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Dave R · Dave R

...we could feel time, touch reality, and recognize spiritual values long lost to many of us. Basic Text, p. 88 = In our active addiction, we were prepared to compromise everything we believed in just to get our hands on more drugs. Whether we stole from our families and friends, sold ourselves, or...

Dave R · Dave R

Everything we know is subject to revision, especially what we know about the truth. Basic Text, p. 94 = Many of us thought we could recognize The Truth. We believed the truth was one thing, certain and unchanging, which we could grasp easily and without question. The real truth, however, was tha...

Natasha75252 · Natasha75252

Can someone give me some topics that we learn about in NA meetings?

Dave R · Dave R

...praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Step Eleven = How do we pray? With little experience, many of us dont even know how to begin. The process, however, is neither difficult nor complicated. We came to Narcotics Anonymous because of our drug addiction....

Dave R · Dave R

We did not choose to become addicts. Basic Text, p. 3 = When we were growing up, all of us had dreams. Every child has heard a relative or neighbor ask, What do you want to be when you grow up? Even if some of us didnt have elaborate dreams of success, most of us dreamed of work, families, and a future of d...

Dave R · Dave R

With the love that I am shown in Narcotics Anonymous, I have no excuse for loneliness. = Addiction is a lonely disease. We may be surrounded by people but, sooner or later, our addiction drives a wedge between us and even our closest loved ones. Many of us are driven to Narcotics Anonymous by a despe...

recoverysurvey · recoverysurvey

Are You a Member or a Former Member of a 12-Step Fellowship? Complete an online survey and enter for a chance to win an Amazon.com gift card! If you are a member of AA or NA or if you were a member in the last year, you are invited to participate in a 25-40 minute online survey about your experiences as a 12-...

Dave R · Dave R

Words cannot describe the sense of spiritual awareness that we receive when we have given something, no matter how small, to another person. Basic Text, p. 104 = Sometimes it seems as though there is so much wrong with the world that we might as well forget trying to make a difference. After all, we t...

Manon · Manon

October is here and all i can thinkof is knocking on deaths door oct 11 2009 I have yet to be the same. wondering where I went wrong in my life as there are not many happy times in my overworked mind wondering why God did let me come home knowing the p...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Hello and blessings of this day! I don't write too much but wanted to share where we are at after 5 months of our move from New York to Florida. After more than a year of prayer and communication we decided to leave our jobs(mine of 34 years)step out on Faith and move to Florida to be near to my wifes parents w...

Dave R · Dave R

When we admit that our lives have become unmanageable, we dont have to argue our point of view.... We no longer have to be right all the time. Basic Text, p. 58 = Nothing isolates us more quickly from the warmth and camaraderie of our fellow NA members than having to be right. Insecure, we pretend to b...

LizC · LizC

Hi all. I would like to fall off the face of the earth today and never come back. i am overly stressed out and can't do anything about it. Thats it. Bye.

Raman · Raman

Taken from another recovery site= ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's 3 Ways to Instantly Feel Better About Yourself Today~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------- 1. Forgive yourself! ------------------...

Dave R · Dave R

Our best thinking got us into trouble.... Recovery is an active change in our ideas and attitudes. Basic Text, p. 55 = In active addiction, the world probably looked like a horrible place. Using helped us tolerate the world we saw. Today, however, we understand that the worlds condition wasnt...

stina21105 · stina21105

I am in need of some help, prayers, and experience, strength and hope. I currently have a sponsee that I have been working with for years. She is 22 years old and is 17 weeks pregnant. Last week they admitted her to the hospital and after many tests (and still many unanswered questions), here is what we k...

Mason · Mason

-- Edited by Mason on Saturday 3rd of November 2012 02:27:52 PM -- Edited by Mason on Saturday 3rd of November 2012 02:36:15 PM

sueb · sueb

i dont know if this is the right place to get advice but here it goes. ive been doing opiods in pill form for a couple of years and about 3 weeks ago i was turned on to H. i never did it befor because i knew i would like it. i was right. i dont like it anymore and dont know how to ween myself off or if you even can.det...

