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nites are lonely,,
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my nites are lonely with noone to come back to all those trapping of success the music the friends the money the applause all seems empty with noone to share intimately making out on the phone or internet ??? yes,, but I cant realy touch,feel,know,, so sometimes i obssess sometimes I Meditate hopi...
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february 12 just for today
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February 12 Living In The Moment"We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and weren't too thrilled about the present." Basic Text, p. 7 Until we experience the healing that happens when we work the Twelve Steps, it is doubtful that we can find a statement more true than the quote above. M...
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february 11 just for today
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February 11 A Curse Into A Blessing"We have become very grateful in the course of our recovery.... We have a disease, but we do recover" Basic Text, p. 8 Active addiction was no picnic; many of us barely came out of it alive. But ranting against the disease, lamenting what it has done to us, pi...
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my name is jayson and im still a addict
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My name is Jayson cole, and I am an addict, I sit back, I observe, I often laugh my ass off at the shallow minds that have plagued Narcotics Anonymous. Someone says, "but I can say sober if I want" Of course you can, and it is wonderful that you admit that you are Short Of Being Entirly Recove...
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february 10 just for today
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February 10 Fun! "In recovery our ideas of fun change"Basic Text, p. 102 In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get dressed up and head for the local club. We would dance, drink and do other drugs until the sun rose. On more tha...
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I need advice...anyone...please??
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I am very new to recovery, and I am starting to face the mess I left behind while I was in active addiction. As you know what we can do during that time is not nornally things we would do. I am a good person and anyone who knows me that I am non judgemental, positive, enjoy people, I am a free spirit. As I said I am...
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the hostage begging for freedom
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THE HOSTAGE BEGGING FOR FREEDOM By Jayson Cole The hostage that could see no way out No matter how much he would scream and shout Locked away in a cell so deep A cold steel door no sign of a key His cries could not be heard by the world outside As he longed for the day that he might die In the depths of his cell I he...
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Would you be willing to help a prisoner?
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Good afternoon; I am writing on behalf of my husband, who is serving a lenghty prison sentence within the Michigan Department of Correction. After over ten years of sobriety, he recently relapsed with heroin. He is working hard to find his footing again but is struggling greatly. While there has...
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february 8 just for today'
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February 8 What Is A Sponsor? "an NA sponsor is a member of Narcotics Anonymous, living our program of recovery, who is willing to build a special, supportive, one-on-one relationship with us."IP No. 11, "Sponsorship, Revised" What is a sponsor? You know: That nice person wi...
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back on track for real.
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hey family, i posted on here around the time when my ex boyfriend and i broke up. i realized i was drinking quite a bit after this happend. i went to a friends house for a get together after christmas and i relapsed by using percocet vicodin pot and drinking alot. i then began to enjoy cold medicine because...
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Just for today
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February 6 I Can't - We Can "We had convinced ourselves that we could make it alone and proceeded to live life on that basis. The results were disastrous and, in the end, each of us had to admit that self-sufficiency was a lie" Basic Text p. 59 "I can't, but we can." This simple but pr...
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great walking Meditation !!!
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My sponsor of that tiem had suggested walking as form of Meditation,, just looking at my own feet while i walk and go where i wanted to.. Now last nite there was a great walk in the Full Moon,, around The Rock,, all of 16 kilometeres. Before i set off i just looked at the Rock and decided "ill just walk...
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Loss of Focus, Self Will Run Riot or Pride?
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My father is well known where I come from, let's say that he's the 'mayor'... so when I was in my cups I would sometimes end up on the front page of the newspaper. I wasn't always in the right, but I wasn't always in the wrong either. One time I simply went to my local, drank myself silly because a good mate of m...
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How do I know...?
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How do I know if I have a problem with drugs and alcohol. I am a member of Alanon because of a relationship with an addict. My parents were also both alcoholics, etc. I drank and drugged with my A, but my obsession seemed to be more about him than the drugs. However, I find that I do use when not with him- thou...
