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Dave R · Dave R

If [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation. Basic Text, p. 35 = Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isnt always easy. We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are totally defective. We might feel li...

Dave R · Dave R

We werent oriented toward fulfillment; we focused on the emptiness and worthlessness of it all. Basic Text, p. 89 = There were probably hundreds of times in our active addiction when we wished we could become someone else. We may have wished we could trade places with someone who owned a nice car or...

dragonfly707 · dragonfly707

iv been in and out of na most of my life. i finally gave up meth and cigs 2 1/2 yrs ago. i started using norcos for my arthritis 1 yr ago. i went from prescribed 1 5mg vicodin to buying off the street and taking 6-8 10mg norcos a day. iam doing a 3 day tapper than iam done. iam scared. my mind is in overdrive and i...

horsemom · horsemom

I'm new here, recovering alcoholic and finally getting honest re my "problem" with vicodin. Was prescribed over a year ago for chronic pain, and I've become dependent on it, crave it, obsess about it, worry about running out, etc. It owns me and I hate that. Started a taper today to get off...

Dave R · Dave R

...the addict would find from the start as much identification as each needed to convince himself that he could stay clean, by the example of others who had recovered for many years. Basic Text, p. 88 = Many of us attended our first meeting and, not being entirely sure that NA was for us, found much to...

Dave R · Dave R

The Tenth Step can help us correct our living problems and prevent their recurrence. Basic Text, p. 42 = Our identities, how we think and feel, have been shaped by our experiences. Some of our experiences have made us better people; others have caused us shame or embarrassment; all of them have inf...

Dave R · Dave R

We never have to use again, no matter how we feel. All feelings will eventually pass. Basic Text, p. 82 = It hurts like never before. You get out of bed after a sleepless night, talk to God, and still dont feel any better. It will pass, a little voice tells you. When? you wonder, as you pace and mutter and...

alyqat4 · alyqat4

Ok I am curious to hear what you guys have to say on this topic because in my 6years around the fellowship I haven't heard about too many successful relationships.... 1.) What is the most challenging aspect for you in a relationship? 2.) What is the best tip you have to make one work? I'll answer when I ha...

Dave R · Dave R

We gradually and carefully pull ourselves out of the isolation and loneliness of addiction and into the mainstream of life. Basic Text, p. 37 = Many of us spent much of our using time alone, avoiding other peopleespecially people who were not usingat all costs. After years of isolation, trying to...

Davethewave · Davethewave

I had to put my best friend to sleep, and I'm just coming to terms with her passing. She really was special. Aja was a rescue dog who had a very hard life prior to finding her way into our lives. Right after we got her, she became very sic and had to go to Penn Vet. Hopsital. The local vet thought she was dying. B...

Dave R · Dave R

Take my will and my life. Guide me in my recovery. Show me how to live. Basic Text, p. 26 = How do we begin the process of letting our Higher Power guide our lives? When we seek advice about situations that trouble us, we often find that our Higher Power works through others. When we accept that we dont have...

Dave R · Dave R

When we were using, our lives became an exercise in survival. Now we are doing much more living than surviving. Basic Text, p. 52 = Id be better off dead! A familiar refrain to a practicing addict, and with good reason. All we had to look forward to was more of the same miserable existence. Our hold on l...

Dave R · Dave R

We are not going to be perfect. If we were perfect, we would not be human. Basic Text, p. 31 = All of us had expectations about life in recovery. Some of us thought recovery would suddenly make us employable or able to do anything in the world we wanted to do. Or maybe we imagined perfect ease in our inter...

Manon · Manon

needless to say i canceled the ball I was supposed to go to saturday night for several reasons but my main reason is beause that many ppl in that smal place which isn't really so small but thier are ppl i would rather not run into so I will be working instead will I ever be comfortable arround crouds after be...

Dave R · Dave R

When we honestly tell our own story, someone else may identify with us. Basic Text, p. 98 = Many of us have heard truly captivating speakers at Narcotics Anonymous conventions. We remember the audience alternating between tears of identification and joyous hilarity. Someday, we may think, Im g...

Dave R · Dave R

"We surrender quietly and let the God of our understanding take care of us. Basic Text, p. 26 = Surrender and acceptance are like infatuation and love. Infatuation begins when we encounter someone special. Infatuation requires nothing but the acknowledgement of the object of our infatua...

lonely joe · lonely joe

Hi, I am addicted to diet pills. It has been a progression throughout several years and now is very costly and effects my moods and energy to a large degree. Is NA the right group for me? Thanks in advance for the feedback.

