12skiptomylue

Went to my first meeting tonight. Sobbed thru the whole dang thing. The WHOLE hour.

Was asked to coffee, and accidently said yes, even though everything in me was saying no.

Coffee was helpful. And made plans to go to another meeting tomorrow.

Day nine, done!

stairs

Hi, I'm on day nine also. First AA meeting tomorrow at noon. Glad you're here.

Sapling

Good for you skip...That's awesome. You're not the first...Nor will you be the last one to let out some emotions during a meeting...Congrats on day 10!

Sapling

Welcome and have a good meeting stairs....Let us know how it went..

NewBeginning010

Awesome!

Tryin2Recover

I remember my first meeting, it was a turning point in my life. I remember going home that night with a very strange feeling that I hadnt felt in years-hope. I am glad you too got to experience your first meeting, keep going back!

FlyerFan

Awesome to hear! It is okay to sob through the whole thing, I did that for my first one too. But then after that you will realize that everybody has been where you are and they just wanna help. Keep going back.

2granddaughters

Bravo to 12skip and stairs !!

Go to the meetings and listen to the oldtimers, then keep going until what you heard makes sense.

All the best

Bob R

Anna

I'm glad you're working on your recovery.

heath480

That is good news.AA has changed my life.Wishing you both well and look forward to hearing how you get on.

sugarbear1

Glad you went! Keep coming back!

macknacat

way to go!!! i have cried my way thru more than a few meetings. Like Tryin2 sez: just knowing that Hope was a possibility for me... well i figure it saved my life.

DisplacedGRITS

I've been to one or more AA meetings every day for the past week (well, i skipped Saturday). Can't tell you how many i've cried at. It's cathartic.

Holly7

Well done Skip!! I have only been to one AA meeting, it was emotional. I managed to get out the door before anyone offered me coffee. I will go back to another one at some point though. It was a good experience.

12skiptomylue

Thanks everyone. Holly, I'm so glad that your first meeting went well.

Everyone was so nice yesterday, and didn't seem to mind that I cried thru the whole darn thing. I'm going to another meeting tonight, and I'm just hoping I can get thru this one without crying.

I am in touch with two women from the group, texting and calling, so I feel good about that. And I have the "big book" and plan to give it a read. It can't hurt, right?

I got rid of all the alcohol in the house today. It will probably sound crazy, but it was nice having it around in case I wanted to drink. And it was like I was proving to myself that I could have it and not drink. So I'm curious how I'm going to react the next time I really want to drink, and that it isn't here anymore.

But, here's to day ten being almost over!!

IndaMiricale

Awesome and Welcome Home

As already said keep coming back. love it.

Holly7

Let us know how tonight goes