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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 didnt believe there was an alternative to living in our diseaseor perhaps we didnt want to believe. As long as w...

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 b...

Dave R · Dave R

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

Stillfromny · Stillfromny

Here I go again. Detoxing for the 100th time. I feel like such a failure. I've wasted so much money on opiates, I do have pain and get a legit script each month but I always run out early. Anyway, I'm scared...my husband has no clue. One time he said I looked like I was on drugs and I lied and told him I took a klo...

mikah · mikah

....hello,,I'm Michael,,I'm an addict,,,,relieved to have finally accepted narcotics anonymous as an important part of my life,and happy to be clean today. ....as I've been getting clear of the chaos of active drug addiction from my life,,,I realized a couple of weeks ago,that I was involved in a...

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...

John · John

I have a little pressure washing and painting business. I enjoy making things appear new again, refreshing them. And I'm good at it. It's how I make a living. This winter has been rough. Winters always are in this kind of business, but this year seems to be the slowest I have ever seen. I haven't ha...

BigV · BigV

I wish all a blessed day in recovery, remember this is truly your most important thing you will do this day, stay clean , reach out in prayer and meditation to a higher power and admit your weakness, find power and strength to get past the demon of addiction and be saved this day, one day at a time . I have man...

Angee · Angee

It has been one of those days. I have been thinking of wrongs done to me in the past, and for some reason it is really getting to me. I thought I had left the grudges behind, I am happy in my recovery. I think maybe I am just tired of reminders of where I was in the past. I thought I could live with minor irri...

Dave R · Dave R

When we refuse to accept the reality of today, we are denying faith in our Higher Power. This can only bring more suffering. IP No. 8, Just for Today = Some days just arent the way we wish they would be. Our problems may be as simple as a broken shoelace or having to stand in line at the supermarket. O...

avid · avid

I am resigning as moderator. I'll continue on for a little while to give some time for a new mod to take over. I'll be messaging John and BigV and letting them know. Anyone wanting to be moderator should message them as well.

John · John

It's 7 AM, morning prayer and mediation is done, the coffee is brewing, first cig of the day is sitting in the ash tray. (just haven't found the willingness or desperation to put them down). Each morning I pick up my NA Basic Text and just randomly open it and read a paragraph or two. This morning it op...

BigV · BigV

"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. " -Theodore Roosevelt My last relapse wi...

mikah · mikah

...when we enter the rooms of NA for the first time,,things can be overwhelming--the mind can scramble with many new thoughts of recovery,,,VERY different than what occupied our minds before!!..in my area,,it's usually at meetings end,,that the newcomer is asked to read the following message,...

BigV · BigV

Actually theres 12 steps but there not all simple, the simple plan of action was asked of me from my higher power, spoken to me loudly after having a few years clean but pretty much just dry. Having not have worked the program once again and having just relapsed after 5 years clean and not working the prog...

flametodance · flametodance

My name is Sarah and I am an addict, I went to a face to face meeting yesterday and it gave me a sad. Some of the members that had been my life lines when I first started coming to meetings went back out. Yes, I am beyond glad that they came back and are still alive, but I am struggling with the why. I am also mad...

Devisissy · Devisissy

I am very new to this. I tried other NA boards but the moderators never got back to me on my registration. I am 35 years old. I have a sister who is 24 who I barely know as we have different fathers and we did not grow up together. The last time I saw my sister she was 16. My mom and I have however stayed in tou...

Angell · Angell

Im unsure of how to say this but Id like to open a discourse on the higher power concept. The spiritual journey that NA has afforded me is the best gift I have received from my twenty years in the program. That said, I am an atheist. Twenty years of recovery has taught me acceptance when the topic is God, or w...

