Concerns about AA meetings
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Anyone who keeps drinking ain't gonna be anonymous for long, meetings or not. Every cop in my town (pop. ~25,00) knows me by first name, last name and face. So does the prosecutor and the judge and of course, my lawyer.
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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Originally Posted by ESD907 
Hello. I've wanted to try a meeting also, but I'm in a small town also, I can't go anywhere w/o running into someone. I know its supposed to be anonymous, but??????? I've thought of waiting in the parking lot to see who goes in, I imagine myself with a newspaper over my face, with eyeholes poked out. I'd like to see what my dad loved about AA. He attended daily for years, then in the end, he'd go about 2 to 3 times weekly. HE made a nice life for himself in his retirement years. I read differing opinions, but I'd like to find out. Maybe when we go on vacation, I'll see if I can find one.
in all of the meetings I have attended since, I have only met 3 people I drank with. all 3 were very glad to see I got help.
I had a fear in the beginning of running into people from AA. that fear eased as I realized and accepted why I was in AA- for me and if anyone wanted to talk about it, I was okay with it as it was better than talkin about what I had done in a blackout.
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Originally Posted by ESD907
Hello. I've wanted to try a meeting also, but I'm in a small town also, I can't go anywhere w/o running into someone. I know its supposed to be anonymous, but??????? I've thought of waiting in the parking lot to see who goes in, I imagine myself with a newspaper over my face, with eyeholes poked out. I'd like to see what my dad loved about AA. He attended daily for years, then in the end, he'd go about 2 to 3 times weekly. HE made a nice life for himself in his retirement years. I read differing opinions, but I'd like to find out. Maybe when we go on vacation, I'll see if I can find one.
AA fellowship holds infinite variety. I love taking long drives to new meetings to meet new people. Some meetings aren't for me but that's why there's so many to choose from so I can find where I'm comfortable.
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Central Indiana
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Since the discussion on AA being court ordered is against the constitution or what not has moved to a different thread, I just thought I'd let ya'll know that since I was having such a bad night, I went to a meeting, and didn't know anyone, and it was really nice.
Am going to a speaker meeting tomorrow, and I think they've talked me into going to the Women's Retreat all this weekend!
Cause what am I gonna do? Hang out with my friends? LOL.
Day 5. Still sober and feeling much better than I was earlier!
Am going to a speaker meeting tomorrow, and I think they've talked me into going to the Women's Retreat all this weekend!
Cause what am I gonna do? Hang out with my friends? LOL.
Day 5. Still sober and feeling much better than I was earlier!
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Central Indiana
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Originally Posted by dSober
Get a copy of the book and read it!
Originally Posted by SoberJennie
There is no one way to approach AA, in my opinion. You can do what feels right to you, what works for you. And I do mean what actually works 
Originally Posted by tomsteve
I had a fear in the beginning of running into people from AA. that fear eased as I realized and accepted why I was in AA- for me and if anyone wanted to talk about it, I was okay with it as it was better than talkin about what I had done in a blackout.
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