Originally Posted by
PurpleAshes 
Thank you, everyone, for the support. Just reading your posts made me feel better. I know I should seek out an AA meeting, I'm just afraid to go. I live in a small town so chances are I'll know someone there and that would be embarrassing for me. But I will look into it.
Again, thank you all.
I'm not ready to walk through those doors for the same reason. But don't dismiss the idea totally, maybe we'll come around to it in time. As others have said, all the people are there for the same reasons as you.