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Old 02-01-2017, 12:52 PM
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August252015
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Atlanta
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Welcome to SR and glad you posted.

I am a dedicated AA er- after a looooottttt of kicking and screaming against it and sobriety. It was the best decision I ever made last Feb.

Do you have a friend or family member who would go with you? Is there an AA hotline in your area? Some places there are folks who will come get you and take you to a meeting. Otherwise, yes- just go. It is not easy for everyone- you can sit at the back and not speak - totally ok.

I did about 82 meetings in 90 days. At first, I wasn't working so I went to the noon meeting most days. Once I started working, I had to adjust my meeting schedule to get the total number a week I want (my sweet spot is 4-6, with the most I've done being 8 and the least 2, and I am 344 days sober). No matter how busy we are, an hour for a meeting is doable, somehow. Note- I didn't have a car til I was almost six months sober so I had to get rides, uber, etc. It can be done.

You can do this. One step, one day, even one part of a day at a time.

Hope to see you around.
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