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Dave R · Dave R

Everything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers. Basic Text, p. xxvi = Our motives are often a surprise to us. In our early days of recovery, they were almost always a surprise! Weve l...

momswings · momswings

I am new to NA I am formiliar with the 12 step program. I was in aa recovery 20 yrs ago but became a drinker of less to get buzzed. Now with my back injury and the stress I have in the house pain pills have beceom more convient and noone really knows the difference but me. There is no alcohol no one drinks but...

Dave R · Dave R

Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases. Basic Text, p. 84 = Recognizing complacency in our recovery is like seeing smoke in a room. The smoke thickens when our meeting attendance drops, contact with newcome...

Tahir · Tahir

Two of my friends from the Fellowship went on Interferon treatment this week and they are down with fever and stomach cramps. I was considering going for it myself and might go on it myself in a few months. Are there others here who have undergone this treatment for their hepatitis C? I would really appr...

Dave R · Dave R

There is a spiritual principle of giving away what we have been given in Narcotics Anonymous in order to keep it. By helping others to stay clean, we enjoy the benefit of the spiritual wealth that we have found. Basic Text, p. 49 = Time and again in our recovery, others have freely shared with us what w...

Dave R · Dave R

Addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that affects every area of our lives. Basic Text, p. 20 = Before we started using, most of us had a stereotype, a mental image of what addicts were supposed to look like. Some of us pictured a junkie robbing convenience markets for drug money. O...

mrsgray0618 · mrsgray0618

Hello everyone my name is Tamara and I have been a struggling addict for the last 4 years with sprouts of clean time. One very important thing ladies and gentlmen is NEVER EVER get to cocky in your soberity and think you are above and beyond it. I was the girl going to the classes swearing up and down I would...

Dave R · Dave R

There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using. Basic Text, p. 9 = We all know people who could benefit from Narcotics Anonymous. Many people we encounter from all walks of lifeour family members, old friends, and coworkerscould really use a program of recovery in their li...

Mike T · Mike T

I am going to call World on this, but I just wanted some opinions on "facility rules." We recently had to move our homegroup to another facility due to this disease taking our landlord to the final of the three absolutes stopping active addiction. This facility wants us to read "faci...

Dave R · Dave R

By working the steps, we come to accept a Higher Powers will.... We lose our fear of the unknown. We are set free. Basic Text, p. 16 = Life is a series of changes, both large and small. Although we may know and accept this fact intellectually, chances are that our initial emotional reaction to change i...

momswings · momswings

Anyone in recovery that would like to chat on facebook please send me a friend request at Candice Fanning Gibson. I would love to talk to some newbies an some people with some real sobriety behind them. im on and off most the day and briefly at night. Thanks candi

sanjay_2011 · sanjay_2011

Hi, I am 18 months clean in NA and I am from India and I use to visit this site but today I registered.I am dying to get a sponsor and after reading here a lot I found Raman can help me.How do I contact Raman please help. Hius and love to ALL

LizC · LizC

I will try not to ramble too much since it is past 3am and I am not sleeping. Sorry Ive been gone for a while. I was running amuck causing chaos to myself and others. Using to the point of giving up, not caring, suicidal thoughts, and desperation. Im clean today. Ive been clean for almost a week. The lovely M...

William · William

I'm in Boston...where are the meetings?

William · William

I'm a forty year old man who needs a mentor to guide me through the process of getting away from opiates and into the NA system. I live in Arlington, near Davis Square in Somerville.

amanda819 · amanda819

Please help. I am on 3 days of having no percocet 30s. I am hurting so bad, I have no energy, I have a 2 1/2 year old son at home and I CANNOT get off my butt!!! Any suggestions would be very helpfull on how I CAN GET SOME ENERGY, and stop feeling as miserable as I do. I am trying so hard.

Dave R · Dave R

No one is forcing us to give up our misery. Basic Text, p. 29 = Its funny to remember how reluctant we once were to surrender to recovery. We seemed to think we had wonderful, fulfilling lives as using addicts and that giving up our drugs would be worse than serving a life sentence at hard labor. In real...

Dave R · Dave R

I started to imitate some of the things the winners were doing. I got caught up in NA. I felt good... Basic Text, p. 153 = We often hear it said in meetings that we should stick with the winners. Who are the winners in Narcotics Anonymous? Winners are easily identified. They work an active program of re...

