#The Narcotics Anonymous Basic Text

[deelitefulrecovery]

[thelowlowlove]

Page 98 (Narcotics Anonymous + Basic Text)

"NA is like a lifeboat in a sea of isolation, hopelessness and destructive chaos."

Holy smokes. I am really enjoying this self-discovering at the moment. I can't wait to heal and articulate the wholesomeness of this exact feeling that surpasses the pain thought inevitable of ever being so ungentle to bear embracing through come so gentle and subtle to meet. I don't know what I am saying. Fuck. Shit. I feel good. I am alright. (God got us.)

[johnjon530]

JUST FOR TODAY: DAILY MEDITATIONS FOR RECOVERING ADDICTS. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS

We do recover?

…the time has come when that tired old lie, "Once an addict, always an addict," will no longer be tolerated by either society or the addict himself. We do recover." Basic Text, p.86

From time to time, we hear speakers share that they don't really understand spiritual principles yet. They tell us that if we knew what went on in their minds, we'd be amazed at how insane they still are. They tell us that the longer they're clean, the less they know about anything. In the next breath, these same speakers tell us about the profound changes recovery has made in their lives. They have moved from complete despair to unfailing hope, from uncontrollable drug use to total abstinence, from chronic unmanageability to responsibility through working the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous. Which story is true? Do we or don't we recover? We may think we demonstrate humility or gratitude by underplaying the change that recovery has brought to our lives. True, we do injustice to the program when we take credit for this miracle ourselves. But we do an equal injustice to ourselves and to those we share with when we don't acknowledge this miracle's magnitude. We do recover. If we have trouble seeing the miracle of recovery, we'd better look again. Recovery is alive and at work in Narcotics Anonymous our oldtimers, in the newcomers flooding our meetings, and most of all in ourselves. All we have to do is open our eyes.

Just for today: I will acknowledge the miracle of my recovery and be grateful that I've found it.

[lowkeynando]

unless otherwise sourced, come from the Narcotics Anonymous (Basic Text). 5]

Membership in NA is free, and there are no dues or fees.

The foundation of the Narcotics Anonymous program is the Twelve Steps and Twelve

Traditions. [6] Narcotics Anonymous uses a slight variation of wording in both the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions when compared to other Twelve Step groups.

According to the Basic Text, Narcotics Anonymous "has no opinion on outside issues," including those of politics, science or medicine, and does not endorse any outside organization or institution. The fellowship does not promote itself, but rather attracts new members through public information and outreach. Individuals can also be compelled to attend by courts or rehab programs. [7] NA groups and areas supply outside organizations with factual information regarding the NA program, and individual members may carry the NA message to hospitals and institutions, such as treatment centers and jails. 8 - [ ] JUNGLEWOODNETHERRACKNETHERWARTENCHANTMENTTABLECHORUSFLOWERREDSTONEREPEATERREDSTONECOMPARATORTRiPWiREHOOKCOMMANDBLOCKSTiCKYPiSTONALiENSSPECiESFAiRiESDEiTiESGODSCLOWNSROBOTSANDROiDSARTiFiCiALiNTELLiGENCESBRAiNSPOWERSiNTELLiGENCEQUOTiENTSWORMSTAPEWORMSTUBESTUMORSCANCERSHOSTSENTiTiESFUNGiSPARASiTESBACTERiASAMiCROORGANiSMSMUSHROOMSSURGERiESSCiENCESPHYSiCSWiTCHCRAFTSMAGiCSVOODOOSHOODOOSWiZARDSWARLOCKSCULTSSECRETSOCiETiSALTEREGOSiNNERDEMONSCROSSROADDEMONSMEDiCALTREATMENTS CLONES

[recoveringstoic]

Just for Today: I will take care to lay a secure foundation for my recovery. Upon such a foundation, I can build for a lifetime in recovery.

