Recovery Groups - Finding a Good Fit
Having recently resigned from a demanding career for which I was traveling extensively and then coming home to chaos and spending energy sorting all of THAT out - I now find that while I have been sober (33 days) I am also a virtual hermit (excluding trips to the grocery store).
In the short term it's not a bad plan I guess, but I am concerned about the isolation since I always loved using alone. I am actively looking for a new job, but have the good fortune to be selective.
I want to join a recovery group and meet with people face to face. When you first do this, is it necessary to just go online, find meetings and like "try them on" for the fit? You just show up alone and sit in a circle or something with other people? Ladies - those of you who attend recovery groups - did you feel safer initially going to women only groups? Quite frankly, the thought of feeling so vulnerable in a mixed group is really scary.
Thanks