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Spoke at a rehab last night...
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I spoke at a rehab last night, and it was my first time inside of one. Wow was it heart wrenching...65 addicts and only a handful shared after I spoke. At the end when there was 10 minutes left and no one would speak up, I wrapped up by saying there was no magic words I could share that would fix their problems...
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Hurt ,wondering if my marraige is over ?
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I have a few year clean and so does my husband we used together and we got clean together but some times he can be so hurtful ,Its such old behavor it pisses me off ,I see him acting so good around the meetings and people in the program but with me its so different ,I find my self asking after 16 years is it over ,...
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God of your understanding
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I am struggling with this concept right now. If you read some of my previous posts I often fear the punishment of God. I grew up Southern Baptist and still hold on to my foundational beliefs. However, I am having a hard time grasping the concept that God continues to stick by us when we keep making the s...
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Why is it that some don't feel guilty?
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I know this might sound like a silly question, but why is it that when I use I feel guilty the next day, but when my baby's father- who has had many upheavals as a result of drugs- uses he does not feel the same guilt?
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Inspiration for All
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I have carried this comic for years....hope a newbie or even an oldbie can get a smile from it. Dean, I'll post a pic of my jungle I roam soon as my husband gets home with the digital camera
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Nikky
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NUMBNESS FROM CRACK COCAIN????
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I HAVE BEEN CLEAN SINCE MAY 2008, AFTER USING FOR 2 YRS. I AM EXPIERICING NUMBNESS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CHEEK AND JAWLINE. HAS ANYONE HAD THIS PROBLEM AFTER BEING A CRACK COCAIN ADDICT??? -- Edited by oh thank heaven at 09:33, 2008-09-07
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Letting Go
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Now that my brain is no longer fuzzy, I am begining to see the gifts that I am given each day. I have a lot to be greatful for today. I am in awe at the chance that I have for a beautiful life in recovery. I was told something by a new friend today, he said "when you look at the past, forget about the details a...
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Beginning.
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Hey folks, im doing alot of reading lately, its time to get some of it off my chest . This may be an excercise in total selfishness but im noticing a healthy influx of newcomers in here and maybe it can help them as it seems to be helping me. It seems after getting over the initial shock of " kicking &...
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Recovering addict,,,Guru,,hahaha !
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Hi Folks,, a snap fom about 8 months ago. I was praying detachedly for something ,,,prayers are answered. Wanted to share my get up of then,,,,,,,
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new found freedom
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Tommorrow Sept. 5th is Allens bday there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of him. I should have handled things different; although my therapist says I did what I had to do to get my point across and to stand up for what I want. I keep my self busy with my new job and my new friends life is going okay I am...
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HE said that I wasn't good for him
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I have posted before about my A bf and our tendency to use together despite my intention to always refrain... Well, he apparently has now hooked up with the girl he was arrested with for needle drugs. He made the comment to his family that she was good for him as she was clean now and working and that when...
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LIVING UNTIL WE DIE
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It's no fun living in a rut. If you've been clean for a while, you probably know what I mean. Five days of work followed by two days off that are used to prepare for five more days of work. And so the weeks, seasons, and the years go by. Oh yes, I'm staying clean, going to meetings and working steps, even spons...
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Life and Death Before NA
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Dear Family, Before coming to NA I handled things so different. I was a garbage head. Any problem that rised I popped a pill. Smoked my way through, or even drank anything if I couldnt get those drugs. Over this LABORDAY WEEKEND 4 years ago my father died. I was Xanaked up through the wake and funera...
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I am 104 days clean today and I really need some sober friends to talk with
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I went to an AA meeting tonight and I guess it has got me feeling a little frustrated. I know I always started my using through alcohol and it has always been there, but I felt so out of place. Man, I guess I have been feeling that way though anyway. I dont know! I just want to feel comfortable in my own skin. No...
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song titles to help express how I feel can you figure them all out??
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I hurt so bad I hate the "pain" I turn it into rage knowing " I will never be the same" just wanting to know "how forever feels" knowing you are " bet...
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An Intro to my fellow addicts!~
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Hello family! I just stumbled onto this board and have read alot! Although I am not "new" to NA been introduced in 1983.....I put 8 years together and decided I needed more pain! I moved out of my original state (NJ) got married and today I celebrate 6 months and 8 days! I am here to tell you re...
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The Mystery of God
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Hi guys, I found this quote and just wanted to share it. There is a Mystery that many call God, Manifesting as Universal Love, a set of Laws, and a Great Process. That Process works through each and all of us, and that Process is perfect. As we discover this fundamental truth in the journey of our lives, we...
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August 31, 2008 - Gratitude
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"Hopeless living problems have become joyously changed. Our disease has been arrested, and now anything is possible." Basic Text p.102 The NA program has given us more freedom than we ever dreamed possible. Sometimes, though, in the daily routine, we lose track of how much we've been...
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Problem or Solution?
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I want to be a part of the solution. I need to focus on happy "sobriety"....I've read lots of great affirmations and I need to hear them again in different words....
Has anyone told you today that they love you?
I'm hungry for a hug....does someone have a favorite phrase that perks them u...
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Unity Day 08 Bangalore
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HI Folks Bangalore at work and play !!
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Higher Power
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I am very new to recovery, I am still absorbing step one. I am completely powerless over my addiction and yes, my life has become completely unmanageble. I would say I was powerless over drugs, but I can see addiction show it's ugly head in other things and now that I am not using it seem to be a bigger monst...
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Own A piece of Narcotics Anonymous History
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I have a brand new / Mint condition "IT WORKS HOW AND WHY ". This book is still in the original wraper and comes in and with the original drak green box .This is a addition that was printed in or around 1993. THIS addition of "IT WORKS HOW AND WHY" was puchased at the 1993 World...
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Feeling on top,,
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Yes folks,, today I got news that my VISA application to study my Masters in UK has been approved. This means I will go form here for two years to study the4 first year and then work in England the second. This is a dream come true. So I got the VISA and whats the big deal you may ask. Id want to pint out that we f...
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Just an old writing of mine...
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I wrote this "poem" between 30 to 60 days clean. Just recently found where I had it stored on my computer. Coming up on my three year anniversary in a month and a halfish...just a trip down memory lane for me, and I thought I'd share it...it's auto-biographical. There is an addict; her name i...
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more NA history on the block
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.this is a first edition very old. signed by a bunch of addicts. buy it now for 3600 bucks..dean ?
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Natural Highs
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Looking for the small things, sometimes we can find the best things 1. Falling in love. 2. Laughing so hard your face hurts. 3. A hot shower. 4. No lines at the supermarket. 5. A special glance. 6. Getting mail. 7. Taking a drive on a pretty road. 8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio. 9. Lying in bed li...
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Question about clean time
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I know this might be a touchy subject, but I think it's an important one. I also believe that a persons clean time is a matter between them, their sponsor, and their Higher Power. Having said that, when do we start counting clean time? It seems some people count from when they first come to recovery, disr...
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Love and conscience of animals..
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One of the posts someone said that addiction had reduced our love and consceince to that of animals. I find that interesting and wonder if anyone has any experience that is relateable and in recovery if we rebuild our ability to empathize with others...
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Narcisistic
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Many readings indicate that addicts are narcisits and self absorbed...just looking for opinions on this...
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Rise Above
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO2nqcN3EGg Take the light, undarken everything around me Call the clouds and listen closely I'm lost without you Call your name every day when I feel so helpless I've fallen down but I'll rise above this, rise above this Hate the mind, regrets are better left unsp...
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