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JUST FOR TODAY 2/19/2008 RESERVATIONS
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Reservations "Relapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program." Basic Terxt, page 76 A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely relapse. Wha...
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march 10 just for today
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March 10 Our Own Recovery "The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery possible."Basic Text, p. 19 There's lots to like in Narcotics Anonymous. The meetings, for one, a...
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march 9 just for today
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March 9 Small Things "In the past, we made simple situations into problems; we made mountains out of molehills."Basic Text, p. 87 Making mountains out of molehills seems to be our specialty. Have you heard it said that to an addict, a flat tire is a traumatic event? Or how about those of us wh...
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lean times ?
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For Gods sake,, what going on ?? Im 46 years age,,clean and serene,,doing well family,friends and work wise,, bt whats missing??? how do i get back to the energyy level I had even 4 months ago ?? male menopause ?? ha,ha, ha, anyone identify ????
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march 8 just for today
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March 8 Learning To Love Ourselves "What we want most is to feel good about ourselves."Basic Text, p. 97 "We'll love you until you can learn to love yourself!" These words, heard so often in our meetings, promise a day we look forward to eagerly - the day when we'll know how to love...
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What is wrong with me?
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I don't know what is wrong with me. Everything is going good with my family, my work. I don't have any money problems, other than I always want more. I have been clean for 4+ months since my last relapse. I am planning to relapse again soon. What is my problem? I don't want to relapse, I don't want to be a mess...
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Watch out for the cold medicines
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I've had a head cold for 2 days now barely gotten out of bed I feel so bad. I took some decongestants this morning and cough suppressor and a few hours later I felt like using so bad !!! must have been some sudafed or something tweeky in one of them or the combination of things I took. Anyhow layed in bed just p...
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A Few Recovery Quotes that I came upon...
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It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. If you're looking to have an image in NA, look around at the meetings you go to and take a look at whom you're trying to impress. An addict is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating. Addiction is the leading cause of relapse. I often obsessively pursue...
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march 7 just for today
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March 7 Priorities "The good times can also be a trap; the danger is that we may forget that our first priority is to stay clean."Basic Text, p. 42 Things can get really good in our recovery. Perhaps we've found our "soul mate" built a rewarding career, started a family. Maybe our...
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meeting prayer
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meeting prayer our high power, we come to you as a friend. You have said that where two or more are gather in your name there you will be in the midst. we believe you are with us now. we believe this is something you would have us do and that it has your blessing. we be...
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Greetings and Vacation
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Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that I am leaving for a 10-day vacation and will not be online. I look forward to reading your posts upon my return! Also, I've been in touch with Chedza and she sends her regards. She has recently moved and has limited internet access. I hope you all stay safe and wel...
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Dreams
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OK to start with I have a diagnosis of having some bi-polarness, and take seroquil for it. It helps A LOT, and I don't wake up at 2AM worrying.anymore (My therapist has even said i seem very relaxed, and he thinks we should cut back to once a month) If I dowake up, I just say the serenity prayer till I drift of...
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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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