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XANAX WITHDRAWALS; PLEASE HELP ME!
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 Greetings, I'm Linda-Marie, drug addict in recovery from pain meds 81 day, alcohol 31...
The problems I'm having is my Dr. put me on Xanax, I've been taking approx. 4 mg a day for about a month and a half. I have only a few left and want this to be my last prescritpion. I've become add...
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recovery journey
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hey guys, here's a little about my journey. i came into recovery in my late 20s. assumeing alcohol to be my main problem i spent many years in aa ,a good program but not enough for me as i am truly an addict and it took a few small relapses on what i considered safe drugs as i didnt like them to wake me up. my life...
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introduction
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Hello, I am a crack addict(who can not spell) Ihave lost many homes and friends. I am on ssdi i get a check once a month.once i start i do not stop till all the money is gone. then i am broke for the rest of the month and i don't think about it. i am very shy, and started going out to the clubs to meet poeple. i do not...
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new
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Hey guys, I'm new, real new, as in today will make 2 days, it's not my first time, but I guess I'm new again, anyways, I would like to be able to attend meetings online sometimes and I'm having some trouble figuring out how to get my computer to connect me. I don't know if my anti-virus blocks it or what, but i...
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Life on lifes terms
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I guess all addicts have a problem dealing with life on lifes terms. I surely know that I do. The responsibility of myself alone is so completely overwhelming, but then add on all the responsibilities of life and i feel like i am going insane. I am a strong believer in my Higher Power (who I call God) and I k...
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First time here
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Hello my name is Danielle and this is my first time here.I have been doing drugs since the age of twelve,i went from one drug to another.My drug of choice is crack cocaine and i have been clean for 48 days now and some days it gets really hard for me.I am a very impulsive person and a creature of habit, i reall...
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First time here
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Hello, this is my first time here. My name is Bri and I am an alcoholic addict. I have been on dope for 7 years. I had a drug of choice that I stopped but shortly changed to others and have been just as miserable. I have been to rehab and to meetings locally. I am too anxious so I dont go, but I would love to talk to...
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"Giving up an ...OLD FRIEND ..."
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"GIVE UP THE GHOST"
GIVE UP THE FRIEND
GIVE UP THE HOST
GIVE UP THE LOVER
YOU LOVE TO LOVE MOST
IN THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON
IN THE DARKEST CORNER
OF THE LONELIEST OF ROOMS
WHERE DARKNESS ONCE LIVED
IN THE SHADOW OF YOUR HEART
WHERE YOU CAN NOW FIND THE COU...
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Happy Easter !!!!
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Happy Easter to all here !!!
Though not religious at all,, THE GREAT EXAMPLE proves that its always the Forces of Good that will prevail !!!
It imposrtanat to keep the faith in difficult,dark,unclear times !!!!
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Raman
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substituting addictions
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Hi folks,,,
back home after many days and slepless nites in hospital,, finally the doctors got the gall bladder renoved to save me from another attack of pancreitis !!!!
They say thers no problem and that a human can live well without a gall !!!
As i lay restless,, just in order to focus on recover...
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Raman
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Need Advice
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My friend/partner recently confessed his heavy addiction to cocaine. I knew he used but never thought it had taken such power over his life. I am not exactly sure what brought him to where he is today but I am very happy and proud that he has joined a center and is receiving cou...
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Advice please
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I am an alcoholic but since stopping alcohol I have switched to codeine and now use upto 30 a day and I am just scared to let go even though I know life will be better clean. Does anyone know how to withdraw and shold I go NA (I already go to AA)
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Trudi
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Life is so full today!
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Its been a little while since I have posted. Things are going well with me. My life is full but I have been making meetings and networking and stuff. Its been hard to find time to get on the message board. Lon, how are you doing? I got elected area secretary and I am consid...
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checking in after sometime !!!
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Hello folks,
Raman an addict,,,signing in after nearly two weeks !!!
I had to be hospitalised for gall bladders stones,,, a painful condition that peaked after few very exiting shows with my saxophone !!!