Dave R · Dave R

This ability to listen is a gift and grows as we grow spiritually. Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift. Basic Text, p. 107 = Have you ever watched two small children carry on a conversation? One will be talking about purple dragons while the other carries on about the discom...

Dave R · Dave R

When we see how our defects exist in our lives and accept them, we can let go of them and get on with our new life. Basic Text, p. 35 = Sometimes our readiness to have our character defects removed depends on what we call them. If misnaming our defects makes them seem less defective, we may be unable to se...

Manon · Manon

you know after all these years I do not remember saying ty to the ppl who regualrly post in my threads showing support so even in my disater of a lfe i still remain grateful not easy life is coming at me in all ways but trying to stay sane!!

Dave R · Dave R

We use the tools available to us and develop the ability to survive our emotions. Basic Text, p. 31 = Survive my emotions? some of us say. Youve got to be kidding! When we were using, we never gave ourselves the chance to learn how to survive them. You dont survive your feelings, we thoughtyou drug the...

Dave R · Dave R

Relationships can be a terribly painful area. Basic Text, p. 82 = Love is like an elixir for some of us. The excitement of a new lover, the intrigue of exploring intimacy, the sense of release we get from allowing ourselves to become vulnerablethese are all powerful emotions. But we cant forget tha...

reality · reality

HI, I'VE BEEN IN RECOVERY FOR OVER FIVE YEARS AND FIND THAT DOING A GRATITUDE LIST(A-Z), HELPS ME TO CONTINUE ON THIS GLORIOUS JOURNEY. DOES ANYONE ELSE DO GRATITUDE LIST?

Dave R · Dave R

We have seen the program work for any addict who honestly and sincerely wants to stop [using drugs]. Basic Text, p. 10 = How do we know when someone honestly and sincerely wants to stop using drugs? The truth is that we dont know! Because we cannot read minds or know anothers motives and desires, we si...

Dave R · Dave R

We know that if we pray for Gods will we will receive what is best for us, regardless of what we think. Basic Text, p. 46 = By the time we came to NA, our inner voices had become unreliable and self-destructive. Addiction had warped our desires, our interests, our sense of what was best for ourselves. T...

MIKEF · MIKEF

On this day,a very cold December 2nd,1984,after 25 years of total devastation to myself and all around me, 6 months into my 3rd marriage, twisted again , I lifted my head from the floor of a farmhouse in Rhinebeck New York and for the first time since I was 12 years old I finally knew I was done.I wasn't su...

Dave R · Dave R

Perhaps for the first time, we see a vision of our new life. Basic Text, p. 35 = In our addiction, our vision of ourselves was very limited. Each day, we went through the same routine: getting, using, and finding ways and means to get more. And thats all we could reasonably expect for the duration of ou...

Mike M · Mike M

My name's Mike, I'm a grateful recovering addict. By the Grace of God through the Power of NA today marks 32 years worth of One Day at a Time's Clean from the horrors of active addiction. Another Day the burden of having no choice but to use remains lifted, another day of Recovery. I thank my Higher Power...

Dave R · Dave R

We have to keep our recovery first and our priorities in order. Basic Text, p. 82 = Before coming to NA, we used many excuses to justify our use of drugs: He yelled at me. She said this. My partner left. I got fired. We used these same excuses for not seeking help for our drug problem. We had to realize tha...

