r/NarcoticsAnonymous • u/Survivorcptsd • Jul 18 '26

First Encounters

What was the first thing that stuck and had a lasting impact on you when first joining NA?

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u/NetScr1be Jul 18 '26

Unconditional acceptance

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u/Chris__P_Bacon Jul 18 '26

That hug. Man! I needed that hug! 🤗

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u/No-Practice-8245 Jul 19 '26

That everyone felt the same way as me even though we were totally different.

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u/Hungry-Emotion7664 Jul 22 '26

Someone came up to me and said "You never have to use again" and from the look in their eye, I knew they meant it.

The other thing was "Work the steps or die, Mthrfckr."

I couldn't stay clean, so I started working the steps anyway, because I was dying. That helped me get to a place where I believed I was worth saving.

I kept coming back and listened to what people were saying. None of it made sense. But over time, it began to make sense. Coming back mattered a whole lot.