+ 3 From Isolation to Connection
Cheers~! This is a quote from NABasic Text page 4= "Our disease isolated us... Hostile, resentful, self-centered, and self-seeking, we cut ourselves off from the outside world."
Today I live as part of a community, not just for myself. 12 Step meetings, my gym, my town and my family; Not necessarily in that order. I live in the "Now." Right now I'm glad to be part of Eroids. You all helped me come up with a plan for roids that would work to restore my physical health that I destroyed in active addiction. Using damaged my health. I will not win any contests today but I am in fit enough for my purposes. Most importantly I am still here, Clean and Sober. Serene, for the most part.
Glad you are here too.
I can not do Recovery or fitness alone.
Thanks for reading this. Auto
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That's what's up brother. Keep coming back lol
I am new to this group on this forum, and glad to be a part of. I have been in and out of Recovery for 9 years. But through honesty. Open mindedness, willingness and the grace of my higher power, as I understand Him. I'll have 3 years clean in May.
I did want to share the NA clarity statement with everyone. It very important to never think of alcohol as being a different substance. Alcohol IS A DRUG. and thinking of it being different has caused a great many of us to relapse. Here is the NA clarity statement.
We are presented with a dilemma when NA members identify themselves as addicts and alcoholics or talk about living clean and sober, the clarity of the NA message is blurred. To speak in this manner suggests that there are two diseases, that one drug is somehow separate from the rest, requiring special recognition.
Ultimately what I'm saying is we're all in this together, "clean and sober" divides us saying their is 2 diseases.
Thanks for letting me share.
Iv always enjoyed the clarity statement. Our problem is not the substance. It’s the selfishness and self-centeredness that we suffer from. The substance is a temporary solution.
I know for me I didn't truly start to recover until I realized drugs aren't the problem. I was the problem. I came to NA to fix my drug problem and wound up fixing myself and as a result the desire to use was arrested.
It’s crazy how it works, but it works.
Whenever I see people drinking I always see it as a Glass of drugs, it may seem a rather dramatic way of describing it but thats ultimately what it is. The problem is because its legal to drink it, people see it as being socially acceptable and it gets downplayed. Of course I get people saying back to me no it isn't - but then I say well why not just have a fruit juice or water then? Good to see you in here mate.
Some people can socially drink on occasion. All I know is that isn't me. It's liquid dope. If I put any mind altering substance in my body I've released my addiction all over again.
I've never dared find out how I would find it if I had a drink again, but I see it as going 1 of 2 ways. Either I would have 1 or 2 and stop for the night, the next day telling myself I am 'okay' to drink now and probably doing it again fairly soon - which would inevitably lead to full blown addiction again. Or it would lead straight into addiction that very night and continue for as long as it always use to. Either way is equally as bad. Luckily I have zero desire to find out anyway
Yep.... If I pick up a drink my mind goes straight to drugs... thats just me though..
Nice post Buddy!!
Great to hear you are keeping well
For all of the newer Guy's who have joined recently, this is Auto and he is one of the nicest people you will ever meet in life