nochance

9 weeks tomorrow thing gonin well except 4 one thing,the meetings, started off great ,love it, now not to good dont know but i just dont fell good gonin in any more mybe i need a change but maybe it will feel like starting again, dont think i could handle that one again, did any one else get this feeling

CarolD

I got sober in a city....and so I did attend a variety
of AA meetings. That kept me in balance and each
one was more interesting by mixing them around.

Well Done on your sober time!
Congratulations!....

Astro

When I'm feeling good I need to be at a meeting, when I'm feeling rotten I need to be at a meeting. I drank on days that ended with the letters D-A-Y, so I can probably make it to meetings on those days too, even when I don't feel like being there. Right now I'm in a slump with my meetings, I'm having trouble relating to what I hear. To me that's a reason to continue going until I do hear the message.

Make sense? 9 weeks is excellent progress, I hope you continue to attend meetings and commit yourself to a program of recovery. For me it's a survival tool, a matter of life or death.

gravity

I did go through a period when I was feeling uncomfortable attending meetings. I had to find balance - the right number of meetings, the groups I felt most comfortable with.

Also, at 9 weeks, I did not feel like a newcomer nor did I have any kind of strong bond with other members (fellowship) - that old, familiar "I don't belong" feeling. Just had to be patient. Also, working on the steps kept me motivated to attend meetings, to learn & share.

I was able to talk about all of this stuff with my sponsor and he did tell me that my feelings were normal.

I have to maintain my focus, not get complacent with my sobriety. It would be all too easy to forget where I came from. I don't ever want to go back there.

Tazman53

9 weeks is awesome, staying sober and working the steps involves doing things we are not always comfortable with, try other meetings, I will bet you money that you will run into people you see at other meetings and more people will get to know you. It took me at least 6 months before I settled in on a core group of meetings in my area. I have one meeting I go to know that is getting a bit stale for me, but 2 of my sponsees go to it and like it, so for know I will stick with it, probably sometime with in the next few months I will start meeting shopping again.

AW2486

I too felt that way. I gave myself a rule. When I reach the point of not wanting to go to any meetings anymore.. I go every night until that feeling is gone.