AA / NA meetings whilst intoxicated.

[b4rd]

Like I said in another thread today, you are making a mockery of the entire NA program and its members by repeatedly doing this. It seems to not phase you, either that or you're just insinuating that you think it's funny as a defence mechanism. I can understand if every now and then someone has to succumb to their cravings and relapses on the day of a meeting, but still attends said meeting. That's understandable and it's inevitable, which is why other people at the meeting would seem to not mind if you're high. But what you're doing seems to be in complete contempt of all the other people who are attending the meetings for their correct purpose, the people who are actually trying really hard to stay clean.

If you don't want to be clean, and if you don't want to go to the meetings, could you consider moving out of your parents house? Is it really worth lying to them and lying to yourself the way that you are?
Or perhaps you do want to be sober, but you're scared. It is really hard to stay sober, but every human has the capacity and strength within them to do it. You just need to try.

Nobody notices that I am high. I go in do my thing, they do their thing, no ones recovery is at all touched by my "high persona"...

Yea, I GET TRASHED and just fuckin RAGE at the meetings! Yea right, I go , get my shit signed, dont say a word, and go home and fuckin dose up.

 

[b4rd]

Either skip the meetings (pretend to go, like I mentioned in another thread), or leave home. Taking drugs right before an NA meeting and getting high ain't cool. Try thinking of the other people in the meeting who are actually trying to get clean... and they see you sitting there, nodding and scratching. It's pretty shitty, don't you think?

no.

 

[PhrostByte]

Not sure how I feel about this. I think that if I saw people nodding out at meetings I would want to go get high out of pure jealousy... then again, I'm in VERY early recovery.

 

[serotonin-system]

'...My last one, I was nodding off with 40mg of hydrocodone, trying to keep my eyes open, and repeatedly scratching my nose and neck, and the speaker just kept looking at me zonk out... lol...'

Nobody notices that I am high. I go in do my thing, they do their thing, no ones recovery is at all touched by my "high persona"...

How does this work?

 

[Captain.Heroin]

If you're going to use drugs (not maintenance drugs or prescription medication) don't go to NA/AA meetings. It really is that simple.

I don't see it as a disrespect if I were there (I'm obviously not) because I know that some people are so weak they cannot limit themselves even for a few hours, or less. If people didn't have a drug problem and it didn't get out of hand for them, and they aren't struggling with it on a personal level because they feel out of control with their drug use, then they certainly wouldn't be going to NA/AA in the first place...

But I also respect how Sweet P approaches the situation; passing on your turn to talk if you are under the influence as a courtesy. I still think people should be allowed to show up because it may encourage them to attend more meetings sober for instance.

 

[K12]

Fuck the "Fellowship". Buncha toothless, mindless fucks.

Amen.

 

[cj]

Damn to be young and know everything again. At least your not picking up girls at the meetings. In rehab my counsellor was talking about how much pussy he got at AA/NA things called it the 13th step fucking sick.

 

[Ne0]

I think it's pretty shitty to attend a group of recovering addicts while you're high. Could be a big trigger for some.

Nah. Its good exercising you're will power to constantly encounter situations like that may "trigger" you. Otherwise alcoholics wouldn't be able to watch TV as there might be someone drinking beer or something.

 

[Orangutangpsychopa]

If you guys are familiar with the AA and NA programs, leme ask you this.

My parents force me to go to AA / NA to be able to live in the house. My problem is I really dont want sobriety, but I dont want to go back to rehab.

So iv'e been going to about 5 meetings a week.

At each meeting I have been high on something, and I cant stop being high. I really hate meetings that much. But when I'm high it's a lot easier to listen ha...

Does anyone else relate with going to meetings whilst high, and what are you high on? Lets hear some stories about being at meetings on drugs or alcohol, and how your experiences were.

My last one, I was nodding off with 40mg of hydrocodone, trying to keep my eyes open, and repeatedly scratching my nose and neck, and the speaker just kept looking at me zonk out... lol. Was one of the better NA meetings that i have been to lol.

I've been too on pot those, keep it secret. Most dislike drugs, actually some know it's mild and fun but first(if again since a while,3 months lol) panicking, they feel then it's social panic but totally good, i want too some now little by little no hurry,

When scored, take it all, otherwise, at least try listem em, they'll have words on drugs.

FOM wants too to be sober but he is problem case, you know what i mean...morning drinks starting, He newer been, i have, damn straight ppl on em....lol.

 

[Ne0]

Damn to be young and know everything again. At least your not picking up girls at the meetings. In rehab my counsellor was talking about how much pussy he got at AA/NA things called it the 13th step fucking sick.

