Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   October 22                                            Look who's talking

        "Our disease is so cunning that it can get us into impossible
                                 situations."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 83

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   Some of us say, "My disease is talking to me." Others say, "My head
   won't turn off." Still others refer to "the committee in my mind"
   or "the monkey on my back."  Let's face it.   We suffer from an
   incurable malady that continues to affect us, even in recovery.    Our
   disease gives us warped information about what's going on in our lives.
   It tells us not to look at ourselves because what we'll see is too
   scary.  Sometimes it tells us we're not responsible for ourselves and
   our actions; other times, it tells us that everything wrong with the world
   is our fault.  Our disease tricks us into trusting it.

   The NA program provides us with many voices that counter our addiction,
   voices we can trust.  We can call our sponsor for a reality check.  We can
   listen to the voice of an addict trying to get clean.   The ultimate
   solution is to work the steps and draw on the strength of a Higher Power.
   That will get us through those times when "our disease is talking."

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   Just for today:  I  will ignore the "voice" of my addiction.  I  will
   listen to the voice of my program and a Power greater than myself.