My first AA meeting!
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My first AA meeting!
Hey all, hope you're all well.
I'm exactly 8 weeks sober today, and finally made it to an AA meeting. It was great! A really good bunch of people, helpful and friendly. Just like SR, but in person.
The God stuff was really not pushed like a lot of people worry about. I think it's gonna become an important part of my continued recovery, but I won't rely solely upon it. I've now got a lot of local people I can call when I struggle. I like that.
If you haven't tried it before, go along. If you don't like it, you've not lost anything. It might help
Stay strong
I'm exactly 8 weeks sober today, and finally made it to an AA meeting. It was great! A really good bunch of people, helpful and friendly. Just like SR, but in person.
The God stuff was really not pushed like a lot of people worry about. I think it's gonna become an important part of my continued recovery, but I won't rely solely upon it. I've now got a lot of local people I can call when I struggle. I like that.
If you haven't tried it before, go along. If you don't like it, you've not lost anything. It might help
Stay strong
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Just like SR but in person! What a wonderful, simple way of putting it! I'm really glad you made it to a meeting and I hope you'll stick with it. I find it incredibly helpful although there are certainly times it's left me feeling frustrated.
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Nice going on 8 weeks. Yeah, the God thing turns a lot of people off. It did for me too for a long time Eventually, I was able to get past it, and find a place in AA that I was comfortable with, but it's not easy. There's a place for everybody in AA no matter what your beliefs are. John
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Congratulations on 8 weeks and your first AA meeting!
It's true that it doesn't matter what your beliefs are. Whatever works for you is what matters; it's a personal thing. Whenever I use the G word, it's for lack of a better word for something that I can't even describe anyway.
It's true that it doesn't matter what your beliefs are. Whatever works for you is what matters; it's a personal thing. Whenever I use the G word, it's for lack of a better word for something that I can't even describe anyway.
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