shakeel

Hello,

I have been in AA on and off for several years but never actually worked the program. I grew up in Florida and I took AA rooms for granted. they were a dime in a dozen. Now, that I am taking my sobriety SERIOUSLY, I live in Morocco and face to face meetings are almost nonexistent. I found an AA meeting in english but 100km from where I am with very few members(3). it helps me when I can go there which is once in a blue moon. I am working the steps and I got to step 4, been stuck on step 4 now going almost a month. been sober (this time around) for 1 month and a half, and I KNOW it's only time before I relapse if I don't get a sponsor. my only solution is a sponsor via emails, skype MSN audio. I gotta do what I gotta do. wishing to find and elder or someone with a couple of years under his belt or someone who knows his stuff. hopefully someone who done it all as I did in the past. I am 41, been drinking heavy for 22 years. I want this time to be "IT". I almost started entertaining the tought of getting away with drinking for one day today, and I came on this site ended up chatting and gave that idea up. any help would be appreciated. Live in morocco now where I am originally from. I am on greenwich time zone.
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Anna

Hi and Welcome,

I hope that you can find a sponsor, but the main thing is that you are motivated to stay sober and recover.

GettingStronger2

I hope that someone can be available for you! The forward to the latest edition does mention modem to modem. . .

LoftyIdeals

NIC...someone mentioned on another post that the AA online chat has info on virtual sponsors; there was even a suggestion of where to go. It was in this section yesterday, I think, or Wednesday. I wish I remembered. As I route through this weekend I'll look for it and post it for you. There is also a chat meeting tonight at 9 pm on SR. I haven't attended one here yet, but may tonight. Someone there might be able to help. Sorry I don't have anything else.

shakeel

thanks a lot guys, yes I will attend the 9PM meeting, but it's my first online meeting ever. I may not share this time til I get the hung of it, I mean how much time u are allowed, with the typing and all, plus how u get to ask to share, anyway tonight I will just listen or should I say read. I did not read the latest edition of the Big Book as far as the modem to modem mentioned above. I am here to stay guys this time. you will see a lot of me..

Terminally Unique

Lamplighters Group of Alcoholics Anonymous

If you contact them, they should be able to assist you with this.

sugarbear1

There are people in that chatroom 24/7. Some of whom have offered sponsorship online. How you're doing the first three without a sponsor is interesting as those "steps," as written, are just an overview. Read the first 164 pages of the big book. Listen to big book studies online (joe & Charlie, bob s., others), but get a sponsor to work the steps. When I sponsor my self, I get drunk! Best wishes!

LoftyIdeals

Hi NIC...Sorry, I didn't make the 9 pm after all. My wife wanted to watch a movie together, and I'm not far enough out of the dog house to refuse such a request. Hope it went well for you!

sugarbear1

AA speakers are also online. Do a search! See Roman Numeral page XX or so...

shakeel

I made the 9PM meeting last night. I even shared. I read the big book(the whole thing). but I miss Face to face meetings, can't believe I took them for granted when I was in the US. I might make a FtF meeting this monday, I would have to travel to another city though. can not shake the desire to drink, I don't know where it came from. I hope I don't drink tomorrow. I really do

sugarbear1

Try aa online chatroom
People are in there and working the steps. Don't do the steps without guidance.