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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...

Dave R · Dave R

We examine our actions, reactions, and motives. We often find that weve been doing better than we've been feeling. Basic Text, p. 43 = Imagine a daily meditation book with this kind of message: When you wake up in the morning, before you rise from your bed, take a moment for reflection. Lie back, g...

Dave R · Dave R

The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse. Basic Text, p. 39 = Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to consider. Our remorse was often int...

Dave R · Dave R

"Personality change was what we really needed. Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary." Basic Text, p. 15 = In early life, most of us were capable of joy and wonder, of giving and receiving unconditional love. When we started using, we introduced an influe...

Dave R · Dave R

Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. Tradition Twelve = The Twelfth Tradition reminds us of the importance of putting principles before personalities. In recovery meetings, this might be paraphrased, don...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

i just have a question about sleep patterns after you stop using meth. i used speed for 35 yrs and now that ive been clean awhile i still find it impossibleto lay down and fall aasleep...it's miserable to say the least! my question is how long does insomnia last and what are some things i can do that im no...

Fran1972 · Fran1972

I have just stumbled across this site whilst looking for salvation.I went to go to a NA meeting tonight,my first,but turned back when I saw someone there who is not condusive to my well being.She is bad bad news so I didn't bother going.Now I know that you are probably thinking this is an excuse but it was...

nytepassion · nytepassion

Scotty's Story I know this is a long story, but please read it Let it soak into every fiber of your being. I met Scotty in 1986 at a bar that my roommate worked at. He would always come in with his friend Steve and they would sit around and BS drinking Crown Royal Shots (they were known as the Crow...

Dave R · Dave R

As long as I take it easy and make a commitment with my Higher Power to do the best I can, I know I will be taken care of today. = Many of us feel that our fundamental commitment in recovery is to our Higher Power. Knowing that we lack the power to stay clean and find recovery on our own, we enter into a partne...

Dave R · Dave R

Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems. Basic Text, p. 13 = When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remember that we are powerless over our addiction, not our personal be...

Dave R · Dave R

Relapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program. Basic Text, p. 79 = A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely relapse. What event do we expect will b...

NG · NG

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Dave R · Dave R

They can be analyzed, counseled, reasoned with, prayed over, threatened, beaten, or locked up, but they will not stop until they want to stop. Basic Text, p. 65 = Perhaps one of the most difficult truths we must face in our recovery is that we are as powerless over another's addiction as we are over ou...

Dave R · Dave R

The last thing we expected was an awakening of the spirit. Basic Text, p. 49 = Few of us came to our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting aching to take a personal inventory or believing that a spiritual void existed in our souls. We had no inkling that we were about to embark on a journey which would awa...

Dave R · Dave R

The right to a God of your understanding is total and without any catches. Because we have this right, it is necessary to be honest about our belief if we are to grow spiritually. Basic Text, pp. 25-26 = In meetings, over refreshments, in talks with our sponsor, we hear our NA friends talking about th...

Dave R · Dave R

In recovery, our ideas of fun change. Basic Text, p. 107 = In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get dressed up and head for the local club. We would dance, drink, and do drugs until the sun rose. On more than one occasion, gun ba...

Dave R · Dave R

We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and weren't too thrilled about the present. Basic Text, p. 7 = Until we experience the healing that happens when we work the Twelve Steps, it is doubtful that we can find a statement more true than the quote above. Most of us come to NA hanging our heads in sha...

serenity_42Day · serenity_42Day

Looks like everything is out dated I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone. Please reply

Dave R · Dave R

We have become very grateful in the course of our recovery.... We have a disease, but we do recover. Basic Text, p. 8 = Active addiction was no picnic; many of us barely came out of it alive. But ranting against the disease, lamenting what it has done to us, pitying ourselves for the condition it has le...

Troy S(Indy) · Troy S(Indy)

Im an addict named Troy. I know a big part of me staying clean is being grateful for my life in recovery. I hit my first candlelight meeting last night. It was awesome. So much hope came out of that meeting. Im so grateful that addicts started that meeting. Its only its third week open. There was 8 of us( i li...

Dave R · Dave R

For us, recovery is more than just pleasure. Basic Text, p. 43 = In our active addiction, most of us knew exactly how we were going to feel from one day to the next. All we had to do was read the label on the bottle or know what was in the bag. We planned our feelings, and our goal for each day was to feel good...