2022-11-22 06:43 What does a secure foundation look like? The JFT text tells us that "we can't build a stable life for ourselves before we do the hard, basic work of laying our recovery foundation. Like a house build on sand, such a life will be shaky, at best," (JFT, 340). The text also tells us that we need to focus on three important principles in our recovery, being honest self-examination, reliance on our Higher Power's guidance in life, and service to others. Other than following these three principles, having a secure foundation for recovery means finding a new way to live. The Stoics present us with a model on how to live which has the goal of leading us to Eudaimonia and improving the lives of others around us.

An important aspect of my recovery foundation has been to find new ways to deal with pain. This extends to different types of pain, including emotional, physical and spiritual pain. No matter the type of pain which you experience, there are ways to better cope with this pain without turning to the use of drugs.

"Pain is either an evil to the body- then let the body say what it thinks of it- or to the soul; but it is in the power of the soul to maintain its own serenity and tranquility, and not to think that pain is an evil. For every judgement and movement and desire and aversion is within, and no evil ascends so high," (Aurelius, Meditations, 8.28).

As is suggested in the above passage from Marcus, we shouldn't shy away from physical pain, and we shouldn't let emotional or spiritual pain divert us from our serenity and tranquility. Allowing ourselves to be made less perfect because of the pain we face is the true evil, or what's inherently bad, not the pain we endure itself. Pain can be considered a preferred indifferent, because since it can be used for both good and evil, it is not bad in itself.

The Stoics were fond of sport; Chrysippus, the third head of the Stoic school, was a talented runner. It is therefore no surprise that one of the leading Stoic metaphors, introduced by Chrysippus, involves perceiving life as a ball game, one where being virtuous in life is to show good sportsmanship and play the game well.

I'd like to add to this metaphor, to think about the necessity of training when it comes to playing any game well. This training is part of our foundation, the necessary foundation for building a stable life and playing the game well. Without proper training, it's no surprise that we fail at the game. In the Narcotics Anonymous program, we build a ball team. We have a sponsor, who we can think of as a coach. Our coach and our ball team are there to support us in this game of life, but we have to show up to practice every day and work hard to build our foundation, even when it's painful.

In his Discourses, Epictetus presents a metaphor of his school being a hospital which students come to when seeking treatments for their ills:

"Men, the philosopher's lecture-hall is a hospital - you shouldn't walk out of it feeling pleasure, but pain, for you aren't well when you enter it," (Discourses, 3.23.30).

Treatment rarely feels good. It isn't what we want, for the sake of it, but it's what we need in order to live a better life and shed our ills. We need to go through the pain of recovery to get to the pleasure of living a good life. The pain of treatment, as well as providing with the cure of our ills, teaches us endurance so that we can better handle the pains which will inevitably come to us in life. We don't need a short-term solution. We used as a band-aid way to avoid the pain in life for too long. With new prescriptions for how to handle pain, we're better capable of dealing with our fate, including both pleasure and pain.

The Stoics have a lot to say about tolerating pain, and what to make of pain. They warn us that pain in life is inevitable, and not bad in itself.

"Death certainly, and life, honor and dishonor, pain and pleasure, all these things equally happen to good men and bad, being things which make us neither better nor worse. Therefore they are neither good nor evil," (Aurelius, Meditations, 2.11).

Pain does not necessarily mean a bad thing. It can provide an opportunity to put our virtues into practice. Pain should be seen as an opportunity, rather than simply bad. Seeing pain as inherently bad is a recipe for disaster when considering that pain is an inevitable part of life. By running from pain, we are allowing ourselves to miss out on important opportunities for growth.

"About pain: the pain which is intolerable carries us off; but that which lasts a long time is tolerable; and the mind maintains its own tranquillity by retiring into itself, and the ruling faculty is not made worse. But the parts which are harmed by pain, let them, if they can, give their opinion about it," (Aurelius, Meditations, 7.33)

The above passage from Marcus reminds us that pain is not a death sentence, even though it may feel like it at times. If pain does, indeed, involve death, then we shouldn't let ourselves be made any less perfect by it because the end is near. Pain doesn't have to make us less perfect; we can maintain tranquility by retiring into ourselves, and allowing the parts of ourselves that are overwhelmed by pain feel the sensation fully, rather than shying away from it. Epictetus reminds us that "the greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it," (Epictetus). The greater the pain we face, the greater the opportunity for growth.

