jakec

Hello everyone!

I attend NA meetings almost every day. Going to the meetings, hearing people share, and occasionally sharing myself, helps me a ton..as well as coming to this beautiful community of SR (:

One thing though, I know I NEED to become ACTIVE in NA, not just sitting in the rooms and listening. People tell me all the time "call people from the program".. I HATE calling people. I don't know why, I'm very shy so when I do build up the courage to call someone from the program, I can't think of anything to say and I feel awkward.. But how am I supposed to find a sponsor and work The 12 Steps if I can't even pick up the phone?

Has anyone else struggled with this and have found a way to overcome it?

Anna

Jake, I don't have experience with AA/NA, but I hope you will do whatever it takes to recover.

And, remember there is always support here at SR, too.

IndaMiricale

:rotfxko I am truly laughing only because OH MY can I relate.

I am a AAer, but I hate the phone also. I always have, its still hard for me to pick up that phone and call. But it really has gotten easier and easier over time.

I just was so willing to not live like I was any fn more. I asked my first sponsor at a meeting if he would, and he said yes just like I knew he would, and was hoping the famous words wouldnt come out of his mouth. I want you to call me everyday.... AAAAAAAAhhhhhhh, I thought. But I did it, and had nothing to say because thats why he was there, to show me lead me, and give me suggestions. So give it a whirl , I mean some days it was nothing other than hi , hi, how are you good, bad , whatever. It really was all about getting little bits of honesty from myself and a little bit of responsiblity.

Once I get over fears and phobia's I can laugh, because they are so much easier than living each to only get that fix.

You can do it .

Emma18

Yeah that's me pretty much all the time. I have no idea what to do and think I'm bothering the people who asked me to check in with them. I dunno, you just got to stick with it I think.

jakec

I did itttt!!!

lol, I feel so accomplished. I was getting a pretty bad craving, and I decided to use the phone list I got at an NA meeting today and called someone. It actually helped! Who would have thought?haha

Goal for this week: Call someone new from the program every night.

tomsteve

cool beans!!!
this brough back memories:
" I'm very shy"
my nickname in high school was shyboy. when i got into recovery, i leanred i wasnt shy, i was afraid of what everyone else thought of me! i had to get over that. it was by opening up at meetings, hanging out with other poeple in recovery, and picking up the phone. hearing the things people talked about at meetings helped tremendously. i couldnt believe some of the stuff people would share, but there was no reservation when it was said and i could see they didnt care what others thought. i wanted that

2granddaughters

That should be an event in the Alcoholic Olympics .... telephone lifting

All the best.

Bob R

tomsteve

would the gold go to the most or the fewest phone liftfs??:rotfxko

IndaMiricale

Amazing that people that worked the program actually speak the truth.

Doesnt feel good to conquer those new things.

sugarbear1

Pick up the phone, call and tell them you don't know what to say but you are reaching out. We've all been there before......