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DAY ONE (AGAIN) FOR ME
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Hello Family - I'm Liz from Long Island, New York. Feeling sick and woobly (is that a word?) right now. Today is day one. I "made a decision" last night and asked a good sober friend (actually she's never done drugs) to come to my house and help me do what I could not do on my own. S...
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Newcomer's Story
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Hello. My name is Melissa and I am a newcomer to the chat groups, message boards, and to the program itself. I have tried going to one NA meeting but am not yet comfortable with the face to face meetings. I thought I would give this route a try to warm up to the idea of starting a new life. I dont know that I have...
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Hi There
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My name is Dawn, been clean 10 years at the end of the month. Just wanted to check out an online meeting, cause I totally suck on the phone. How many people hang out at this meeting. Do you have sponsor type situations?
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Checking In
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Hi All,
Christmas Day was two years clean. That is a miracle and I could never have done it without NA. But too tell you the truth all I have been is clean, all the pain is still there, all the guilt is still there. I've had 3 sponsors who I haven't been able to call. I know my only answer is in the Steps but how...
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Merry Christmas !!
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Hugs to you all here at this wonderful site on tgis lovely Festive day !!!
May the Blessings be !!
Lets remember the Third Step of our miracle making Fellowship
TAKE MY WILL AND MY WIFE
GUIDE ME IN MY RECOVERY
SHOW ME HOW TO LIVE !!!!!
Raman an addict
clean an serene just for today the NA 12St...
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dealing with emotions
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am recently out of treatment 3weeks now have a sponsor and regulary attend meetings twice a week, not thinking of picking up again just stressed out trying to deal with emotional stuff thought i'd dealt with years ago and is all coming back, using since 11yrs now 28yrs been off street stuff 2yrs, go to c...
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Newbie, strange situation/unsure of acceptance here
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Hi fellow brothers and sisters. I have a unique situation which has been touchy with other NA and the rules of NA but do suffer from depencency/addiction.
I am a person who has chronic intractable pain but also sober from Cocaine for many years now. However I do take medications...
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Christmas Smile Abound!
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Hi everyone,
For two days now, the guys at Miracles In Progress Recovery House have received a great number of xmas cards from you fine folks here at MIP 12 Step Forums! If you could see their faces light up, the smiles cross their lips, as they eagerly rip open and read each card aloud to the rest...
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My name is Lauren and I am
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My name is Lauren and I am an addict
At one time I was asked by a family member why I thought I was an addict or what made think I was an addict. I had to think about this for sometime starting to wonder myself. so here is my story and this is why I know I am a addict. My story starts the same way as...
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Introduction
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Hi all,
I have posted a few times on this site, and I thought that it would be appropriate to tell you all a little of who I am. I live in Nebraska, and attend meetings in Lincoln Nebraska. Through the years I sought a lot of ways to fill "the hole in my soul" and dope seemed to fill the hole more effectively t...
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Hi everybody
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Hi everybody I am new here and just wanted to say hi......
I hope to meet lots of new friends here,I am sure I will...we have soooooo much in common! lol
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Chistmas Request
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The Miracles In Progress Recovery House in Wilmington, NC has eight men living in it who are in the early stages of recovery from alcoholism and/or addiction. They do not appear to have family or friends from which to gain healthy holiday wishes. As we all know, the holidays can be a hard t...
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For Seasoned Recoverers
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Hi,
I have a serious question about how to address my pain issue. I don't want to go back on narcotics and I have been clean now for about seven days. I went through the withdrawls and don't wish to go there again. My LBP is still pretty severe. The specialist I am seeing swear...
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Meeting time?
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Hi everyone. I was wondering if people are more open to the idea of the meeting/chat on Saturdays then Wednesdays? I came in to chat with someone at the 9pm meeting time on Wednesday and no one was there. Do people use this site more for the message board? ...
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Miracles In Progress Recovery House
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MIP has expanded its scope and mission to include providing supportive group housing to recovering alcoholics and addicts in early recovery. Check it out..
Miracles In Progress Recovery House
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In memory of Jim C. K.Falls/Medford OR
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Jim passed away today from cancer. He was with family and friends in recovery. He lived over 19 years clean and sober.
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Is there more?
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I see there are Topics: 60 Total Posts: 202 But I don't know where they are. I posted something the other day, but now I don't see it. What's up here? This board confuses me. Are there more posts somewhere or another part of the board or websi...
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Online meetings
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Hey. Does anyone know where there are meetings more regularly than here? I haven't been able to do face to face meetings as much as I like, so I'm looking for stuff on line. If you think of anything, please post. Thanks, PK
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New Member
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Hi, I'm new to the board. Willing to share my experiences with addiction on and off narcotics for two years now, dealing with severe back pain, the loss of my fiance who is also in denial that he is an addict, and using for the high and not because of the pain. I used to be very attractive and at...
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Support
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Hello to all.
It was brought to my attention that this board needs support so I thought I'd come and say hello to all. I'm kept pretty occupied with the board I am currently involved in and I know it is a huge effort. I'm not sure how long this board has been in operation or who the "group" is h...
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Recovery poem
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I wrote this when i first got clean thought it might be of help to those people just getting clean.
Goodbye my friend,
We have had some good times together.
Obtained the unobtainable.
Partied and lived the life,
The life that most people can't even begin to understand.
One phrase is all i c...
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This is my story
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Hello everyone..addict named Anne from Orlando and I'm so so glad to be alive today. I have a story just like everyone else and i have a relapse that i pray one day will end. Ya see, I managed to put together a handful of years in the program, worked the steps, sponsored folks and did the servi...
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hi im stephen
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well ive been in and out of the program for about seven years....I'm just coming off of a relapse and its still out there and worse......never really wanted to quit completely until now i was kind of using na as a way to control my using; it definitely put a hitch in my get up...you know...anyway, this tim...
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Trigger
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I ordered some flea med from Petmeds on the web and when it arrived it had a free package of Catnip and it looked exactly like pot down to the small stems and seed. Good strong Micro Brew and big fat joints of green buds were my favorite drugs so I was more then a little shocked. Even after I turned it over and s...
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I need feedback
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Hi all, I am new to this forum and was hoping I could get some good suggestions. I am 67 days clean after spending 32 days in detox and rehab I am now in an IOP. The last week all I have been thinking about are the drugs I use to use. I guess I am going through some depression. I can not...
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hi I'm Brandy
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Hi I'm Brandy i'm a recovering addict. I live in a small little town that has no meetings and right now i can't get to a town that does. I am feeling my serenity going away. I have been clean for 18 months and am trying to do my best to become a better person. I am glad that i found thi...
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dreams
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don't know what prompted it but i had a using dream....and i did enjoy it. But i still woke up feeling guilty.
i don't have them very often.....and honestly i'm not remembering my dreams all that often lately either, but i sure know when i've had a using dream...i almost remember every single detail....
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Addict in a hole
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Stole this off another recovery site and thought I'd share it with you'll Bob
Just wanted to share a story with you that I discovered a while back. The author is anonymous, but it came from an NA newsletter. It's called "Addict In A Hole."
An addict fell in a hole and couldn't get out. A businessm...
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the path to self-acceptance
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October 26 The path to self-acceptance "The most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is through applying the Twelve Steps of recovery." IP No.19, "Self-Acceptance" Our addiction has been a source of shame to many of us. We have hid...
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i will listen to my conscience and do whats right
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October 25 Principles before personalities "Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities." Twelfth Tradition "Principles before personalities." Many of us chant these words along with th...
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