James Rampp · James Rampp

Over the last several years i have noticed that we like to "borrow" logos and stick "NA" in them like it was okay to do so,it is not. The last reference I saw was a cartoon directly from the Peanuts comic strip and one also from the Yogi Bear comic strip. Neither had a reprinted with p...

Dave R · Dave R

Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking. Basic Text, p. 90 = Ever been tempted to do something even when you knew the results would be disastrous? Ever thought about how much it was going to hurt to do what you were tempted to d...

Dave R · Dave R

We emphasize setting our house in order because it brings us relief. Basic Text, p. 97 = Focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief from having to take a look at ourselves. But one of the secrets of success in Narcotics Anonymous is making sure our own house is in order. So what do...

Dave R · Dave R

We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have. Basic Text, p. 78 = Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaninga dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The Narcotics Anonymous recovery program gives us a new pattern of living to replace o...

Dave R · Dave R

As recovering addicts, we find that we are still dependent, but our dependence has shifted from the things around us to a loving God and the inner strength we get in our relationship with Him. Basic Text, pp. 71 = For many addicts, rebelliousness is second nature. We didnt want to depend on anyone or...

To Far Gone · To Far Gone

I try to put my past behind me but my PO thinks I should "Register" when I move and not live near schools. This Massachuaaeta Law is unconstitutional but friends in NA give me help. But I am clean and available to sponsor. I am Mark available for sponsorship. Let me show u the way!

Manon · Manon

all in all I am doing ok dealing with anxiety as well as so fear of abondenment wishing it would ok I have started going out on occasion so at least I am working on my agoraphobia not easy making new friends as they see the true colors and tuck tail and run so who kknows

bajarosie82 · bajarosie82

Hello i am an addict in recovery, i didn't see a place to post intros so im just gonna give you a little info then get to my questions, im back in the program after a 2 year relapse to which i previously had 7 years clean. ive been struggling since i re-entered the program in march of this year with 52 days bei...

LizC · LizC

Hey Yall. I just wanted to let everyone know I won't be around for a while. So keep praying for me and I'll see ya when I get back.

Dave R · Dave R

Projections about actually making amends can be a major obstacle both in making the list and in becoming willing. Basic Text, p. 39 = The Eighth Step asks us to become willing to make amends to all persons we have harmed. As we approach this step, we may wonder what the outcome of our amends will be. W...

caso · caso

Hi everyone! My sister had been using heroin for a year and a half, recently went through detox on her own and it living in my parents house. She is 24. She is awaiting to go to outpatient rehab on October 15th. (That was the soonest she could get in). She denies any drug use but continues to hang out with peo...

Dave R · Dave R

Many of us have difficulty admitting that we caused harm for others... We cut away our justifications and our ideas of being a victim. Basic Text, p. 38 = Our lives are progressing nicely. Things are going good, and each year in recovery brings more material and spiritual gifts. We may have a litt...

Dave R · Dave R

When we first begin to enjoy relief from our addiction, we run the risk of assuming control of our lives again. We forget the agony and pain that we have known. Basic Text, p. 50 = Many of us have been thirty-day wonders. We were desperate and dying when we showed up at our first NA meeting. We identif...

