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18 Months...Today!
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I was out walking my dog, going over the day in my mind (and FREEZING), thinking I'd stay in tonight and read. The it dawned on me my son's 22nd Bday...and my 18th month anniversary! So I called my sponsor...he said it was the best news he had all day! It's wonderful being clean after using for 38 years. Tha...
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lonliness and doubting yourself advice?
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Hey agian I recently posted up a post about how I had been sober for three days..well within that next week my dealer called..and as anyone knows, when it calls.. well after using in my room by myself alone, my mom caught me and I just confessed everything..because just being alone with no one but the sh...
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well damn it
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okay I relapsed on a sip of wine when I went and had a weekend with ither gastric ypass patient the one place I feel myself with out having to try I always felt like I had to try with NA with these ppl I don't I was just me here it is a constant struggle and I am not sure it is where I belong I am finding places and pp...
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Here we go (again)
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hey, so i'm sitting in a hotel room in oregon, it's beautiful up here guys, there is this big lake that has mountains around it i can see out the window.. very cool stuff.. so i'm checkin into this place in about an hour here.. won't have computer for a while.. but wanted to say thanks to you guys for being go...
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going back to school!
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Just excited and wanted to share with yall what I did yesterday, I went and applied at a local community college here to finish my degree! I've been to college 3 different times but never finished a degree because of drugs. But I still had all my old credits and over 40 hours worth so after talking to a coun...
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Lies and Relapse
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My name is Kira, and I'm very new to all of this. I relapsed about 8 months ago, but I lied about it. I wasn't ready to get humble and I was so afraid of everything. I was living in a recovery house and I knew if i admitted that I had gotten high I would get kicked out, and as a result I would probably keep getting h...
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march 6 just for today
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March 6 Rationalizing Away Our Recovery "As a result of the Twelve Steps, I'm not able to hold on to old ways of deceiving myself."Basic Text, pg. 176 We all rationalize. Sometimes we know we are rationalizing, admit we are rationalizing, yet continue to behave according to our rationali...
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LONG TIME
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hello everyone one this is peggy from long long ago.... i just wanted to drop in and say hawdy and say i'm still doing good , i will be coming up to my 2nd year at the end of may,,, if i hadn't of found you in those early months of my recovery , i might not be here today. being able to vent and share my struggles and...
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this a update on jayson cole
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i'm doing better tonight the i was the last few days. the chemo will gets me down and out. i'm just glad that its the chemo that does it or the flu that my boy gots which means i will that keeps us reading to each other and instead of karate. or the fact that when i say i cant right now that it will past and not last...
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Am I in danger of being dragged down again?
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Hello. This is a really long post, and I apologize for that, but I something has been bothering me lately that I can't seem to wrap my head around. In the future hopefully I won't have these problems. I recently signed up for this forum to cover topics related to addiction/recovery. I have been an addict...
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march 5 just for today
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March 5 From Rude Awakening To Spiritual Awakening "When a need arises for us to admit our powerlessness, we may first look for ways to exert power against it. After exhausting these ways, we begin sharing with others and find hope."Basic Text, p. 79 We've sometimes heard it said in our mee...
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march 2 just for today
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March 2 Success "Any form of success was frightening and unfamiliar."Basic Text, p. 14 Before coming to NA, few of us had much experience with success. Every attempt to stop using on our own had ended in failure. We had begun to give up hope of finding any relief from active addiction. We had...
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march 1 just for today
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March 1 Anxiety Attack? "[The] Power that brought us to this program is still with us and will continue to guide us if we allow it."Basic Text, p. 26 Ever had a panic attack? Everywhere we turn, life's demands overwhelm us. We're paralyzed, and we don't know what to do about it. How do we break...
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march 1 the language of letting go
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letting go of anger In recovery,we often discuss anger objectively.yes we reason, its and emotion were all prone to experience. yes the goal in recovery is to be free of resentment and anger. yes its okay to feel angry, we agree. well maybe.... anger i...
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Teen meetings in Tampa/ Clearwater area
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My son is 17 & is wanting to attend a meeting for the first time. We need to find out if he can go by himself, as he is NOT wanting mom & dad to tag along with him. (not COMPLETELY comfortable with this, but trying to deal) Does anyone know if he CAN go by himself?
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Just for today Feb 29th
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February 29 Anything! "Our disease has been arrested, and now anything is possible. We become increasingly open-minded an open to new ideas in all areas of our lives."Basic Text p. 102 For many of us, our first few months or years in NA are a wonderful time. We're willing to try anything, an...
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Just for today Feb 26
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February 26 Remorse "The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse."Basic Text, p. 38 Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to conside...
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Just for today Feb 28
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February 28 The Greatest Gift "Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future."Basic Text, p. 93 When we begin coming to meetings, we hear other addicts talking about the gifts they have received as a result of this program, things we never thought of as "g...
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dont quit
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When things go wrong as they sometimes will. when the road you're trudging seems all uphill. when the funds are low and debts are high and you want to smile but you have to sigh. when care is pressing you down a bit. Rest if you must but don't quit. Life is funny with its twists and turns as everyone of us some...
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february 28 just for today
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February 28 The Greatest Gift "Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future."Basic Text, p. 93 When we begin coming to meetings, we hear other addicts talking about the gifts they have received as a result of this program, things we never thought of as "g...
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hmmmmmmmm,,,,please please do read this !
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SAND AND STONE !!! TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT. DURING SOME POINT OF THE JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT; AND ONE FRIEND SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE IN THE FACE. THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED WAS HURT, BUT WITHOU...
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ha,ha, haw !!!
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I did it,, I climbed the hill !!
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Hello My friends in recovery at this wonderful Forum,, I went on a climb,, 4000 feet of steep,near vertical rockfaced hill,,, I was constantly reminded that recdovery is always an uphill task,,,, im greatful to have gone up that hill,, my second conquest,,previous one was about 200 feet but not as st...
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livin n enjoyng life without the use of drugs !!
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the irony ?? sponsors were an alcohol giant !! but the Radio were sponsors too,, there were ,many NAs and AAs in the crowd,, as well as friends of recovery !!!
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I am not sure that I belong here....
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But I need some advice from you guys. My father in law is an addict. His addictions have changed over the years, but currently he is addicted to prescription pain killers, mostly opiate based things (I think). Anyway, he checked into rehab a few days ago. I am here becuase I am looking for help for my hu...
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Birthday
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Hi everyone, It's my Birthday today! I am 14 years old today and I am so glad that I can say that. It certainly doesn't seem like 14 years has passed by me. But when I look at our photographs and see how we have all changed it shows. My Son is a man and my Mom and Dad got old. My parent's have been married 61 year...
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please dont strangle the singles !!
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Dear Friends at this Wonderful Miracles Forum,, Please do read excerpts from a book by a recovering friend,, very valuable consideringbhow singles are usualy singled out for rebuke,,, and to break the falsehood that "GOOD RECOVERY" must include a relationship !! I'm fifty-four year...
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february 20 just for today
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February 20 Powerlessness, Personal Responsibility "Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems."Basic Text, p. 13 When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remem...
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A Mother, Son discussion on Tatoos
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A Mother Son discussion on Tatoos, LAst evening I had a very pleasant conversation with my 22 year old Son. We laughed and had such a wonderful time. He shared about his job and how he was doing, how some of the clients he services are. The restaurants are dirtier in some nationalities more so than others...
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hey guys.
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So on the thirteenth of february, i got four months under my belt. and while i know that this a big deal for me, i don't feel like i've made a big accomplishment. it was hell getting here, and it's still hell, but i feel like i still suck and that there's no progression. i've also been too afraid to go back to a...
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