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new..questions..am I in the right place??
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hi..forgive me if i am not too good at this message board thing..i am new to this all. I don't even know if i belong here actually. a bit of history..I was injuryed in 2002 ans have been on prescribed pain meds ever since..I have had a chroic pain problem since 2002..then in march (last month)..after many...
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too good to be true
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last night a girl in the program who got her wisdom teeth out had vicodin prescribed to her and she gave me some last night, i was so caught off guard.. i felt sick and i kept going back in forth in my mind about using it.. and i held onto it for about 3 hours before i decided to fuck up, and i did fuck up and i feel s...
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What do you do to distract yourself from a craving?
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Hi, I'm one week clean/sober and am in trouble right now. After I get home from work is the time when I REALLY start craving and it being Friday makes it even harder (it's the weekend - time to party). Just wondering what some of you use to distract yourself from an intense craving. I've been using food...
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a problem
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hello all....i am, like you all, a recovering addict, clean for 6 months from my drugs of choice vicodin and tequila....or whatever the drs. would give me for my chronic pain problems.... this is my 3rd, and last, recovery...i am 51 yrs old and cannot do it again... my husband and i have been married nea...
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Hi...want to introduce myself
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I am so glad to have found this forum. I am 44 years old, married mother of 2. I am really struggling right now. I have used alcohol and substances since I was 15 years old. But I am having a really hard time describing myself as an addict or alcoholic. I have it in my head that an addict/alcoholic is som...
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60 days
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I'll have 60 days on wednesday.. for a while i didn't even care.. i've felt horrible the last 2 months and just wanting to use and planning my escape from the program (hard to do when you have no money, car, and you are over 3,000 miles from home) but something amazing happend yesterday, i had a good day, i w...
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i need more people at meetings
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i have been at all the meetings this week and i have been doing the chairing all week and i have been in the hospital and very sick but im still in the room doing what i need to do to keep me clean. but i havent seen much of no one going to the meetings anymore whats going on with that i want more people at the meeti...
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Video - Letting Go, Letting God
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During a recent trip to Houston, Texas I was asked to speak at the recovery house that I got clean and sober at 18 years ago. I have created a video using a portion of that meeting, with some of other content. It is my hope that some of you will enjoy this 29 minute video I created for the guys in my recovery ho...
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another update on bypass weight loss yay!!!!!!
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JUST FOR TODAY ( 4/7/2008 )"The Value Of The Past"
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"This firsthand experience in all phases of illness and recovery is of unparalleled therapeutic value. We are here to share it freely with any addict who wants to recover." Basic Text, page 10 Most of us came into the program with some serious regrets. We had never finished high school, or...
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Grateful for the bridges I've burned
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My name is Beth and I'm an addict. I was sitting in a meeting today and as the meditation was being read I realized that I'm thankful for the bridges I've burned during my active addiction and even the ones I burned in my recovery. If the people in my life hadn't set boundaries with me and let me be where I was...
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April 8, Just for Today
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April 8 Happiness "We come to know happiness, joy and freedom."Basic Text p. 88 If someone stopped you on the street today and asked if you were happy, what would you say? "Well, gee, let's see... I have a place to live, food in the refrigerator, a job, my car is running... Well, yes, I gu...
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created simple made difficult
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Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude. Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. Madness is rare in...
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Trying to figure this song out " Pain"
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Pain lyrics Pain, without love Pain, I can't get enough Pain, I like it rough 'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all You're sick of feeling numb You're not the only one I'll take you by the hand And I'll show you a world that you can understand This life is filled with hurt When happiness doesn't wo...
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hugs
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hello family, been a while, lots going on in my life, our resident passed away at work, he was 47..so been dealing with that and a boss who is seriously grieving.. still after over a month is wearing black everyday, each grieve in their own way, i can only pray for her and do. i've missed you, i've missed p...
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Identification (Just For Today 4-5-2008)
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"Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things I'd done." Basic Text, page 175 Addicts often feel terminally unique. We're sure that no one used drugs like we did or had to do the things that we did to get them. Feeling that no one really understands us can keep us from...
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reaching out into this
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well iam working on 12 years and decided to go out into the dating world after 8 years being single huh just not ready i dont no how to do this anymore i thought i could handle meeting men huh i met 1 and i think i am clingy or just liked being told i was worth going on a date more than once but then he says hes not r...
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Howdy
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Having trouble sleeping so I just wanted to say hello and share whats going on while I'm up since I haven't posted in awhile. I'll have about 80 days clean now, april 11 will be my 90 days, and the pregnancy is still going fine. 6 months along now and all my tests and ultrasounds look good and on track. I've b...
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Insides and outsides JFT 3/31/2008
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Insides and outsides Our real value is in being ourselves. Basic Text, page 101 As we work the steps, were bound to discover some basic truths about ourselves. The process of uncovering our secrets, exposing them, and searching our characters reveals our true nature. As we become acquainted with ou...
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Rhea,,more India pics
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hi Rhea,, these are from the Convention in mumbai,, about 700 miles from here,, different state ,,different language,,same solution=12 Steps NA !!!
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the revolving doors
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lately i've been thinking of all the people that i've met and become friends with in NA and like how they've gone back out and used and sort of dropped off the face of the earth. and i know that we've all got different paths, and some of them might even be getting clean elsewhere, but most i know are still out...
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the pathway to sobriety recovery problem
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this is something that i have to read in the hospital. this is just something that i thought you guys could give me insight on it. THE EIGHT PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWAY TO SOBRIETY RECOVERY PROGRAM 1.) first principle-admitting to the problem-we admit we have abused or have been addicted to alcohol or th...
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Hey Everyone
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So i'm still in the program out here.. even though i've been close to leaving a couple times.. but i'll have 60 days on April 7th, that is a long time.. longer than i thought i could ever get.. how are you guys doing?
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The big con job
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addiction telling you you are it, don't listen it's just a con. also known as a scam, swindle, grift, bunko, flim flam, or scheme, is an attempt to swindle a person or people (known as the "mark" or sometimes "griftee") which involves gaining his or her confidence.
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Help covering tonight's meeting
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I have a big project for work tonight. Can someone cover my meeting? I can cover yours this week. Let me know. Thanks.
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March 30, Just for Today
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March 30 God - Centeredness "Gradually as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope."Basic Text p. 92 What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us lived lives of utter hopelessness. We believed we were destined to d...
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March 29, Just for Today
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March 29 Our Own True Will "God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. God's will... becomes our own true will for ourselves."Basic Text p. 46 It's human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though we o...
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March 28, Just for Today
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March 28 Facing Feelings "We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic."Basic Text p. 29 While we were using, many of us were unable or unwilling to feel many emotions. If we were happy, we used to make us happier. If we were an...
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Visit to my Daughter
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I had a visit with my Daughter for a few days. She is in University, myself and my wife live in another country so it is not often we get to visit her. It was so nice to visit her as a responsible parent, someone that she could look up to rather than be embarrassed of what I might do or say. We just hung out, ate at...
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New HERE
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i HAVE RELAPSED AFTER 3 1/2 YEARS AND NOW HAVE 63 DAYS CLEAN..STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE DESIRE TO USE AND HAVING A HARD TIME MOTIVATING INTO MY RECOVERY..I BADLY WANT TO STAY CLEAN AND THIS TIME AROUND I LOST MY JOB OF 21 YRS..POSSIBLY MY NURSING LICENSE AND REELING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET MY LIFE...
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