I have found out there is a meeting tomorrow.I am petrified to be perfectly honest.I have no definite intention to go,it is just a possibility at the present time.I know where and when but I can not tell you how scared I feel.I do not know If i am going to go or not right now but I am thinking about it.
Actualy petrified would be something of an understatement..
I can still remember my first meeting and I was petrified, too. But, the people that I have met in the rooms of AA are some of the finest people that I will ever have the privilege of meeting. I know that you will be made so welcome and introduced to other people.
You could always try calling your local AA number. I'm sure that they would arrange for somebody to meet you and take you to the meeting, if that would be easier for you.
Please let us know whatever happens, won't you?
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
It's good that you're thinking of a meet, Girry, I get the feeling you're fed up with wasting your time & you're looking for a way out of the loop of seeming endless drinking. We're not meant to live like this, that's why it gets us down. Don't worry about your first meeting. Everybody there has had their first meeting too. You'll be the most important person in the room simply because everyone knows how much courage it takes to go in the first weeks. You'll be welcomed & encouraged to go back. People only want to see you get well, nothing else. You don't have to say anything & will be listened to if you do. It's an exciting time too cuz we realise we're not alone & that others feel very much the way we do. It's such a comfort to know we're not alone & that we don't have to struggle on our own either. I was surprised how many friends I've made in A.A. which was good for me as is so nice to have sober friends I don't have to go drinking with. It takes the pressure off & we learn to live in other ways. It's great! Good luck for if/when you go, Girry, you seem stronger already, Danielle x
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Progress not perfection.. & Practice makes Progress!
Once there, you will find that you really had nothing to be scared about. Fear rules us. That is a fact, however fears are usually not valid and we pay interest against a debt we probably don't owe anyway.