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	JFT October 19 Standing for something (Preview) ...we could feel time, touch reality, and recognize spiritual values long lost to many of us. Basic Text, p. 88 = In our active addiction, we were prepared to compromise everything we believed in just to get our hands on more drugs. Whether we stole from our families and friends, sold ourselves, or...	Dave R	0	452	Oct 19, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT October 17 "The truth" (Preview) Everything we know is subject to revision, especially what we know about the truth. Basic Text, p. 94 = Many of us thought we could recognize The Truth. We believed the truth was one thing, certain and unchanging, which we could grasp easily and without question. The real truth, however, was tha...	Dave R	0	343	Oct 17, 2012 by Dave R
	Topics (Preview) Can someone give me some topics that we learn about in NA meetings?	Natasha75252	4	613	Oct 16, 2012 by caseym
	JFT October 16 The simplest prayer (Preview) ...praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Step Eleven = How do we pray? With little experience, many of us dont even know how to begin. The process, however, is neither difficult nor complicated. We came to Narcotics Anonymous because of our drug addiction....	Dave R	0	355	Oct 16, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT October 15 Choices (Preview) We did not choose to become addicts. Basic Text, p. 3 = When we were growing up, all of us had dreams. Every child has heard a relative or neighbor ask, What do you want to be when you grow up? Even if some of us didnt have elaborate dreams of success, most of us dreamed of work, families, and a future of d...	Dave R	0	311	Oct 15, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT October 14 The end of loneliness (Preview) With the love that I am shown in Narcotics Anonymous, I have no excuse for loneliness. = Addiction is a lonely disease. We may be surrounded by people but, sooner or later, our addiction drives a wedge between us and even our closest loved ones. Many of us are driven to Narcotics Anonymous by a despe...	Dave R	0	380	Oct 14, 2012 by Dave R
	Recovery Surveys recovery NA AA addiction 12-step (Preview) Are You a Member or a Former Member of a 12-Step Fellowship? Complete an online survey and enter for a chance to win an Amazon.com gift card! If you are a member of AA or NA or if you were a member in the last year, you are invited to participate in a 25-40 minute online survey about your experiences as a 12-...	recoverysurvey	0	4373	Oct 13, 2012 by recoverysurvey
	JFT October 13 Making a difference (Preview) Words cannot describe the sense of spiritual awareness that we receive when we have given something, no matter how small, to another person. Basic Text, p. 104 = Sometimes it seems as though there is so much wrong with the world that we might as well forget trying to make a difference. After all, we t...	Dave R	0	338	Oct 13, 2012 by Dave R
	overwhelmed as the anniversary is near! (Preview) October is here and all i can thinkof is knocking on deaths door oct 11 2009 I have yet to be the same. wondering where I went wrong in my life as there are not many happy times in my overworked mind wondering why God did let me come home knowing the p...	Manon	7	1057	Oct 13, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	The Balance Sheet (Preview) Hello and blessings of this day! I don't write too much but wanted to share where we are at after 5 months of our move from New York to Florida. After more than a year of prayer and communication we decided to leave our jobs(mine of 34 years)step out on Faith and move to Florida to be near to my wifes parents w...	MIKEF	5	477	Oct 13, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 12 Being right (Preview) When we admit that our lives have become unmanageable, we dont have to argue our point of view.... We no longer have to be right all the time. Basic Text, p. 58 = Nothing isolates us more quickly from the warmth and camaraderie of our fellow NA members than having to be right. Insecure, we pretend to b...	Dave R	1	298	Oct 13, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	yikes! an update (Preview) Hi all. I would like to fall off the face of the earth today and never come back. i am overly stressed out and can't do anything about it. Thats it. Bye.	LizC	3	372	Oct 12, 2012 by avid
	Just for today, feel better about yourself ! (Preview) Taken from another recovery site= ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's 3 Ways to Instantly Feel Better About Yourself Today~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------- 1. Forgive yourself! ------------------...	Raman	2	543	Oct 11, 2012 by Raman
	JFT October 11 Eyeglasses and attitudes (Preview) Our best thinking got us into trouble.... Recovery is an active change in our ideas and attitudes. Basic Text, p. 55 = In active addiction, the world probably looked like a horrible place. Using helped us tolerate the world we saw. Today, however, we understand that the worlds condition wasnt...	Dave R	0	385	Oct 11, 2012 by Dave R
	Need ES&H (Preview) I am in need of some help, prayers, and experience, strength and hope. I currently have a sponsee that I have been working with for years. She is 22 years old and is 17 weeks pregnant. Last week they admitted her to the hospital and after many tests (and still many unanswered questions), here is what we k...	stina21105	8	533	Oct 11, 2012 by Davethewave