Seeking · Seeking

Hi everyone! I'm seeking a new way to recover. I have been here before but since than my email that I had before was compromised as well as my PC.. So I had to start fresh on so many things. The only thing that I haven't had to change for a few 24hrs is my clean time. However, I wonder sometimes if I shouldn...

sonny · sonny

I am recovering, just over two months clean. I am married and when I was using my wife caught me both using and chatting online with women. I have been with her for 15 years and never chatted when sober, she did some investigating and found this to be true. My question is, have any of you dealt with getting...

tony 666 · tony 666

what if anything can i do about meetings closing with the lords prayer. there are three meetings in my area that close with that prayer. myself and a few other addicts refuse to circle up with them. weve been thinking about creatating our own circle and close with serenity prayer. but the first traditi...

Brian_YellowEyes · Brian_YellowEyes

Jimmy K., one of the founders of Narcotics Anonymous, began his recovery February 2, 1950 when he found Alcoholics Anonymous. Jimmy would become involved in the founding of Narcotics Anonymous in 1953 and his contributions have forever changed the lives of countless addicts, their families an...

JT · JT

jasonltimmons@gmail.com Thank you all for your help and time concerning this inquiry! JT

MIKEF · MIKEF

My son Eric,who has allowed me to share his story(in his 4th year of Recovery from Heroin addiction)is coming to Florida from New York to spend 12 days with us..We are blessed and excited.Through God's grace and mercy,my own daily application of living the NA way and application of OUR spiritual prin...

Lori2nj · Lori2nj

I am new to the boards....I've been reading for awhile but never posted. I know that I have a problem, I have tried to quit too many times to remember but have failed every single time. When I start to wean down off the pills I get these terrible bouts of anxiety and it causes me to get overwhelmed and go righ...

Raman · Raman

My dear friends....by the Grace of God, living in our 12 Step Program and the support of our 12 Tradition Fellowship, best wishes of my family and friends, I, Raman an addict, complete 26 years of clean time and recovery today, 21/12/13. I am greatful. Thank you. Best wishes and a clean and serene recov...

misspriss1987 · misspriss1987

I am not sure what to do or where to begin. I am scared to even admit that I have a problem. But I am here and that's a start right? I'm tired of living this way, but I don't know if I am strong enough to give it all up. I'm gonna lose everything if I don't, so I guess it's do or die time.

DonewithLeaves · DonewithLeaves

Hi Everyone, I am thinking of going to my first NA meeting but I'm concerned because I smoke weed and I don't use any harder drugs. I've been smoking weed daily for 10 years though and I feel like I really need some help getting my life back on track. Does NA welcome weed smokers, too? And the meetings in my...

BigV · BigV

Its sure quiet around here, baaaa baaaaa so hows your weather? Here in california we are in a state of either spring type weather or lows in the 30's at night, we have not had rain for months, serious drought here, and no fog which is really weird but theres no moisture to make fog, we is dry and we are real...

dana12 · dana12

i need some advice i recently had a tough time in my marriage and i am stuggling with anger overall this has lead to thoughts about falling back to addiction does anyone else struggle with anger and addiction thabks dana12