"In every pain let this thought be present, that there is no dishonour in it, nor does it make the governing intelligence worse, for it does not damage the intelligence either so far as the intelligence is rational or so far as it is social. Indeed in the case of most pains let this remark of Epicurus aid thee, that pain is neither intolerable nor everlasting, if thou bearest in mind that it has its limits, and if thou addest nothing to it in imagination: and remember this too, that we do not perceive that many things which are disagreeable to us are the same as pain, such as excessive drowsiness, and the being scorched by heat, and the having no appetite. When then thou art discontented about any of these things, say to thyself that thou art yielding to pain," (Aurelius, Meditations, 7.64)

Marcus instructs us to remind ourselves that there is no dishonour in pain. We should not shy away from it, but embrace it, because tolerating pain without damaging our ruling faculty is something which we should be proud of. He also instructs us to remind ourselves that pain has its limits, even though it may not seem like it in the presence; no pain is intolerable. Often we make our pain worse by imagining that it is intolerable, adding to the pain with our imagination.

Women have mostly been erased from the history of Stoicism. This is unfortunate because the women involved in Stoicism are great examples of enduring pain as a virtue. Porcia Cato, the daughter of Cato the Younger, is an example of such women. After her husband Brutus was lost to Rome's civil war, she married a man named Brutus, who along with his fellow co-conspirators, plotted to kill Julius Ceasar. To prove that Brutus could trust her, Porcia Cato stabbed herself in order to show Brutus the pain which she could endure. She wanted to show him that she wouldn't break down in interrogation, even under extreme torture. Her plan worked, and Brutus shared his plan with her (Holiday, Lives of the Stoics).

Two years after Caesar's assassination, Brutus was killed in a civil war started by Mark Antony. When she heard of her husband's death she took her own life, just as her father had done. She refused to live under an oppressive regime - and she faced her fate with the same courage and calm decisiveness.

What can we learn from Portia? That pain can be used to our advantage, if we know how to face it honourably. She also teaches us to face our fate with grace and to be honest with ourselves.

I hope that you're able to absorb the Stoic perspective on handling pain and that it will serve you in your journey of recovery, and in your life in general. Continue building your foundation, and keep showing up for yourself and your ball team every day.

[clean-time-clean-life]

"In recovery, failures are only temporary setbacks rather than links in an unbreakable chain. Honestly, open-minded and willingness to change are all new attitudes that help us to admit our faults and to ask for help. We are no longer compelled to act againist our true nature and to do things that we don't really want tl do" - NA Basic Text pg. 89

[oddman-the-oldman]

this or that tag game

thank u for tagging me!!! @pinkmoonpoetry 😌💅

For the most part the questions about the type of reading I do are irrelevant In my life. The last 2 or 3 books I’ve read are about Qigong and Taijiquan. We’ve read the Zen Path Through Depression, the 5th edition of The Basic Text of Narcotics Anonymous and the Big Book of AA before that. I also read Buddhist and Taoist texts.

On to the questions at hand;

historical or futuristic / the opening or closing chapter / light + fluffy or dark + gritty / animal companion or found family / horror or romance / standalone or series / one project at a time or always juggling 2+ / one award winner or one bestseller / fantasy or sci-fi / character or setting description / first or final draft / literary or “commercial” genre / love triangle in everything or no romantic arcs / constant sandstorm or rainstorm

Notes:

- Other than Poetry on Tumblr we mostly read Non Fiction

- Bobbie reads the poetry, we like the shorter pieces, romantic or steamy stuff 😇

- Bob reads Ice Age History research and the about the peopling of the America’s and Earthquake research related to the Cascadia Subduction Zone. with side trips into Cascade Volcanos. ( It all tangles together showing that everything is connected )

- SIB reads medical research, mostly alternative medicine including the Qigong,  Taijiquan, and spiritual texts.

