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skyhook · 11-28-2009, 05:38 PM

All I see is a young person with focused insight.

Now the question is what to do and how to do it. Find your meetings and instead of noticing the age difference and feeling awkward, use the meetings as a reminder of where you don't want to be when your 40 (or even 20), and be thankful that you were afforded discernment as a young person. Now go use that discernment and soak in the wisdom in the rooms... to begin writing your story.

You may be the young person, who give others like yourself , the courage to attend meetings.

If I had 1/2 your awareness when I was your age, I could have saved myself from 15 years of grief and self medicating.

Peace.

Just42Dave · 11-30-2009, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by YoungInRecovery

It's not that I'm afraid of being alone. I am tired of it. I am jealous of everyone with their happy and healthy relationships and I want that more than anything besides my soberiety of course.

believe me that will come as long as you dont use....oh yeah among other cool stuff!!

Bobby · 11-30-2009, 10:04 AM

Just want to give a big ups to young blood, 17 that's impressive, when I was 17 I sure wasn't thinking of staying clean I didn't even know I had a problem, dah. If I would have known N.A. at 17 I can honestly say that today I probably would not be single and searching for that special someone to share my life with. I'm 42 and through the years there have been really excellent woman that I could have shered my life with but I was in denial about addiction, I didn't know what a heathy relationship was... so now that I have a healthy relationship with myself I can now have a healthy relationship with someone else and I attribute all that to N.A. and staying clean. One thing I have learned through the program is patients, my higher power has a plan. Keep it real.
Bobby

Just42Dave · 12-02-2009, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by YoungInRecovery

I feel like i'm too young for NA and that though. Yeah they welcome and accept everyone and I've been going to meetings and they have been doing all that. I met some nice people in NA but when I'm 17 and they're in their forties I can't really do anything with them. MAybe there are some younger kids in my area but I haven't found them yet after going to meetings every day for the last 51. Excluding thanksgiving.

I was 14 when I first started mtgs...Still see the same counselor that took me to my first mtg 20 yrs later...

Just42Dave · 12-02-2009, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Just42Dave

I was 14 when I first started mtgs...Still see the same counselor that took me to my first mtg 20 yrs later...

There are all kinds of younger folk in NA you can have lots of fun and have fun with clean girls who can give ya some DRAMA to keep ya busy,,You can do this dude ,,,I know you can....I should and forgot to add,,,, some people may get mad at this but I got clean in Tennessee where they have a no holds barred approach to recovery so if I would give you a reply in that style it would be.."You might be too young for NA but...You are not to young to fukin die or frikin end up in prison as some guy named Bootsie's ***** or maybe you can be one of the people I have to feed through a fukin tube that are real young and thought they were to young...Heres a point your on a frikin recovery website,,,sumthin is frikin wrong man or you wouldnt be here!!!!One more year and you are considered a man and the cute young innocent **** dont work no more..You will have grown up consequenses for your actions that you probably will not like...Like The Bootsie Theory!!!!Our job is to carry a message and let you know there is a better way of life and you are on the wrong road!!!!
Drugs suck and life doesnt but....Bootsie sux more and so does the liquid food I have to put through the feeding tubes of some young people who just wanted to party...Ok done ranting..
Give yourself a break man and enjoy the life God gave ya!!!!

Just42Dave · 12-02-2009, 07:48 PM

Dont get offended bro ,,I get rather passionate about young kids needing some direction..I would be lying if I said it was OK go ahead and lead a crazy life when you are already trying to get clean at 17..
I love 99% of all addicts and some times love needs to be strict and to the point..
And sometimes not so mushy gushy..
Good luck and stick around we need you!!!!

aslylilfox · 12-04-2009, 02:11 AM

I found this literature while looking through the na.org website- its by young addicts, for young addicts. If you go to page 7 it discusses a concern you had about being the only young person at your meeting..hope it helps..:)
http://www.na.org/admin/include/spaw...N3113_2008.pdf

12-02-2009, 07:48 PM	#16
Just42Dave get steppin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: topuka ks. 66606 Posts: 120	Dont get offended bro ,,I get rather passionate about young kids needing some direction..I would be lying if I said it was OK go ahead and lead a crazy life when you are already trying to get clean at 17.. I love 99% of all addicts and some times love needs to be strict and to the point.. And sometimes not so mushy gushy.. Good luck and stick around we need you!!!! __________________ [/SIGPIC]They are truly the ties that bind us 2gether,it is only through understanding and application that they work

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11-28-2009, 05:38 PM	#11
skyhook ragamuffin Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,508	All I see is a young person with focused insight. Now the question is what to do and how to do it. Find your meetings and instead of noticing the age difference and feeling awkward, use the meetings as a reminder of where you don't want to be when your 40 (or even 20), and be thankful that you were afforded discernment as a young person. Now go use that discernment and soak in the wisdom in the rooms... to begin writing your story. You may be the young person, who give others like yourself , the courage to attend meetings. If I had 1/2 your awareness when I was your age, I could have saved myself from 15 years of grief and self medicating. Peace.

11-30-2009, 10:04 AM	#13
Bobby Newcomer Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Live in beatiful Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 1	Just want to give a big ups to young blood, 17 that's impressive, when I was 17 I sure wasn't thinking of staying clean I didn't even know I had a problem, dah. If I would have known N.A. at 17 I can honestly say that today I probably would not be single and searching for that special someone to share my life with. I'm 42 and through the years there have been really excellent woman that I could have shered my life with but I was in denial about addiction, I didn't know what a heathy relationship was... so now that I have a healthy relationship with myself I can now have a healthy relationship with someone else and I attribute all that to N.A. and staying clean. One thing I have learned through the program is patients, my higher power has a plan. Keep it real. Bobby

12-04-2009, 02:11 AM	#17
aslylilfox Regular Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 43	I found this literature while looking through the na.org website- its by young addicts, for young addicts. If you go to page 7 it discusses a concern you had about being the only young person at your meeting..hope it helps..:) http://www.na.org/admin/include/spaw...N3113_2008.pdf