Originally Posted by
inshallah36 
How do you get over the fear of calling people from AA? I have to get a sponsor and build a support network and I'm terrified of saying something weird or being a bother. As a result I've gone nearly 3 weeks without calling a single person.
Susan
Well.................one of the first suggestions (sic) my first sponsor made for me was that I was to get two new phone numbers every day, and I was to call, and speak to, three people every day. Answering machines/voice mail/etc. did not count. Now, I did not have to have longdrawn-out conversations with these folks, but I did need to at least speak to real live persons. The whole conversation could be.............'hi, this is Noelle and this is one of my AA calls for the day.' and hang up...........simple. The theory being that getting used to using the phone when it's not needed will make it easier to use when needed.
Now................get off the computer and make a call! (just joshin.......sort of).
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NoelleR