Members Share Inspiration

One of our members was once a hard-core addict in the worst ways and was sent by Rabbi Avraham Twerski to the SA groups. His life had hit rock bottom and having no choice, he joined the groups and worked the 12 steps program until it became his very "life-blood". He learn...

"Jack" Posted: To the people that think they are not doing well because they are still falling: it is a process. In the beginning of the process, you think you're not doing well because you still fall. But falling and getting up is PART OF THE PROCESS. What do you think, ...

Here are excerpts from an inspiring post by "Boruch" on the forum (edited a bit for clarity): Until recently, deep down, I believed that I was really in control and if only I wanted to enough... But that was the critical error. Because what I thought was my single greates...

"Struggling" Posted on the forum: What I don't miss today about my addiction: - Feeling shame and guilt. - Trying to cover my tracks - Sneaking around and trying to think of excuses - Lying to the people I love and who love me! - Having to turn the sound off on my compu...

Yesterday, two great warriors on the forum hit Level 6, their 70th day clean! They call themselves "BeHoly" and "Ano-nymous" - a Buchor. We are looking forward to making a big Le'chayim for them when they reach the 90 Day "Wall of Honor" chart. They both posted very insp...

A new warrior who calls himself "Boruch" has joined the forum. After coming to the realization that he is dealing with a full blown addiction, he is strongly determined to break free of it. He said: "I now realize that half-hearted measures will not work anymore and I am ...

"Jack" posted on the forum to someone who is struggling with certain times of the week that he feels very vulnerable to falling: Get a sponsor who you can call anytime and call him when you feel the urge coming on. Put your head between your knees and brace yourself. Bite...

Dear Members, the GuardUrEyes Forum is a vibrant community of Yidden determined to break the addiction and purify themselves. The amount of Teshuvah and Chizuk that goes on there every day is enough to banish the Yetzer Hara to the ends of the earth! If you haven't joined...

Jack sent me an e-mail recently: We couldn't improve in any area without resistance to what we are trying to achieve. It's that push, that brute force, that makes us stronger. In martial arts theory, we see an enemy not as an enemy, but as a chance to perfect ourselves....

I would like to bring an important message today from Elya K (moderator of the free 12-Step phone conferences) that he posted on the forum: I was recently at a conference, and one of the groups was having a discussion about internet filters and someone brought up the poin...