	end (Preview) -- Edited by Mason on Saturday 3rd of November 2012 02:27:52 PM -- Edited by Mason on Saturday 3rd of November 2012 02:36:15 PM	Mason	10	471	Oct 11, 2012 by Raman
	Iwant to stop (Preview) i dont know if this is the right place to get advice but here it goes. ive been doing opiods in pill form for a couple of years and about 3 weeks ago i was turned on to H. i never did it befor because i knew i would like it. i was right. i dont like it anymore and dont know how to ween myself off or if you even can.det...	sueb	8	1822	Oct 11, 2012 by Raman
	uisng outside logos and copyrighted material as our own (Preview) Over the last several years i have noticed that we like to "borrow" logos and stick "NA" in them like it was okay to do so,it is not. The last reference I saw was a cartoon directly from the Peanuts comic strip and one also from the Yogi Bear comic strip. Neither had a reprinted with p...	James Rampp	3	531	Oct 10, 2012 by BigV
	JFT October 10 Consequences (Preview) Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking. Basic Text, p. 90 = Ever been tempted to do something even when you knew the results would be disastrous? Ever thought about how much it was going to hurt to do what you were tempted to d...	Dave R	0	329	Oct 10, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT October 9 Order (Preview) We emphasize setting our house in order because it brings us relief. Basic Text, p. 97 = Focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief from having to take a look at ourselves. But one of the secrets of success in Narcotics Anonymous is making sure our own house is in order. So what do...	Dave R	0	332	Oct 9, 2012 by Dave R
	OCtober 8 A new pattern of living (Preview) We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have. Basic Text, p. 78 = Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaninga dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The Narcotics Anonymous recovery program gives us a new pattern of living to replace o...	Dave R	0	329	Oct 8, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT October 7 Depending on our Higher Power (Preview) As recovering addicts, we find that we are still dependent, but our dependence has shifted from the things around us to a loving God and the inner strength we get in our relationship with Him. Basic Text, pp. 71 = For many addicts, rebelliousness is second nature. We didnt want to depend on anyone or...	Dave R	0	370	Oct 7, 2012 by Dave R
	Looking For Support in Boston (Preview) I try to put my past behind me but my PO thinks I should "Register" when I move and not live near schools. This Massachuaaeta Law is unconstitutional but friends in NA give me help. But I am clean and available to sponsor. I am Mark available for sponsorship. Let me show u the way!	To Far Gone	1	371	Oct 7, 2012 by Mike M
	quick update (Preview) all in all I am doing ok dealing with anxiety as well as so fear of abondenment wishing it would ok I have started going out on occasion so at least I am working on my agoraphobia not easy making new friends as they see the true colors and tuck tail and run so who kknows	Manon	5	450	Oct 6, 2012 by Raman
	Introduction & Marathon Meeting Topics Needed!!!! (Preview) Hello i am an addict in recovery, i didn't see a place to post intros so im just gonna give you a little info then get to my questions, im back in the program after a 2 year relapse to which i previously had 7 years clean. ive been struggling since i re-entered the program in march of this year with 52 days bei...	bajarosie82	4	2811	Oct 6, 2012 by To Far Gone
	farewell (Preview) Hey Yall. I just wanted to let everyone know I won't be around for a while. So keep praying for me and I'll see ya when I get back.	LizC	8	774	Oct 6, 2012 by To Far Gone
	JFT October 6 Amends without expectations (Preview) Projections about actually making amends can be a major obstacle both in making the list and in becoming willing. Basic Text, p. 39 = The Eighth Step asks us to become willing to make amends to all persons we have harmed. As we approach this step, we may wonder what the outcome of our amends will be. W...	Dave R	1	412	Oct 6, 2012 by To Far Gone
	Can addicts help addicts? (Preview) Hi everyone! My sister had been using heroin for a year and a half, recently went through detox on her own and it living in my parents house. She is 24. She is awaiting to go to outpatient rehab on October 15th. (That was the soonest she could get in). She denies any drug use but continues to hang out with peo...	caso	5	481	Oct 6, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 5 Ask for mercy, not justice (Preview) Many of us have difficulty admitting that we caused harm for others... We cut away our justifications and our ideas of being a victim. Basic Text, p. 38 = Our lives are progressing nicely. Things are going good, and each year in recovery brings more material and spiritual gifts. We may have a litt...	Dave R	0	499	Oct 5, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT October 4 Thirty-day wonder (Preview) When we first begin to enjoy relief from our addiction, we run the risk of assuming control of our lives again. We forget the agony and pain that we have known. Basic Text, p. 50 = Many of us have been thirty-day wonders. We were desperate and dying when we showed up at our first NA meeting. We identif...	Dave R	0	749	Oct 4, 2012 by Dave R
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