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hellonurse · 05-10-2009, 09:46 PM

this is all fresh to me everyone else seems way ahead of me. I am only a a week sober. I'm just starting the recovery process and wanted to attend some meetings in addition to counseling. unfortunately i work in the addictions field and live in a small town. therefore the anonymous part of NA doesn't really apply to me! I don't know how to go about doing this as i really want the support of actual meetings as well as the wonderful opportunities this site seems to hold. any ideas? as for this first step it is the first time i have ever actually found out what the steps are and to admit that i was powerless is going to be a very big challenge. I am carrying extreme guilt for my actions while using. that i decided to ruin my life and that of my family and employer....this is gonna take some serious thinking, which would mean putting my books down long enough to hear my own thoughts ( I think I read to dissociate from what is happening in my life right now, i read a novel a day, pretty much!)

05-10-2009, 09:46 PM	#54 (permalink)
hellonurse hellonurse Join Date: May 2009 Location: cornwall, Ontario Posts: 1	first timer this is all fresh to me everyone else seems way ahead of me. I am only a a week sober. I'm just starting the recovery process and wanted to attend some meetings in addition to counseling. unfortunately i work in the addictions field and live in a small town. therefore the anonymous part of NA doesn't really apply to me! I don't know how to go about doing this as i really want the support of actual meetings as well as the wonderful opportunities this site seems to hold. any ideas? as for this first step it is the first time i have ever actually found out what the steps are and to admit that i was powerless is going to be a very big challenge. I am carrying extreme guilt for my actions while using. that i decided to ruin my life and that of my family and employer....this is gonna take some serious thinking, which would mean putting my books down long enough to hear my own thoughts ( I think I read to dissociate from what is happening in my life right now, i read a novel a day, pretty much!)