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By: detroitmike
Mood: Frustrated
Date: Feb 07, 2010
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Having been around the rooms of N A i have learned a lot about myself and continue to learn more each and every day, how ever i am still confused about alot of areas in my life. being as it was my 36 b-day on the fifth of feb i was able to spend it clean with a few close friendws in the program and had a blast clean, however when the night was over i did the same as usual ended up home alone to fend for my own. i am not totaly sure if i am truly ok with being by myself yet. even though it seems i have always been alone.


the day after my b-day i was able to help a fellow suffering addict for whom is becoming a tru friend. i am intrested in her in both the friendship ways and the romantic ways. being that we are about 60 days apart in clean time is allowing me to justify my crazy ass thinking.  we both decided that friendship was the most important thing for us right now and if something happens it happens,  ( now for those who may think im just horny  do not get it twisted i am far from horny do the the fact i am also addicted to self releiving myself in that way as many times as 6 times a day) im simply lonely and am trying to build friendships. i am also getting involved with a mens group so i can build my foundation with an equal balance. 


Now i have given my number out to many new comers and have been getting more numbers with recovery behind them, its kinda of a slow process for me cause yeah i still have security issues that i am fighting  with letting go of, ( long history of bad blood in the area of which i returned to and not wanting to really being here,) however i am facing the demons here so if i leave i can return with peice of mind knowing it has been settled. im weeding out the unwanted in my recovery slowly but surely. and it is what it is


 now the reality of all this is everything is subject to change at any given moment, i can almost put a flight  risk level on myself if i am not careful. i have to accept what is going on  for i am powerless over my addiction but i am responsable for my recovery and i need to keep it simple cause the disease can twist it in  any way nessacary to get my ass. 




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February 10, 2010, 2:31 am

Thanks very much for being so honest. Sadly i remember when stubble and mens aftershave did not do it for me especially at weekends when everywhere i looked there were couples. What i always loved about recovery was people never told me what to do but suggested an alternative. Bit like when i was a nail biter. One kind man just tapped out a rhytim with his long sharp nails and suggested i should try cutting mine never mentioning my habit if biting them. That was firstly a brilliant observation as for the most part i sat on my hands in the early days fearing i might smack someone if they touched me.


Today i encourage people to do the same. Upon reflection i could fit myself into many categories and pockets but i keep it simple. Addiction was for me the most miserable suicide anyone could ever choose and most of what i did was counter-productive as a result. So try be gentle with yourself and perhaps store that energy that could populate a small town in milliseconds. Everything good i experienced in recovery was attracted into myself and my life as i recovered. So i wish you well and thank you .



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February 8, 2010, 10:09 pm

no better way to say it then like it is. plain as puddin. there's alot of great stuff in SLAA ( http://www.slaafws.org/ ) that might be of interest to you. so that what you have sought in drugs does not turn itself in another direction with sex or compulsive activities.


thanks for your share ~so long as the knee bends and your heart is offered to your HP, with the wish to clean from you what needs sweeping every day, that is what's important. and yes, the disease not only can twist it in any way necessary to get you, it will twist it in any way necessary to do so. if we are not on our knees and willing to hand it over, turn around from wherever we are and admit our own shortcomings that have led us off the path, we become lost and immersed in the sickness in our spirits. shame and pride will often stand in our way.


blessings to you on your journey. and take it slow. be good to yourself. be sure to celebrate the little things that you achieve, they mean everything ~* :o).


ps> I had a therapist that had me do "mirror" work. the big book of Adult Children of Alcoholic or (otherwise) Dysfunctional Families (ACOA) offered online has many of those resources within it. some extremely great stuff to help you to live in your own skin free of the self-loathing that makes us afraid to be alone. 


It's available here: http://www.adultchildren.org/lit/Handbook.s


Best money a soul could EVER spend. But it's like the steps, ya gotta DO the work for the benefits to come. Not just read about what to do - do what the book says to do. It's amazing!




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From: Bakontrk
February 8, 2010, 7:03 am

Thank you for posting this, I'm glad you're here.



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