Called AA
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Called AA
Despite bad experiences in the past I decided to call AA to see if there was anything I could go to after work. After work is absolutely the hardest time for me, usually on the bike ride back, to avoid drinking.
But since I get out at ten, there isn't anything. Last meeting starts at ten. I don't get out until after ten because of closing duties.
Any ideas?
But since I get out at ten, there isn't anything. Last meeting starts at ten. I don't get out until after ten because of closing duties.
Any ideas?
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omg. I already have a 12 hour day counting commute. I need to sleep- early mornings are out. I would be a basket case.
Yeah I'm a basket case already cause I drank right right
but jesus I make the decision daily between shower, sleep or food in the mornings and sleep is the only one that wins.
Yeah I'm a basket case already cause I drank right right
but jesus I make the decision daily between shower, sleep or food in the mornings and sleep is the only one that wins.
Despite bad experiences in the past I decided to call AA to see if there was anything I could go to after work. After work is absolutely the hardest time for me, usually on the bike ride back, to avoid drinking.
But since I get out at ten, there isn't anything. Last meeting starts at ten. I don't get out until after ten because of closing duties.
Any ideas?
But since I get out at ten, there isn't anything. Last meeting starts at ten. I don't get out until after ten because of closing duties.
Any ideas?
I could always find time to drink, finding time to get sober became problematic.........
Only you can figure out how to remove obstacles to your sobriety, no one else.
........willing to go to any lengths.....
If you have made a decision that sobriety is the most important thing in your life, you'll find a way - AA or not. You'll find a way.........
You could get a sponsor and do step work with that person outside of meetings is one possibility.
Glad you're posting, keep coming back
Only you can figure out how to remove obstacles to your sobriety, no one else.
........willing to go to any lengths.....
If you have made a decision that sobriety is the most important thing in your life, you'll find a way - AA or not. You'll find a way.........
You could get a sponsor and do step work with that person outside of meetings is one possibility.
Glad you're posting, keep coming back
I feel for you Sleepie, it's tough trying to get comfortable. What I can say from experience though, life got so much easier when I was able to remove alcohol completely from the equation. I'm not just talking about being sober either, all the years that I actively pursued not drinking while still occasionally drinking consumed so much of my time and energy. I found after quitting for good how much time and energy I wasted just thinking about not drinking. Going to meetings, being here all day, battling my conscience, making non drinking plans and just generally thinking all day about how I wasn't going to drink. One of the best things I ever got out of sobriety was peace of mind, not ever having to think about drinking again in any way. Even celebrating sober time in the beginning for me was a lot of time spent involving the thought of drinking. When I got completely sober and stopped thinking about not drinking it was the greatest gift sobriety ever gave me. I hope you can get there someday too. Keep at it as long as it takes, it's worth it, your worth it...
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Another idea is SMART online meetings. I went to them for a while back in 03-04. Have you looked into this? I think the schedules all vary because it's worldwide.
I want to just give you a heads up on walking into AA meetings late. I can tell you from experience that each meeting is different. Each chair person is going to do things a bit differently. I attended a few different meetings in 2013. Most chair people were cool. One was not, lol! He called attention to a latecomer once and I was horrified for her. She didn't seem bothered by it at all, but I would have fallen through the floor had it been me. He was inappropriately rude about it, I thought. But... he was an older gentlemen, so I thought maybe he was a bit old-fashioned. Anyway, just wanted to mention this.
I want to just give you a heads up on walking into AA meetings late. I can tell you from experience that each meeting is different. Each chair person is going to do things a bit differently. I attended a few different meetings in 2013. Most chair people were cool. One was not, lol! He called attention to a latecomer once and I was horrified for her. She didn't seem bothered by it at all, but I would have fallen through the floor had it been me. He was inappropriately rude about it, I thought. But... he was an older gentlemen, so I thought maybe he was a bit old-fashioned. Anyway, just wanted to mention this.
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