gamesite I belong to online. I don't think of it as gambling but my sponsor does. she told me to go to a gamblers anonymous meetings now. I won't go to any na meetings anymore I have been using the computer to deal with...	trueakitalover	15	2797	Nov 20, 2008 by trueakitalover
	A day of rememberance and embracing the pain without sabotaging myself and my recovery. (Preview) Hello all I am Shannon and an addict, Yesterday I went to Church and as I walked into the sanctuary all I saw were white carnations all over the place. I looked at the board and realized it was All Saints Sunday. I took my spot as usual all the way in the back in the pew. I sat there and I started to feel some f...	trueakitalover	10	702	Nov 20, 2008 by trueakitalover
	New and fairly lost... (Preview) Hi.... I just discovered this forum, so I thought it would be a good place to start. Start, that is, since I'm on day 2 of being clean after being on opiates for about 4 years. I've lost so much...thousands and thousands of dollars, my self-esteem, my trust with my husband. (He had no idea) Yesterday I...	Jen08	11	570	Nov 20, 2008 by rocky
	Quiet but not missing (Preview) I have been "absent" from the board for awhile. I have been here I have just been lurking. I am now 90 days clean, and for now I still have no desire to use again. I have been challenged over the past month. Whenever I am challenged, my energy goes inward, and I become quiet. A little background a...	kitizzy	8	728	Nov 19, 2008 by ANJ
	" NA FOR QUITERS......Hmmmm I geuss it is........" (Preview) I dropped my husband off at work this morning at 4:30 am He is a fleet manager for a major super market chain. He sends all the trucks out and he works mad hours like 14 hours and then he comes home and works on his MASTERS degree for addiction and he makes his meetings too. I stopped at our local gas statio...	Honey Bear	4	622	Nov 19, 2008 by Davethewave
	I was thinking this morning ( UH OH TROUBLE ) (Preview) Naw no trouble here today only gratitude. I woke this morning from a strange dream not going into details but it was weird LOL but I also had some thoughts mostly gratitude I thought about where my life had been going just a few years back and where I could be today if something hadn't changed. Next though...	BigV	2	719	Nov 19, 2008 by rocky
	Charles Schultz (Peanuts) Philosophy (Preview) The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point. 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman tr...	dan h	2	625	Nov 19, 2008 by AnthonyG
	ALL I HAVE FOR ANYONE TODAY IS THIS, THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED TOO ( have a nice day ) (Preview) November 17, 2008 Walking through the pain Page 335 "We never have to use again, no matter how we feel. All feelings will eventually pass." Basic Text p. 79 It hurts like never before. You get out of bed after a sleepless night, talk to God, and still don't feel any better. "It will...	BigV	9	744	Nov 18, 2008 by BigV
	Just an update (Preview) Hey, sorry i don't post much, i don't really have internet consistantly, im "borrowing" it from my neighbors wireless router right now.. so much for a program of honesty lol, well i moved outta the sober living home i was at for the last 8 months, got my own place now, about to get my CNA (Certi...	Scott	1	568	Nov 18, 2008 by BigV
	been a while... (Preview) I miss wilmington and the people there. No contact with them since greg died, I haven't been the same either, depression hastaken over and I have pretty much given up, I went and drank, did a little crack, and smoked some weed, but that didn't help either, so I haven't done nothing in god knows how long n...	Brett thomas	10	599	Nov 17, 2008 by Manon
	I can't keep what I have without giving it away! (Preview) Hi shannon addict, I am sorry I know you guys are sick of hearing about my Pastor and his retirement well today was the day. Last sermon was really a great one of the best he has done. He stood up on the pulpit in Authentic Lutheransim way and said: I am your Pastor, and I am human and if I have caused anyone...	trueakitalover	5	751	Nov 16, 2008 by trueakitalover
	That Hopeless Feeling (Preview) I know that I am still very new to this all and maybe that is my problem but, I go through these ups and downs that are really hard to handle. One minute I am excited and ready to live clean and sober and the next minute I feel like it is a hopeless battle field and I am leading the losing side. Is this normal? If i...	Just2Day	8	590	Nov 16, 2008 by Raman
	Can't share this crap with anyone!!! (Preview) I just can't bring my self to share this dark hidden sexual crap with another person. I know it is hindering my growth, spritual relationship with Higher Power etc. Why is this so difficult. Would rather crawl under a rock then take chance of rejection..."That's some sick shit dude." ...	needanswers	29	896	Nov 16, 2008 by amyj