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	JFT DEcember 17 Service motives (Preview) Everything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers. Basic Text, p. xxvi = Our motives are often a surprise to us. In our early days of recovery, they were almost always* a surprise! Weve l...*	Dave R	0	225	Dec 17, 2012 by Dave R
	New to NA have past AA recovery help please (Preview) I am new to NA I am formiliar with the 12 step program. I was in aa recovery 20 yrs ago but became a drinker of less to get buzzed. Now with my back injury and the stress I have in the house pain pills have beceom more convient and noone really knows the difference but me. There is no alcohol no one drinks but...	momswings	18	968	Dec 17, 2012 by momswings
	JFT December 16 Where there's smoke (Preview) Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases. Basic Text, p. 84 = Recognizing complacency in our recovery is like seeing smoke in a room. The smoke thickens when our meeting attendance drops, contact with newcome...	Dave R	1	328	Dec 17, 2012 by yogiart
	Experiences with the Interferon Treatment (Preview) Two of my friends from the Fellowship went on Interferon treatment this week and they are down with fever and stomach cramps. I was considering going for it myself and might go on it myself in a few months. Are there others here who have undergone this treatment for their hepatitis C? I would really appr...	Tahir	11	1234	Dec 16, 2012 by banjopaul100
	JFT December 15 The joy of sharing (Preview) There is a spiritual principle of giving away what we have been given in Narcotics Anonymous in order to keep it. By helping others to stay clean, we enjoy the benefit of the spiritual wealth that we have found. Basic Text, p. 49 = Time and again in our recovery, others have freely shared with us what w...	Dave R	0	353	Dec 15, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT December 14 Addiction, drugs, and recovery (Preview) Addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that affects every area of our lives. Basic Text, p. 20 = Before we started using, most of us had a stereotype, a mental image of what addicts were supposed to look like. Some of us pictured a junkie robbing convenience markets for drug money. O...	Dave R	0	292	Dec 14, 2012 by Dave R
	WE ARE ALL THE SAME (Preview) Hello everyone my name is Tamara and I have been a struggling addict for the last 4 years with sprouts of clean time. One very important thing ladies and gentlmen is NEVER EVER get to cocky in your soberity and think you are above and beyond it. I was the girl going to the classes swearing up and down I would...	mrsgray0618	4	366	Dec 14, 2012 by avid
	JFT December 13 Membership (Preview) There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using. Basic Text, p. 9 = We all know people who could benefit from Narcotics Anonymous. Many people we encounter from all walks of lifeour family members, old friends, and coworkerscould really use a program of recovery in their li...	Dave R	0	243	Dec 13, 2012 by Dave R
	Facility Rules (Preview) I am going to call World on this, but I just wanted some opinions on "facility rules." We recently had to move our homegroup to another facility due to this disease taking our landlord to the final of the three absolutes stopping active addiction. This facility wants us to read "faci...	Mike T	4	340	Dec 13, 2012 by Mike T
	JFT December 12 Fear of change (Preview) By working the steps, we come to accept a Higher Powers will.... We lose our fear of the unknown. We are set free. Basic Text, p. 16 = Life is a series of changes, both large and small. Although we may know and accept this fact intellectually, chances are that our initial emotional reaction to change i...	Dave R	0	252	Dec 12, 2012 by Dave R
	facebook (Preview) Anyone in recovery that would like to chat on facebook please send me a friend request at Candice Fanning Gibson. I would love to talk to some newbies an some people with some real sobriety behind them. im on and off most the day and briefly at night. Thanks candi	momswings	4	368	Dec 12, 2012 by momswings
	Looking for online sponsor (Preview) Hi, I am 18 months clean in NA and I am from India and I use to visit this site but today I registered.I am dying to get a sponsor and after reading here a lot I found Raman can help me.How do I contact Raman please help. Hius and love to ALL	sanjay_2011	7	315	Dec 12, 2012 by sanjay_2011
	Your mind is a powerful thing (Preview) I will try not to ramble too much since it is past 3am and I am not sleeping. Sorry Ive been gone for a while. I was running amuck causing chaos to myself and others. Using to the point of giving up, not caring, suicidal thoughts, and desperation. Im clean today. Ive been clean for almost a week. The lovely M...	LizC	3	314	Dec 12, 2012 by avid
	Are you on FaceBook...can we talk on there? Boston FaceBook (Preview) I'm in Boston...where are the meetings?	William	2	485	Dec 12, 2012 by avid
	In Arlington, would like to meet other men or women struggling with opiate abuse...need a mentor. Mentor one on one NA HELP (Preview) I'm a forty year old man who needs a mentor to guide me through the process of getting away from opiates and into the NA system. I live in Arlington, near Davis Square in Somerville.	William	3	5019	Dec 12, 2012 by avid
	Day 3 of no opiates detoxing cold turkey (Preview) Please help. I am on 3 days of having no percocet 30s. I am hurting so bad, I have no energy, I have a 2 1/2 year old son at home and I CANNOT get off my butt!!! Any suggestions would be very helpfull on how I CAN GET SOME ENERGY, and stop feeling as miserable as I do. I am trying so hard.	amanda819	23	9236	Dec 12, 2012 by theRightpath
