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I just got home from my second NA meeting, 17 days clean. Our meeting begins with different memebers reading the sections out of the book, including the 12 steps. The meeting consists of alot of people so it breaks up into smaller groups and it is then where you can share different stories about whatever. I hear them and you guys talk about "working the steps", getting a sponsor but how do you work the steps if you have no clue what to do. Is that where the sponsor comes in. I dont have a sponsor and I am to afraid, right now, maybe once I get more confortable, to help with the step work? Or is there a different meeting I need to look into that solely does the 12 steps. I am interested in working this program to the fullest but dont understand it. I dont know if our meeting is common but I think it must be with the number of people there and people that have been clean for 20 -25 years that come regularly. The people are so warm and embraced me when I did stand up my first day and tell them its my first day there, had people waiting in line to hug me. But I haven't spoke since then. I would of thought that since they know I am new, they would approach me and explain these things to me. But I know its pretty overwhelming to remember to think of everyone, like I said its a really big meeting. Any feedback would be appreciated.