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	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 didnt believe there was an alternative to living in our diseaseor perhaps we didnt want to believe. As long as w...	Dave R	1	418	Feb 22, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	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 b...	Dave R	2	981	Feb 22, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	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, weve found that the more we live in harmony with our Higher Powers will for us, the greater the harmony in our lives. We use the Tenth Step to help us maintain that harmony. On a dai...	Dave R	1	284	Feb 22, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	Day -4- of no opiates!... (Preview) Here I go again. Detoxing for the 100th time. I feel like such a failure. I've wasted so much money on opiates, I do have pain and get a legit script each month but I always run out early. Anyway, I'm scared...my husband has no clue. One time he said I looked like I was on drugs and I lied and told him I took a klo...	Stillfromny	5	636	Feb 22, 2014 by mikah
	...powerless over -CHAOS-.......... (Preview) ....hello,,I'm Michael,,I'm an addict,,,,relieved to have finally accepted narcotics anonymous as an important part of my life,and happy to be clean today. ....as I've been getting clear of the chaos of active drug addiction from my life,,,I realized a couple of weeks ago,that I was involved in a...	mikah	6	370	Feb 20, 2014 by mikah
	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	2	392	Feb 19, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	Work is extremely slow this year! (Preview) I have a little pressure washing and painting business. I enjoy making things appear new again, refreshing them. And I'm good at it. It's how I make a living. This winter has been rough. Winters always are in this kind of business, but this year seems to be the slowest I have ever seen. I haven't ha...	John	7	540	Feb 19, 2014 by mikah
	power up with prayer (Preview) I wish all a blessed day in recovery, remember this is truly your most important thing you will do this day, stay clean , reach out in prayer and meditation to a higher power and admit your weakness, find power and strength to get past the demon of addiction and be saved this day, one day at a time . I have man...	BigV	2	407	Feb 18, 2014 by BigV
	Old Hurts Resurface (Preview) It has been one of those days. I have been thinking of wrongs done to me in the past, and for some reason it is really getting to me. I thought I had left the grudges behind, I am happy in my recovery. I think maybe I am just tired of reminders of where I was in the past. I thought I could live with minor irri...	Angee	8	461	Feb 17, 2014 by mikah
	JFT February 16 Faithful feelings (Preview) When we refuse to accept the reality of today, we are denying faith in our Higher Power. This can only bring more suffering. IP No. 8, Just for Today = Some days just arent the way we wish they would be. Our problems may be as simple as a broken shoelace or having to stand in line at the supermarket. O...	Dave R	1	325	Feb 17, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	Time for a new moderator (Preview) I am resigning as moderator. I'll continue on for a little while to give some time for a new mod to take over. I'll be messaging John and BigV and letting them know. Anyone wanting to be moderator should message them as well.	avid	21	687	Feb 14, 2014 by mikah
	Good Morning! ...(the 12 principles) (Preview) It's 7 AM, morning prayer and mediation is done, the coffee is brewing, first cig of the day is sitting in the ash tray. (just haven't found the willingness or desperation to put them down). Each morning I pick up my NA Basic Text and just randomly open it and read a paragraph or two. This morning it op...	John	3	437	Feb 13, 2014 by mikah
	This saved me once (Preview) "Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. " -Theodore Roosevelt My last relapse wi...	BigV	3	640	Feb 13, 2014 by BigV
	...JUST FOR TODAY....some words of inspiration and hope for NEWCOMERS... Welcome Newcomer just for today serenity (Preview) ...when we enter the rooms of NA for the first time,,things can be overwhelming--the mind can scramble with many new thoughts of recovery,,,VERY different than what occupied our minds before!!..in my area,,it's usually at meetings end,,that the newcomer is asked to read the following message,...	mikah	4	5185	Feb 10, 2014 by mikah
	5 simple steps (Preview) Actually theres 12 steps but there not all simple, the simple plan of action was asked of me from my higher power, spoken to me loudly after having a few years clean but pretty much just dry. Having not have worked the program once again and having just relapsed after 5 years clean and not working the prog...	BigV	1	428	Feb 8, 2014 by mikah
	Grateful today (Preview) My name is Sarah and I am an addict, I went to a face to face meeting yesterday and it gave me a sad. Some of the members that had been my life lines when I first started coming to meetings went back out. Yes, I am beyond glad that they came back and are still alive, but I am struggling with the why. I am also mad...	flametodance	7	383	Feb 8, 2014 by BigV
