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kitty doyle · kitty doyle

Hello everyone!! My son, drunk at 11am this morning, came to me and said "I think I need help with my drinking"!!! I'm euphoric yet prepared at the same time for this to be the first of many declarations (is that wrong or too negative?) By no means has he committed himself to sobriety but at lea...

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, courageous...

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. Its hard to tell from one minute to the next what theyre...

Dave R · Dave R

March 15 Feeling a part of 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 oth...

mikah · mikah

..sick and tired of SMOKING!! ...I was remembering the other day how it was ~25 years ago that I went to an NA meeting because I wanted to quit smoking!,,,,,afterall ,nicotine's a narcotic,no!?...........imagine my surprise to discover that the meeting was -filled- with smokers puffing away!! .....

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 particular person ar...

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, parents, c...

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 same meeting...

NoTomorrowsz · NoTomorrowsz

New here ... my story is maybe a little unique. out of highschool I was a heavy drinker .. it was acceptable because of course I was a partier .. so it was even labeled as fun .. there were other addictions that guess accompanied that .. then later there were the occasional pills etc.. maybe just a joint he...

Dave R · Dave R

The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit. They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery possible. Basic Text, p. 19 = There's lots to like in Narcotics Anonymous. The meetings, for one, are great. We get to see our fri...

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 actually ar...

Dave R · Dave R

When we accept ourselves, we can accept others into our lives, unconditionally, probably for the first time. IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance = From our earliest memories, many of us felt like we never belonged. No matter how big the gathering, we always felt apart from the crowd. We had a hard time fi...

Dave R · Dave R

As long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart, all will be well. Basic Text, p. 60 = Many of us feel that without NA we would surely have died from our disease. Hence, its existence is our very lifeline. However, disunity is an occasional fact of life in Narc...

Dave R · Dave R

We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step Ten = In Narcotics Anonymous, we've found that the more we live in harmony with our Higher Power's will for us, the greater the harmony in our lives. We use the Tenth Step to help us maintain that harmony. On a d...

Dave R · Dave R

It would be tragic to write [out an inventory only to] shove it in a drawer. These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure. Basic Text, p. 32 = How many times have we heard it said that we are only as sick as our secrets? While many members choose not to use meetings to share the intimate d...

Dave R · Dave R

Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy. Basic Text, p. 80 = In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didn't believe there was an alternative to living in our disease--or perhaps we didn't want to believe. As lon...

mikah · mikah

As I get through the initial shock of some big changes in my life, I wake up feeling grateful for all the good things that recovery has brought to my life....I've learnt that there -can- be life after addiction,and know deep down that I can get through this challenge as well! ....one day a...

Dave R · Dave R

In the past, we made simple situations into problems; we made mountains out of molehills. Basic Text, p. 90 = Making mountains out of molehills seems to be our specialty. Have you heard it said that to an addict, a flat tire is a traumatic event? Or how about those of us who forget all pretense of pri...

Dave R · Dave R

What we want most is to feel good about ourselves. Basic Text, p. 101 = Well love you until you can learn to love yourself. These words, heard so often in our meetings, promise a day we look forward to eagerlythe day when we'll know how to love ourselves. Self-esteemwe all want this elusive quality as...

goodwife · goodwife

Just need someone to talk to. It's my husband who is the addict. Unfortunately, I was probably an enabler. I love him so! But he's gone now, arrested again, 2nd time, had "taters" on him, whatever that is. I wasn't raised or even anywhere close to this kind of stuff ever in my life until I...

Dave R · Dave R

The good times can also be a trap; the danger is that we may forget that our first priority is to stay clean. Basic Text, p. 43 = Things can get really good in our recovery. Perhaps we've found our soul mate, built a rewarding career, started a family. Maybe our relationships with our family members h...

Dave R · Dave R

March 6 As a result of the Twelve Steps, I'm not able to hold on to old ways of deceiving myself. = We all rationalize. Sometimes we know we are rationalizing, admit we are rationalizing, yet continue to behave according to our rationalizations! Recovery can become very painful when we decide tha...

Dave R · Dave R

When a need arises for us to admit our powerlessness, we may first look for ways to exert power against it. After exhausting these ways, we begin sharing with others and find hope. Basic Text, p. 82 = Weve sometimes heard it said in our meetings that rude awakenings lead to spiritual awakenings. Wh...

Dave R · Dave R

This program has become a part of me.... I understand more clearly the things that are happening in my life today. I no longer fight the process. Basic Text, p. 127 = In active addiction, things happened seemingly without rhyme or reason. We just did things, often without knowing why or what the r...

