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Healing through Art
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One of my new brothers here sited Tolkien as having given him the imagery for when he arrived at the end of the line. Tolkien did the same for me when the LSD had torn my insides apart. He still does, through Peter Jackson's films, the musical score, etc. Art heals.
I write novels, y...
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KNOW THE ENEMY READ READ READ
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http://www.earthgroupna.org/literature/basictext/ -- Edited by BigV at 11:11, 2006-08-13
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Morphine
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Morphine
She’s a beautiful woman with death in her eyes White-lace and soft breasts and razor-blade thighs The mythical sirens lured men to their death With voices so sweet they were heaven’s own breath
‘Cause when you are down then the doctors will say With one shot of this all your pain goes...
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groovy camping
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hi addicts.we had over 100 addicts at the n.a. campout.it was awesome.there were twice as many on the weekend.
it was out in the country,over 4 hours drive from toronto.
it was cool seeing folks from small towns who are willing to drive an hour to support local na groups rather than insult an...
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yay and nay
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ok so first the YAY! i made a week clean today :)
and on the NAY well my cousin who was 16 shot himself this week. his dad(my uncle) and my grnma told my mother she needed 2 get it 2gether and get it right with me(she disowned me like 8 months ago) well apparently her and her hus...
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Introduction
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Hello family, let me start by telling you who i am. My name is Kristy and I and a grateful recovering addict. I have recently returned back to these rooms of narcotics anonymous. Just For Today I have fourty-four clean days. I have also recently switched sponsors since I hav...
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IM Ready To hear/accept Suggests.
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Hi ALL : --------
1st i need to thank you all and thank who give me reply for my posts. second im so happy cause i found this place that i can get and ask for recovery.
and now i need to write my Feels and Struggles that i have since long time and did't talk to any one about it.
Here Is My Feels/Struggles : _...
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the one word we never wanna use
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that one simple word. 2 syllables(3 depending which system you use). its such a simple word that to many has no real meaning. but to an addict it is the biggest and worst word to hear. and its even worse to have to use. by now any addict knows the word im talking about.&nb...
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F'ed up head and tired part deux.
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John sent me here to check a post out...... wow...... i gotta say I won't sleep tonight, and tomorrow is going to suck.
Man I hope people are still on that topic. I posted to it, and I need that help too. I hate asking for help damnit.
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Why...
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-- Edited by Ahmed at 13:40, 2006-08-14
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hey ahmed
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glad you are here -- Edited by dalin at 12:09, 2006-08-05 -- Edited by dalin at 12:09, 2006-08-05
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cook book update 7/31/06
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Hello everyone,
This is to update you on the progress of the Miracles In Progress Cook Book. It is still be put together. I am getting 365 inspirations and motivational thoughts to put with all the recipes. I am having to be very careful for copywrites. This has become a bi...
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"my dearest addiction"
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Need Help...
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I Need Help..need any way to get me out from the bad feels , and help me to start from the begining the steps ... and i need to know it can be to get sponser online , cause my sponser going to marry and he will be unaviliable for a month i think , and i use internet more so it will help me more i think.
and i read som...
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for my mystery mailer
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i think we addicts are allergic to pain.we run from it,worship it,live in avoidance,and allow it to manage our lives.i had a tooth pulled a couple of weeks ago.my diseased ass lived in avoidence of reality for so long,and for not taking care of life on lifes terms,well,reality happened.life caught u...
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hi im new
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hi im new here and so any advice on the site and how it works or anything is appreciated.
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Dual Diagnosis
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hello all,
I have what is called a dual diagnois: I am a recovering addict who has a mental health issues. I would write that my main issue is Bipolar Disorder, but my therapist says that the word "addict" describes me more so than Bipolar. You see, I am also "addicted" to a s...
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new here
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I'm new here..and to getting better. Luckily I'm not as bad as I used to be..but right now it's gotten more dangerous. I also got pulled over by the cops a few weeks ago for dui and possession. Ironically, it wasn't a night that I had really partied. I got upped on my anti ds and I think it reacted badly.
Be...
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sponsor
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does anyone know where i can get an online sponsor and/or go to online meetings on a regular basis as im now clean 45 days and without either atm. i want to work the program and i want to get clean amd stay clean.
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MISERABLE AND FUCKED UP HEAD
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Hello, I just got my 5 year chip and I have never been so miserable in my life. God, what a living hell. My thinking is soooooooooooo fu.....ed up it's not even funny. I have gone to a meeting and expressed my feelings. I usually go to 3 meetings a wee...
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step 6
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let me know what you think of my six step writing from the nawol.
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Stay in the arena even if you fall
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these words from a former president were inspiring to me and kept my head up.
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Hello, i am new
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Hmmm... where to start. My name is Sarah and I am wanting to find a sponser. I have been clean since April of 05 and well, I haven't had any help. I do know that I could just as easily relapse as anyone else so, I am finally seeking support, which is a huge step for me. I have g...
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hey callie
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cally are you there? -- Edited by dalin at 02:02, 2006-07-31
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relapsed
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I had a serious problem with cocaine for several years in college and after. I was what you might call a functional addict, because I hid it very well and was still able to maintain a house a good job and a child, all by myself. Finally I knew that it was time to quit. so I came clean with my whole family, who ha...
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Just needing some encouragement.......
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Hello Everyone, I've been here before but it's been quite a long time. (I can't remember what I was signed in under before) It was about last June, I quite cold turkey taking NORCO. I'm sorry to say, I've been on them and off them since. The last time I went back on them was this February, I've been on them an...
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SPEAKERS,SPONSORS,AND ANGELS
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I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW HARD IT IS FOR ME TO GET TO A MEETING,BECAUSE OF MY OWN RESISTANCE AND COMPLACENCY.I THEN THOUGHT ABOUT PEOPLE I'VE SEEN THAT HAVE BEEN SPEAKERS OR RUN MEETINGS,OR TAKE ON EVEN MORE RESPONSIBILITY IN THE OVERALL STRUCTURE AND "GOVERNMENT" OF NA OR AA.THEY DEVOTE SO MUCH OF THEM...
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50 DAYS CLEAN AND SOBER!!!
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My name is Raymond and I am a drug addict and alcoholic.
I am 22 years old and live in Providence Rhode Island. When I first came to this message board I had 23 days clean and sober. I now have 50 days! I have been going to meetings regularly and feel better each day. I am shocked at how the cravings to drin...
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A New Path
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sponsorship in n.a.
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hi all.......glad we are here and clean.we all come in here doing the best we know how.my first attempts as a sponsor,i was carrying the mess instead of the message.i was quoting outside litterature in the meetings,because the message i had was borowed,and not mine.i was told by one mem...
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NA MEETINGS
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I am reading a lot about na meetings and how everyone should go them why is it important to goto them? what are they about? If they help with my addiction i will go, i just want to know what i'm getting myself into.
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