Dave R · Dave R

No matter how far we ran, we always carried fear with us. Basic Text, p. 14 = For many of us, fear was a constant factor in our lives before we came to Narcotics Anonymous. We used because we were afraid to feel emotional or physical pain. Our fear of people and situations gave us a convenient excuse to u...

Dave R · Dave R

It is our actions that are important. We leave the results to our Higher Power. Basic Text, p. 91 = Theres an old saying we sometimes hear in our meetings: If you want to make God laugh, make plans. When we hear this we usually laugh, too, but theres a nervous edge to our laughter. We wonder if all of our c...

New Member (Video of my story included) · DannyBoy

Hey everyone! Im new to this board and wanted to introduce myself :) My name is Dan, I live in MD. Been struggling with active addiction for 7 years now, im 26 years old. Im in recovery now and have been sober for close to 3 months. Im in a good place at the moment, go to 2 NA meetings everyday and building my ne...

Dave R · Dave R

Do I believe it would be insane to walk up to someone and say, May I please have a heart attack or a fatal accident? Basic Text, p. 24 = Weve heard it said that unless were in love, we cant remember what love feels like. The same could be said of insanity: Once were freed of it, we may forget how truly bizarr...

Nihal · Nihal

Hey there I've been clean for one month and need to find a meeting in Alexandria, Egypt. Please help. N -- Edited by Nihal on Saturday 3rd of November 2012 05:24:12 AM

Riley · Riley

Hello:) Just signed up today so not sure how all this works. I've tried attending meetings in my town but I live in a small town and at the most 3 people show up and its not been much help. I've been addicted to pain pills for almost 3 years now. I was on suboxen for a few months which really helped but ever sinc...

Dave R · Dave R

I sincerely believed that a Higher Power could restore my sanity and that I would stop trying to figure out what Gods will was, just accept things for what they were, and be grateful. = The longer we stay clean, the less surely we know what our Higher Powers will for us isand the less it matters. Knowle...

Dave R · Dave R

God helps us as we help each other. Basic Text, p. 52 = Our addiction caused us to think almost exclusively of ourselves. Even our prayersif we prayed at allwere self-centered. We asked God to fix things for us or get us out of trouble. Why? Because we didnt want to live with the problems wed created for...

Dave R · Dave R

Ongoing recovery is dependent on our relationship with a loving God who cares for us and will do for us what we find impossible to do for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 99 = Working the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous gives us a fresh start in life and some guidance for living in the world.But the steps a...

jess_eku12 · jess_eku12

Hello all :) I have 45 days clean today. Prior to that I had been in inpatient treatment, had a slip after I came out for a couple of months and am trying to sort through everything. I've spent all of my adult life using- I'm now 24, started using at the age of 12. I just don't know to function as a person. Life s...

Mike M · Mike M

Haven't been posting much lately but pop on daily. Celebrating today, 11,658 days Clean by the Grace of God through the Power of NA! What's special about it? Everything. No not Clean date anniversary - that's next month. It's another Day Clean - what a Gift, what a Miracle!

Dave R · Dave R

Humility is a result of getting honest with ourselves. Basic Text, p. 36 = Humility was an idea so foreign to most of us that we ignored it as long as we could. When we first saw the word humbly ahead in Step Seven, we may have figured it meant we had quite a bit of humiliation in store. Perhaps we chose to l...

JasonD · JasonD

http://www.positiveatheism.org/rw/trads.htm#one I guess its one addicts ESH so reconcile with the lit but he\she does reference page numbers.