Dave R · Dave R

There will be times, however, when we really feel like using. We want to run, and we feel lousy. We need to be reminded of where we came from and that it will be worse this time. This is when we need the program the most. Basic Text, p. 81 = If we're contemplating a relapse, we should think our using thro...

serenity_42Day · serenity_42Day

Hi Everyone! I just found this site accidentally while doing some research. I am currently kind of in a pickle. I am a mother of a young child so its difficult for me to get out to meetings accordingly. I do go just not as much as I would like. I'm sure there are those here that know the struggle of juggling fa...

Dave R · Dave R

[The] Power that brought us to this program is still with us and will continue to guide us if we allow it. Basic Text, p. 27 = Ever had a panic attack? Everywhere we turn, life's demands overwhelm us. We're paralyzed, and we don't know what to do about it. How do we break an anxiety attack? First, we s...

Dave R · Dave R

Any form of success was frightening and unfamiliar. Basic Text, p. 14 = Before coming to NA, few of us had much experience with success. Every attempt to stop using on our own had ended in failure. We had begun to give up hope of finding any relief from active addiction. We had grown accustomed to fa...

How Many Still Active Members?? · Roses

I just joined this forum and was curious as to how many members on this are still active? I checked out the number of members and it seems like a lot haven't accessed this in YEARS. Who's still carrying the message??

Dave R · Dave R

Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future. Basic Text, p. 96 = When we begin coming to meetings, we hear other addicts talking about the gifts they have received as a result of this program, things we never thought of as gifts before. One such gift is the renewed abili...

