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10-14-2007, 10:22 AM

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Jersey Nonny

Old & Sober Member of AA

Join Date: Nov 2005

Location: Nursing Home in Brick, New Jersey

Posts: 5,174

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I keep putting off the AA meetings, mostly because I'm loathe to ask my husband for help. He's still drinking (though otherwise supportive of me). I don't drive, and I live way the heck out in the middle of nowhere. I know I need to go, and I really believe I'll do it this weekend. Hopefully I'll meet someone who'd be willing to bring me to meetings.

As long as he's not drinking and driving, why not ask him to take you to a couple of open meetings until you can hook up with someone? Who knows...he may hear something that would help him to quit drinking, too. Stranger things have happened.

I used to often hear the expression "free-floating anxiety" at AA meetings. Seems it's not uncommon for folks to start feeling anxious about things that never bothered them before. Not to worry...as long as you don't drink over the heebie-jeebies!