Dee74

OK, this thread is going majorly off topic.

Please try and address your remarks, if not to the original post, at least to the original theme

thanks.

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Soberwolf

Agreed

schnappi99

Yes for me too.. thanks for removing my post Dee, I find I wasn't exercising restraint of pen & tongue well enough...

Ythill

I have a friend who's been sober through the help of AA for 10 years. He told me something that I found useful...and trust me, I have many issues with AA. I'm fortunate enough to live in a college town where most of the crowd are open-minded, friendly people in their 20s and 30s. My friend told me, "Don't think everyone at meetings is trying to get sober. Some people are there to hook up. Some people are there because a judge ordered them to go. Some people are there to score drugs. Look for the people you can relate to. Befriend them and ignore the ones who drive you away." I have under a month, and I find that going to meetings can be most helpful because it forces me to do something during hours when I would be drinking and stewing in my hatred of just about everything. Don't let someone else throw their problems at you. It's ok to turn other people away even if they are in recovery. You have to do what you have to do to live the life you want to lead.

Nuudawn

Love this. Thanks Yt