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Old 05-05-2014, 11:23 PM
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Berrybean
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Yep - if you want to quit and know it'll be hard (regardless of amounts or when) AA will help. Everyone has their own story. I love going to AA (I know that sounds odd) because it's such a mix of people. Different backgrounds, ages, interests. The one thing we all have in common is an ex-friend. Alcohol. The others all understand how that little s**t manipulates us, plays with our emotions, and chucks it back at us the morning after.

Good luck for your meeting - take a deep breath and get through the door. You don't need to say anything if you don't want. Maybe get there a little early so you can introduce yourself as a new person without too many people there. Just listen and contribute when you want to.

Take some tissues (the first few meetings can be emotional for lots of people) and some loose change for the pot that pays for the hall, coffee, etc. I like to look at the daily reflection before going to meetings (as I'm a little deaf) - you can find that here...

Alcoholics Anonymous : DAILY REFLECTIONS
Todays is quite a good one as it's your first meeting!!
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