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Youth in Recovery?
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Anyone here young and staying clean? I'm nineteen and I've been clean for fourteen months, and I've found that unfortunately so many of the young people I've seen come into the rooms I've also seen go out. Then, there are a few who get really involved in the program, getting sponsors, working the ste...
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Sponsorship
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Introduction This pamphlet, based on our collective experiences, answers some of the most commonly asked questions concerning sponsorship. Although this pamphlet offers most of the essential information regarding sponsorship, it is not meant to be comprehensive. Rather, it presents a simpl...
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ok please dont judge
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ok im going to tell you guys my secret. i quite using opiod pain pills about six weeks ago. but i didnt quite drugs. when i was a teenager i used pot all the time. when i met my husband he did too, but when we decided to get married and have a family we put the stuff up and we didnt have any problems. no withdrawls...
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New here......Hello
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Hello everybody, I'm new here.....I am 32 years old and addicted to pain killer medication. I've been addicted for about 3 years now, but I notice my need for them is getting alot worse and I will go completely out of my way to get them. I can't say I'm clean for any number of days conside...
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CHAT ROOM CLOSED April 12
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The chat room will be closed next Thursday April 12th from 11:30pm to 8:00am EST the site it moving its data base we will reopen at 8 am sorry about the inconvienence this is outta our hands and has to do with the service we use to chat. Thank you MIP -- Edited by rayne at 09:35, 2007-04-07 -- Edited by rayn...
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our responsibility as addicts
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we as addict are not responsible for our diease but are responsible for our recovery as well as our actions our behaiviors and the 12 steps helps us find a way to see opur wrong and a way to promptly admit it. when I first came in the doors in 1996 I thought thjis was all abvout me just recently in the past co...
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confused
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I am having troble processing anite terror I had last night I know it is not so much an NA issue But it has my mind in a fog. not really myself today without going into great detail I suppose I am having a mental health day. I am really trying to fight reality and it is working but my mind seems as if I am being hau...
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There is a God!
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While I was using I never really thought of God, and when I did I always said that God is a system, trying to be what I thought was 'scientific'. I am seeing many signs these days, too many to mention. A small thing that happened yesterday but i'd love to share with you: I was supposed to go to an NA meeting nex...
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Am Panicking
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Hi my name is Mayan and i'm an addict. I'm new to this and i'm still nervious. i'm trying to find some help. I'm from the Republic of Maldives, which most of you might not even heard of. We dont have any any NA here but i've attended some meetings in my neighbouring country India...
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hi im new and i need help
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hi, my name is stiffy. i have just joined your forum because i am a recovering opiod addict. it has been six weeks since i was chronicly using. i would be lying if i said that i havent had any pills in six weeks. but for the most part i have been clean. i became addicted about a year ago when my pregnancy caused...
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Topic for April 2nd thru April 8th.....................
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Through our developing relationship with our sponsor, we learn about the principle of trust. By following the suggestions of our sponsor instead of only our own ideas, we learn the principles of open-mindedness and willingness. My relationship with my sponsor has played a large role...
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March 18 2007 6 Months Clean
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 Yeah 6 Months Clean this will be my frist time this long clean ever keep on helping me stay clean thnaks NA love ya all for taking the time out for me I have been working on step one the whole time so remember for all you newcomer who have a spnsor don't forget to do your step work and remember...
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life on lifes' terms
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I have had a rough couple day turned 19months april first but last night i wanted to use and bad I went to sleep instead and bought a pack of smokes the weight that i have put on since I became clean is getting outta control I used to stay so tyhin so life on lifes' terms is giving me a run for my money needless to...
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Somewhere way out there at the top of the world !!!
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Hi all,,, glad to be back at this Forum !!! Nepal convention inASIA !!! Close to the Everest,,, the highest point on earth !! So here it is,,, an NA Convention at the top of the world !!! Id drove newcomers about 4000 miles up and down to a foreign neighbouring country !!! We had a great time and i also played...
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I kindly give you everything you need to know about God
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We're the problem, God is the solution.
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Self Acceptance
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The problem The lack of self-acceptance is a problem for many recovering addicts. This subtle defect is difficult to identify and often goes unrecognized. Many of us believe that using drugs was our only problem, denying the fact that our lives had become unmanageable. Even after we stop using, thi...
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OMG I AM PREGNANT HOW CAN THIS BE?
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I'm haven a bad hair day
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ok a bad day all around I feel weird Ok it happens just have to start it over -- Edited by BigV at 02:04, 2007-04-01
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Concerned, What to do . . .
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Hi all, I'm new here. I have a dielema. My boyfirend has been going to meeting and I have been attending them with him as support. He has an addiction to cocaine and he says that he is clean but I have found indications that he may not be. His addiction has put a lot of stress on our relationship, he has lie...
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tradition stuudies every other thursday
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we will be having tradition studies every other thursaday next thursday will be tradtion 1 feel free to join us and learn about the things that bind us together and keep NA going
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this great spiritual / self development book
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I want to say upfront: I have no interest or any connection with this book or the site. I just feel I have found a pretty neat site and book and I would like to share with the board. http://www.youhavechosentoremember.com/chapter.htm the site has excerpts from the book You Have Chosen to Remembe...
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Recovery Diaries; Tales from Rehab
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The women of miracles have started this thread becase we felt we all have a lot to share about rehab and our time there lessons, pain, and just the funny day to day antics of that first glimpse at a new life. The ones that stayed and helped us continue those that left and we wonder still today. Like so ma...
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Remaining in a state of gratefulness
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I have noticed a huge change in how I feel lately, more at peace , calmer , happy , less physical pain and just generally in a better head space. I think (and my sponsor tells me) that it is because I am not just saying I'm grateful but I am really feeling grateful. I belong to an email gratitude group of...
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inspirational quote
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Years ago posative thinker Kent Keith taught about "The Paradoxical Commandments" Dr Kent's version was later slightly modified and posted on the walls of Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta. Below is the latter version... People are often unreasonable, Irrational, and se...
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Looking For The Assets "Thought for the Day"
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March 27 Looking For The Assets "In accordance with the principles of recovery we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other" Basic Text p. 11 How many times in our recovery have we misunderstood the behavior of another, immediately formed a judgment, applied a...
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MIP Members Wedding Invitation!
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Our Wedding Reception Will be held at Pearsall Memorial Church 3902 Market Street, Wilmington, NC Saturday, July 7th, 2007 Dinner at 7 PM Dancing Starts at 8 PM Map To Wedding - Hugh MacRae ParkMap To Reception - Pearsall Memorial Church
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Daily Topic for 3/12/07
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“Reaching out is the beginning of the struggle that will set us free. It will break down the walls that imprison us. A symptom of our disease is alienation, and honest sharing will free us to recover.”
Basic Text pg. 80
To reach out was a very hard thing for me for a very long time. It took time to find...
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Daily Topic for 3/6/07.........................
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“We live a day at a time but also from moment to moment. When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably. Patience isn’t a strongpoint with us. That’s why we need our slogans and our N.A. friends to remind us to live the program just for today.” ...
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March 24 - Just For Today
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Just For Today March 24 Letting Go Of The Past "It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going." Basic Text p. 22 When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame or despair at calling ourselves "addicts" In the early days, we may be filled with both fear and hope as we st...
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