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	JFT November 21 Letting our defects go (Preview) If [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation. Basic Text, p. 35 = Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isnt always easy. We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are totally defective. We might feel li...	Dave R	0	312	Nov 21, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT November 20 Finding fulfillment (Preview) We werent oriented toward fulfillment; we focused on the emptiness and worthlessness of it all. Basic Text, p. 89 = There were probably hundreds of times in our active addiction when we wished we could become someone else. We may have wished we could trade places with someone who owned a nice car or...	Dave R	0	264	Nov 20, 2012 by Dave R
	detoxing from norco need support (Preview) iv been in and out of na most of my life. i finally gave up meth and cigs 2 1/2 yrs ago. i started using norcos for my arthritis 1 yr ago. i went from prescribed 1 5mg vicodin to buying off the street and taking 6-8 10mg norcos a day. iam doing a 3 day tapper than iam done. iam scared. my mind is in overdrive and i...	dragonfly707	1	256	Nov 20, 2012 by Dave R
	First day, tapering off hydrocodone, glad to find this forum (Preview) I'm new here, recovering alcoholic and finally getting honest re my "problem" with vicodin. Was prescribed over a year ago for chronic pain, and I've become dependent on it, crave it, obsess about it, worry about running out, etc. It owns me and I hate that. Started a taper today to get off...	horsemom	4	513	Nov 19, 2012 by dragonfly707
	JFT November 19 The language of empathy (Preview) ...the addict would find from the start as much identification as each needed to convince himself that he could stay clean, by the example of others who had recovered for many years. Basic Text, p. 88 = Many of us attended our first meeting and, not being entirely sure that NA was for us, found much to...	Dave R	0	243	Nov 19, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT November 18 Self-discovery (Preview) The Tenth Step can help us correct our living problems and prevent their recurrence. Basic Text, p. 42 = Our identities, how we think and feel, have been shaped by our experiences. Some of our experiences have made us better people; others have caused us shame or embarrassment; all of them have inf...	Dave R	1	1207	Nov 19, 2012 by Grateful Jen
	JFT November 17 Walking through the pain (Preview) We never have to use again, no matter how we feel. All feelings will eventually pass. Basic Text, p. 82 = It hurts like never before. You get out of bed after a sleepless night, talk to God, and still dont feel any better. It will pass, a little voice tells you. When? you wonder, as you pace and mutter and...	Dave R	0	288	Nov 17, 2012 by Dave R
	Relationships (Preview) Ok I am curious to hear what you guys have to say on this topic because in my 6years around the fellowship I haven't heard about too many successful relationships.... 1.) What is the most challenging aspect for you in a relationship? 2.) What is the best tip you have to make one work? I'll answer when I ha...	alyqat4	13	594	Nov 17, 2012 by To Far Gone
	JFT November 16 Alone no more (Preview) We gradually and carefully pull ourselves out of the isolation and loneliness of addiction and into the mainstream of life. Basic Text, p. 37 = Many of us spent much of our using time alone, avoiding other peopleespecially people who were not usingat all costs. After years of isolation, trying to...	Dave R	0	276	Nov 16, 2012 by Dave R
	Lost my Best Friend (Preview) I had to put my best friend to sleep, and I'm just coming to terms with her passing. She really was special. Aja was a rescue dog who had a very hard life prior to finding her way into our lives. Right after we got her, she became very sic and had to go to Penn Vet. Hopsital. The local vet thought she was dying. B...	Davethewave	7	402	Nov 16, 2012 by MIKEF
	JFT November 15 Letting go (Preview) Take my will and my life. Guide me in my recovery. Show me how to live. Basic Text, p. 26 = How do we begin the process of letting our Higher Power guide our lives? When we seek advice about situations that trouble us, we often find that our Higher Power works through others. When we accept that we dont have...	Dave R	0	528	Nov 15, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT November 14 Not just surviving (Preview) When we were using, our lives became an exercise in survival. Now we are doing much more living than surviving. Basic Text, p. 52 = Id be better off dead! A familiar refrain to a practicing addict, and with good reason. All we had to look forward to was more of the same miserable existence. Our hold on l...	Dave R	0	293	Nov 14, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT November 13 Not perfect (Preview) We are not going to be perfect. If we were perfect, we would not be human. Basic Text, p. 31 = All of us had expectations about life in recovery. Some of us thought recovery would suddenly make us employable or able to do anything in the world we wanted to do. Or maybe we imagined perfect ease in our inter...	Dave R	0	245	Nov 13, 2012 by Dave R
	halloween jitters (Preview) needless to say i canceled the ball I was supposed to go to saturday night for several reasons but my main reason is beause that many ppl in that smal place which isn't really so small but thier are ppl i would rather not run into so I will be working instead will I ever be comfortable arround crouds after be...	Manon	6	410	Nov 13, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT November 12 Our own story (Preview) When we honestly tell our own story, someone else may identify with us. Basic Text, p. 98 = Many of us have heard truly captivating speakers at Narcotics Anonymous conventions. We remember the audience alternating between tears of identification and joyous hilarity. Someday, we may think, Im g...	Dave R	2	385	Nov 12, 2012 by Starla
