Hey Look at My Narcotics Anonymous Key Tag, I’m a Drug Addict
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Anyone who has gone to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting knows that just as they do in Alcoholics Anonymous they celebrate lengths of sobriety. There is just one difference. Instead of giving you a nice little chip that you can keep in a private place and be proud of like you get in Alcoholics Anonymous, you get a key tag. A florescent colored, sometimes glow in the dark, hey look over here, key tag.
Am I the only one that thinks this is a little strange? Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate everyone acknowledging that I have been clean from any mood altering substances for a certain amount of time. It’s a great idea. I just don’t see anyone actually using this to hold their keys on. Do you?
I just think it’s funny. Out of everything that they could have picked they chose an item that would be out in the public eye a lot of the time. I know, I can hear it already, “What would you have picked instead Mrs. Know it all?”.
Let me think here for a moment. Bottle opener? No, that’s not a good idea, kind of sends the wrong message. Umm…I know a little vanity mirror! No, no that could be used as drug paraphernalia (you former coke users out there know where I’m going with that one). Wow, this is harder than I thought. Ok, ok. I give up. I can’t think of anything better than the key tag.
Hey no one ever told me I had to put my keys on it anyway. I guess I’ll just collect them like I do the chips. That is my favorite part of the meeting. Everyone really gets into it and applauds other people for their hard work and their success. Even though I’m just getting a plastic key tag I feel like I’m accepting an award. Hey, maybe they really do know what they are doing at these meetings huh?
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April 18th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
hmmm never been to a meeting but my mom wants me to. If I got one of those things, id be a little embarassed to actually use it as a key tag too
October 12th, 2007 at 9:58 am
You know for some of us NA works regardless of your opinions. Society will be happy to know that because of NA your homes, your posessions and your daughters are safe from me today. What a blessing that is to so many. We each find our own way to get and stay clean. Knocking any other program that helps people has nothing to do with recovery, spirituality or living by spiritual principles. Today I can tolerate you biased adn prejudiced opinions with grace. God bless you.
October 14th, 2007 at 11:16 am
Not sure what you were reading…but I didn’t knock NA in any way. I find humor in things, this is how I cope. I see you don’t cope in the same way which is fine, but don’t say that I have biased and prejudiced opinions when that is just not true.
October 14th, 2007 at 11:27 am
This is just in addition to my comment above directed to Friend of Jimmy K - I was in no way knocking NA when writing the above post. This was written on April 6th which was very, very early in my recovery. Laughter is a way of me coping…so just know that I was not knocking any program, only make light of my new experiences.
November 19th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
I’m a recovering addict that is damn proud of all my key tags!I’ve worked hard and long to get them and with the help of God,family and real true friends I intend to get one every year.I’ve had people ask me about them and I don’t even think twice about telling them all about them in hope that my story may help save the life of a fellow addict or give hope to a family member or friend of a suffering addict.Clean date 9/18/05
November 25th, 2007 at 2:23 am
I think erin was just commenting on the social stigma of putting something out there that may be kept private by some (in public), then i think of jeff’s comment and imagine a suffering addict seeing his keychain and asking about n.a. thus enabling jeff to help that person,which would be f$#@ing outstanding. An intentionally lighthearted discussion in my opinion. can you dig it? by the way, 2 yrs. plus,rock on jeff, i look up to you and those like you,you are a credit to the program.
November 25th, 2007 at 10:44 am
Acewldr - thank you for realizing that this post was meant to be taken lightheartedly.
December 20th, 2007 at 3:14 am
My name is Nick and I’m an addict, if you’ve ever been to a meeting, you’ll know that this is how we’re introduced. It’s about identifying yourself as a person with this disease of addiction, having this on a key chain where everyone can see is like the same thing but in public. I like being strait forward with my disease and i keep my tags on my keys with pride. It might even help people get a better understanding of me in a social setting.