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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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Whelp I have a problem with mIRC
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I keep getting kicked and I can't run a meeting getting disconnected every 5 minutes. This could be my ISP or some sort of DOS attacks on me, I don't think its happening to anyone else so will need some time to figure out what the trouble is, I hope its not some disgruntled person because that will serve th...
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My concept of Total Serenity !!
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thatll be the day,,, ha,ha,ha !!!
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Sponsee of 7 yrs died, it hurts
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Hi Everyone, I'm really feeling bad tonight. A sponsee of 7 years that I truly got to know, befriend and cherish died about 2 weeks ago, after a really short bout with cancer. He died clean and sober. He was a true friend in recovery. We worked steps together, did 12 Step calls together, went to AA and NA so...
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staying in the moment
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Staying in the Present Moment Often, one of our biggest questions is "What's going to happen?" We may ask this about our relationships, our career, our recovery, and our life. It is easy to tangle us up in worrisome thoughts. Worrying about what's going to happen blocks us from functionin...
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Introduction
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Hello, I hope this is the right place to post an intro... my name is Julie. I have been in the program before but was one of those that only went to meetings. I just finished Step 1 and I am looking forward to starting Step 2. I am really glad I found this site and hope to get to some of your meeting. Bye for...
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thanks for the vids John
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I posted in the original thread. I suppose the funeral went well. I miss him too.
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todays keep it simple
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Keep It Simple Go and wake up your luck---Perian proverb We've been given recovery. For this, we're lucky. And we're grateful. Now it's up to us. We must accept our choices. When we're afraid, do we choose to be alone? Or do we choose to go to extra meeting? When we're not honest, do we keep it secret? Or do...
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janaury 30 just for today
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January 30 Giving It Away " We must give freely and gratefully that which has been freely and gratefully given to us." Basic Text p. 47 In recovery, we receive many gifts. Perhaps one of the greatest of these gifts is the spiritual awakening that begins when we stop using, growing stronger e...
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reality
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dancing with the devil by Immotal Technique [Verse 1] I once knew a nigga whose real name was William his primary concern, was making a million being the illest hustler, that the world ever seen he used to fuck moviestars and sniff coke in his dreams a corrupted young mind, at the age of thirteen nigga ne...
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the language of letting go
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Off The Hook We can learn not to get hooked into unhealthy, self-defeating behaviors in relationships - behaviors such as caretaking, controlling, discounting ourselves, and believing lies. We can learn to watch for and identify hooks, and choose not to allow ourselves to be hooked. Often, peopl...
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january 26 just for today
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January 26 Self-Centeredness " The spiritual part of our disease is our total self-centeredness." Basic Text p. 20 What is self-centeredness? It is our belief that the world revolves around us. Our wishes, our demands are the only ones worth consideration. Our self-centered minds bel...
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january 27 just for today
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January 27 Learning how to live again " We learn new ways to live. We are no longer limited to our old ideas." Basic Text p. 54 We may or may not have been taught right from wrong and other basics of life as children. No matter, by the time we found recovery, most of us had only the vaguest idea of ho...
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january 25 just for today
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January 25 An Added Gift " We see it happening among us every day This miraculous turnabout is evidence of a spiritual awakening." Basic Text p. 49 We watch them walk in to their first meeting defeated, their spirits broken. Their suffering is obvious, and their desire for help even more ap...
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have a good weekend all
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Hello & Good Morning Everyone........ Hope you all made it through this week O,K. Its Saturday and the end of the work week for most of you so here's hoping you will enjoy the weekend to the fullest.I know I will try. I hope you have a wonderful weekend and your days are filled with Happiness a...
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