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Dave R · Dave R

"On a practical level, changes occur because what's appropriate to one phase of recovery may not be for another."Basic Text, p. 105=When we first came to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us had no legitimate occupation. Not all of us suddenly decide we're going to become honest and productive model ci...

Kimbre · Kimbre

Heya guys. I am in need of some help. I am trying to get clean again. In 1990 I got clean and stayed that way for over 18 years. Relapse. Now trying to get clean again but I take pain medication as prescribed and am having some major issues. I've been on these opiates for over 4 years and they don't work very we...

Dave R · Dave R

"Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things I'd done." =Addicts often feel terminally unique. We're sure that no one used drugs like we did or had to do the things that we did to get them. Feeling that no one really understands us can keep us from recovery for many years.Bu...

Dave R · Dave R

"Remember that we...are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our decisions."Basic Text, p. 103=Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery. If we find ourselves in extreme physical pain, for example, we will have to decide whether or not we will take medication. We will have...

Dave R · Dave R

"The idea of a spiritual awakening takes many different forms in the different personalities that we find in the fellowship."Basic Text, p. 49=Though we all work the same steps, each of us experiences the spiritual awakening resulting from them in our own way. The shape that spiritual awakening t...

Dave R · Dave R

"Our public image consists of what we have to offer: a successful, proven way of maintaining a drug-free lifestyle."Basic Text, p. 75=Yes, we are attracting new members. More and more addicts are finding Narcotics Anonymous. But how do we treat our newest members when they arrive, worn out from...

Dave R · Dave R

"Some of us first saw the effects of addiction on the people closest to us. We were very dependent on them to carry us through life. We felt angry, disappointed, and hurt when they found other interests, friends, and loved ones." Basic Text, p. 7=Addiction affected every area of our lives. Just as w...

Dave R · Dave R

"Our real value is in being ourselves."Basic Text, p. 105=As we work the steps, we're bound to discover some basic truths about ourselves. The process of uncovering our secrets, exposing them, and searching our characters reveals our true nature. As we become acquainted with ourselves, we'll n...

Dave R · Dave R

"Gradually, as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope."Basic Text, p. 95=What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us lived lives of utter hopelessness. We believed we were destined to die from our disease.Many members...

Dave R · Dave R

"...God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. God's will...becomes our own true will for ourselves."Basic Text, p. 48=It's human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though we only paid with a ten. We tend t...

Dave R · Dave R

"We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic."Basic Text, p. 30=While we were using, many of us were unable or unwilling to feel many emotions. If we were happy, we used to make us happier. If we were angry or depressed, we used to mas...

Dave R · Dave R

"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 label, and neatly tucked the individual into a pig...

Dave R · Dave R

"In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionate"IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised=The idea of sponsorship may be new to us. We have spent many years without direction, relying only on self-interest, suspecting everyone, tr...

Dave R · Dave R

"From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond...Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery..."Basic Text, p. 98=Admit no weakness, conceal all shortcomings, deny every failure, go it alone--that was the creed many of us followe...

Dave R · Dave R

"It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going."Basic Text, p. 23=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 struggle to find new meaning in our lives. The past may seem inescap...

Dave R · Dave R

"We do the footwork and accept what's being given to us freely on a daily basis. Basic Text, p. 47=Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know that we are responsible...

Dave R · Dave R

"In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves."Basic Text, pp. 70-71=In the animal kingdom, there is a creature that thrives on others. It is called a leech. It attaches itself t...

Dave R · Dave R

"Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs."Basic Text, p. 3=At our first meeting, we may have been taken aback at the way members shared about how the disease of addiction had affected their lives. We thought to ourselves, "Disease? Ive just got a drug probl...

Dave R · Dave R

"Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction." Basic Text, p. 24=Most of us...

Dave R · Dave R

"A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true."Basic Text, p. 51=You're in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Another has had us all rolling in the ai...

Dave R · Dave R

"There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present."Basic Text, pp. 55-56=The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meetings, we should remember t...

Dave R · Dave R

"Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own."Basic Text, p. 86=Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we had never experienced fear. We had drugged all our feelings, fear among them, until we had convinced ourselves that we were tough,...

pitfall2011 · pitfall2011

Hi everyone, I am a 41 year old woman who realizes she suffers from addiction. My mothers side suffers from drug/alcohol addiction. My dad's side has anxiety/depression/Bipolar disorder. My sister is a recovering heroin user. I am so proud she is well now. I was so ashamed to admit this to anyo...

Dave R · Dave R

"The purpose of a searching and fearless moral inventory is to sort through the confusion and the contradiction of our lives so that we can find out who we really are."Basic Text, p. 27=Using addicts are a confused and confusing bunch of people. It's hard to tell from one minute to the nex...