	Mother wants my sister to move in with me. (Preview) I am very new to this. I tried other NA boards but the moderators never got back to me on my registration. I am 35 years old. I have a sister who is 24 who I barely know as we have different fathers and we did not grow up together. The last time I saw my sister she was 16. My mom and I have however stayed in tou...	Devisissy	14	1362	Feb 5, 2014 by avid
	On the subject of God (Preview) Im unsure of how to say this but Id like to open a discourse on the higher power concept. The spiritual journey that NA has afforded me is the best gift I have received from my twenty years in the program. That said, I am an atheist. Twenty years of recovery has taught me acceptance when the topic is God, or w...	Angell	21	693	Feb 5, 2014 by John
	Hello I'm Seeking (Preview) Hi everyone! I'm seeking a new way to recover. I have been here before but since than my email that I had before was compromised as well as my PC.. So I had to start fresh on so many things. The only thing that I haven't had to change for a few 24hrs is my clean time. However, I wonder sometimes if I shouldn...	Seeking	3	434	Feb 5, 2014 by flametodance
	Question/problem (Preview) I am recovering, just over two months clean. I am married and when I was using my wife caught me both using and chatting online with women. I have been with her for 15 years and never chatted when sober, she did some investigating and found this to be true. My question is, have any of you dealt with getting...	sonny	2	345	Feb 5, 2014 by flametodance
	the lords prayer. (Preview) what if anything can i do about meetings closing with the lords prayer. there are three meetings in my area that close with that prayer. myself and a few other addicts refuse to circle up with them. weve been thinking about creatating our own circle and close with serenity prayer. but the first traditi...	tony 666	12	6338	Feb 3, 2014 by cmoreride
	64 Years ago today (Preview) Jimmy K., one of the founders of Narcotics Anonymous, began his recovery February 2, 1950 when he found Alcoholics Anonymous. Jimmy would become involved in the founding of Narcotics Anonymous in 1953 and his contributions have forever changed the lives of countless addicts, their families an...	Brian_YellowEyes	1	348	Feb 3, 2014 by Dave R
	Newcomer In Search Of The Spiritual Principles (list of all) And Their Opposites (7 Deadly Sins?) Anyone able to Help?? (Preview) jasonltimmons@gmail.com Thank you all for your help and time concerning this inquiry! JT	JT	4	1262	Jan 30, 2014 by Davethewave
	FAMILY TIME (Preview) My son Eric,who has allowed me to share his story(in his 4th year of Recovery from Heroin addiction)is coming to Florida from New York to spend 12 days with us..We are blessed and excited.Through God's grace and mercy,my own daily application of living the NA way and application of OUR spiritual prin...	MIKEF	3	392	Jan 29, 2014 by kitty doyle
	Overcoming the anxiety... (Preview) I am new to the boards....I've been reading for awhile but never posted. I know that I have a problem, I have tried to quit too many times to remember but have failed every single time. When I start to wean down off the pills I get these terrible bouts of anxiety and it causes me to get overwhelmed and go righ...	Lori2nj	11	668	Jan 22, 2014 by avid
	Clean and serene ! (Preview) My dear friends....by the Grace of God, living in our 12 Step Program and the support of our 12 Tradition Fellowship, best wishes of my family and friends, I, Raman an addict, complete 26 years of clean time and recovery today, 21/12/13. I am greatful. Thank you. Best wishes and a clean and serene recov...	Raman	11	377	Jan 22, 2014 by Raman
	Not sure where to start... (Preview) I am not sure what to do or where to begin. I am scared to even admit that I have a problem. But I am here and that's a start right? I'm tired of living this way, but I don't know if I am strong enough to give it all up. I'm gonna lose everything if I don't, so I guess it's do or die time.	misspriss1987	7	731	Jan 22, 2014 by avid
	First NA Meeting (Preview) Hi Everyone, I am thinking of going to my first NA meeting but I'm concerned because I smoke weed and I don't use any harder drugs. I've been smoking weed daily for 10 years though and I feel like I really need some help getting my life back on track. Does NA welcome weed smokers, too? And the meetings in my...	DonewithLeaves	7	1336	Jan 18, 2014 by Davethewave
	Silence of the lambs (Preview) Its sure quiet around here, baaaa baaaaa so hows your weather? Here in california we are in a state of either spring type weather or lows in the 30's at night, we have not had rain for months, serious drought here, and no fog which is really weird but theres no moisture to make fog, we is dry and we are real...	BigV	5	429	Jan 17, 2014 by BigV
	hello am new to this message boards (Preview) i need some advice i recently had a tough time in my marriage and i am stuggling with anger overall this has lead to thoughts about falling back to addiction does anyone else struggle with anger and addiction thabks dana12	dana12	6	717	Jan 15, 2014 by Dustina ILia
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