First Meeting
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First Meeting
Ok, went to my first AA meeting. Other than it being shorter than I expected (an hour fifteen) it was just as I expected and I'm not sure how I feel about that. What I didn't expect were the stories that were just like mine. It turns out I am not a problem drinker,drunk, or mean drunk, I am an alcoholic. More times than not when I go to have a beer I don't stop until I'm drunk and sometimes not even then. I spend all of my time planning my next drink and I avoid situations where I can't drink. I even skipped the Magic Kingdom on a Disney trip with my family because I couldn't drink. That never sounded crazy to me until now!
I will hit the Saturday meeting tomorrow and see how I feel then.
I will hit the Saturday meeting tomorrow and see how I feel then.
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Join Date: May 2011
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I am just a run a mill alcoholic also. once I start I cant stop, and I dont know what or where I will turn up...
I drank to to much, to often , for far to long. But at the least you can only be late for ONE AA meeting. The First One..
Glad you went though.. Its a pretty cool thing. I am off to my friday meeting.
Keep coming back..
I drank to to much, to often , for far to long. But at the least you can only be late for ONE AA meeting. The First One..
Glad you went though.. Its a pretty cool thing. I am off to my friday meeting.
Keep coming back..
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Ok, went to my first AA meeting. Other than it being shorter than I expected (an hour fifteen) it was just as I expected and I'm not sure how I feel about that. What I didn't expect were the stories that were just like mine. It turns out I am not a problem drinker,drunk, or mean drunk, I am an alcoholic. More times than not when I go to have a beer I don't stop until I'm drunk and sometimes not even then. I spend all of my time planning my next drink and I avoid situations where I can't drink. I even skipped the Magic Kingdom on a Disney trip with my family because I couldn't drink. That never sounded crazy to me until now!
I will hit the Saturday meeting tomorrow and see how I feel then.
I will hit the Saturday meeting tomorrow and see how I feel then.
Welcome to the tables .. you're home.
All the best.
Bob R
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