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	Sharing the good and Praying for a positive! (Preview) Hello everyone!! My son, drunk at 11am this morning, came to me and said "I think I need help with my drinking"!!! I'm euphoric yet prepared at the same time for this to be the first of many declarations (is that wrong or too negative?) By no means has he committed himself to sobriety but at lea...	kitty doyle	5	571	Mar 18, 2015 by Davethewave
	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, courageous...	Dave R	1	335	Mar 17, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	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. Its hard to tell from one minute to the next what theyre...	Dave R	1	378	Mar 16, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 15 Feeling "a part of" (Preview) March 15 Feeling a part of 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 oth...	Dave R	2	383	Mar 16, 2015 by mikah
	..the 'Breathe-Easy' thread (Preview) ..sick and tired of SMOKING!! ...I was remembering the other day how it was ~25 years ago that I went to an NA meeting because I wanted to quit smoking!,,,,,afterall ,nicotine's a narcotic,no!?...........imagine my surprise to discover that the meeting was -filled- with smokers puffing away!! .....	mikah	28	2321	Mar 16, 2015 by mikah
	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 particular person ar...	Dave R	1	333	Mar 15, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	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, parents, c...	Dave R	1	372	Mar 15, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	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 same meeting...	Dave R	2	375	Mar 13, 2015 by mikah
	New here / addictive personality . (Preview) New here ... my story is maybe a little unique. out of highschool I was a heavy drinker .. it was acceptable because of course I was a partier .. so it was even labeled as fun .. there were other addictions that guess accompanied that .. then later there were the occasional pills etc.. maybe just a joint he...	NoTomorrowsz	11	641	Mar 12, 2015 by MIKEF
	JFT March 10 Our own recovery (Preview) The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit. They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery possible. Basic Text, p. 19 = There's lots to like in Narcotics Anonymous. The meetings, for one, are great. We get to see our fri...	Dave R	1	333	Mar 11, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	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 actually ar...	Dave R	2	363	Mar 11, 2015 by mikah
	JFT February 9 Self-acceptance (Preview) When we accept ourselves, we can accept others into our lives, unconditionally, probably for the first time. IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance = From our earliest memories, many of us felt like we never belonged. No matter how big the gathering, we always felt apart from the crowd. We had a hard time fi...	Dave R	2	564	Mar 11, 2015 by NoTomorrowsz
	JFT February 13 The ties that bind (Preview) As long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart, all will be well. Basic Text, p. 60 = Many of us feel that without NA we would surely have died from our disease. Hence, its existence is our very lifeline. However, disunity is an occasional fact of life in Narc...	Dave R	3	432	Mar 11, 2015 by NoTomorrowsz
	JFT February 22 God's will, or mine? (Preview) We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step Ten = In Narcotics Anonymous, we've found that the more we live in harmony with our Higher Power's will for us, the greater the harmony in our lives. We use the Tenth Step to help us maintain that harmony. On a d...	Dave R	4	533	Mar 11, 2015 by NoTomorrowsz
	JFT February 25 Sick as our secrets (Preview) It would be tragic to write [out an inventory only to] shove it in a drawer. These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure. Basic Text, p. 32 = How many times have we heard it said that we are only as sick as our secrets? While many members choose not to use meetings to share the intimate d...	Dave R	2	366	Mar 10, 2015 by NoTomorrowsz
	JFT FEbruary 21 Self-pity or recovery--it's our choice (Preview) Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy. Basic Text, p. 80 = In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didn't believe there was an alternative to living in our disease--or perhaps we didn't want to believe. As lon...	Dave R	2	434	Mar 10, 2015 by NoTomorrowsz
	...GRATITUDE...... (Preview) As I get through the initial shock of some big changes in my life, I wake up feeling grateful for all the good things that recovery has brought to my life....I've learnt that there -can- be life after addiction,and know deep down that I can get through this challenge as well! ....one day a...	mikah	4	473	Mar 10, 2015 by Davethewave
	JFT March 9 Small things (Preview) In the past, we made simple situations into problems; we made mountains out of molehills. Basic Text, p. 90 = Making mountains out of molehills seems to be our specialty. Have you heard it said that to an addict, a flat tire is a traumatic event? Or how about those of us who forget all pretense of pri...	Dave R	2	350	Mar 10, 2015 by NoTomorrowsz
	JFT March 8 Learning to love ourselves (Preview) What we want most is to feel good about ourselves. Basic Text, p. 101 = Well love you until you can learn to love yourself. These words, heard so often in our meetings, promise a day we look forward to eagerlythe day when we'll know how to love ourselves. Self-esteemwe all want this elusive quality as...	Dave R	1	328	Mar 9, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	Overwhelmed - (Preview) Just need someone to talk to. It's my husband who is the addict. Unfortunately, I was probably an enabler. I love him so! But he's gone now, arrested again, 2nd time, had "taters" on him, whatever that is. I wasn't raised or even anywhere close to this kind of stuff ever in my life until I...	goodwife	3	551	Mar 8, 2015 by MIKEF
	JFT March 7 Priorities (Preview) The good times can also be a trap; the danger is that we may forget that our first priority is to stay clean. Basic Text, p. 43 = Things can get really good in our recovery. Perhaps we've found our soul mate, built a rewarding career, started a family. Maybe our relationships with our family members h...	Dave R	1	293	Mar 7, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 6 Rationalizing our recovery (Preview) March 6 As a result of the Twelve Steps, I'm not able to hold on to old ways of deceiving myself. = We all rationalize. Sometimes we know we are rationalizing, admit we are rationalizing, yet continue to behave according to our rationalizations! Recovery can become very painful when we decide tha...	Dave R	1	292	Mar 6, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 5 From rude awakening to spiritual awakening (Preview) When a need arises for us to admit our powerlessness, we may first look for ways to exert power against it. After exhausting these ways, we begin sharing with others and find hope. Basic Text, p. 82 = Weve sometimes heard it said in our meetings that rude awakenings lead to spiritual awakenings. Wh...	Dave R	1	253	Mar 5, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 4 The process (Preview) This program has become a part of me.... I understand more clearly the things that are happening in my life today. I no longer fight the process. Basic Text, p. 127 = In active addiction, things happened seemingly without rhyme or reason. We just did things, often without knowing why or what the r...	Dave R	1	303	Mar 5, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 3 Relapse (Preview) There will be times, however, when we really feel like using. We want to run, and we feel lousy. We need to be reminded of where we came from and that it will be worse this time. This is when we need the program the most. Basic Text, p. 81 = If we're contemplating a relapse, we should think our using thro...	Dave R	1	275	Mar 5, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	sponsor (Preview) Hi Everyone! I just found this site accidentally while doing some research. I am currently kind of in a pickle. I am a mother of a young child so its difficult for me to get out to meetings accordingly. I do go just not as much as I would like. I'm sure there are those here that know the struggle of juggling fa...	serenity_42Day	5	534	Mar 5, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT March 1 Anxiety attack (Preview) [The] Power that brought us to this program is still with us and will continue to guide us if we allow it. Basic Text, p. 27 = Ever had a panic attack? Everywhere we turn, life's demands overwhelm us. We're paralyzed, and we don't know what to do about it. How do we break an anxiety attack? First, we s...	Dave R	2	450	Mar 2, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 2 Success (Preview) Any form of success was frightening and unfamiliar. Basic Text, p. 14 = Before coming to NA, few of us had much experience with success. Every attempt to stop using on our own had ended in failure. We had begun to give up hope of finding any relief from active addiction. We had grown accustomed to fa...	Dave R	1	315	Mar 2, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	How Many Still Active Members?? (Preview) I just joined this forum and was curious as to how many members on this are still active? I checked out the number of members and it seems like a lot haven't accessed this in YEARS. Who's still carrying the message??	Roses	20	992	Mar 1, 2015 by mikah
	JFT February 28 The greatest gift (Preview) Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future. Basic Text, p. 96 = When we begin coming to meetings, we hear other addicts talking about the gifts they have received as a result of this program, things we never thought of as gifts before. One such gift is the renewed abili...	Dave R	1	306	Feb 28, 2015 by cdbuckberry
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