I’m tagging: @uschi-the-listener   💓💗💖💘💝💞💕

[ginjointsintheworld]

lauren marking this passage in her narcotics anonymous basic text book for love and highlighting “i have come to know unconditional love” yeah....

other passages lauren marked in her book for reminders include: stay calm think, talk, feel, victim (not being a victim?), strength

also fuck the people who don’t give credit to how much work lauren has put towards her sobriety

[the-gift-of-being-human]

[recallingrealities]

Today I am 2 Years Clean!

Sending all of you infinite love and light, and for all of the support I've recieved on this platform , and be for allowing me to share my safe space with you!

We do Recover!

"The message is that an addict, any addict,

can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use,

and find a new way to live.

Our message is hope and the promise of

freedom.”

-Narcotics Anonymous Basic Text, p. 95

Goddess, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference!

Take my will and my life, guide me in my recovery, and show me how to live, clean!

[deelitefulrecovery]

[johnjon530]

JUST FOR TODAY: DAILY MEDITATIONS FOR RECOVERING ADDICTS NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS

I'm sorry

"The main thing [the Eighth Step] does for us is to help build awareness that, little by little, we are gaining new attitudes about ourselves and how we deal with other people." Basic Text, p.38

To say "I'm sorry" probably isn't such a foreign idea to most of us. In our active addiction, it may have been a very familiar phrase. We were always telling people how sorry we were and were probably deeply surprised when someone, tired of our meaningless apologies, responded with, "You sure are. In fact, you're the sorriest excuse for…" That may have been our first clue that an "I'm sorry" didn't really make any difference to those we harmed, especially when we both knew that we'd just do the same thing again. Many of us thought that making amends would be another "I'm sorry". However, the action we take in those steps is entirely different. Making amends means to make changes and, above all, to make the situation right. If we steal money, we don't just say, "I'm sorry. I'll never do it again now that I'm clean". We pay the money back. If we neglect or abuse our families, we don't just apologize. We begin to treat them with respect. Amending our behavior and the way we treat ourselves and others is the whole purpose of working the steps. We're no longer just "sorry", we're responsible.

Just for today: I accept responsibility for myself and my recovery. Today, I will amend some particular things I'm sorry for.

[lowkeynando]

unless otherwise sourced, come from the Narcotics Anonymous (Basic Text). 5]

Membership in NA is free, and there are no dues or fees.

The foundation of the Narcotics Anonymous program is the Twelve Steps and Twelve

Traditions. [6] Narcotics Anonymous uses a slight variation of wording in both the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions when compared to other Twelve Step groups.

According to the Basic Text, Narcotics Anonymous "has no opinion on outside issues," including those of politics, science or medicine, and does not endorse any outside organization or institution. The fellowship does not promote itself, but rather attracts new members through public information and outreach. Individuals can also be compelled to attend by courts or rehab programs. [7] NA groups and areas supply outside organizations with factual information regarding the NA program, and individual members may carry the NA message to hospitals and institutions, such as treatment centers and jails. 8 - [ ] JUNGLEWOODNETHERRACKNETHERWARTENCHANTMENTTABLECHORUSFLOWERREDSTONEREPEATERREDSTONECOMPARATORTRiPWiREHOOKCOMMANDBLOCKSTiCKYPiSTONALiENSSPECiESFAiRiESDEiTiESGODSCLOWNSROBOTSANDROiDSARTiFiCiALiNTELLiGENCESBRAiNSPOWERSiNTELLiGENCEQUOTiENTSWORMSTAPEWORMSTUBESTUMORSCANCERSHOSTSENTiTiESFUNGiSPARASiTESBACTERiASAMiCROORGANiSMSMUSHROOMSSURGERiESSCiENCESPHYSiCSWiTCHCRAFTSMAGiCSVOODOOSHOODOOSWiZARDSWARLOCKSCULTSSECRETSOCiETiSALTEREGOSiNNERDEMONSCROSSROADDEMONSMEDiCALTREATMENTS AND

[soberlivingaustintx]

Narcotics Anonymous

Understanding Narcotics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a popular nonprofit fellowship program for men and women struggling with drug addiction. The Narcotics Anonymous (NA) 12-step program is internationally recognized as one of the most highly successful models for addiction recovery. Inspired by the success of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and begun by recovering drug addicts in California in 1953, this program has expanded to roughly 70,000 weekly meetings in over 130 countries. To date, NA is the second largest 12-step organization.

