I actually went to an NA meeting down here and ya know what? I actually liked it, met a lot of cool people, not like home where every face I see is a familiar one and not in a good way...
Way to go !!
good for you trooper,know what u mean about those familiar faces though...all the best ;davey
Hi trooper, good to hear from you
Carol
Carol
Hi there Trooper,
Well done you I bet you're feeling pretty chuffed with yourself eh? I would be. I've never been to an NA meeting in my life before.I live in Scotland in a place called Kirkcaldy which is in Fife and as i'm not driving at the moment it is hard to get to the nearest meeting so I don't bother.I get as much support as I need though from The Drug treatment & testing order team and from Next Steps so I don't feel the need to attend meetings.Plus i'm on methadone and I think you need to be completly clean (as in no medication) to attend these meetings, am I right in thinking that or is that just a load of bo#@$cks iv'e picked up somewhere.How long is that now you have been clean? I've been stable on my meth for over a month now and things are really starting to look up in my life just now.I started this wee course with an organisation called Next Steps, they help people with all sorts of problems to get back into work, education or just to simply build up your self esteem and get you out the house etc.I don't know about you but boredom is a big trigger for me being tempted to use.Going from your whole life revoving around gear,getting the money, going to score, then coming back to take it and then it starts all over again, it's constant 24/7 and all you have to worry about is where your next fix is coming from.But that life (if you could call it a life) is over for me now it's time to start living in the real world again and not have my brain fried with class A's.I've kind of went on a bit sorry for rambling.Hope you are well and keep up the good work girl.
Lol Akasha xxxx
Well done you I bet you're feeling pretty chuffed with yourself eh? I would be. I've never been to an NA meeting in my life before.I live in Scotland in a place called Kirkcaldy which is in Fife and as i'm not driving at the moment it is hard to get to the nearest meeting so I don't bother.I get as much support as I need though from The Drug treatment & testing order team and from Next Steps so I don't feel the need to attend meetings.Plus i'm on methadone and I think you need to be completly clean (as in no medication) to attend these meetings, am I right in thinking that or is that just a load of bo#@$cks iv'e picked up somewhere.How long is that now you have been clean? I've been stable on my meth for over a month now and things are really starting to look up in my life just now.I started this wee course with an organisation called Next Steps, they help people with all sorts of problems to get back into work, education or just to simply build up your self esteem and get you out the house etc.I don't know about you but boredom is a big trigger for me being tempted to use.Going from your whole life revoving around gear,getting the money, going to score, then coming back to take it and then it starts all over again, it's constant 24/7 and all you have to worry about is where your next fix is coming from.But that life (if you could call it a life) is over for me now it's time to start living in the real world again and not have my brain fried with class A's.I've kind of went on a bit sorry for rambling.Hope you are well and keep up the good work girl.
Lol Akasha xxxx
thats what I want to do to trooper, must find some information to see if they have them here,
How you Keeping? hope you are well.
How you Keeping? hope you are well.
akasha..........u do not need to be off methadone to partcipate in the NA program....the only requirement is a desire to stop using.........There are many people on methadone at the meetings i attend.
Good Luck to you in your recovery and keep up the good work.
Tres
Good Luck to you in your recovery and keep up the good work.
Tres
..Trooper..
..Good luck..i don,t go to meetings myself..but if it helps you in your recovery..then it can only be a good thing for you..robbie..
..Good luck..i don,t go to meetings myself..but if it helps you in your recovery..then it can only be a good thing for you..robbie..
Thanks everyone! Akasha, like wise ms tres says, you dont have to be "clean" per se, you just have to have the desire to be clean, and methadone is a recovery substance, but you have a recovery program and that's what counts. If anyone wants to go, just go to www.na.org, and click meeting search. I normally am not an NAer, but I don't know anyone here in florida, and thought if I am going to get associated with new people it should be people that are clean and sober. I've been down this road a million times with out a support group, thought I'd give it a shot!
Akasha,sounds like yer doin great ,u keep it up girl...all the best davey
CONGRATS...i've yet to go to a meeting myself. Maybe one day i'll have the courage. I mostly just hate meeting people. I have been to meetings before "years ago" it was a + experience.
Great! I love hearing good news on here. I go to Al-Anon and they tell you to try a few meetings to see where and which one works for you. I have my personal favorite, and one in particular that I would despise going back to. It really is good that you shopped around and found a good fit!!!!
God bless!
Lois
God bless!
Lois
thanks trooper,
I have been trying to find a meeting for ages, need to try and get helpsome where and na.org has shown me where some are close to me.
Geoff
I have been trying to find a meeting for ages, need to try and get helpsome where and na.org has shown me where some are close to me.
Geoff
