Why is this so hard to do when i want to quit taking these pain meds? I keep going up and down.First i cut down for a couple days and feel really crappy until i go back up and then i am fine.So far i am taking 2 pills less a day then what i used too but that is not good enough,I want to be off them ...

soo... i just got off the phone with my sponsor, who, herself, is struggling through a difficult time right now. I'm really grounded in my sobriety, but am having a miserable time relating to the other girls in my local AA/NA group. I'm a lot younger and feel oh so out of place when I hang out with ...

First, I want to say that I'm really enjoying the "new face" of my homegroup. Most of the members are stepping up to the plate as far as their service positions go, and we're experiencing a slight increase in attendance as of late. Only one member is slacking - our new secretary has yet to...

February 12 Living in the moment “We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and weren’t too thrilled about the present.” Basic Text, p. 7 ––––=–––– Until we experience the healing that happens when we work the Twelve Steps, it is doubtful that we can find a statement more true than the q...

So it all started at about 11 o clock Saturday night, I decided to drink 2 tablespoons on castor oil to see if this would actually work, ended up falling asleep after. I woke up at about 2 am with mild contractions(bothersome enough so that I couldn't sleep). They started about 15 minutes apart then...

Hi everyone, Angelina243 has one year sober today!! She has worked so very hard on her recovery... and has always made time for anyone who needed a helping hand. She has touched countless lives right here in SR by lending support, giving encouragement, working the blogs, checking on people... always...

February 9 Self-acceptance “When we accept ourselves, we can accept others into our lives, unconditionally, probably for the first time.” IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance ––––=–––– From our earliest memories, many of us felt like we never belonged. No matter how big the gathering, we always felt...

Hello, Everyone, I'm lucky today - I don't feel like using opiates, opioids, alcohol, stimulants (besides caffeine!) or smoking cigarettes. I feel very blessed for this fact. A year, ago, going 1 day clean was out of the question. I couldn't fathom it. I couldn't even think about spending a day clea...

I joined up on here a few months ago and need some help.I am having a very hard time quitting or even cuttin down on taking perscription narcotics.I have been taking them for several years and my tolerance is so high that they don't do much for the pain.I have several bad disc in my back and neck th...

I would like to discuss the two new YOUNG persons IPs. One of which is "fellowship" approved for the "families" NOT the addict. With the other one being for "young" addict, saying little more than what would fit nicely in as a generalized piece for the entire fellowship...