As with other 12 step programs, the goal of Narcotics Anonymous is to create a recovery community for those with substance abuse problems. In sharing their struggles and triumphs in the battle against their addictions, members of NA find the strength to keep fighting the good fight for a better, healthier, drug-free life. 

The History of Narcotics Anonymous

The idea for Narcotics Anonymous dates back to 1944, when AA’s co-founder Bill Wilson was considering a separate fellowship for individuals suffering specifically from drug abuse. In 1947, a group devoted to recovering drug addicts called NARCO was founded. Group members met each week at the U.S. Public Service’s treatment center in Lexington, Kentucky’s federal prison. A member of the original NARCO group carried the idea of a fellowship for drug addicts to the New York Prison system in 1948, but the program there was short-lived and didn’t follow the 12 steps and traditions. 

NA was formally established in 1953. At that time, Jimmy Kinnon and a group of other recovering drug addicts who were also former AA members petitioned Alcoholics Anonymous for use of its 12-step model and traditions. AA granted permission for them to do so but required that they choose a different name for their program. And so, Narcotics Anonymous was born. 

Written in 1962 and published in 1996, the “Little White Book” marked the first official publication for Narcotics Anonymous. The booklet contained the 12 steps, the personal stories of some addicts, and a few other documents that would later become part of what is now NA’s Basic Text, its version of the AA’s Big Book.

There were some rocky moments in the early years of Narcotics Anonymous. For starters, NA did not enjoy the same kind of national support that AA did. Groups struggled to find places to meet, in part because an old law prohibited convicted felons from congregating. In some cases, groups were able to meet illicitly in church basements; at other times, they had to resort to gathering in members’ homes. Many NA groups were also not adhering closely to the 12 traditions in the early years.  Some of the groups were accepting money from businesses and individuals outside of the association, compromising the organization’s integrity. For this and other reasons, meetings began to decline. In 1959, there was actually a four-month period during which no meetings at all were held. That low spurred Kinnon and others in NA leadership to attempt to restart NA, with the resolve that all traditions would be strictly upheld. 

It was during the 1970s when NA saw the most growth. There were just 20 regular meetings across the United States in 1970, but in just two years that number shot up to 70 meetings. The organization also breached the international barrier during this period, with meetings starting up in Australia, Bermuda, and Germany. By 1976, there were about 200 registered groups, and by 1983, as many as 2,966 meetings in over a dozen countries. NA has continued to grow ever since. 

How Does the Narcotics Anonymous (NA) 12-Step Program Work?

The goal of NA is to help drug addicts get from a place of hopelessness and helplessness to a place of empowerment and strength, where they are able to abstain from the substances that control them. Like AA, the program is free and emphasizes abstinence from the addicting substance, personal growth, and reliance upon a High Power. 

Recovery is made possible through working the 12 Steps, through conforming to the program traditions, and through the fellowship NA groups provide.

The NA 12 Steps

The NA 12 Steps guide individuals through a recovery process that involves taking a personal inventory of flaws and failings, grabbing hold of faith, making amends for wrongs done, and serving others. 

We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction; that our lives had become unmanageable.

We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

  Because of the belief that recovery happens best in community, the Steps use the first-person, plural pronoun: we. The purpose of that pronoun is also to emphasize that personal responsibility is key to recovery: addicts must break the cycle of denial that often accompanies addiction. Members often recite these steps together in their weekly meetings, reminding themselves that they are responsible for their recoveries and at the same time, hearing the voices around them, that they are not alone. 

Another key component of the 12 steps is learning to trust a higher power. NA is not affiliated with any particular religion, but like AA, it is a distinctly “spiritual” program. The NA 12 Steps encourage members to formulate their own understanding of this Higher Power upon whom they must rely for guidance and strength, if a formal faith does not already provide that for them.

