Brian

.Hi Im a 29 yr old man and I've been coming in and out of these forums for a little while and made it back this time with a few days of dryness under my belt. I've been going to meetings the last few days and they always help me make it through the evening for the most part, along with SR. I have been able to admit that I was powerless over alcohol for a long time, but I have a really hard time with step 2 and can't fathom going through step 3.

Ive always thought that if I could find a sponsor in AA then I might be able to move forward towards the life I want, but I don't know how to pick a sponsor or if they pick me or how it works. I have a really hard time talking with people I don't know, especially about personal stuff like my emotions (I've already re-read this post about 10 times trying to decide if I want to post it), unless of course I can drink large amounts of alcohol in their presence, and find it hard to go up and just talk to random people. I had a sponsor once that somebody set me up with when I got out of rehab a couple years ago but I found it really hard to relate to the guy and therefore probably sold myself short and returned to drinking after only 11days.

I was just looking for some advice on how you met up with your sponsor if you have one, what should somebody look for in a sponsor, or anything in general about sponsorship.

I thank you all for your posts not only here but on every thread on this site, it has helped me go to sleep tonight on day 4 and will be even more helpful tomorrow.