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Oh please help me someone
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oh god, please somebody help me. i cant control myself anymore. i started using drugs in my freshman year of highschool. i have an IQ of genius level, and made straight A's. as time went on those grades slowly fell. now im a freshman in college and spend more time high then i do sober. it started out as just...
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february 6 just for today
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February 6 I Can't - We Can "We had convinced ourselves that we could make it alone and proceeded to live life on that basis. The results were disastrous and, in the end, each of us had to admit that self-sufficiency was a lie" Basic Text p. 59 "I can't, but we can." This simple but pr...
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the river
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The RiverI see a picture in my mind...there is a river...sometimes turbulent, sometimes calmand across that river there is a stairway---not a rustic wooden one that can rot, but a stable cement one...built to bear the pounding of many feet, without crumbling.That river is my life ----- the stairwa...
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february 5 just for today
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February 5 Keep Coming Back! "We are grateful that we were made so welcome at meetings that we felt comfortable." Basic Text p. 80 Remember how scared we were when we walked into our first NA meeting? Even if we walked in with a friend, most of us recall how difficult it was to attend that first...
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Glad I read this today :-)
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Outside the days are short and often dark. The land is wet and most of the old leaves and fruit have fallen and are rotting back into the Earth. I know that the Earth is preparing for rebirth, but slowly, there's no hurry, there's time to rest a while before the busy cycle begins again. I feel that I too have...
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Falling very fast ....
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-- Edited by Kana at 13:46, 2008-02-03
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february 4 just for today
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February 4 Feeling Good Isn't The Point "For us, recovery is more than just pleasure." Basic Text p. 42 In our active addiction, most of us knew exactly how we were going to feel from one day to the next. All we had to do was read the label on the bottle or know what was in the bag. We planned our fee...
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Just for today
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February 3 We Need Each Other "Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity creed, religion, or lack of religion." Basic Text p. 9 Addiction closed our minds to anything new or different. We didn't need anyone or anything, we thought. There was nothing of value to be found i...
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10 Addicts - A Poem
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10 Addicts - A Poem 10 Addicts, all in a line, One got to thinking--- Then there were Nine. 9 Addicts, one said, "Wait!" "A near beer can't hurt!"--- Then there were eight. 8 Addicts, lookin' up to heaven. One cut out meetings--- ...
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Frustrated
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My husband and I have been clean for over 9 months now. His son, 16, is also an actively using addict. When I got back from in-patient, he was very distant. Recently he was called to the principal's office as the teacher suspected he was high at school for the 3rd time in a week. His mom (I'm just the ste...
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february 3 just for today
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February 3 We Need Each Other "Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity creed, religion, or lack of religion." Basic Text p. 9 Addiction closed our minds to anything new or different. We didn't need anyone or anything, we thought. There was nothing of value to be found i...
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Our Past
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What can we do when the past comes up to haunt us? I was doing really well until I got an e-mail tonight from some loser. He says he has some damaging photos and is trying to extort money out of me. I am don't know what photos he has for sure but thier for sure not good and they are probably true. It will cause m...
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new with a lot of questions.
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hi i'm amelia, i just joined a few minutes ago. i'm not even sure if i belong here..i've only been sober for three days and this is the first time i've been out of bed long enough to really do something on the computer. i just needed some advice..a lot, and nobody around here has any for me. this is the longes...
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how does this work?
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hi, my name is fatal im 27...and im new at all of this... the last time i quit my drug of choice i did it on my own cold turkey... im struggling more this time tho... a lot more... and ive never been to a professional or n/a or anything like that so... could someone explain all of this to me without making fun? t...
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just an update on my weight loss
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I have taken a new pic to share I have gone from 274 to 214 I wanted to share my gratitude
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febraury 2 just for today
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February 2 Goodwill " Goodwill is best exemplified in service; proper service is doing the right thing for the right reason."Basic Text p. ix The spiritual core of our disease is self-centeredness. In dealing with others, the only motive our addiction taught us was selfishness we wante...
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