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Wisdom and Choices
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An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me, " he says to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves." "One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority,...
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I am still alive
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thought I would check in I am not active in NA atm but things arewell and not much to complain about
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HELLO I AM TINA, I NEED U GUYS SUPPORT B4 I LOSE MY LIFE
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Hello everyone, I am Tina, 29 years old, mother to 3 beautiful girls and wife for 12 years now!! I had a back injury that started my problem, I have had a problem for 12 years or so, but really bad for 5 years. I am addicted to pain killers, and benzos if I need them! I have been so ready to quit but I hav...
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Help me to understand an addict...
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Hello all... Please help me... this is my last resource before I admit myself into the hospital for having a breakdown. History: I am married to an alcoholic who abuses cocaine, and he also has been diagnosed with Bipolar and Hypomania. I am a beautiful, self-sufficient, hardworking woman (govern...
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A Positive Attitude - Just for Today 7/19/2008
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A Positive Attitude "That old nest of negativism followed me everywhere I went." Basic Text, page 135 A negative attitude is the trademark of active addiction. Everything that occurred in our lives was someone or something else's fault. We had blaming others for our shortcomings down t...
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STILL WORKING IT
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HEY GUYS , 34 DAYS clean and working hard on it. just got back from my first drug free vacation in decades . I rode bikes , i surfed ( alot ) i laid in the sun.i felt it all . thanks a bunch to all of you for helping me get this far. . my demons are far from being put to rest , but just for today they are in the corner ta...
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mrwinkie got 30 days clean
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33 actually so here you go
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BigV
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Look to this day
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This day is life,,, I want to be at the Top Of The World !! For that I will need to do TOP THINGS. Which in NA terms = HONESTY,,the First of the Recovery Principles,,, so help me God !!
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Me
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I'm really struggleing! I've been a counselor for five years and I relapsed on 11/4/07. I am very disillusioned, both with myself and the program.
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i have a year clean now
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i have a year clean. sometimes it still bother me and i go crazy. but i think that is normal. my wife doesnt talk to me much and im scared that im losing her and i dont know what to do. will anyways im doing better ill be trying to be at the meets soon but i dont have the things to do the meetings anymore. will than...
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sorry
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-- Edited by Willowember at 19:25, 2008-07-03
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just a share
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my daughter, who is 14, shared this song with me this week end. its by the jonas brothers i've played it 4 times this morning already... lol Dear God, I hate to be a bother But I gotta say this world is getting crazier with every day I hope you'll hear me out now as I stop and pray Dear God, people take your word...
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New member, how did I miss you all?
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Wow, what a relief I have found this site. I am Kristen, and I am an addict. I have been clean for 2 years and 9 months. I should say I haven't used any illegal drugs in that time frame but I was looking for something and I found this site. Since I have been clean from street drugs, I have had a variety of maj...
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This day in my life !!
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July 2. been a day of variety of feelings= been angry and irritated with the garage that did my Bolero Jeep. They kept it for three months after the accident and still have not done a good job or a complete job. Im thinking to sell it off but the tinkering is a dead give away !! Lucky for me I double checked som...
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Just for Today
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Hi all,,Im starting a new topic for especially those who havent gotten used to the "just for today " basis of our recovery Program. 1.Just for today my thoughts will be on my recovery,,,,living and enjoy9ng life without the use of drugs. So please share your day here,, its like a blog. 20th J...
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World Unity day 2008
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WORLD UNITY DAY 2008August 31st will be our worldwide day of unity. At one moment it is the same day around the entire world....In the spirit of unity we will join together around the world and say the Serenity Prayer at the same time.... you may have an event, you may join together with some friends, or y...
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a family struggle
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I've been clean for 17 months, doing great myself but struggling a little bit with my family. My brother who is 2 years older than i am used with me, i got clean and he did not. Today i'm not forsure if he is just drinking or if there is other drugs involved. But he treats my parents and i like crap. He has 2...
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Noob introduction
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First time poster here, lurked for about a year. I've been posting on the AA site for a couple years as StPeteDean. I was an addict as an early teen (pot, coke, pills...) and a full blown alcoholic/addict by late teens. Went to several AA meetings during this time ('75-'78) not sure if NA was around o...
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Hey
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It's been a while, everything has been goin pretty smooth, just for some reason right now i got that really bad craving that you don't know what to do with it.. just got back from San Diego to visit a friend in recovery down there.. the meetings there were awesome.. hope you guys have been good
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What I Learned in Kindergarten (oops! I mean day treatment)
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This is the beginning of a string I like to call, "What I Learned in Kindergarten" Hello Fellow Addicts, I have been in treatment now for exactly a week! I have attended more NA meetings than I can count and have found countless friends! I'm exhausted. Out of everything I have learned, the...
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Working a Program
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For the first time i'm actually giving it my all, i asked someone to be my first sponser (only took 3 and a half years since my first meeting..hah) and i'm doing the work he gives me and i feel a lot of satisfaction in actually commiting and following through with my recovery
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First Post here -- Making a Difference -- Rock Bottom
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Well, 5-6 months ago I was a 16 year old kid going to parties hanging out with friends drinking the 5-8 bottles a beer and maybe a packing a bowl. Then I discovered what Hydromorphone/Oxycodone and Codeine can make you feel like. I still liked to smoke weed a bit too though. I was getting worse. One time in...
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side effects of Cocaine abuse
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Hi, I am grateful for this forum, as I have been reading different posts regarding drug abuse... I am baffled, but trying to really understand my husband's drug and alcohol abuse. The other day, he was wheezing (recently learned last month that he has asthma), and I sent him to the emergency room. He h...
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I let my coke abusing, alcoholic husband back in!
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After kicking my A husband out for the first time, and having him endure being "homeless" for a week, I let him come back home...one reason - his family. Over the weekend, all of his sisters, mother and brother-n-laws did an "intervention" with him. They told him that if he didn...
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Honesty
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Just for today talks about self deception and rationalization. Wow. It seems that i am better at fooling myself that I am at fooling anyone else. I have been working on a reduction plan (or at least I thought that I was) for about 3 weeks now. I am trying to taper off the drug that has been in my system for mor...
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A counter culture icon passes. george carlin, rest in peace brother
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Life is not as difficult as people think; all one needs is a good set of rules. Since it is probably too late for you, here are some guidelines to pass along to your children. 1. Relax and take it easy. Don't get caught up in hollow conceits such as "doing something with your life." Such twaddle...
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Hi.. I'm staci o and I am a Newbie here.. not to the program..
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I thank my HP aka "God" for you all being here! I am in a bit of a slippery place and Need to glean a little experience strength and Hope.. and maybe pass some on. Thanks!
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at 17 days clean........
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at 17 days clean , all my clothes are washed and folded and put away . at 17 days clean i get up up early enough for a shower EVERY day before work. at 17 days clean i actually get my work done...at 17 days clean im not able to sleep on my stomach anymore ( its a guy thing ) at 17 days clean i LOOK FOR SOMETHING TO DO W...
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i am an addict
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My name is Kathleen and I am an addict. This is the first time, ever, that I have said that.
I am addicted to perscription pain killers and have been for over 19 years. I'm 34. Luckily or unluckily, depending on how you look at it, I have been a very high functioning addict. I have never lost a job, or been to...
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Being lonely when first in recovery
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