I am new to this whole AA thing. I discovered this board looking for a place to attend an AA meeting. I plan on going tomorrow night, would like to go tonight but I have my son with me. I am in need of help with my drinking. I tried to quite on December 28th. I promised that if I start drinking heavily again I would go to AA. Well I was sober till Jan 22nd. A little bad day at work lead to having a beer on the train home. Yes they sell alcohol in NYC onboard the trains, actually have some train cars with a big long bar in it. Then walking home I stopped at the store and got a bottle of rum. Hey one or two drinks won't hurt. Well I have been drinking since only stopping 2 to 3 hours before work starts. Also brought some rum in a coke bottle for a little pick me up as I finished up work. That was a first and I relized that I now have and had a real problem with alcohol. To bring in some to work and drink on the job is my last straw. If I don't get help with this I will loose everything in time. My drinking has gotten worse since September and thats when on Dec 28 I tried to quit on my own. Which has not worked. I found a church down the road from me that has an AA meeting on Friday night. But no phone number or info where the meeting is. The church has some separate buildings. I admit I am little nervous walking around the church asking where is the AA meeting I may run into someone I know. Fine if they are in AA too but this church has lots of things going on in it. None of the places give a phone number which I find hard to believe that I have to wander around in building asking where is the AA meeting. God I hope this works for me as I sit here at work craving a drink.
Welcome Sailmacgregor If you need to find a f2f meeting ........you can look in the phone book ........White pages or yellow look for Alcoholic Anonymous....or you can go online.. most AA central office's have websties whith meeting listings .....www.yuor county or city AA.org
For me i had to finally face the fact that i was powerless over Alcohol...that if i was to contiue drinking my life would get worce never better....some follow this to the gates of insanity and death and idid lose everything....but the good news is that i got it all back an more thank's to AA....... good luck to you
Welcome to MIP. It really is a great place to be and there are so many helpful folk here.
I knew that I was about to start loosing everything and everyone that mattered to me because of my alcoholism. I started back with AA in November 2005. My life has changed so much since then, that there are still times when I can't quite believe how good it is now.
For me, I couldn't stop drinking and stay stopped without AA and all of the wonderful people that I have met there. I hope that you will have a great meeting tomorrow.
You could always try calling the AA helpline in your area. The person who answers will know where and when the meeting is. The 'phone number should be in your local 'phone book.
I always try to remember that I am choosing not to drink just for today. It really does help me.
Please keep coming back here and reading and posting as much as you want.
Take care,
Carol
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
I just read and responded to your second post, but feel compelled to write here as well after reading what you were/are going through. Phil really said it well and simple--"We can't kick it...all we can do is arrest it..." Take care, K! I hope it helps to know that there others just starting out on this path toward a solution (of sorts) too.