Dave R · Dave R

We are grateful that we were made so welcome at meetings that we felt comfortable. Basic Text, p. 83 = Remember how scared we were when we walked into our first NA meeting? Even if we walked in with a friend, most of us recall how difficult it was to attend that first meeting. What was it that kept us com...

Dave R · Dave R

February 8 What is a sponsor? an NA sponsor is a member of Narcotics Anonymous, living our program of recovery, who is willing to build a special, supportive, one-on-one relationship with us. IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised = What is a sponsor? You know: That nice person with whom you had coffee...

Troy S(Indy) · Troy S(Indy)

Im an addict named Troy. Ive been in recovery for 27 months. Here of lately i have been finding it harder to reach out. Harder to go to meetings. I have been done writing on my 8th step for almost 4 months. I dont have that fire under me. I talk to my sponsor 4 or 5 times a week. Talk to other addicts everyday. I h...

Dave R · Dave R

Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion, or lack of religion. Basic Text, p. 9 = Addiction closed our minds to anything new or different. We didn't need anyone or anything, we thought. There was nothing of value to be found in anyone from a different neighbo...

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	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	415	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	660	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	565	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	452	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	1131	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	433	Feb 28, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 27 "Pure" motives (Preview) We examine our actions, reactions, and motives. We often find that weve been doing better than we've been feeling. Basic Text, p. 43 = Imagine a daily meditation book with this kind of message: When you wake up in the morning, before you rise from your bed, take a moment for reflection. Lie back, g...	Dave R	1	434	Feb 27, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 26 Remorse (Preview) The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse. Basic Text, p. 39 = Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to consider. Our remorse was often int...	Dave R	1	452	Feb 27, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 24 A new influence (Preview) "Personality change was what we really needed. Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary." Basic Text, p. 15 = In early life, most of us were capable of joy and wonder, of giving and receiving unconditional love. When we started using, we introduced an influe...	Dave R	1	411	Feb 24, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 23 Messages and messengers (Preview) Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. Tradition Twelve = The Twelfth Tradition reminds us of the importance of putting principles before personalities. In recovery meetings, this might be paraphrased, don...	Dave R	1	459	Feb 23, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	is there any recovering meth addicts? (Preview) i just have a question about sleep patterns after you stop using meth. i used speed for 35 yrs and now that ive been clean awhile i still find it impossibleto lay down and fall aasleep...it's miserable to say the least! my question is how long does insomnia last and what are some things i can do that im no...	kellyrae428	11	1847	Feb 23, 2015 by gettingbackup
	I can't stop my head arguing with itself (Preview) I have just stumbled across this site whilst looking for salvation.I went to go to a NA meeting tonight,my first,but turned back when I saw someone there who is not condusive to my well being.She is bad bad news so I didn't bother going.Now I know that you are probably thinking this is an excuse but it was...	Fran1972	5	1526	Feb 23, 2015 by gettingbackup
	Scotty's Story ends in death (Preview) Scotty's Story I know this is a long story, but please read it Let it soak into every fiber of your being. I met Scotty in 1986 at a bar that my roommate worked at. He would always come in with his friend Steve and they would sit around and BS drinking Crown Royal Shots (they were known as the Crow...	nytepassion	3	1485	Feb 23, 2015 by gettingbackup
	JFT February 18 The recovery partnership (Preview) As long as I take it easy and make a commitment with my Higher Power to do the best I can, I know I will be taken care of today. = Many of us feel that our fundamental commitment in recovery is to our Higher Power. Knowing that we lack the power to stay clean and find recovery on our own, we enter into a partne...	Dave R	3	482	Feb 22, 2015 by mikah
	JFT February 20 Powerlessness and personal responsibility (Preview) Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems. Basic Text, p. 13 = When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remember that we are powerless over our addiction, not our personal be...	Dave R	2	561	Feb 20, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 19 Reservations (Preview) Relapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program. Basic Text, p. 79 = A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely relapse. What event do we expect will b...	Dave R	1	551	Feb 19, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	The power of addiction (Preview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66cYcSak6nE	NG	8	667	Feb 18, 2015 by mikah