Why its sick? I could imagine to go meetings to meet up people. 8)

 

[HippieChick]

I've been to 90 meetings in 90 days ... a marriage counselor thing ... divorced that husband and felt much better. Um but using and going to the meetings is not a good idea. Disrespectful to those who know; and if they have half a brain left, they know. Go sit in the parking lot for an hour and go back home ... most of the meetings if you get your little piece of paper in there like 20 mins before it's over, you get 'credit' for it. Be glad it's just your parents sending you and not a judge. Yeah, I've been a little messed up at meetings before, didn't share. It's just a way that works for some, not for all. You have to want to quit is the biggy. If you don't want to (yet) don't go. Try living out on the street for awhile, Mom and Dads suggested meetings may not seem so 'hard'. Grow up, it happens whether you want it to or not.

 

[Georgie25]

I think somewhere in him he wants to get clean, otherwise he just wouldn't even attend the meetings. How would your parents know if he didn't just go in, come back out once they left? Unless you get roll called or some shit at those meetings.

 

[Orangutangpsychopa]

I've been to 90 meetings in 90 days ... a marriage counselor thing ... divorced that husband and felt much better. Um but using and going to the meetings is not a good idea. Disrespectful to those who know; and if they have half a brain left, they know. Go sit in the parking lot for an hour and go back home ... most of the meetings if you get your little piece of paper in there like 20 mins before it's over, you get 'credit' for it. Be glad it's just your parents sending you and not a judge. Yeah, I've been a little messed up at meetings before, didn't share. It's just a way that works for some, not for all. You have to want to quit is the biggy. If you don't want to (yet) don't go. Try living out on the street for awhile, Mom and Dads suggested meetings may not seem so 'hard'. Grow up, it happens whether you want it to or not.

Anyway she is very familiar, i know same, parents are completely nuts if it clears drug user, i was hospitalised as 20 year old, but if know parents deep, they say of course later can be free and "ss secret use what want" they know you as child again and let but future is always unsure.

...And mogg hard if use because can survive system, it's just never tell, they know you as kid. That's my papers anyway.

 

[mdmantpa]

I've been to meetings fucked up before and it is really not cool looking back on it. The difference was I had been attending meetings for over a year before I relapsed and then kept coming to TRY and get clean but I just couldn't do it.

The people there still showed me love and that was real cool, because I did some real dickish things. Like showing up to a Thanksgiving Marathon Meeting (72 hours of non stop meetings and free thanksgiving dinner) on Oxy and LSD, just tripped the fuck out. One of the older dudes took me aside and just talked to me for a few hours, when they could've told me to fuck off and leave.

 

[Orangutangpsychopa]

I've been to meetings fucked up before and it is really not cool looking back on it. The difference was I had been attending meetings for over a year before I relapsed and then kept coming to TRY and get clean but I just couldn't do it.

The people there still showed me love and that was real cool, because I did some real dickish things. Like showing up to a Thanksgiving Marathon Meeting (72 hours of non stop meetings and free thanksgiving dinner) on Oxy and LSD, just tripped the fuck out. One of the older dudes took me aside and just talked to me for a few hours, when they could've told me to fuck off and leave.

Denititely they know if fucked shit off, most won't snicth you if behave, the problem exactly in our country is Antabusta but they say free life is "we don't even know" try not boozing off all relations. Don't accept any opiate or booze antagonits until ready to be sober,to most it never comes,but some really want at later ages.

 

[tlks2Angels]

i go to NA meetings bc i have to, just got out of rehab, although ive attended them sober (for the most part) i find them to be a trigger...all the talk of being high and all makes me want to get high...yes you listen to the downfalls of the life but it doesnt shake me to reality. and i think when im sober at them the whole time im thinking i cant wait to leave and score...but if im already high i listen and feel more remorse for my actions and the life im living. ..again prob. ass backwards thinking on my part...but at every meeting they are happy your there high or not as long as you dont advertise your high, or bring any paraphernalia. your there and thats a start your there for a reason.

 

[b4rd]

I think somewhere in him he wants to get clean, otherwise he just wouldn't even attend the meetings. How would your parents know if he didn't just go in, come back out once they left? Unless you get roll called or some shit at those meetings.

I would rather listen for an hour than chain smoke cigs for an hour in the parking lot 8).

But it is almost as equally as boring listening to an AA meeting than to chain smoke in 90 degree heat... almost...

 

[b4rd]

all the talk of being high and all makes me want to get high...yes you listen to the downfalls of the life but it doesnt shake me to reality. and i think when im sober at them the whole time im thinking i cant wait to leave and score...but if im already high i listen and feel more remorse for my actions and the life im living.

HAHAHA Thats me EXACTLY! That's an awsome description!

 

[K12]

Nah. Its good exercising you're will power to constantly encounter situations like that may "trigger" you. Otherwise alcoholics wouldn't be able to watch TV as there might be someone drinking beer or something.

imo -- no f*CK*ng shit bro... itz just common sense

but in aa you have to avoid alcohol like the plague and get rid of your friends and situations where peeps drink. such horseshit. how pathetic.

 

[K12]

im court ordered to go. sometimes when im in AA i fantasize that a tomahawk cruise missile would fly off course and find itz way to the rehad facility.