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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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Memories
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I am an addict. My recovery is my gift from God. What I do with it is my gift to him. I was thinking about keeping what I have by giving it away. I realized today, that does not just mean helping a fellow addict. It means so much more. Through recovery, I have been enabled to participate in many things that I...
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thankful for support...pregnant???
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I am due in anywhere from 4-6 wks, a little baby girl. I have a strong desire to attend meetings, i was able to attend a speaker meeting for two hours last sunday. I am so thankful that today i am able to share on this forum because i am physically unable to attend a meeting this day. I feel bad not being...
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i have a resentment
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I have a issue with my home group they are aware that i have no wheels right now so i need a ride to meets my wife is as good about it as she can be but my peeps at na have been pretty much letting me down i have offered to give gas money i know times are tuff but come on when i call they don't answer then when i get to th...
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Thank you
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My name is Kathleen, and I am an addict. I just want to say thank you to all of the people who post on this board. This is no replacement for face to face meetings, but this is a complement to my recovery. I come in here and can read words of wisdom, hope and strength. All from people that have walked this road b...
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New here
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Hey everyone, im Brian and I am a addict/alcoholic. I am back on the wagon after a recent relapse and am gonna try harder to stay sober. I amlooking foward to getting to know all of you.
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issue resolved.........
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hi I'm Anthony and I'm an addict Some of you know this story and its history with me. Some of you don't , so ill give some background. Years ago i met a friend , good guy ,younger than me but with a good heart. We got together frequently and on one of those occasions it became obvious that he was moving f...
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Detox Debate
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There are some people in my meetings who went through inpatient detox to get off whatever drugs they were on. And there are others who "detoxed at home." In both cases, some people were able to keep moving forward without relapsing & others did end up relapsing (including those who w...
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My Story
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Until now I really didn't have this thing sorted out and yet I want to be transparent, honest if you will, about who and what I am. So here goes. My name is Jim. I am a Christian, born again believer in Jesus Christ and have been since 1975. I am a drug addict. Opiates as in codeine, vicodin, percocet, o...
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Using Dreams
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Well tomorrow is day 30 for me. I thought that I was going about things in an orderly manner. Then WHAM! A friend decided to tell me yesterday that she had just been perscribed my drug of choice for pain. Just her lightly talking about it seemed to make a big moster wake up inside of my head. I have a couple is...
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Spiritually Clean?
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Hi, everyone. I heard a term recently, "Spiritually Clean" and just wondered what you all thought it means. Just looking for your input and wanted to know what someone else thought of it.
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I NEED EVERY ONE OF YOU...SO PLEASE KEEP POSTING!
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I know that my addiction is a disease that I will have the rest of my life. I am so very humbled and greatful to have my fellow "posters" to share my journey with, traveling alone lets my disease progress. I acknowledge that with the help and support from each and every single person wh...
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Light at end of tunnel
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Due to recent budget cuts, and the rising cost of electricity, gas, and oil The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off. We apologize for the inconvenience. Uh oh........
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Is Ipecac Relapse??
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I just want You guyses opinions on the issue. I have a sponsee that is bulemic and uses Ipecac syrup to aid in making herself vomit. for those of you that dont know, Ipecac is a first aid product , that most people keep around just incase a small child injest a poisious substance, and makes you vomit in ca...
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Sponsorship- A Two Way Street
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When I was new I remember hearing about sponsorship being a two way street. I thought that meant I would be able to help my sponsor by telling him what HE needed to do sometimes! LOL! With the perspective of time I now have a little different understanding. I have the priveledge of sponsoring a few men who...
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The freedom of choice
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My name is Kathleen and I am an Addict. The biggest lasson that I have learned over this past month, was that I was absolutely powerless over people, places, and things. 27 days ago, I made a choice. I chose not to pick up that day. The next day I made another choice. Again I chose for the second day not to pic...
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A Big Weekend
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Hi Everybody, I'm posting because I will be away from the computer for a few days. This weekend is our Central Indiana Area Convention and for the first time in a few years, I'll not be involved in service, just a convention goer. I'm taking an extra day off to get ready because I fully intend to ENJOY this...
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Pray about my job situation
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Good morning, I have an interview Monday morning about a job that I can possibly transfer to. I am running of time off and desperately need to move into a job that allows me to continue to having an income. My employer has offered me the stuff to get short term disability started. I and my family can mak...
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Short term disablility?
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Anyone used short term disability during recovery? I have it as a possible option but I don't want to create a problem bigger than the one I am currently facing. With my savings and short term disability I think we can make it through the weeks I must not be working in the medical field. But like I said I don...
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