	I'm new here... (Preview) Hey everyone. I'm new here, and not sure what to write. But, I am dying to talk to people with the same problems as me, well, my boyfriend has the same problems, but I need to talk to somebody who can help me get through this disease I have. It all started like this.. I grew up with a normal family, was never ab...	eternalwaste	11	1122	Nov 16, 2008 by dan h
	New Here, New to the Program... (Preview) I am a new NA member trying to get a feel for things. I am really enjoying the meetings and support that comes along with it. However, I am having a really difficult time with sobriety. I am 19 years old and I have been using for 5 years. The only life that I know is drugs, heroin in particular. I have 6 days cl...	Just2Day	14	642	Nov 15, 2008 by trueakitalover
	No matter what (Preview) "We eventually have to stand on our own feet and face life on its own terms, so why not from the start." Basic Text p.85 Some of us feel that we should protect newcomers by telling them that, while everything used to be horrible, now we're in recovery it's all wonderful. We feel that we might...	BigV	4	581	Nov 14, 2008 by Just2Day
	Gratitude List Just For Today... (Preview) I'm grateful to have gotten a lot of inspiration, strength and hope from reading the recent posts here by many of you. It's great stuff, just what I need, as if my Higher Power has chosen to speak to me through MIP, as it has so often happened in my recovery for a long time now. Thank you so much for sharing an...	Tahir	4	1354	Nov 14, 2008 by Nov1969
	New guy (Preview) Hi there, My name is Steve. I've been recovering for four years now on my own. I had a bad addiction to meth. My solution was to pick up and move hundreds of miles from my home town. I wound up volunterring my time. This all worked out good for me. The problem I'm haveing now and could use some advice on is this...	steveo	9	584	Nov 13, 2008 by steveo
	SCARED (Preview) well my morning will start @ 8 am with housing authority then to a renal scan then to the specialist about this blockage I am really worried to find everything out I seem to be being hit by a double whammy but I am still trucking on or trying my best without falling apart. I will post an update as I return from...	Manon	8	724	Nov 13, 2008 by Manon
	Touch base with nature,,, (Preview) What a day that was,,, drove 100 miles to a PI meeting. Then took a walk on the coast. In the meanwhile i was getting bad vibes form the newer member from UK and an NA who was a refugee. They didnt want to walk,, so instead of going with the so called majority off i went for a 3 mile walk. Glad I did,,glad I decide...	Raman	2	672	Nov 11, 2008 by Raman
	A Busy Life (Preview) Hi Family, I'm Dan, an addict in recovery. Been a while since I posted so I wanted to check in. I was thinking about all those "lost week-ends" today as mine winds down. (I work Saturday thru Wednesday, off Thurs and Fri) I came back to work tonight (3rd shift) and I'm pretty tired but I have a n...	dan h	3	536	Nov 11, 2008 by ANJ
	I need a tangent... (Preview) I am not looking for pity, nor am I sitting around boo-hoo'ing (at the moment)...I just need to go off on a blind rant. I'm really sick and tired at the moment of all this shit that life has been throwing at me. I moved to Georgia filled with a hope that I have not had since very early on in recovery. A hope of a b...	ItsAllGolden	11	552	Nov 11, 2008 by Tahir
	Here is my story. (Preview) Well it started when i was about 8 years old i started smoking and drinking and never really stopped and by the time i was 13 i was locked up in a juvenile justice centre for people under 16 because of my durg and alcohol use i would steal to buy drugs and alcohol and i would burgle houses and even started to mu...	nialluth	10	516	Nov 11, 2008 by ryrym
	New to the board, not so new to to heartache of a mother (Preview) Anyone out there know the pain of a mother whose son has lost his way to drugs and alcohol? My son has been through the ip/op process, residential treatment, halfway house, meetings and more meetings. All by age 22. Now "he's on his own" - living with another addict in recovery but who has...	razzberry	8	614	Nov 10, 2008 by ItsAllGolden
	God of My Mis-Understanding (Preview) I have a beautiful friend that always says her Higher Power is the God of her Misunderstanding...mostly due to the fact that she's always tried to figure out the whole God concept, something concrete and understandable, and was always left empty-handed since there's so much that remains a mystery i...	ItsAllGolden	4	549	Nov 10, 2008 by BigV
	Meetings here in UK !! (Preview) Hi Dean,Vin,Tahir,Dan,Anrthony,Blithe and all you lovely folks. I really am seeing a difference here in meetings from the way we do it in India and presumably in US. Here they refer to each other freely in sharings. An example when X is sharing he /she amy well say "You said in your sharing tha etc...	Raman	16	725	Nov 10, 2008 by Raman
«First < 1 … 232 233 234 235 236 … 299 > Last» \| Page of 299 sorted by

Welcome to the Miracles In Progress Group of Narcotics Anonymous! This is not an official NA site, nor is it endorsed by the NA World Service Office.