	JFT November 11 From surrender to acceptance (Preview) "We surrender quietly and let the God of our understanding take care of us. Basic Text, p. 26 = Surrender and acceptance are like infatuation and love. Infatuation begins when we encounter someone special. Infatuation requires nothing but the acknowledgement of the object of our infatua...	Dave R	1	383	Nov 11, 2012 by yogiart
	question (Preview) Hi, I am addicted to diet pills. It has been a progression throughout several years and now is very costly and effects my moods and energy to a large degree. Is NA the right group for me? Thanks in advance for the feedback.	lonely joe	5	420	Nov 11, 2012 by yogiart
	JFT November 10 Fear or faith? (Preview) No matter how far we ran, we always carried fear with us. Basic Text, p. 14 = For many of us, fear was a constant factor in our lives before we came to Narcotics Anonymous. We used because we were afraid to feel emotional or physical pain. Our fear of people and situations gave us a convenient excuse to u...	Dave R	0	281	Nov 10, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT November 9 The best-laid plans (Preview) It is our actions that are important. We leave the results to our Higher Power. Basic Text, p. 91 = Theres an old saying we sometimes hear in our meetings: If you want to make God laugh, make plans. When we hear this we usually laugh, too, but theres a nervous edge to our laughter. We wonder if all of our c...	Dave R	1	286	Nov 10, 2012 by alyqat4
	New Member (Video of my story included) (Preview) Hey everyone! Im new to this board and wanted to introduce myself :) My name is Dan, I live in MD. Been struggling with active addiction for 7 years now, im 26 years old. Im in recovery now and have been sober for close to 3 months. Im in a good place at the moment, go to 2 NA meetings everyday and building my ne...	DannyBoy	4	340	Nov 10, 2012 by alyqat4
	JFT November 8 Freed from insanity (Preview) Do I believe it would be insane to walk up to someone and say, May I please have a heart attack or a fatal accident? Basic Text, p. 24 = Weve heard it said that unless were in love, we cant remember what love feels like. The same could be said of insanity: Once were freed of it, we may forget how truly bizarr...	Dave R	0	267	Nov 8, 2012 by Dave R
	Need help (Preview) Hey there I've been clean for one month and need to find a meeting in Alexandria, Egypt. Please help. N -- Edited by Nihal on Saturday 3rd of November 2012 05:24:12 AM	Nihal	13	911	Nov 8, 2012 by Raman
	Struggling for Sobriety (Preview) Hello:) Just signed up today so not sure how all this works. I've tried attending meetings in my town but I live in a small town and at the most 3 people show up and its not been much help. I've been addicted to pain pills for almost 3 years now. I was on suboxen for a few months which really helped but ever sinc...	Riley	3	348	Nov 8, 2012 by MIKEF
	JFT November 7 Feeling God's will (Preview) I sincerely believed that a Higher Power could restore my sanity and that I would stop trying to figure out what Gods will was, just accept things for what they were, and be grateful. = The longer we stay clean, the less surely we know what our Higher Powers will for us isand the less it matters. Knowle...	Dave R	0	346	Nov 7, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT November 1 Awakening (Preview) God helps us as we help each other. Basic Text, p. 52 = Our addiction caused us to think almost exclusively of ourselves. Even our prayersif we prayed at allwere self-centered. We asked God to fix things for us or get us out of trouble. Why? Because we didnt want to live with the problems wed created for...	Dave R	1	336	Nov 7, 2012 by DannyBoy
	JFT October 31 Our relationship with a higher power (Preview) Ongoing recovery is dependent on our relationship with a loving God who cares for us and will do for us what we find impossible to do for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 99 = Working the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous gives us a fresh start in life and some guidance for living in the world.But the steps a...	Dave R	1	352	Nov 7, 2012 by DannyBoy
	Advice? (Preview) Hello all :) I have 45 days clean today. Prior to that I had been in inpatient treatment, had a slip after I came out for a couple of months and am trying to sort through everything. I've spent all of my adult life using- I'm now 24, started using at the age of 12. I just don't know to function as a person. Life s...	jess_eku12	8	504	Nov 7, 2012 by DannyBoy
	Celebrating! (Preview) Haven't been posting much lately but pop on daily. Celebrating today, 11,658 days Clean by the Grace of God through the Power of NA! What's special about it? Everything. No not Clean date anniversary - that's next month. It's another Day Clean - what a Gift, what a Miracle!	Mike M	10	362	Nov 7, 2012 by DannyBoy
	JFT November 6 Understanding humility (Preview) Humility is a result of getting honest with ourselves. Basic Text, p. 36 = Humility was an idea so foreign to most of us that we ignored it as long as we could. When we first saw the word humbly ahead in Step Seven, we may have figured it meant we had quite a bit of humiliation in store. Perhaps we chose to l...	Dave R	0	303	Nov 6, 2012 by Dave R
	Traditions workshop (Preview) http://www.positiveatheism.org/rw/trads.htm#one I guess its one addicts ESH so reconcile with the lit but he\she does reference page numbers.	JasonD	3	493	Nov 6, 2012 by smiley8195
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