lrvp99

I finally went to my 1st AA meeting tonight. It was great. I got there about 30 minutes early and met several people outside and inside. I've never felt so welcomed in my life. I got 8 phone numbers, and many people told me to call them anytime I needed anything. I'm going to try to go to a meeting every day for a while. They really made me want to go back.

Golfman

Irv,

The warmth and friendship that you experienced will melt the icicles in hell.

nogard

lol good for you, I still feel held as I inhale that special warmth in meetings

CarolD

Super!

Aysha

I looked for meetings in my area. The closest NA is 90 miles away and the closest AA is 30 miles. Really sucks. Gas is too high to be traveling like that. So wht else could I do. I hear so many good things abotu these meeting.
Also I am nervous they may be in the same area where I get my drugs. What to do?

ayla zaire

so glad your first meeting was a good one..........good for you.........

hugs
ayla

nogard

for me the question would be; what lengths did I go too get out of it? I will go that far to get better.

GlassPrisoner

I always wonder why we fight going to AA. My first experience was pretty much the same. I've been going daily (on average) now for 140 some days...

Keep going back !

lrvp99

Good morning everyone. It is truly a wonderful thing to get a good night sleep and wake up without a hangover. I'm going to try to go to a meeting every day for a while. They made me feel so welcomed, I'm really looking forward to it.

Debaucher

irv... I am so happy for you.


---- "I'm going to try to go to a meeting every day for a while."

in the words of Yoda...
"No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try."

;-)

teej

Irv!!!!!!!
I love AA too!! I'm so glad you liked it

Chiynita, it's well worth the drive and the gas money!

parentrecovers

great news, irv! my daughter is in early recovery and aa meetings keep help keep her focused and accountable. i've been to open meetings, very nice people. blessings, k

Rusty Zipper

irv... good for you...

a meeting a day, helps keep the rat away...

and chiynita, maybe start your own meet'n... just a thought...

it only take two peeps, a book, and some mutual hope...

irv, good wishes...

xxoo, rz

topetah

wtg! im happy it worked out so well for you.

hjwlfamily

that is great, you can do it! just be sure to use the numbers if you need to, it seems to me that when i need to talk to someone most, it is usually a time i don't want to talk to anyone, i just want a drink. glad it went well.

Jersey Nonny

What to do, Chiynita? The answer is very simple...and, put the thought of the drugs area out of your mind. If you were intent on doing drugs, you wouldn't have to go further than "around the corner"...at least that's the way it is in New Jersey.

Get to that meeting 30 miles away, and let it be known you're "new" and would like to try to hook up with others for rides to the meeting. I'll bet you'll find several who travel a distance to get there, and you can share the expense. BTW...how much did you spend daily/weekly to get high/drunk? I'm thinking it was probably much more than a tank of gas...right?

Jersey Nonny

So good to see another "satisfied customer"...and, you have the right idea. Come early, help set up...stay late, help breakdown. Way to go!

WhiteHillbilly

I agree. Each meeting gets easier to walk into than the last. I find myself looking forward to going now because I always feel better when I walk out of the meeting.

hope3

Hi Irv99, thats great.......

It's so important to have some type of ongoing recovery plan.

hugs, hope3