I sat there that nite going crazy with the pain,,, had a friend take me for first aid,,,
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problems with sex
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Hi - this is my first post and I really need it - I am almost three years clean, am away from home for two months in a place with no english speaking meetings even close and am starting to feel it. My first problem is being faithfull to my girlfriend - I ve done some work in the slaa area but...
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Hey cooncatbob
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Bob,
NAchat/NArecovery is back up again.
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requirements for chairing
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I got clean in Dallas, Texas and the requirments for chairing a meeting there was 90 days consecutive clean time and a chairpersons workshop. This is regardless of if you had just relapsed and came back....you needed to obtain 90 days and this workshop.
In Omaha, there is no clean-time requirement...
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Newbie here
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So, here I am.
I took the first step last night/yesterday, when I recognized that I needed to put the weed down the disposal, throw the pipe away, and focus on how I was using it to mask my inner pain.
Sure, it made me horny, hungry, and then sleepy.
But it never made me happy.
I already got my 2 year c...
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STILL ALIVE & STILL CLEAN!!!!!!!
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This is Rev here If anyone was wondering what in the hell happened to me wich probably is not the case I recently moved to West Palm Beach Florida and I do not have internet service there I am in my hometown of Ft Worth Texas for a couple of weeks & just thought I woul let everyone know I am still alive &...
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Something to Think About....
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Go to the page linked to below to see what the words "shitfaced" and "trashed" look like....
http://www.12stepforums.net/misc/hotdate.html
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SPEAKERS WANTED
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Hello Family,
From: Close Encounters of the Clean Kind Convention Committee - Omaha, Nebraska
We are currently searching for speakers for the Close Encounters of the Clean Kind Convention in 2007. The convention will take place the last week of February 2007. We will announce precise dates so...
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Help! Trying to stop Norco
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Hi, This is my first time here. I have been abusing Norco (10/325) for close to 3 years now. I have tried many time to stop on my own couldn't do it. I am up to 30 a day. Sometimes a few more than that, I just lose count. I have a daughter, she is on spring break, so I sent her to see her grandparents yesterd...
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question about a rumor
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Hello everybody! this is my first time on this message board! I am a member of another 12 step program ( you can probably guess) and I thank God everyday for blessing me with these steps and a new fabolous way of life! I have heard thru the grapevine( hehe!) that a...
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HEY EVERYONE!!!
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HELLO, MY NAME IS CARMIE AND I'M AN ADDICT, I'm new to this community, and I'm glad to be here!!
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What should I expect?
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Even though I know that it’s time to stop using, I’m terrified of what life will be like without my crutch. I’ve spent 16 yrs. in this haze, since I was 15, and using has become a part of life. I’ve never talked to anyone openly about my using and, in fact, the only person that knows of the exten...
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dealing with resentments
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what do we do on resentments ?
resentments being as a feeling thats uncomfortable to be with,, but keeps repeating,, leaving me mad !!!
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cookbook contest
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Hello friends,
as you know I have posted a few times about making a Miracles In Progress cook book. It will have recipies from all of the rooms and all round the world. Now this is where the contest comes in.... the person that sends in the most recipies for the book will win a Miracl...
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Am from egypt
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hay
am from egypt and i was looking 4 online meetings i don't know if i can find it here or not
any way am clean for about 4 mounths and a half now
and i need meetings while am at home so if any 1can help me out that will be great
thx
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NEED HELP
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I AM 24 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY MOTHER AND HER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS AND NO MATTER WHAT I DO SHE WILL NOT STOP , IT ALL GOT MUCH WORSE WHEN THIS SUMMER SHE OVERDOSED AND ALMOST DIED. SHE IS ADDICTED TO A ANTIANXIETY PILL CALLED OXAPAM AND SHE WILL TA...
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Trying to get clean
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Hi, I am desperate to get clean. I am addicted to opiate pain medication that I am getting over the internet. I have decided to taper off because when I tried to quit two weeks ago I got really sick. Anyway, I can't go to meetings in my area and would like the support of a group. I am committing to check in twic...
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