Hi, weekenders.
I had an extremely boring day at work.
Glad I am back home.
Manta - I think it's natural to go through an initial period of adaptation when joining a new community, let alone a recovering group of people.
As for "everyone seems to know what to say about recovery and they are laughing, and so on".
Hmmm.
Recovery is a process of discovery and re-discovery. You can't possibly know the answer. You are daring into new territory and explore. And FIND the answers.
You are not there to practice your socializing or team-building skills. You are there to recover your life and find YOUR OWN path, even though it would mean that you'll be sitting along for 30 days and listening.
Part of the pain which is responsible for pushing us to drink or drug comes from crippling ourselves to fit the expected standards of "right" things to do.
Give yourself time to unfold naturally, on your own terms, in your own time. When you don't feel forced. When you feel inner PULL to share and connect vs. external PUSH.
And we are here anytime.