	JFT February 17 Carrying the message, not the addict (Preview) They can be analyzed, counseled, reasoned with, prayed over, threatened, beaten, or locked up, but they will not stop until they want to stop. Basic Text, p. 65 = Perhaps one of the most difficult truths we must face in our recovery is that we are as powerless over another's addiction as we are over ou...	Dave R	1	519	Feb 17, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 15 An awakening of the spirit (Preview) The last thing we expected was an awakening of the spirit. Basic Text, p. 49 = Few of us came to our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting aching to take a personal inventory or believing that a spiritual void existed in our souls. We had no inkling that we were about to embark on a journey which would awa...	Dave R	1	578	Feb 15, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 14 Honesty and spirituality (Preview) The right to a God of your understanding is total and without any catches. Because we have this right, it is necessary to be honest about our belief if we are to grow spiritually. Basic Text, pp. 25-26 = In meetings, over refreshments, in talks with our sponsor, we hear our NA friends talking about th...	Dave R	1	482	Feb 14, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 10 Fun! (Preview) In recovery, our ideas of fun change. Basic Text, p. 107 = In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get dressed up and head for the local club. We would dance, drink, and do drugs until the sun rose. On more than one occasion, gun ba...	Dave R	1	476	Feb 14, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 12 Living in the moment (Preview) We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and weren't too thrilled about the present. Basic Text, p. 7 = Until we experience the healing that happens when we work the Twelve Steps, it is doubtful that we can find a statement more true than the quote above. Most of us come to NA hanging our heads in sha...	Dave R	1	487	Feb 14, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	is there anybody in here?? (Preview) Looks like everything is out dated I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone. Please reply	serenity_42Day	6	617	Feb 13, 2015 by Davethewave
	JFT February 11 A curse into a blessing (Preview) We have become very grateful in the course of our recovery.... We have a disease, but we do recover. Basic Text, p. 8 = Active addiction was no picnic; many of us barely came out of it alive. But ranting against the disease, lamenting what it has done to us, pitying ourselves for the condition it has le...	Dave R	1	503	Feb 11, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	grateful recovery is possble (Preview) Im an addict named Troy. I know a big part of me staying clean is being grateful for my life in recovery. I hit my first candlelight meeting last night. It was awesome. So much hope came out of that meeting. Im so grateful that addicts started that meeting. Its only its third week open. There was 8 of us( i li...	Troy S(Indy)	3	594	Feb 11, 2015 by Davethewave
	JFT February 4 Feeling good isn't the point (Preview) For us, recovery is more than just pleasure. Basic Text, p. 43 = In our active addiction, most of us knew exactly how we were going to feel from one day to the next. All we had to do was read the label on the bottle or know what was in the bag. We planned our feelings, and our goal for each day was to feel good...	Dave R	1	591	Feb 8, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 5 Keep coming back (Preview) We are grateful that we were made so welcome at meetings that we felt comfortable. Basic Text, p. 83 = Remember how scared we were when we walked into our first NA meeting? Even if we walked in with a friend, most of us recall how difficult it was to attend that first meeting. What was it that kept us com...	Dave R	1	460	Feb 8, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 8 What is a sponsor? (Preview) February 8 What is a sponsor? an NA sponsor is a member of Narcotics Anonymous, living our program of recovery, who is willing to build a special, supportive, one-on-one relationship with us. *IP No. 11, Sponsorship,* Revised** = What is a sponsor? You know: That nice person with whom you had coffee...	Dave R	1	467	Feb 8, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	suggestions (Preview) Im an addict named Troy. Ive been in recovery for 27 months. Here of lately i have been finding it harder to reach out. Harder to go to meetings. I have been done writing on my 8th step for almost 4 months. I dont have that fire under me. I talk to my sponsor 4 or 5 times a week. Talk to other addicts everyday. I h...	Troy S(Indy)	6	643	Feb 4, 2015 by Davethewave
	JFT February 3 We need each other (Preview) Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion, or lack of religion. Basic Text, p. 9 = Addiction closed our minds to anything new or different. We didn't need anyone or anything, we thought. There was nothing of value to be found in anyone from a different neighbo...	Dave R	1	569	Feb 3, 2015 by cdbuckberry
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