Individuals work through the 12 Steps along with others, including a mentor. A sponsor is essentially a recovery mentor, who has maintained sobriety for a significant amount of time by actively following the 12 Steps. Generally, NA sponsors are of the same gender as those they are mentoring. 

The 12 Traditions of NA

Just as the 12 Steps are guidelines for recovery for the individual, the 12 Traditions are guidelines to protect the NA group and help it thrive. Narcotics Anonymous believes that adhering to the 12 Traditions as a group helps to create the best possible environment for members to work through those 12 Steps to recovery. 

The 12 Traditions are as follows:

Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on NA unity.

For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority – a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using.

Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or NA as a whole.

Each group has but one primary purpose – to carry the message to the addict who still suffers.

An NA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the NA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, or prestige divert us from our primary purpose.

Every NA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.

Narcotics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.

NA, as such, ought never be organized, but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.

Narcotics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the NA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.

Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.

  What to Expect at Meetings

Finding an NA meeting near you is as simple as going to https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/ and searching for a meeting in your state. Austin area meeting locations, dates, and times may also be accessed on the Central Texas Area Narcotics Anonymous website (http://ctana.org). Meetings take place in a variety of places, including churches, community centers, hospitals, and even parks.

Meetings typically follow one of two formats: speaker meetings or open discussions. At a speaker meeting, one individual shares his or her personal story for most of the length of the meeting time. As you probably guessed, open discussions allow anyone who wants to share to do so. Members are asked to only share about their personal experiences, however, and not to comment on the experiences or comments of others in the group. Members are also encouraged to be conscious of the length of time they speak, so that others who wish to contribute have time to do so.

As a newcomer, you’ll notice that members only introduce themselves by their first names: this is the “anonymous” part of Narcotics Anonymous. You’ll also notice that groups members identify themselves as “addicts” as part of their introduction: “Hi, I’m Matt, and I’m an addict”. There are few rules in NA meetings, aside from the request that those present listen respectively to whomever is speaking (stay off that cell phone if you can!) and that attendees not bring any drugs or drug paraphernalia into the meetings. 

Do you have more questions about NA meetings? 

Click here for more information on what to expect at an NA meeting. You may also find NA.org’s An Introduction to NA Meetings to be helpful reading. 

Want to familiarize yourself with NA Literature in advance of your first meeting?

Click here.  

  So, Does NA Work?

The first studies on recovery outcomes of NA for its members took place during the 1990s in London, England. This initial study found there to be a positive relationship between the duration of group membership and a subject’s abstinence. It also showed increased self-esteem and reduced anxiety. Other studies since have upheld the effectiveness of NA and other 12-Step programs in helping people who suffer from the disease of addiction recover their lives and self-respect. As with many behavioral health studies, more research is needed, however. Experts have rightfully pointed out an information gap for certain ethnic groups, as well as for outpatient addicts generally. Traditionally, most of the work has been focused on Caucasian recovering addicts in inpatient settings. That caveat aside, the current results from the program are highly promising. 

Of course, most people in search of recovery help can’t be bothered to read study literature. It’s the anecdotal evidence that is often most compelling: the stories of people they know who have found in NA and its 12 steps and traditions the truths and fellowship they needed to break the bonds of their addictions. Treatment centers and therapists are important parts of recovery, but so too is the fellowship of other wounded soldiers willing to fight and march alongside you down the road to wholeness. 

Narcotics Anonymous and its members understand a pivotal truth about addiction: there’s more to recovery than quitting the drugs. As the NA’s Basic Text reminds us, “Our disease involved much more than just using drugs, so our recovery must involve much more than simple abstinence.” 

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[barelyamom]

Day 107 August 1, 2022

Day 107 August 1, 2022

Narcotics anonymous just for today basic text page 7 “our addiction enslaved us. We were prisoners of our own mind and were condemned by our own guilt. “ Guilt is one of the most commonly encountered stumbling blocks in recovery. One of the more notorious forms of guilt is the self-loathing that results when we try to forgive ourselves but don’t feel forgiven. How can we forgive ourselves if we…