I cried at my first meeting. I haven't shared my past on that level since, I gave kind of a back story that day and it was the first time I ever talked about it, I haven't done it since. I still cry when someone else does. I catch my sponsor looking at the ceiling too- she does that to avoid crying! I think meetings are an amazing place, it's incredible that you can feel so close and connected to what is essentially a group of strangers. The understanding and empathy in those rooms is life changing for me.