Dave R · Dave R

"The get-togethers after our meetings are good opportunities to share things that we didn't get to discuss during the meeting."Basic Text, p. 98=Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed that if we let others get to kno...

Dave R · Dave R

"Also, our inventories usually include material on relationships."Basic Text, p. 29=What an understatement this is! Especially in later recovery, entire inventories may focus on our relationships with others. Our lives have been filled with relationships with lovers, friends...

pitfall2011 · pitfall2011

Hi everyone, I am a 41 year old woman who realizes she suffers from addiction. My mothers side suffers from drug/alcohol addiction. My dad's side has anxiety/depression/Bipolar disorder. My sister is a recovering heroin user. I am so proud she is well now. I was so ashamed to admit this to anyo...

Dave R · Dave R

"A sponsor is not necessarily a friend, but may be someone in whom we confide. We can share things with our sponsor that we might not be comfortable sharing in a meeting."IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised=We've asked someone to sponsor us, and the reasons we have for asking that particula...

Dave R · Dave R

"Many times in our recovery, the old bugaboos will haunt us. Life may again become meaningless, monotonous, and boring."Basic Text, p. 78=Sometimes it seems as though nothing changes. We get up and go to the same job every day. We eat dinner at the same time every night. We attend the s...

Dave R · Dave R

"It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another. It will make us feel better to clean up our lives..."Basic Text, p. 38=Sometimes we need something tangible to help us understand what holding a resentment is doing to us. We may not be aware of how destructive resentments...