	JFT December 11 Misery is optional (Preview) No one is forcing us to give up our misery. Basic Text, p. 29 = Its funny to remember how reluctant we once were to surrender to recovery. We seemed to think we had wonderful, fulfilling lives as using addicts and that giving up our drugs would be worse than serving a life sentence at hard labor. In real...	Dave R	0	240	Dec 11, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT December 10 Winners (Preview) I started to imitate some of the things the winners were doing. I got caught up in NA. I felt good... Basic Text, p. 153 = We often hear it said in meetings that we should stick with the winners. Who are the winners in Narcotics Anonymous? Winners are easily identified. They work an active program of re...	Dave R	0	253	Dec 10, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT December 9 Listening (Preview) This ability to listen is a gift and grows as we grow spiritually. Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift. Basic Text, p. 107 = Have you ever watched two small children carry on a conversation? One will be talking about purple dragons while the other carries on about the discom...	Dave R	0	258	Dec 9, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT December 8 Calling a defect a defect (Preview) When we see how our defects exist in our lives and accept them, we can let go of them and get on with our new life. Basic Text, p. 35 = Sometimes our readiness to have our character defects removed depends on what we call them. If misnaming our defects makes them seem less defective, we may be unable to se...	Dave R	0	329	Dec 8, 2012 by Dave R
	thanx MIP (Preview) you know after all these years I do not remember saying ty to the ppl who regualrly post in my threads showing support so even in my disater of a lfe i still remain grateful not easy life is coming at me in all ways but trying to stay sane!!	Manon	2	348	Dec 8, 2012 by avid
	JFT December 7 Surviving our emotions (Preview) We use the tools available to us and develop the ability to survive our emotions. Basic Text, p. 31 = Survive my emotions? some of us say. Youve got to be kidding! When we were using, we never gave ourselves the chance to learn how to survive them. You dont survive your feelings, we thoughtyou drug the...	Dave R	0	253	Dec 7, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT DEcember 6 Romance and recovery (Preview) Relationships can be a terribly painful area. Basic Text, p. 82 = Love is like an elixir for some of us. The excitement of a new lover, the intrigue of exploring intimacy, the sense of release we get from allowing ourselves to become vulnerablethese are all powerful emotions. But we cant forget tha...	Dave R	0	260	Dec 6, 2012 by Dave R
	GRATITUDE LIST (Preview) HI, I'VE BEEN IN RECOVERY FOR OVER FIVE YEARS AND FIND THAT DOING A GRATITUDE LIST(A-Z), HELPS ME TO CONTINUE ON THIS GLORIOUS JOURNEY. DOES ANYONE ELSE DO GRATITUDE LIST?	reality	4	396	Dec 6, 2012 by avid
	JFT December 5 Those who want to recover (Preview) We have seen the program work for any addict who honestly and sincerely wants to stop [using drugs]. Basic Text, p. 10 = How do we know when someone honestly and sincerely wants to stop using drugs? The truth is that we dont know! Because we cannot read minds or know anothers motives and desires, we si...	Dave R	0	266	Dec 5, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT December 4 God's will, not ours (Preview) We know that if we pray for Gods will we will receive what is best for us, regardless of what we think. Basic Text, p. 46 = By the time we came to NA, our inner voices had become unreliable and self-destructive. Addiction had warped our desires, our interests, our sense of what was best for ourselves. T...	Dave R	0	323	Dec 4, 2012 by Dave R
	The Miracle Of Life (Preview) On this day,a very cold December 2nd,1984,after 25 years of total devastation to myself and all around me, 6 months into my 3rd marriage, twisted again , I lifted my head from the floor of a farmhouse in Rhinebeck New York and for the first time since I was 12 years old I finally knew I was done.I wasn't su...	MIKEF	4	518	Dec 4, 2012 by Raman
	JFT December 3 Vision without limits (Preview) Perhaps for the first time, we see a vision of our new life. Basic Text, p. 35 = In our addiction, our vision of ourselves was very limited. Each day, we went through the same routine: getting, using, and finding ways and means to get more. And thats all we could reasonably expect for the duration of ou...	Dave R	0	282	Dec 3, 2012 by Dave R
	One Day at a Time NA Works - a testament (Preview) My name's Mike, I'm a grateful recovering addict. By the Grace of God through the Power of NA today marks 32 years worth of One Day at a Time's Clean from the horrors of active addiction. Another Day the burden of having no choice but to use remains lifted, another day of Recovery. I thank my Higher Power...	Mike M	5	675	Dec 3, 2012 by BigV
	JFT December 2 Recovery: our first priority (Preview) We have to keep our recovery first and our priorities in order. Basic Text, p. 82 = Before coming to NA, we used many excuses to justify our use of drugs: He yelled at me. She said this. My partner left. I got fired. We used these same excuses for not seeking help for our drug problem. We had to realize tha...	Dave R	2	414	Dec 3, 2012 by MIKEF
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