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A friend of mine died
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My friend died. He had picked up over the summer after 11 years clean. He had recently gone to rehab and had been home for a short period. He went to see his on-again-off-again girlfriend, a former sponsee of mine, who, after some years in the program, is using again. I hear her house has become a crac...
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Need help from a woman please
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I am new here to the forum. There is an issue related to recovery between my husband and I that I would like to discuss with another woman in recovery. My husband is not a drug addict or alcoholic. if anyone can relate, please let me know via private message. Thanks. Joni
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i suck.
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so. i've been sober for 45 days today. and after the week of withdrawals, the days seemed easier to get through. now it seems like i can't get through one day. i cry every night and i keep trying to find a way to keep myself from using. i should be proud of myself and find motivation from my success, but i can'...
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Am I the only one??
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OK, so i've been clean since October 13th. Pretty happy about that but I still get the crazy crazy aches and pains. I was addicted/ probably still am to opiates...eh whatever it is, its not not the current issue. am i the only one (which i'm sure i'm not i just need real advice) that has just the most incred...
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Life's Rewards
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JUST FOR TODAY "We begin to pray only for God's will for us. That way, we get only what we are capable of handling." Basic Text, page 47 Imagine what might happen if God gave us everything we wanted. A fabulous new car, straight A's, a triple salary raise - all ours without effort, just for the a...
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just a newbie
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This is my first time posting. This is my first day clean. I find I hate everything in my life. Because I hate everything it keeps me in touch with my using. It is the excuse I use to pick up again and again. Anyone else feel this hate of everything? Is this normal? Nothing is safe from this anger and h...
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princessofhesse has 60 days clean!!!
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Congratulations Joanna on 60 MIRACLES!!!! Green - Clean & Serene. FROG = Fully Rely On God! The color of money. We aren't spending it on dope anymore. Green for GO! Go to a lot of meetings. The grass is greener on the NA side. Now we're mowing it instead of smoking it. 60 days. How do we get it? We go to me...
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test
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not good news...
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i was interviewed for job a while ago and had to submit a criminal record check... there are two theft charges from like...20 and 25 years ago.. that is preventing me from getting this job... even though i worked at the same job in a different city for 2 years with no problems..for home care as a special ca...
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The love of my life !!
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Were in ove,,, me and this wonderfull lady !! I feel like a teen faliing in love for the first time !! I thought id seen it all= one marriage,many engagements,one girfriend at a time thru the many,one long relationship without marriage or engagement,,, umpteen one nite/one week affairs !!! and now her...
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Hello & Introduction
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Hi I am a newcommer with two weeks clean. I am currently in a relationship with someone who does not (or never has) use. We've been together almost 2 years and probably have argued half of that time about bs. I'm at the point where its getting to me and I am ready to tell her to just leave, I mean if she's re...
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how old is old enough??
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to be someones sponsor??? Our city is small... i think population runs about 40,000 .I first heard that our 12 step programs here are considered by many as very sick. AA mostly. We have many AA meeting..only 2 NA meetings a week. Alot of members of AA use the maintenance program. After about 3 months aro...
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Write,write,write !!!
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Im back to an old practice,,, an almost everday thing i used to do but took time off from because of my house shift,, busy schedule etc,,, but did again this morning,, thats writing,, writing about incidents and examining my thoughts,motives and better ways has always worked wonders and has this time...
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Congratulations Steffeedee on ONE YEAR CLEAN!!
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Congratulations Steffeedee on your ONE YEAR CLEAN AND FREE!!!! Glow in the Dark - So we don't have to. They also say we have an inner glow at this time. Hopefully, we have a sponsor and a home group by now. A home group is where people call us on our shit. And where they buy us a cake on our 1 year or more clean da...
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JUST FOR TODAY ( 11-20-2007 ) Finding Fulfillment
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Finding Fulfillment "We weren't oriented toward fulfillment; we focused on the emptiness and worthlessness of it all." Basic Text, page 86 There were probably hundreds of times in our active addiction when we wished we could become someone else. We may have wished we could trade places...
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2ala2 has 9 months clean!!!
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Congratulations on 9 months of freedom!!! Yellow, my name is ____, I am an addict. It represents the sun. We can see it when we get up in the morning, instead of coming in after a night of using. There is nothing yellow about being in recovery. We're also pregnant with the program at 9 months. How do we get i...
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EmoGurl has 90 days!!!
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CONGRATULATIONS ((CARRIE)) ON 90 MIRACLES!!! Red - Stoplight, stop & look at your program. Thank God we're not dead. We should have RED our Basic Text by now. The color our eyes used to be when we got high, now they are red because we have feelings and we can cry today. 90 days. No slips, dips, or acid t...
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Peggy has 18 months CLEAN!!!
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CONGRATULATIONS PEGGY ON 18 MONTHS CLEAN AND FREE!! Gray - Battleship gray, the war is over, we never have to use again.The color of the duct tape we'll need to use to duct tape our Basic Text back together. The only one with silver writing. It represents that behind every gray cloud is a silver lining. 1...
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Felt Lik Sharing This...
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-- Edited by Tahir at 14:23, 2007-11-26
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Is this all it takes to become NA approved?
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http://www.na.org/updateforms/ngp-form.htm We just register? -- Edited by BigV at 23:01, 2007-11-26
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SORRY NAROCKS !!!
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SORRY FOR DRAGGING ON,,, YOU ARE COOL BELIEVE ME,, I GOT UPSET AT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A PERSONAL ATTACK !! ANYWAYS IM FRIENDS IF U WANT TO BE MINE TOO,,, ELSE TOO IS OK !!
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Dave has 90 days clean!!!
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Congratulations Dave on 90 days clean and free!!! Red - Stoplight, stop & look at your program. Thank God we're not dead. We should have RED our Basic Text by now. The color our eyes used to be when we got high, now they are red because we have feelings and we can cry today. 90 days. No slips, dips, or aci...
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I have HOPE
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Even after knowing all the horror in our World today or even on here at times with the continual relapses and so on. All I can say today is that I have Hope because I have a "GIFT." That gift lives in me each day that I am Clean and Sober living with a Recovery program. I still do things tha...
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Traditions?
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I am curious about what happened to the Traditions discussion that used to be stickied. Has it been abandoned?
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Can I quit without wife ever knowing I did it to begin with?
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Want to stop using. Wife would divorce me and I would lose my son if she ever knew I did it to begin with. Is there anyone who has done this before?
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Regarding Non NA material on this board...
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The material presented on this board is not required to be NA Conference Approved Literature. This board is not a registered NA group, or even recognized as an NA group. It is simply a place where addicts can exchange information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal level. If NA...
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I am Responsible for Me.
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You guys, i was really content, maybe even happy at times in my recovery prior to the pain killers.. they really crushed me emotionally for a little bit there, and i'm still dealing with a bit of hardcore depression that has resurfaced with a vengance because of thise.. but tonight i feel pretty decent...
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tahir
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i love you and will miss you, you are a warm compassionate wonderful person and i am grateful for all you gave me. blessings to you on your journey
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Off topic but had to share I got me one today FINALLY
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afte about a year now of hunting gold I got my first gold nugget today, it's a small one but boy what a nice find.
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first time in 5 years
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i finally have both my girls living with me, really emotional these days. i came home from work the other day and thought holy... coming home to a houseful of people is wierd... i told my girls that then said... but its ok you my people... :) Plus... i got a new puppy just days before my girls moved in...AN...
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