The "recovery forum" that I put up online to share with those in the fellowship I belong to has so far been an utter disappointment. I realize that the reason for this is because I had expectations, but that doesn't seem to make it any less disappointing. I'm just trying to look at it as a "big fancy personal recovery journal" for now. I'll just keep hoping rather than expecting some other people will take an interest in what I thought was a pretty good idea. "Nothing ventured,...

Being a member of a 12 Step fellowship, I thought I would start the Road of Recovery forum, and invite my fellow members(friends?) to join anonymously to get things rolling. However, after 5 days only 6 people have joined, and only 1 has bothered to post anything. I am deeply disappointed at the lack of response. It makes me think that the people in the fellowship I belong to don't take recovery very seriously...or perhaps, I take it too seriously...

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My journey of recovery began back in 2003 without my even realizing it at the time. It was then that I started to suspect I could not stop drinking and using drugs even if had wanted to. It became obvious in June 2005, when I found myself homeless and hopeless, and just wishing I wouldn't wake up one day, and it would all be over.

I have been freed from over 27 years of alcohol and drug abuse, and have been clean and sober now for almost a year and a half.

I have...