“The inhabitants of the Hungry Ghost Realm are depicted as creatures with scrawny necks, small mouths, emaciated limbs and large, bloated, empty bellies. This is the domain of addiction, where we constantly seek something outside ourselves to curb an insatiable yearning for relief or fulfillment.”
One Addicts Experience
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- FellowshipWhat is The Fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous? The Basic Text and literature for Narcotics Anonymous did not provide a clear answer to the questions I have about the meaning of fellowship. A book released by the NAWS Corporation entitled ‘The Twelve Concepts for Service in NA’ tries to provide an overview on the meaning of “Fellowship.” The book was never popular with groups and never adopted by group conscience of the NA groups. Most addicts attending meetings today know nothing … Continue reading “Fellowship”
- A Simple ProgramBetter Get to a Meeting… I started in Narcotics Anonymous with the basics of attending meetings regularly. It can become maddening at times; this endless cycle of meeting attendance. Feel bad? Go to a meeting. Feel good? Better get to a meeting. Meeting attendance has been the cornerstone of my recovery. Sometimes I question why. Turns out the answer is always simple. “For the first time in man’s entire history, a simple way has been proving itself in the lives … Continue reading “A Simple Program”
- Promulgator Cults and Narcotics AnonymousComplacency The Narcotics Anonymous Basic Text includes warnings about complacency—a concept I once thought meant a lack of effort. I looked the word up in the dictionary and learned its true meaning: complacency is a sense of contentment with the current situation and often implies self-satisfaction or even smugness. It took some time before I understood the impact complacency would have on my recovery. Complacency is one of the worst aspects of my disease. My satisfaction and smugness can be … Continue reading “Promulgator Cults and Narcotics Anonymous”
- The Terms of My SurrenderThe word surrender is frequently discussed by members of Narcotics Anonymous at meetings organized by a home group. The word appears twenty-seven times in the Second Edition of the Basic Text, and over sixty times in the Sixth Edition. I like ‘cease resistance’ as a definition of surrender. I can stop the action or resist the impulse to act or behave in a certain way. Today, I find it difficult to let go of any ideas I have about controlling … Continue reading “The Terms of My Surrender”
- Organized NAA Conversation That Stayed with Me About ten years ago, I had the same interesting conversation twice in one day. I was distributing Narcotics Anonymous meeting lists in the community when a local pharmacist lit up at the news that NA meetings were starting up again. His understanding of NA was limited, but he knew the impact addiction had on our community and welcomed anything that could help. Later that day, another pharmacist reacted the same way—happy, curious, and eager … Continue reading “Organized NA”