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	JFT April 6 Growing honesty (Preview) "On a practical level, changes occur because what's appropriate to one phase of recovery may not be for another."Basic Text, p. 105=When we first came to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us had no legitimate occupation. Not all of us suddenly decide we're going to become honest and productive model ci...	Dave R	0	358	Apr 6, 2016 by Dave R
	Medication in recovery (Preview) Heya guys. I am in need of some help. I am trying to get clean again. In 1990 I got clean and stayed that way for over 18 years. Relapse. Now trying to get clean again but I take pain medication as prescribed and am having some major issues. I've been on these opiates for over 4 years and they don't work very we...	Kimbre	3	488	Apr 5, 2016 by MIKEF
	JFT April 5 Identification (Preview) "Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things I'd done." =Addicts often feel terminally unique. We're sure that no one used drugs like we did or had to do the things that we did to get them. Feeling that no one really understands us can keep us from recovery for many years.Bu...	Dave R	0	333	Apr 5, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 4 Guarding our recovery (Preview) "Remember that we...are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our decisions."Basic Text, p. 103=Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery. If we find ourselves in extreme physical pain, for example, we will have to decide whether or not we will take medication. We will have...	Dave R	0	858	Apr 4, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 3 For you alone (Preview) "The idea of a spiritual awakening takes many different forms in the different personalities that we find in the fellowship."Basic Text, p. 49=Though we all work the same steps, each of us experiences the spiritual awakening resulting from them in our own way. The shape that spiritual awakening t...	Dave R	0	369	Apr 3, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 2 Attraction (Preview) "Our public image consists of what we have to offer: a successful, proven way of maintaining a drug-free lifestyle."Basic Text, p. 75=Yes, we are attracting new members. More and more addicts are finding Narcotics Anonymous. But how do we treat our newest members when they arrive, worn out from...	Dave R	0	330	Apr 2, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 1 Love and addiction (Preview) "Some of us first saw the effects of addiction on the people closest to us. We were very dependent on them to carry us through life. We felt angry, disappointed, and hurt when they found other interests, friends, and loved ones." Basic Text, p. 7=Addiction affected every area of our lives. Just as w...	Dave R	0	361	Apr 1, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 31 Insides and outsides (Preview) "Our real value is in being ourselves."Basic Text, p. 105=As we work the steps, we're bound to discover some basic truths about ourselves. The process of uncovering our secrets, exposing them, and searching our characters reveals our true nature. As we become acquainted with ourselves, we'll n...	Dave R	0	322	Mar 31, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 30 God-centeredness (Preview) "Gradually, as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope."Basic Text, p. 95=What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us lived lives of utter hopelessness. We believed we were destined to die from our disease.Many members...	Dave R	0	335	Mar 30, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 29 (Preview) "...God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. God's will...becomes our own true will for ourselves."Basic Text, p. 48=It's human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though we only paid with a ten. We tend t...	Dave R	0	379	Mar 29, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 28 Facing feelings (Preview) "We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic."Basic Text, p. 30=While we were using, many of us were unable or unwilling to feel many emotions. If we were happy, we used to make us happier. If we were angry or depressed, we used to mas...	Dave R	0	436	Mar 28, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 27 Looking for assets (Preview) "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 label, and neatly tucked the individual into a pig...	Dave R	0	333	Mar 27, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 25 Trusting a sponsor--worth the risk (Preview) "In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionate"*IP No. 11, Sponsorship,* Revised**=The idea of sponsorship may be new to us. We have spent many years without direction, relying only on self-interest, suspecting everyone, tr...	Dave R	0	440	Mar 26, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 25 I can't but we can (Preview) "From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond...Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery..."Basic Text, p. 98=Admit no weakness, conceal all shortcomings, deny every failure, go it alone--that was the creed many of us followe...	Dave R	0	304	Mar 25, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 24 Letting go of the past (Preview) "It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going."Basic Text, p. 23=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 struggle to find new meaning in our lives. The past may seem inescap...	Dave R	0	352	Mar 24, 2016 by Dave R
	Jft March 23 God's gifts (Preview) "We do the footwork and accept what's being given to us freely on a daily basis. Basic Text, p. 47=Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know that we are responsible...	Dave R	0	400	Mar 23, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 22 The principle of self-support (Preview) "In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves."Basic Text, pp. 70-71=In the animal kingdom, there is a creature that thrives on others. It is called a leech. It attaches itself t...	Dave R	0	507	Mar 22, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 21 A treatable illness (Preview) "Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs."Basic Text, p. 3=At our first meeting, we may have been taken aback at the way members shared about how the disease of addiction had affected their lives. We thought to ourselves, "Disease? Ive just got a drug probl...	Dave R	1	357	Mar 21, 2016 by Davethewave
	JFT March 20 Higher power (Preview) "Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction." Basic Text, p. 24=Most of us...	Dave R	0	299	Mar 20, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 19 Something valuable to share (Preview) "A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true."Basic Text, p. 51=You're in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Another has had us all rolling in the ai...	Dave R	0	364	Mar 19, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 18 The full message (Preview) "There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present."Basic Text, pp. 55-56=The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meetings, we should remember t...	Dave R	0	394	Mar 18, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 17 True courage (Preview) "Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own."Basic Text, p. 86=Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we had never experienced fear. We had drugged all our feelings, fear among them, until we had convinced ourselves that we were tough,...	Dave R	0	433	Mar 17, 2016 by Dave R
	Lost soul since 2011 (Preview) Hi everyone, I am a 41 year old woman who realizes she suffers from addiction. My mothers side suffers from drug/alcohol addiction. My dad's side has anxiety/depression/Bipolar disorder. My sister is a recovering heroin user. I am so proud she is well now. I was so ashamed to admit this to anyo...	pitfall2011	10	571	Mar 16, 2016 by Davethewave
	JFT March 16 Inventory (Preview) "The purpose of a searching and fearless moral inventory is to sort through the confusion and the contradiction of our lives so that we can find out who we really are."Basic Text, p. 27=Using addicts are a confused and confusing bunch of people. It's hard to tell from one minute to the nex...	Dave R	0	329	Mar 16, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 15 Feeling a "part of" (Preview) "The get-togethers after our meetings are good opportunities to share things that we didn't get to discuss during the meeting."Basic Text, p. 98=Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed that if we let others get to kno...	Dave R	0	327	Mar 15, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 14 Relationships (Preview) "Also, our inventories usually include material on relationships."Basic Text, p. 29=What an understatement this is! Especially in later recovery, entire inventories may focus on our relationships with others. Our lives have been filled with relationships with lovers, friends...	Dave R	0	268	Mar 14, 2016 by Dave R
	Lost soul since 2011 (Preview) Hi everyone, I am a 41 year old woman who realizes she suffers from addiction. My mothers side suffers from drug/alcohol addiction. My dad's side has anxiety/depression/Bipolar disorder. My sister is a recovering heroin user. I am so proud she is well now. I was so ashamed to admit this to anyo...	pitfall2011	0	392	Mar 13, 2016 by pitfall2011
	JFT March 13 That one special person (Preview) "A sponsor is not necessarily a friend, but may be someone in whom we confide. We can share things with our sponsor that we might not be comfortable sharing in a meeting."*IP No. 11, Sponsorship,* Revised**=We've asked someone to sponsor us, and the reasons we have for asking that particula...	Dave R	0	258	Mar 13, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT March 12 Getting out of the rut (Preview) "Many times in our recovery, the old bugaboos will haunt us. Life may again become meaningless, monotonous, and boring."Basic Text, p. 78=Sometimes it seems as though nothing changes. We get up and go to the same job every day. We eat dinner at the same time every night. We attend the s...	Dave R	1	367	Mar 12, 2016 by Mike M
	JFT March 11 Lightening the load (Preview) "It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another. It will make us feel better to clean up our lives..."Basic Text, p. 38=Sometimes we need something tangible to help us understand what holding a resentment is doing to us. We may not be aware of how destructive resentments...	Dave R	0	336	Mar 11, 2016 by Dave R
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